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Resource | An exploration of teacher learning from an educative reform-oriented curriculum: Case studies of teacher curriculum use
Educative curriculum materials provide teachers with authentic opportunities to learn new skills and practices. Yet, research shows teachers use curriculum in different ways for different reasons, and these modifications could undermine the learning goals of the curriculum. Little research, however, has examined the variation in teacher use of educative curriculum and the impact on teacher…
Educative curriculum materials provide teachers with authentic opportunities to learn new skills and practices. Yet, research shows teachers use curriculum in different ways for different reasons, and these modifications could undermine the learning goals of the curriculum. Little research, however, has examined the variation in teacher use of educative curriculum and the impact on teacher…
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Resource | Assessment design patterns for computational thinking practices in secondary computer science: A first look
This report gives an overview of a principled approach to designing assessment tasks that can generate valid evidence of students’ abilities to think computationally. Principled assessment means designing assessment tasks to measure important knowledge and practices by specifying chains of evidence that can be traced from what students do (observable behaviors) to claims about what they know. Our…
This report gives an overview of a principled approach to designing assessment tasks that can generate valid evidence of students’ abilities to think computationally. Principled assessment means designing assessment tasks to measure important knowledge and practices by specifying chains of evidence that can be traced from what students do (observable behaviors) to claims about what they know. Our…
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Resource | Learning to Notice Important Student Mathematical Thinking in Complex Classroom Interactions
Noticing students' mathematical thinking is a key element of effective instruction, but novice teachers do not naturally engage in this practice. Prospective secondary school mathematics teachers were engaged in an intervention grounded in analysis of minimally edited video from local secondary school mathematics classrooms; the goal was to support their ability to notice important student…
Noticing students' mathematical thinking is a key element of effective instruction, but novice teachers do not naturally engage in this practice. Prospective secondary school mathematics teachers were engaged in an intervention grounded in analysis of minimally edited video from local secondary school mathematics classrooms; the goal was to support their ability to notice important student…
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Resource | Subtraction Involving Negative Numbers: Connecting to Whole Number Reasoning
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. Based on interviews with students ranging from first graders to preservice teachers, we identify two overarching strategies: making connections to known problem types and leveraging conceptions of subtraction. Their…
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. Based on interviews with students ranging from first graders to preservice teachers, we identify two overarching strategies: making connections to known problem types and leveraging conceptions of subtraction. Their…
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Resource | Zero Pairs: Learning about Additive Inverses
Throughout elementary school, students learn about positive numbers and how they fit on a number line. The transition to using negative numbers, after only working with numbers greater than zero for several years, can be difficult for students (Murray 1985). The card game described here was used successfully with fifth graders; through the game, students explore the characteristics of numbers…
Throughout elementary school, students learn about positive numbers and how they fit on a number line. The transition to using negative numbers, after only working with numbers greater than zero for several years, can be difficult for students (Murray 1985). The card game described here was used successfully with fifth graders; through the game, students explore the characteristics of numbers…
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Resource | Thematic Analysis of Students’ Talk While Solving a Real-world Problem in Geometry
From a social semiotic perspective, students’ use of language is fundamental to mathematical meaning making. We applied thematic analysis to examine students’ use of geometric and contextual ideas while solving a geometry problem that required them to determine the optimal location for a new grocery store on a map of their local community. Students established semantic patterns to connect the…
From a social semiotic perspective, students’ use of language is fundamental to mathematical meaning making. We applied thematic analysis to examine students’ use of geometric and contextual ideas while solving a geometry problem that required them to determine the optimal location for a new grocery store on a map of their local community. Students established semantic patterns to connect the…
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Resource | Students’ conceptions of reflection: Opportunities for making connections with perpendicular bisector
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 with interrelated concepts. We designed a sequence of three problems, collectively referred to as “the pottery lesson,” to elicit evidence of students’ understanding of…
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 with interrelated concepts. We designed a sequence of three problems, collectively referred to as “the pottery lesson,” to elicit evidence of students’ understanding of…
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Resource | Facilitating Teacher Learning When Using Different Representations of Practice
Providing opportunities for learning through professional development requires the examination of facilitation of sessions with teachers. This study investigates facilitation of professional development to promote teacher learning when using animations and videos in a study group with five teachers. We ask: What practices (and moves within those practices) do the facilitators enact during high-…
Providing opportunities for learning through professional development requires the examination of facilitation of sessions with teachers. This study investigates facilitation of professional development to promote teacher learning when using animations and videos in a study group with five teachers. We ask: What practices (and moves within those practices) do the facilitators enact during high-…
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Resource | Evolution of Unit Fraction Conceptions in Two Fifth-Graders with a Learning Disability: An Exploratory Study
The literature seems limited in what is known about conceptual processes that underlie evolution of students with learning disabilities (SLD) conceptions of fractions. This exploratory study examines how a foundational scheme of unit fractions (1/n) may evolve through the mathematical activity of two fifth grade girls. We analyze data segments from episodes conducted during a teaching experiment…
The literature seems limited in what is known about conceptual processes that underlie evolution of students with learning disabilities (SLD) conceptions of fractions. This exploratory study examines how a foundational scheme of unit fractions (1/n) may evolve through the mathematical activity of two fifth grade girls. We analyze data segments from episodes conducted during a teaching experiment…
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Resource | Tracing the Development of a Haptically-enhanced Simulation for Teaching Phase Change
This paper traces the research-design-develop-test cycle of a haptically-enhanced science simulation designed to teach upper-elementary students core ideas about matter, phase change, and the role of intermolecular forces. We describe our focus group work, usability testing, and small-scale pilot testing. We also detail the technical work behind the creation of our simulation. Our project…
This paper traces the research-design-develop-test cycle of a haptically-enhanced science simulation designed to teach upper-elementary students core ideas about matter, phase change, and the role of intermolecular forces. We describe our focus group work, usability testing, and small-scale pilot testing. We also detail the technical work behind the creation of our simulation. Our project…
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Resource | Why Should Students Write in Math Class?
When teachers understand the key purposes for having students do mathematical writing, they can use that writing to deepen understanding. Casa, T. M., Evans, K., Firmender, J. M., & Colonnese, M. W. (2017). Why should students write in math class? Educational Leadership, 74(5). Retrieved from http://www.ascd.org/publications/educational-leadership/feb17/vol74/num05/Why-Should-Students-Write-…
When teachers understand the key purposes for having students do mathematical writing, they can use that writing to deepen understanding. Casa, T. M., Evans, K., Firmender, J. M., & Colonnese, M. W. (2017). Why should students write in math class? Educational Leadership, 74(5). Retrieved from http://www.ascd.org/publications/educational-leadership/feb17/vol74/num05/Why-Should-Students-Write-…
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Resource | Types of and Purposes for Elementary Mathematical Writing: Task Force Recommendations
This white paper clarifies different purposes elementary students might write in math class and presents four types of mathematical writing. We define "mathematical writing" as writing that encourages students to engage in mathematical reasoning and communication. Each writing type is defined, samples of student work are provided, and additional instructional considerations are addressed. Casa, T…
This white paper clarifies different purposes elementary students might write in math class and presents four types of mathematical writing. We define "mathematical writing" as writing that encourages students to engage in mathematical reasoning and communication. Each writing type is defined, samples of student work are provided, and additional instructional considerations are addressed. Casa, T…
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Event | Building Learning Communities 17 - Education Conference 2017; Boston, MA
To learn more, visit http://novemberlearning.com/blc-education-conference-2017/. DR K-12 Presenters: Carolyn Staudt, The Concord Consortium (Project: Teaching Environmental Sustainability - Model My Watershed (Collaborative Research: Staudt))
To learn more, visit http://novemberlearning.com/blc-education-conference-2017/. DR K-12 Presenters: Carolyn Staudt, The Concord Consortium (Project: Teaching Environmental Sustainability - Model My Watershed (Collaborative Research: Staudt))
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Event | 2017 Noyce Summit; Washington, DC
To learn more, visit http://app.nsfnoyce.org/meetings/. DR K-12 Presenters: Cynthia Trawick, Triscia Hendrickson, Natasha Crosby, and Abdelkrim Brania, Morehouse College; Melissa Demetrikopoulos, Institute for Biomedical Philosophy (Project: Morehouse College DR K-12 Pre-Service STEM Teacher Initiative)
To learn more, visit http://app.nsfnoyce.org/meetings/. DR K-12 Presenters: Cynthia Trawick, Triscia Hendrickson, Natasha Crosby, and Abdelkrim Brania, Morehouse College; Melissa Demetrikopoulos, Institute for Biomedical Philosophy (Project: Morehouse College DR K-12 Pre-Service STEM Teacher Initiative)
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Event | 41st PME Annual Conference; Singapore
To learn more, visit http://www.igpme.org/index.php/annual-conference. DR K-12 Presenters: Dianne, Siemon and Marj Horne, RMIT University, Australia; Doug Clements and Julie Samara, Denver University; Jere Confrey and Alan Maloney, North Carolina State University; Ron Tzur, University of Colarado; Anne Watson, Oxford University (Project: Building a Next Generation Diagnostic Assessment and…
To learn more, visit http://www.igpme.org/index.php/annual-conference. DR K-12 Presenters: Dianne, Siemon and Marj Horne, RMIT University, Australia; Doug Clements and Julie Samara, Denver University; Jere Confrey and Alan Maloney, North Carolina State University; Ron Tzur, University of Colarado; Anne Watson, Oxford University (Project: Building a Next Generation Diagnostic Assessment and…
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Event | 2017 NCME Annual Meeting; San Antonio, TX
To learn more, visit https://www.ncme.org/ncme/NCME/Annual_Meeting/Next_Meeting/NCME/Annual_Meeting/Next_Meeting.aspx?hkey=8d3b8881-bfd2-488b-8f2e-7d525b06d967. DR K-12 Presenters: Ting Wang, Vinetha Belur, and Lydia Liu, Educational Testing Service (Project: Science Educational Testing Service Investigating How to Enhance Scientific Argumentation through Automated Feedback in the Context of Two…
To learn more, visit https://www.ncme.org/ncme/NCME/Annual_Meeting/Next_Meeting/NCME/Annual_Meeting/Next_Meeting.aspx?hkey=8d3b8881-bfd2-488b-8f2e-7d525b06d967. DR K-12 Presenters: Ting Wang, Vinetha Belur, and Lydia Liu, Educational Testing Service (Project: Science Educational Testing Service Investigating How to Enhance Scientific Argumentation through Automated Feedback in the Context of Two…
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Event | 9th International Conference of Mathematics Education and Society; Volos, Greece
To learn more, visit http://mes9.ece.uth.gr/portal/. DR K-12 Presenters: Ashley Scroggins, University of Colorado; Beth Herbel-Eisenmann, Frances Harper, and Tonya Bartell, Michigan State University (Project: Access, Agency, and Allies in Mathematical Systems (A3IMS))
To learn more, visit http://mes9.ece.uth.gr/portal/. DR K-12 Presenters: Ashley Scroggins, University of Colorado; Beth Herbel-Eisenmann, Frances Harper, and Tonya Bartell, Michigan State University (Project: Access, Agency, and Allies in Mathematical Systems (A3IMS))
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Event | Association for Education and Finance Policy 42nd Annual Conference;
To learn more, visit https://aefpweb.org/conferences/home. DR K-12 Presenters: Mark Long and Alec Kennedy, University of Washington; Dylan Conger, George Washington University (Project: Evaluation of the Sustainability and Effectiveness of Inquiry-Based Advanced Placement Science Courses: Evidence From an In-Depth Formative Evaluation and Randomized Controlled Study)
To learn more, visit https://aefpweb.org/conferences/home. DR K-12 Presenters: Mark Long and Alec Kennedy, University of Washington; Dylan Conger, George Washington University (Project: Evaluation of the Sustainability and Effectiveness of Inquiry-Based Advanced Placement Science Courses: Evidence From an In-Depth Formative Evaluation and Randomized Controlled Study)
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Event | ACM SIGCSE 2017; Seattle, WA
To learn more, visit http://sigcse2017.sigcse.org/. DR K-12 Presenters: Shelly Engelman and Tom McKlin, The Findings Group; Brian Magerko and Lea Ikkache, Georgia Institute of Technology (Project: EarSketch: An Authentic, Studio-Based STEAM Approach to High School Computing Education) Marie Bienkowski and Eric Snow, SRI International; Carol Tate, Rutgers University (Project: Computer Science in…
To learn more, visit http://sigcse2017.sigcse.org/. DR K-12 Presenters: Shelly Engelman and Tom McKlin, The Findings Group; Brian Magerko and Lea Ikkache, Georgia Institute of Technology (Project: EarSketch: An Authentic, Studio-Based STEAM Approach to High School Computing Education) Marie Bienkowski and Eric Snow, SRI International; Carol Tate, Rutgers University (Project: Computer Science in…
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Event | SREE 2017 Spring Conference; Washington, DC
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 Effectiveness of Inquiry-Based Advanced Placement Science Courses: Evidence From an In-Depth Formative Evaluation and Randomized Controlled Study)
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 Effectiveness of Inquiry-Based Advanced Placement Science Courses: Evidence From an In-Depth Formative Evaluation and Randomized Controlled Study)
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Event | 2017 Teachers Development Group Annual Conference; Portland, OR
To learn more, visit https://www.teachersdg.org/. DR K-12 Presenters: Elham Kazemi and Kendra Lomax, University of Washington (Project: Learning Labs: Using Videos, Exemplary STEM Instruction and Online Teacher Collaboration to Enhance K-2 Mathematics and Science Practice and Classroom Discourse) Vicki Jacobs, University of North Carolina at Greensboro; Susan Empson, University of Missouri (…
To learn more, visit https://www.teachersdg.org/. DR K-12 Presenters: Elham Kazemi and Kendra Lomax, University of Washington (Project: Learning Labs: Using Videos, Exemplary STEM Instruction and Online Teacher Collaboration to Enhance K-2 Mathematics and Science Practice and Classroom Discourse) Vicki Jacobs, University of North Carolina at Greensboro; Susan Empson, University of Missouri (…
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Event | 2017 CPM Annual Teacher Conference; San Francisco, CA
To learn more, visit http://cpm.org/2017conference/. DR K-12 Presenters: Susan Miller, University of Colorado Boulder (Project: Teaching and Learning Algebraic Thinking Across the Middle Grades: A Research-based Approach Using PhET Interactive Simulations)
To learn more, visit http://cpm.org/2017conference/. DR K-12 Presenters: Susan Miller, University of Colorado Boulder (Project: Teaching and Learning Algebraic Thinking Across the Middle Grades: A Research-based Approach Using PhET Interactive Simulations)
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Event | National Association for Bilingual Education 2017 Conference; Dallas TX
To learn more, visit http://nabe-conference.com/nabe-conferences.html. DR K-12 Presenters: Jorge Solis, Karmin San Martin, and Vicki Lynton, University of Texas at San Antonio (Project: Secondary Science Teaching with English Language and Literacy Acquisition (SSTELLA))
To learn more, visit http://nabe-conference.com/nabe-conferences.html. DR K-12 Presenters: Jorge Solis, Karmin San Martin, and Vicki Lynton, University of Texas at San Antonio (Project: Secondary Science Teaching with English Language and Literacy Acquisition (SSTELLA))
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Event | 2017 Annual Meeting of the Association of Teacher Educators; Orlando, FL
To learn more, visit http://www.ate1.org/pubs/2017_Annual_Meetin_1.cfm. DR K-12 Presenters: Karen Koellner, Hunter College; Jennifer Jacobs, University of Colorado Boulder (Project: An Efficacy Study of the Learning and Teaching Geometry Professional Development Materials: Examining Impact and Context-Based Adaptations)
To learn more, visit http://www.ate1.org/pubs/2017_Annual_Meetin_1.cfm. DR K-12 Presenters: Karen Koellner, Hunter College; Jennifer Jacobs, University of Colorado Boulder (Project: An Efficacy Study of the Learning and Teaching Geometry Professional Development Materials: Examining Impact and Context-Based Adaptations)
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Event | 2017 ITEEA 79th Annual Conference; Dallas, TX
To learn more, visit https://www.iteea.org/89867.aspx. DR K-12 Presenters: Michael Hacker, Hofstra University; Sandra Cavanaugh, Canonsburg PA Schools; Matthew McGuire, Elwood MS, NY; Matthew Plummer, Conmaugh Township School District, PA; Chris DeHaan, East Lansing MI Schools; Steven Haner, Claggett Creek MS, OR (Project: Engineering for All (EfA))
To learn more, visit https://www.iteea.org/89867.aspx. DR K-12 Presenters: Michael Hacker, Hofstra University; Sandra Cavanaugh, Canonsburg PA Schools; Matthew McGuire, Elwood MS, NY; Matthew Plummer, Conmaugh Township School District, PA; Chris DeHaan, East Lansing MI Schools; Steven Haner, Claggett Creek MS, OR (Project: Engineering for All (EfA))
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Event | Southeast Regional Robert Noyce Conference; Mobile, Alabama
To learn more, visit http://southalabama.edu/colleges/scesp/cce/senoyce/. DR K-12 Presenters: Cynthia Trawick, Triscia Hendrickson, Natasha Crosby, and Abdelkrim Brania, Morehouse College; Melissa Demetrikopoulos, Institute for Biomedical Philosophy (Project: Morehouse College DR K-12 Pre-Service STEM Teacher Initiative)
To learn more, visit http://southalabama.edu/colleges/scesp/cce/senoyce/. DR K-12 Presenters: Cynthia Trawick, Triscia Hendrickson, Natasha Crosby, and Abdelkrim Brania, Morehouse College; Melissa Demetrikopoulos, Institute for Biomedical Philosophy (Project: Morehouse College DR K-12 Pre-Service STEM Teacher Initiative)
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Event | 6th Annual NSTA STEM Forum & Expo; Kissimmee/Orlando, FL
To learn more, visit http://www.nsta.org/conferences/stem.aspx. DR K-12 Presenters: Carolyn Staudt, The Concord Consortium; Melinda Daniels, Stroud Water Research Center; Nanette Marcum-Dietrich, Millersville University; Jerry Valadez, California State University, Fresno; Melissa Hess, Conestoga Valley Middle School; Rob Kleinow, Heartland Area Education Agency; Paula Leach, Longwood University…
To learn more, visit http://www.nsta.org/conferences/stem.aspx. DR K-12 Presenters: Carolyn Staudt, The Concord Consortium; Melinda Daniels, Stroud Water Research Center; Nanette Marcum-Dietrich, Millersville University; Jerry Valadez, California State University, Fresno; Melissa Hess, Conestoga Valley Middle School; Rob Kleinow, Heartland Area Education Agency; Paula Leach, Longwood University…
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Event | 2017 Annual International NARST Conference; San Antonio, TX
To learn more, visit https://www.narst.org/annualconference/2017conference.cfm. DR K-12 Presenters: Janelle Bailey, Doug Lombardi, Elliot S. Bickel, and Shondricka Burrell, Temple University (Project: Developing Critical Evaluation as a Scientific Habit of Mind: Instructional Scaffolds for Secondary Earth and Space Sciences) Hasan Deniz, Ezgi Yesilyurt, Erdogan Kaya, and Mohamed Trabia,…
To learn more, visit https://www.narst.org/annualconference/2017conference.cfm. DR K-12 Presenters: Janelle Bailey, Doug Lombardi, Elliot S. Bickel, and Shondricka Burrell, Temple University (Project: Developing Critical Evaluation as a Scientific Habit of Mind: Instructional Scaffolds for Secondary Earth and Space Sciences) Hasan Deniz, Ezgi Yesilyurt, Erdogan Kaya, and Mohamed Trabia,…
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Event | 2017 SRCD Biennial Meeting; Austin, TX
To learn more, visit http://www.srcd.org/meetings/biennial-meeting. DR K-12 Presenters: Brad Morris, Kent State University; Laurie Van Egeren, KyungSook Lee, Christina Schwarz, and Steven Pierce, Michigan State University (Project: Cluster Randomized Trial of the Efficacy of Early Childhood Science Education for Low-Income Children) Alissa Lange, East Tennessee State University; Hebbah El-…
To learn more, visit http://www.srcd.org/meetings/biennial-meeting. DR K-12 Presenters: Brad Morris, Kent State University; Laurie Van Egeren, KyungSook Lee, Christina Schwarz, and Steven Pierce, Michigan State University (Project: Cluster Randomized Trial of the Efficacy of Early Childhood Science Education for Low-Income Children) Alissa Lange, East Tennessee State University; Hebbah El-…
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Event | 253rd American Chemical Society National Meeting & Exposition; San Francisco, CA
To learn more, visit https://www.acs.org/content/acs/en/meetings/spring-2017.html DR K-12 Presenters: Deborah Herrington, Grand Valley State University; Patrick Daubenmire, Loyola University Chicago (Project: Further Development and Testing of the Target Inquiry Model for Middle and High School Science Teacher Professional Development (Collaborative Research: Herrington)) Nicholas Spurgus,…
To learn more, visit https://www.acs.org/content/acs/en/meetings/spring-2017.html DR K-12 Presenters: Deborah Herrington, Grand Valley State University; Patrick Daubenmire, Loyola University Chicago (Project: Further Development and Testing of the Target Inquiry Model for Middle and High School Science Teacher Professional Development (Collaborative Research: Herrington)) Nicholas Spurgus,…
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