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Students’ conceptions of reflection: Opportunities for making connections with perpendicular bisector
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Given the current emphasis on the use of transformations for the teaching and learning of geometry, there is opportunity to consider how students’ understanding of geometric transformations can be used to build connections…
Students Do Not Always Mean What We Think They Mean: A Questioning Strategy to Elicit the Reasoning Behind Unexpected Causal Patterns in Student System Models
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An ability to engage in system thinking is necessary to understand complex problems. While many pre-college students use system modeling tools, there is limited evidence of student reasoning about causal relationships that…
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School-based science inquiry tends to focus on already answered questions. We describe how we used the COVID-19 pandemic in a high school citizen science unit for students to witness and engage in real-time science. High…
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We explored the COVID-19 pandemic as a context for learning about the role of science in a global health crisis. In spring 2020, at the beginning of the first pandemic-related lockdown, we worked with a high school teacher…
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This article describes a new open-source systems modeling tool called SageModeler and a curricular approach designed to support students and teachers in engaging in systems modeling.
Systems are a…
Students’ Plausibility Shifts & Knowledge Gains When Evaluating Competing Models about Freshwater Resource Availability
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Critique and evaluation are considered essential to deeper science learning. Furthermore, critical evaluation may influence plausibility judgments about explanations through re-appraisal. We developed the YIS-activity (…
Studying Technology-based Strategies for Enhancing Student Interest in STEM Careers through Algebra Curricula in Grades 5-9
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This project is examining the relationship between specific technology-based motivational activities and grade 5 to 9 student interest in STEM careers through a variety of classroom-based experiences. The…
Studying Topography, Orographic Rainfall, and Ecosystems (STORE) with Geospatial Information Technology
Poster
High School
Science
Technology
Daniel Zalles
James MaKinster
Studying Topography, Orographic Rainfall, and Ecosystems (STORE) with Geospatial Information Technology
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This project is using innovative Geospatial Information Technology-based learning in high school environmental science studies with a focus on the meteorological and ecological impacts of climate change. The…
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Any educator knows that content knowledge is important in teaching. In our work, we have been thinking about content knowledge as subject matter knowledge. For us, we see subject matter knowledge as…
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Science
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Science
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Earth Science
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Submission information available at http://www.nctm.org/publications/content.aspx?id=8756.
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Mathematics
Sun, 05/01/2011 - 00:00
Submission Deadline for "Fostering Mathematical Reasoning" Issue of Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School
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Submission information is available at http://www.nctm.org/publications/content.aspx?id=8754.
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Mathematics
Mon, 01/03/2011 - 00:00
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Submission information available at www.nsta.org/publications/call-tst.aspx.
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Science
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Wed, 09/15/2010 - 00:00
Announcement
NARST Early Career Research Award: Submission Reminder
The NARST Early Career Research Award acknowledges contributions to science education through research by individuals during the five years immediately following…
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In this article, we explore how students attempt to bridge from their whole number reasoning to integer reasoning as they solve subtraction problems involving negative numbers.
In this article, we…
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Thinking critically. Communicating effectively. Collaborating productively. Students need to develop proficiencies while mastering the practices, concepts, and ideas associated with mathematics and science. Successful…
People
Oregon State University (OSU)
Sue Ann
Bottoms
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SueAnn.Bottoms@oregonstate.edu
Newsletter
Greetings from CADRE
Dear Colleagues,
CADRE (originally known as the DR-K12 Resource Network) will soon complete its first year. Our major task this year has been an analysis of the DR-K12 portfolio, examining the…
Newsletter
Greetings from CADRE
Dear Colleagues,
Summer is coming to an end, and CADRE is planning the 2010 DR K-12 PI meeting. Scheduled for Dec. 1-3 in D.C., we are trying hard to incorporate evaluation findings, advisors’…
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Greetings from CADRE
Dear Colleagues,
CADRE Advisory BoardWe recently met with our national advisory group and as always, found their guidance and counsel to be very practical and wise. Thanks to the following advisors who…
Newsletter
Dear Colleagues:
We've begun summer with a lot of enthusiasm about the coming year. Please save the date of June 1-3, 2016 for the DR K-12 PI Meeting to take place in Washington, D.C. On the basis of your evaluations of…
Announcement
Our latest CADRE newsletter has hit inboxes. A special issue on the 2016 DR K-12 PI Meeting, this newsletter features session-related resources, as well as upcoming opportunities and news from DR K-12 projects & people…
Newsletter
Dear Colleagues:
All our appreciation goes to June's DR K-12 PI Meeting participants. In this issue, we highlight some of the information, ideas, and resources that came out of your good work and conversation at the…
Newsletter
Dear Colleagues,
We hope that you are all having a great summer! We invite you to take a break from your summer reading list to glance at the new CADRE Early Career Guide. For those of us who work to improve…
Early Career News
News
CADRE Fellows
Publication
Rachel A. Sparks (2022 CADRE Fellow) published this Innovations in Science Teacher Education article with co-…
Announcement
Summer 2012 Professional Development Opportunity for AP Biology Teachers
In response to [a 2002 National Research Council] report and other influences, a comprehensive effort is under way to redesign AP science courses……
People
I am a mathematician with interests in differential geometry and math education. I am currently in India on a Fulbright fellowship, conducting research on mathematical thinking among women who are experts in the traditional…
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This project examines how Latine, bilingual teachers' dispositions to teach science and engineering to bilingual learners change as they enter the teaching profession. Specifically, it explores bilingual…
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In this article we describe an Informal Science Institution (ISI)-based professional learning program for science teacher leaders (STLs) developed within the context of a research-practice partnership (RPP…
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The fundamental purpose of this project is to develop, implement, and study a professional development (PD) model for improving chemistry teachers' formative assessment practices to foster teaching focused on…
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“Help! I’m stuck!” How many times have you heard a student make a similar plea? What do you consider when deciding how to respond? What reasoning is most productive? As part of a large research project, we explored these…
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Familial presence in school supports children’s learning. However, few models exist that illustrate forms of familial presence in STEM learning that center familial cultural knowledge and practice. The project…
Poster
Elementary School
Science
The goal of TL4CS is to explore how elementary school citizen science (CS) can support students’ engagement with science…
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This project will develop two forms of support for teachers: guidance embedded in citizen science project materials and teacher professional development. The overarching goal of the project is to generate…
Supporting Elementary Teaching and Learning by Integrating Uncertainty in Classroom Science Investigations (NSF #1749324)
CAREER Spotlight
In this project, researchers and K-5 practitioners work together to rethink the elementary school science investigation. We are designing tools and materials that allow elementary students to productively engage with some…
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The imperative that all students, including English learners (ELs), achieve high academic standards and have opportunities to participate in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) learning has become even…
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This project will conduct a study to identify instructional practices and professional development approaches for teachers and the policies needed to support ELLs' accomplishments in science and math. The study…
Supporting Equity in Virtual Science Instruction Through Project-Based Learning: Opportunities and Challenges in the Era of COVID-19
Early Career News
News
CADRE Fellows
Publication
Emily C. Miller, Emily Reigh (2019-20 CADRE Fellow), Leema Berland, and Joseph Krajcik published this article in the…
Poster
Elementary School
Middle School
Science
Katherine McNeill
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Classroom Practice
Science
Presentation
Elementary
Middle
Katherine L. McNeill…
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This project is writing and researching a book supporting grade 5-8 students in scientific explanations and arguments. The book provides written and video examples from a variety of contexts in terms of content…
Supporting High School Students and Teachers with a Digital, Localizable, Climate Education Experience
Poster
High School
Science
This project is developing and testing a high school climate change unit and professional learning experience in which teachers…
Supporting High School Students and Teachers with a Digital, Localizable, Climate Education Experience
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This partnership of BSCS Science Learning, Oregon Public Broadcasting, and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration advances curriculum materials development for high quality units that are…