2010 DR K-12 PI Meeting Session Materials

Prior to the meeting, send requests to CADRE@edc.org. During the meeting, sign up at the registration table.

By invitation only - Fellows and nominating PIs

During this welcome meeting for the 2010 Fellows and their PIs, participants have the opportunity to meet informally with each other as well as with an NSF program officer and CADRE staff.

Open to all 2010 grantees

Meet other new grantees and learn more about the DR K-12 program and portfolio of projects, and about CADRE, the DR K-12 resource network.

CADRE invites feedback about CADREK12.org, the DR K-12 resource network's website. Session led by Donahue Institute, CADRE's evaluators.

For 2010 awardees' posters and product showcase presenters. COMING SOON: See the Poster List of projects presenting.

In this presentation, NSF guides grantees through the basic components and practical aspects of leading a DR K-12 project.

Open to all grantees

Participants will discuss their project work in relation to current literature in ELL math and science education and the DR K-12 portfolio, as well as challenges faced in their projects. If appropriate, they will begin to develop policy recommendations for the NSF.

NSF program officers will discuss EHR programs and related funding opportunities. 

Joan Ferrini-Mundy will welcome DR K-12 grantees and focus on the important work of their project teams. She will discuss the strategic vision for NSF and the Directorate, and the role that DR K-12 projects have in that vision.

Welcome Remarks: Spud Bradley, DR K-12 Program Officer, National Science Foundation; Elizabeth VanderPutten, DR K-12 Cluster Coordinator, National Science Foundation; Barbara Brauner Berns, CADRE PI, Education Development Center, Inc.

Featuring 2010 awardees' posters and product showcase presenters. COMING SOON: See the Poster List of projects presenting.

Prior to the meeting, send requests to CADRE@edc.org. During the meeting, sign up at the registration table.

Presenters will enlist audience’s help to expand their thinking about how a suite of Web-based tools that support ambitious forms of science teaching might be adapted for use beyond current research contexts and in more innovative ways. Classroom video of tool-supporting teaching will be shown. 

Session participants will explore and discuss a beta version of an interactive, Web-based, curricular environment designed to facilitate responsive teaching and students’ science inquiry.

Investigations in Cyber-enabled Education presents an online course designed to facilitate collaboration between scientists and teachers. Participants will explore and provide feedback on course products. Please bring your laptop to participate. Participant limit: 20

This session will critically examine conjectured Early Algebra Learning Progressions for grades 3–8 for coherence, alignment, and completeness.

Participants will be asked to view and discuss free tools that Dynabook and SmartGraphs are developing. These Web-based tools link multiple visual representations and allow immediate feedback to teachers and students.

Open to all grantees

An informal meeting for project evaluators will provide an opportunity to share evaluation approaches and perspectives, and to discuss shared challenges and concerns. 

Engage in extended play and in-depth discussion around presenters’ games or virtual environments. 

Four NSF-funded gaming project leaders will discuss pedagogical strategies and issues related to designing and implementing STEM educational games.          

Presenters discuss how emerging technology and policy trends may shape the way science curriculum is developed and used in teaching and learning. Participant limit: 25

The panel will present an overview of research-grounded evidence about what is critical for students to learn about algebra in grades 6–12.

The panel will present an overview of research-grounded evidence about what is critical for students to learn about algebra in grades 1–5.

This session will engage participants in discussion of design issues and expertise required to develop diagnostic assessments of science and mathematics learning.

Presenters will provide an update on the process and progress of the science conceptual frameworks and the plan for development of next generation science education standards. (Note: The formal presentation and discussion will occur from 10:00 to 11:00am.)

Group members will discuss benefits, challenges, and strategies associated with partnerships between STEM education R&D projects and schools and districts, and introduce a group-developed practice brief.

Open to all grantees

The group will continue discussions started on the SIG e-list and panels held earlier in the day.

By invitation only

This group will focus on educational measurement and technology-based assessments, identify various approaches, and identify areas for further research and development.

Open to all grantees

This group will continue to discuss issues related to the development, revision, distribution, and implementation of STEM curricula in the electronic age, and mapping future research in this area.

By invitation only

This group will discuss partnering with teachers and other users in the development of project materials.

Open to all grantees

This group will discuss current research and practice in K-12 engineering education and issues related to content and delivery.

Open to all grantees

What have you learned about successfully working in diverse contexts? This group will share ideas and experiences.

This session presents recent implementation findings from four projects, each applying facet-based approaches to formative assessment in different instructional contexts.

Participants will learn how designers work through early versions of games to arrive at final products. As part of the workshop, participants will review and critique early prototypes of work in progress to the final version.

In the Summer of 2010 a joint task force of ASSM, AMTE, NCSM and NCTM produced an action plan for supporting implementation of the Common Core State Standards for Mathematics. This session will share the recommendations and action items. Discussion and input from the audience will be sought.

Presenters will discuss the challenges and successes encountered in customizing inquiry science curricula according to the principles of universal design for learning (UDL) and in then enacting those Web-delivered curricula in secondary classrooms. 

Four DR K-12 projects report findings on the relationship between school and district supports and mathematics teachers’ development of ambitious and equitable instructional practices.

This interactive poster session brings together 12 projects using a range of interactive computer technologies to compare goals, affordances, and challenges across approaches.

This presentation explores technology training in relation to two DR K-12 projects with a focus on increasing the mathematical and pedagogical content knowledge of teachers.

Recruitment and retention are key issues for applied research; this roundtable will discuss how to attract and retain study participants.

Join program officers for roundtable discussions.

COMING SOON: See the Poster List of projects presenting.

This roundtable discussion will focus on the challenges of identifying the unique contributions of each group; moving beyond the comfort zone of one's own area of expertise; and finding common language within collaborative efforts.

Presenters will highlight three best practices for communicating research to school district stakeholders—strategic report formats, mutual partnerships, and an emphasis on positive outcomes from programmatic interventions—and will engage participants in roundtable discussion.

Open to all grantees

This group will discuss the gaming/virtual environment work showcased earlier in the day and successful approaches to common challenges. 

This roundtable is for those interested in discussing mid-project shifts and the reasons for them, including early findings, unanticipated problems, and unexpected opportunities.

Join this roundtable to discuss what we understand about sustainability within dynamic systems, adoption versus adaptation, scaling practices up or down, and other challenges to keeping our work alive.

By invitation only

Grantees who focus on universal design for learning (UDL) will share their experiences, address critical questions, and explore opportunities.

COMING SOON: See Poster List of projects presenting.

Reception (Light refreshments served.)

COMING SOON: See the Poster List of projects presenting.

Prior to the meeting, send requests to CADRE@edc.org. During the meeting, sign up at registration.

An opportunity to meet with DRL program officers.

Open to all grantees

The NSF invites feedback on the new Data Management Plan, a required component of new proposals starting January 17, 2011.

Featuring awardees' posters and product showcase presenters. COMING SOON: See the Poster List of projects presenting.

Three ELL-focused projects will describe their work in light of cross-project challenges.

This session presents a comprehensive framework for the construct of research-based curricula, illustrated by studies from each of the 10 phases.

By invitation only

Group members will discuss benefits, challenges, and strategies associated with partnerships between STEM education R&D projects and schools and districts. 

K-12 engineering and technology education initiative leaders will discuss conceptual frameworks, curricular initiatives, implementation strategies and attendant challenges related to institutionalizing K-12 engineering programs in the nation’s schools.

Three projects investigating different approaches to preparing mathematics professional development facilitators will compare their approaches and discuss strengths and limitations with the participants.

Four DR K-12 projects will discuss opportunities and challenges that they have encountered when trying to harness psychometric models for diagnosis in science and mathematics education.

Researchers and evaluators will consider the purposes and functions of evaluation in DR K-12 research and development projects, and test different approaches in a working session.

Working Lunch

The culminating session will focus on the current STEM education policy and legislative context. Leaders of the STEM Coalition will familiarize grantees with important policies and pending legislation, and will help grantees understand how to use their experience and research to inform the policy and legislative debates and decision-making.

Concluding Remarks: Barbara Brauner Berns, CADRE PI, Education Development Center, Inc.