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Resource | National Survey on Supporting Struggling Mathematics Learners in the Middle Grades: Executive Summary
This executive summary captures the results of the National Survey on Supporting Struggling Mathematics Learners in the Middle Grades, a study designed and conducted by EDC. The survey was conducted as part of the Strengthening Mathematics Intervention project, which was funded by the National Science Foundation. This executive summary describes the key results from schools across the United…
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Resource | Classroom Learning Partner Tools Documentation
Classroom Learning Partner (CLP) tools allow students and teachers to create, annotate, and manipulate visual representations to solve math problems. The tools may be used for a number of mathematical purposes, but were mainly conceived to assist in creating visual representations for multiplication and division. The underlying model of multiplication and division assumed by the current set of…
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Resource | Classroom Learning Partner Tools Documentation
Classroom Learning Partner (CLP) tools allow students and teachers to create, annotate, and manipulate visual representations to solve math problems. The tools may be used for a number of mathematical purposes, but were mainly conceived to assist in creating visual representations for multiplication and division. The underlying model of multiplication and division assumed by the current set of…
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Announcement | Register for the NSF CAREER Program Webinar
The NSF CAREER Coordinating Committee will host a webinar to answer participants' questions about development and submission of proposals to the NSF Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER). The webinar will give participants the opportunity to interact with members of the NSF-wide CAREER Coordinating Committee in a question-and-answer format. Date: May 15, 2018Time: 1:00pm…
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Event | NSF CAREER Program Webinar
The NSF CAREER Coordinating Committee hosts a webinar to answer participants' questions about development and submission of proposals to the NSF Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER). The webinar will give participants the opportunity to interact with members of the NSF-wide CAREER Coordinating Committee in a question-and-answer format. Learn more and register for the…
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Newsletter | April 2018 Newsletter
Dear Colleagues, It has been a busy spring for CADRE and the DRK-12 community who have been working hard on dissemination and outreach efforts. Representatives from DRK-12 projects have been spreading the word about their research to other researchers and practitioners (including through the CADRE-organized AERA and NSTA sessions).   Awardees are finding ways disseminate to their research…
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Announcement | New NSF Research.gov Proposal Preparation and Submission Site
Beginning April 30, proposers can choose to use Research.gov or the existing FastLane system to upload proposals. Note, however, that any proposal submitted through Research.gov will not be available in FastLane (and vice versa). Eventually, NSF's goal is to move proposal preparation and submission fully over to Research.gov. Learn More
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Project Spotlight | Visual Representations in Mathematics
Visual representations (VRs) are used in mathematics to help students solve problems or understand abstract ideas. Graphing data, placing numbers in a line, or drawing out a word problem are all examples of using VRs. Several NSF-funded projects within the DRK–12 portfolio are using VRs to enhance mathematical understanding. In this Spotlight, CADRE asks five mathematics education projects to…
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Announcement | Register for the CADRE Legislative Visits Webinar
CADRE is hosting a webinar on conducting legislative visits. The purpose of this webinar is to help NSF awardees prepare for effective informational meetings with congressional staff and craft appropriate messages for conversations with them about preK-12 STEM education. Date/Time: May 2, 2018 | 1:00pm ETPanelists: Neil Canfield, Legislative Affairs Specialist, Office of Legislative…
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Event | CADRE Legislative Visits Webinar
On May 2nd, CADRE hosted a webinar on conducting legislative visits. The purpose of this webinar was to help NSF awardees prepare for effective informational meetings with congressional staff and craft appropriate messages for conversations with them about preK-12 STEM education. Panelists: Neil Canfield, Legislative Affairs Specialist, Office of Legislative & Public Affairs, NSF; Augustus…
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Announcement | NSF Job Opportunity
NSF is seeking temporary Program Directors with expertise in education research in the broad area of science teaching and learning. Learn more: https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/494808400
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Newsletter | March 2018 Newsletter
Dear Colleagues,   Now that the 2018 US budget has just passed with increased research spending, we can focus on NSF's 2019 Budget Request to Congress. As you look at a breakdown of the EHR funding request, note that the requested funding level for DRK-12 remains level at 82.21 (dollars in millions). (Also note that ECR's budget is separated in several budget lines across divisions.)…
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Announcement | Call for 2018 STEM For All Video Showcase Facilitators
Would you like to be a facilitator for the 2018 STEM For All Videoshowcase? If interested, contact cadre@edc.org. Learn more below. The role of the facilitator: Groups of three facilitators are assigned to 12-14 videos. The job of each facilitator is to seed conversations and set a productive tone for collegial discourse. If you accept, you will be asked to post queries and comments to each of…
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Resource | Dissemination Toolkit: Policy Outreach
Why Communicate with Legislators and Their Staff? Funding for the National Science Foundation (NSF) is contingent on legislative support. Because of this, it is important for NSF awardees to communicate with legislators about the value and importance of their projects. This is especially true for legislators who sit on committees relevant to STEM education. As a government agency, NSF does not…
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Survey | Legislative Visits Webinar
The Legislative Visits Webinar was held on May 2, 2018. The recording and slides are available here: https://cadrek12.org/resources/2018-legislative-visits-webinar-resources.
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Event | Science, Technology, and Society (STS) Full Proposal Deadline
Learn more at https://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5324&org=NSF&sel_org=N…
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Event | Computer Science for All (CSforAll) Full Proposal Deadline
Learn more at https://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=505359&org=NSF&sel_org…
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Event | Formal Methods in the Field (FMitF) Full Proposal Deadline
Learn more at https://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=505518&org=NSF&sel_org…
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Event | US-EU Internet Core & Edge Technologies (ICE-T) Full Proposal Deadline
Learn more at https://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=505516&org=NSF&sel_org…
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Event | Cultivating Cultures for Ethical STEM (CCE STEM) Full Proposal Deadline
Learn more at https://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=505027&org=NSF&sel_org…
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Event | Tribal Colleges and Universities Program (TCUP) Full Proposal Deadline
Learn more at https://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5483&org=NSF&sel_org=N…
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Event | Future of Work at the Human-Technology Frontier: Advancing Cognitive and Physical Capabilities (FW-HTF) Letter of Intent Deadline
For more information, visit: https://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=505528&org=NSF&sel_org…
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Survey | 2018 DR K-12 PI Meeting A/V Needs Survey
NOTE: All rooms will be setup with an LCD projector and screen. Wireless internet will be available. Generally, participant seating will be at round tables set for eight people. Please fill out this short survey so that we know what your A/V needs are for the PI Meeting June 6-8
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Announcement | NSF Announcement about NSF Accounts in FastLane, Grants.gov and Research.gov
The National Science Foundation (NSF) is making major changes to the way the research community registers for NSF accounts and maintains account and user profile information in FastLane and Research.gov. Effective March 26, 2018, NSF is introducing a new centralized and streamlined account registration process in Research.gov for the research community that will provide each new user with a…
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Survey | 2018 DR K-12 PI Meeting Poster Registration
Please note that poster registration is ongoing, but the deadline to be included in print materials was May 11.  The 2018 DR K-12 PI Meeting will have three general poster sessions, tentatively scheduled for June 6, 5:00-6:00pm; June 7, 4:00-5:00pm; and June 8, 10:15-11:15am.  Please fill out the form below to register to present a poster representing your invited project(s) during the…
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Survey | NSF PO Attendance: 2018 DRK-12 PI Meeting
Please take this 5 minute survey to indicate your availability June 6-8 for the 2018 DR K-12 PI Meeting. Read the draft agenda outline for more information about the meeting schedule.
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Event | 2018 American Chemical Society National Meeting and Exposition; New Orleans, LA
To learn more, visit https://www.acs.org/content/acs/en/meetings/national-meeting.html. DRK-12 Presenters: Ellen Yezierski, Dillon Frank, Nicholas Spurgus, and Justin Pratt, Miami University (Project: Further Development and Testing of the Target Inquiry Model for Middle and High School Science Teacher Professional Development (Collaborative Research: Yezierski))
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Event | Future of Work at the Human - Technology Frontier: Advancing Cognitive and Physical Capabilities (FW-HTF) Full Proposal Deadline
Letter of Intent is due April 16, 2018. For more information, visit: https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2018/nsf18548/nsf18548.htm?WT.mc_id=USNSF_25&W…
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