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Resource | Iteration: Unit Fraction Knowledge and the French Fry Tasks
Tzur, R. & Hunt, J. (2015). Iteration: Unit fraction knowledge and the French fry tasks. Teaching Children Mathematics, 22(3), 149-157.
Posted: Friday, January 15
Resource | Levels of Participatory Conceptions of Fractional Quantity Along a Purposefully Sequenced Series of Equal Sharing Tasks: Stu's Trajectory
Current intervention research in special education focuses on children's responsiveness to teacher modeled strategies and not conceptual development within children's thinking. As a result, there is a need for research that provides a characterization of key understandings (KUs) of fractional quantity evidenced by children with learning disabilities (LD) and how growth of conceptual knowledge may…
Posted: Friday, January 15
Event | Webinar on Smart and Connected Communities
At the NSF-supported Next Generation STEM Learning for All Forum in November, seven presenters described how their work connects STEM learning with communities in need, how their work could shape schools of the future, and how to involve key systems and stakeholders in the development of these communities. In this STELAR webinar, NSF Senior Advisors will provide information about funding…
Posted: Wednesday, January 13
Announcement | NSF EHR Employment Opportunities
The National Science Foundation has recently announced the following employment opportunities within the Division of Research on Learning in Formal and Informal Settings' (DRL) Directorate for Education and Human Resources (EHR): Program Director position for Physical Science Education Research: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2016/drl16001/drl16001.jsp?org=DRL Program Director position for Neuroscience…
Posted: Wednesday, January 13
Announcement | Spring 2016 National Science Foundation Grants Conference
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 Marriott Downtown Waterfront. Registration for the event is now open. The conference website includes a preliminary agenda as well as information about the conference venue,…
Posted: Wednesday, January 13
Announcement | R+P Travel Fellowship
Apply for an R+P Travel Fellowship up to $2000! Interested in helping build more equitable relationships across research and practice? Want to meet others doing similar work? Apply for a 2016 R+P Travel Fellowship of up to $2000, created for informal and formal educators and researchers interested in building more connections across research + practice. About the Program The Research +…
Posted: Wednesday, January 13
Announcement | Webinar on Smart and Connected Communities
When: Thursday, January 21, from 3 to 4 pm Eastern At the NSF-supported Next Generation STEM Learning for All Forum in November, seven presenters described how their work connects STEM learning with communities in need, how their work could shape schools of the future, and how to involve key systems and stakeholders in the development of these communities. In this STELAR webinar, NSF Senior…
Posted: Tuesday, January 12
Event | CA STEM Smart Workshop
Sponsored by the National Science Foundation and organized by CADRE, this event will focus on standards-based instructional materials. ABOUTJoin educators, administrators, researchers, industry representatives, policy makers, and others at the 9th STEM Smart Workshop. This meeting will feature National Science Foundation-supported research and instructional resources, with a primary focus on…
Posted: Monday, January 11
Survey | Testing Fieldsets
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Posted: Tuesday, January 05
Announcement | Updated Social Media & Technologies Toolkit
It seems like there are new tech and social media tools coming out every day. So what’s out there? And how can these tools be used to enhance your work? CADRE has compiled a toolkit of resources related to social media and technologies: http://cadrek12.org/resources/tools/social-media-and-technologies-toolk…
Posted: Wednesday, December 30
Resource | Proposal and Award Policies and Procedures Guide (PAPPG) 16-1
The Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide (PAPPG) is comprised of documents relating to the Foundation's proposal and award process. It has been designed for use by both our customer community and NSF staff and consists of two parts: Part I, the NSF Grant Proposal Guide (GPG) contains NSF’s proposal preparation and submission guidelines. The GPG provides guidance for the…
Posted: Tuesday, December 22
Announcement | The Videoshowcase is Back!
Share your work! Join us for this year’s video showcase, Advancing STEM Learning for All! How? Share your cutting-edge work in a 3-minute video. When? May 17th – 23rd 2016. See additional deadlines below. Who? NSF EHR-funded projects are invited to participate. Where? http://stemforall2016.videohall.com Last year’s showcase attracted 20,000 unique participants and has received accolades from…
Posted: Tuesday, December 15
Announcement | NSF STEM Forum
In November, CADRE worked with the STELAR and Cyberlearning resource centers to organize an NSF-supported forum, "Next Generation STEM Learning for All." The Forum was the kick-off event for the White House Next Generation STEM High School Summit that occurred the next day on November 10th, organized by the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy. Learn more about the event at http://…
Posted: Tuesday, December 15
Announcement | 2016 National Education Technology Plan
"Future Ready Learning: Reimagining the Role of Technology in Education" is the 2016 National Education Technology Plan released by the Office of Educational Technology. The plan "articulates a vision of equity, active use, and collaborative leadership to make everywhere, all-the-time learning possible." Learn more at http://tech.ed.gov/netp.
Posted: Tuesday, December 15
Announcement | AAUW Opportunity
AAUW is looking for a consultant to work with cyber security curriculum for middle school girls and perform virtual training for teachers spread throughout the country. Please see the file attached below for details. AAUW will accept submissions from an individual or group of consultants, proposal deadline is 11:59 PM (EDT) Friday, January 29, 2016 to stem@aauw.org Questions about the proposal or…
Posted: Wednesday, December 09
Announcement | EvaluATE Webinar Opportunity
The retrospective pre-post self-assessment method for evaluating training and professional development effectiveness prompts participants to rate their knowledge and ability related to training content before and after a training activity. This is a great tool to use for evaluating training effectiveness. The participant does the self-assessment one time at the end of the training rather than…
Posted: Thursday, November 19
Announcement | NSF BIGDATA Program
The NSF BIGDATA program seeks novel approaches in computer science, statistics, computational science, and mathematics, along with innovative applications, that lead towards the further development of the interdisciplinary field of data science. The submission deadline is February 9, 2016. Learn more  
Posted: Wednesday, November 18
Announcement | Pilot Test Energy Assessment Instruments
As part of a US Department of Education-funded project, AAAS Project 2061 is developing multiple-choice assessment instruments to measure students’ understanding of ideas about energy. We are currently recruiting teachers and professors willing to pilot test these instruments with their students in the winter of 2015-2016. Students must be in 4th-12th grade or be undergraduate students. The test…
Posted: Wednesday, November 18
Announcement | STEM+C Computing Solicitation Webinars
STEM+Computing (STEM+C) Solicitation Discussion Webinars (Open to the public) Join Arlene deStrulle and Jan Cuny as they address the National Science Foundation's STEM+Computing (STEM+C) Program Solicitation. These webinars are for Principal Investigators interested in conducting research and development on the Integration of Computing in Other STEM Disciplines; Advancing Computer Science in K-…
Posted: Tuesday, November 17
Announcement | Webinar Opportunity
It’s Analysis Time for Your Experimental Study and There is No Significant Effect, Now What? Webinar Date and Time: Thursday, December 3rd, 1:30 - 3:00 pm ET/ 10:30 - 12:00 pm PTWebinar Presenter: Heather Hill, Harvard University Webinar Facilitator: Chandra Lewis, RMC Research CorporationWebinar URL: http://teams.mspnet.org/index.cfm/webinars/webinar_info?id=491 Webinar Description: Following a…
Posted: Monday, November 16
Announcement | Next Generation STEM Learning for All Forum
NSF Resource Centers CADRE, STELAR and CIRCL have teamed up to help organize this upcoming event: The National Science Foundation is supporting a Nov. 9 forum titled “Next Generation STEM Learning for All” with thought leaders comprised of researchers and practitioners from multiple sectors, including K-12, higher education, informal learning, workforce development, policy, business, and industry…
Posted: Friday, November 06
Announcement | The Fall newsletter is out
Read our latest newsletter to learn more about STEM Education events, resources, and DR K-12 work! http://cadrek12.org/newsletters/fall-2015-newsletter
Posted: Monday, October 26
Announcement | Meet the 2015-16 CADRE Fellows!
Congratulations to the 2015-2016 Fellows! CADRE is proud to announce the ten new Fellows accepted to the 6th year of the program in September. Accepted Fellows include: Christina Anderson Bosch, University of Massachusetts Amherst (PI: Michael Krezmien) Tonjua Freeman, University of Central Florida (PI: Malcolm Butler) María González-Howard, Boston College (co-PI: Kate McNeill) Dana Grosser-…
Posted: Friday, October 23
Newsletter | Fall 2015 Newsletter
Dear Colleagues: The fall has been busy and productive for CADRE. First, you may notice that this newsletter and our website have a new look and feel! We're currently renovating and making changes to cadrek12.org to improve access to projects, resources, and events that can support your work.    Close to 400 people registered for a series of three webinars on the new DR K-12 solicitation, which…
Posted: Tuesday, October 20
Posted: Friday, October 16
Project Spotlight | Broadening Participation in STEM
Broadening participation aims to strengthen the STEM fields and STEM literacy by engaging and building capacity in all people in STEM learning and professional training, particularly those from groups that have been traditionally underrepresented in STEM fields. This spotlight focuses on increasing involvement in STEM in several ways:  supporting interest and achievement in STEM learning for…
Posted: Friday, October 16
Blog | Broadening Participation in STEM
Broadening participation aims to strengthen the STEM fields and STEM literacy by engaging and building capacity in all people in STEM learning and professional training, particularly those from groups that have been traditionally underrepresented in STEM fields. In this video, Odis Johnson, Leanne Ketterlin Geller, Cory Buxton, and Salvador Huitzilopochtli discuss the importance of giving…
Posted: Friday, October 16