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In this spotlight, eight environmental and Earth Science DRK-12 projects illustrate how the three dimensions identified in the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS)—Practices, Crosscutting Concepts, and Disciplinary…
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In this spotlight, eight environmental and Earth Science DRK-12 projects illustrate how the three dimensions identified in the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS)— Practices, Crosscutting Concepts, and Disciplinary…
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Over the past five years, national interest in K-12 engineering education has been growing. Yet, despite the growing prevalence of engineering standards in most states, it is estimated that only 10 percent of K–12 students…
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This Spotlight highlights innovative approaches to engineering pedagogy, curricula, and student learning.
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Spreading Computational Literacy Equitably via Integration of Computing in Preservice Teacher Preparation (NSF #1941642)
CAREER Spotlight
This project studies the effect of integrating computing into preservice teacher programs across grade bands and disciplines. The project explores how to connect computing concepts and integration activities to teachers'…
Newsletter
Welcome To CADRE
Dear DR-K12 PI,
At the fall 2008 DR-K12 PI meeting, Joan Ferrini-Mundy announced the formation of a network, housed at EDC, to provide support to grantees in the Discovery Research portfolio. Network staff…
Newsletter
Greetings from CADRE
Dear DR K-12 Colleagues:
We are pleased to send you our fourth CADRE newsletter. Since the PI meeting in November, we have had a lot of activity, thanks to many of you who are participating…
Newsletter
Dear Colleagues:
With spring almost here and preparation for conferences underway, we are all thinking more about dissemination strategies. Let us help you! Send us a quick update on your project with an accompanying link…
Announcement
The Spring 2016 National Science Foundation (NSF) Grants Conference will be held in Portland, Oregon from February 29th - March 1st, 2016. This two-day conference will be hosted by Portland State University at the Portland…
Newsletter
Dear Colleagues:
If you haven't heard, we lost a very well respected NSF colleague, Dr. Janice Earle, who was program director for many of us over several decades. We and others had wonderful professional relationships…
Early Career News
Opportunity
Until filled
Several universities and organizations are hiring for postdoc, junior faculty, and non-academic positions in STEM education, including: Boston College; BSCS…
Event
Join the National Science Foundation (NSF) for the Spring 2021 NSF Virtual Grants Conference! This virtual conference will be broadcast live on Zoom during the week of June 7-11, 2021.
Registration is open! To…
Event
To learn more, visit http://spring.cue.org/.
Computer-Using Educators (CUE)
Conference
Technology
Thu, 03/14/2019…
Event
To learn more, visit https://web.cvent.com/event/2ad87c7f-c006-4002-bbe5-1c9199e56164/websit….
Computer-Using Educators (CUE)
Conference…
Announcement
The 2011 Spring Drive-In Conference for Middle Grade Math and Science teachers will take place at North Carolina A&T State University on February 19. A series of activities will be provided by University faculty…
Newsletter
Dear Colleagues,
We are writing to wish you a good summer, inform you of new resources, and let you know what we'll be working on in the coming months. We have updated the Student and Teacher Assessment Compendia, which…
Newsletter
Dear Colleagues,
This newsletter highlights the work of DRK-12 projects, particularly those developing products for the practice of scientific modeling and several mathematics projects featured in an AERA…
Project
SPRINTT uses an innovative, live, online training format to train hundreds of teachers in how to teach life, Earth, and physical science content in a polar context. Polar scientists directly inform the content…
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To learn more, visit https://www.sree.org/conferences/2017s/.
DR K-12 Presenters:
Mark Long, University of Washington; Dylan Conger, George Washington University (Project: Evaluation of the Sustainability and…
Announcement
The preliminary program for the Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness Fall 2011 Conference "Building an Education Science: Improving Mathematics and Science Education for All Students" is online: https…
Organization
Bridging the Gap Between Content Knowledge and Practice: Improving Middle School Teachers' Content Knowledge and Classroom Practices
Identifying and Evaluating Adaptive Expertise in Teachers…