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Poster | AERA 2017 Poster: Teaching and Learning Algebraic Thinking Across the Middle Grades Using PhET Interactive Simulations
Click image to see poster. Abstract Objectives: This project aims to develop an integration of resources, models, and tools that overcome the tendency for superficial use of computer simulations and enable more mathematics teachers to: (1) Truly leverage the affordances of simulations, (2) Integrate them into their core instruction, and (3) Create learning environments aligned with research-based…
Click image to see poster. Abstract Objectives: This project aims to develop an integration of resources, models, and tools that overcome the tendency for superficial use of computer simulations and enable more mathematics teachers to: (1) Truly leverage the affordances of simulations, (2) Integrate them into their core instruction, and (3) Create learning environments aligned with research-based…
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Event | Advanced Technological Education (ATE) Full Proposal Deadline
Learn more at https://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5464&org=DRL&sel_org=D…
Learn more at https://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5464&org=DRL&sel_org=D…
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Event | Innovative Technology Experiences for Students and Teachers (ITEST) Full Proposal Deadline
Learn more at https://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5467&org=DRL&sel_org=D… Visit http://stelar.edc.org for additional resources.
Learn more at https://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5467&org=DRL&sel_org=D… Visit http://stelar.edc.org for additional resources.
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Event | Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) Full Proposal Deadline
Learn more at https://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=6201&org=DRL&sel_org=D…
Learn more at https://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=6201&org=DRL&sel_org=D…
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Announcement | Seeds of STEM Postdoc Opportunity
The Worcester Polytechnic Institute has an opening for a postdoctoral fellow in science/STEM/early childhood education to take part in the research and dissemination activities of the Seeds of STEM research project at the Center for STEM Teaching. Learn more and apply at https://careers.wpi.edu/postings/4581.
The Worcester Polytechnic Institute has an opening for a postdoctoral fellow in science/STEM/early childhood education to take part in the research and dissemination activities of the Seeds of STEM research project at the Center for STEM Teaching. Learn more and apply at https://careers.wpi.edu/postings/4581.
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Event | ADVANCE: Increasing the Participation and Advancement of Women in Academic Science and Engineering Careers Full Proposal Deadline
Learn more at https://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5383&org=DRL&sel_org=D…
Learn more at https://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5383&org=DRL&sel_org=D…
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Event | Industry-University Cooperative Research Centers Program (IUCRC) Full Proposal Deadline
Learn more at https://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5501&org=DRL&sel_org=D…
Learn more at https://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5501&org=DRL&sel_org=D…
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Event | Industry-University Cooperative Research Centers Program (IUCRC) Preliminary Proposal Deadline
Learn more at https://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5501&org=DRL&sel_org=D…
Learn more at https://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5501&org=DRL&sel_org=D…
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Event | Industry-University Cooperative Research Centers Program (IUCRC) Preliminary Proposal Deadline
Learn more at https://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5501&org=DRL&sel_org=D…
Learn more at https://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5501&org=DRL&sel_org=D…
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Event | Webinar on NSF Opportunities: Broadening Participation in STEM
This upcoming webinar on Thursday, June 22, 12:30-3 pm ET, will highlight upcoming funding opportunities within the National Science Foundation Directorate for Education and Human Resources (EHR) that are aimed at broadening participation in STEM. View the full invitation REGISTER
This upcoming webinar on Thursday, June 22, 12:30-3 pm ET, will highlight upcoming funding opportunities within the National Science Foundation Directorate for Education and Human Resources (EHR) that are aimed at broadening participation in STEM. View the full invitation REGISTER
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Announcement | Webinar on NSF Opportunities: Broadening Participation in STEM
This upcoming webinar on Thursday, June 22, 12:30-3 pm ET, will highlight upcoming funding opportunities within the National Science Foundation Directorate for Education and Human Resources (EHR) that are aimed at broadening participation in STEM. View the full invitation REGISTER
This upcoming webinar on Thursday, June 22, 12:30-3 pm ET, will highlight upcoming funding opportunities within the National Science Foundation Directorate for Education and Human Resources (EHR) that are aimed at broadening participation in STEM. View the full invitation REGISTER
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Poster | AERA 2017 Poster: Types of and Purposes for Elementary Mathematical Writing: Task Force Recommendations
Click image to see poster. Abstract Purpose and Perspective: Communication is emphasized as a crucial component of mathematical learning, and mathematical writing has the potential to positively influence student achievement and understanding in mathematics (Kostos & Shin, 2010). Despite this, descriptions of the types of mathematical writing that would support teachers’ and students’…
Click image to see poster. Abstract Purpose and Perspective: Communication is emphasized as a crucial component of mathematical learning, and mathematical writing has the potential to positively influence student achievement and understanding in mathematics (Kostos & Shin, 2010). Despite this, descriptions of the types of mathematical writing that would support teachers’ and students’…
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Project Spotlight | Modeling in Science & Mathematics Education
The National Research Council's A Framework for K-12 Science Education: Practices, Crosscutting Concepts, and Core Ideas (2012) identifies modeling as an important practice too often "underemphasized in the context of science education." According to the Framework, "engaging in the practices of science helps students understand how scientific knowledge develops; such direct involvement…
The National Research Council's A Framework for K-12 Science Education: Practices, Crosscutting Concepts, and Core Ideas (2012) identifies modeling as an important practice too often "underemphasized in the context of science education." According to the Framework, "engaging in the practices of science helps students understand how scientific knowledge develops; such direct involvement…
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Poster | AERA 2017 Poster: Zooming In on K–8 Preservice Teachers' Knowledge of Mathematical Argumentation and Proving
Click image to see poster. Abstract Objectives: Using the lens of four indicators that collectively contribute to the strength and coherence of mathematical arguments (Sampson, Grooms, & Walker, 2011) we examined and compared the strength of mathematical arguments pre-service teachers (PSTs) generate and the strength of their interpretative arguments in which they make sense of, evaluate, and…
Click image to see poster. Abstract Objectives: Using the lens of four indicators that collectively contribute to the strength and coherence of mathematical arguments (Sampson, Grooms, & Walker, 2011) we examined and compared the strength of mathematical arguments pre-service teachers (PSTs) generate and the strength of their interpretative arguments in which they make sense of, evaluate, and…
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Poster | AERA 2017 Poster: Using Math Pathways and Pitfalls to Promote Algebra Readiness
Click image to see poster. Abstract The Using Math Pathways & Pitfalls to Promote Algebra Readiness project aims to create and test student activities and professional development that specifically target key misconceptions that are barriers to algebra readiness. The three goals of the project are to 1) develop an MPP book and companion materials dedicated to algebra readiness content and…
Click image to see poster. Abstract The Using Math Pathways & Pitfalls to Promote Algebra Readiness project aims to create and test student activities and professional development that specifically target key misconceptions that are barriers to algebra readiness. The three goals of the project are to 1) develop an MPP book and companion materials dedicated to algebra readiness content and…
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Poster | AERA 2017 Poster: Unit Coordination and Partitioning Activity of One Child With Mathematics Learning Disability: A Case Study
Click image to see poster. Abstract Purpose: A continued instructional focus on the development of conceptual understanding of fractions as quantities for children with mathematics learning disabilities (MLD) is critical. We investigated “What ways of partitioning and unit coordinating does a fifth grade child with MLD display in equal sharing tasks? “ Perspectives: Current special education…
Click image to see poster. Abstract Purpose: A continued instructional focus on the development of conceptual understanding of fractions as quantities for children with mathematics learning disabilities (MLD) is critical. We investigated “What ways of partitioning and unit coordinating does a fifth grade child with MLD display in equal sharing tasks? “ Perspectives: Current special education…
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Poster | AERA 2017 Poster: Teacher Learning in a Combined Professional Development Program
Click image to see poster. Abstract We examine whether teacher participation in a professional development program that combined Lesson Study with discussions of videos and animations increased teacher noticing of students’ prior knowledge. Four questions guide our inquiry in relation to changes over time in teachers’ video club discussions: 1. What topics do teachers discuss? 2. How does…
Click image to see poster. Abstract We examine whether teacher participation in a professional development program that combined Lesson Study with discussions of videos and animations increased teacher noticing of students’ prior knowledge. Four questions guide our inquiry in relation to changes over time in teachers’ video club discussions: 1. What topics do teachers discuss? 2. How does…
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Poster | AERA 2017 Poster: Putting Research on Learning Trajectories to Work for Middle-Grades Mathematics
Click image to see poster. Abstract Mathematics teachers face two significant challenges: the first is managing the diversity of preparation in classrooms and the second is how to achieve a coherent curriculum when assembling it from open educational resources. MathMapper 6-8 is a digital tool to assist in addressing both, consisting of: 1) a learning map hierarchically structured around nine big…
Click image to see poster. Abstract Mathematics teachers face two significant challenges: the first is managing the diversity of preparation in classrooms and the second is how to achieve a coherent curriculum when assembling it from open educational resources. MathMapper 6-8 is a digital tool to assist in addressing both, consisting of: 1) a learning map hierarchically structured around nine big…
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Poster | AERA 2017 Poster: Evaluating the Developing Mathematical Ideas Professional Development Program
Click image to see poster. Abstract Objectives: This NSF-funded (DRL-1019769) experimental and quasi-experimental efficacy study of teacher participation in the Developing Mathematical Ideas (DMI) elementary math professional development (PD) program (Schifter, Bastable, & Russell, 1999-2008), focuses on its impact on teacher knowledge, teaching practice, and student achievement. Working with…
Click image to see poster. Abstract Objectives: This NSF-funded (DRL-1019769) experimental and quasi-experimental efficacy study of teacher participation in the Developing Mathematical Ideas (DMI) elementary math professional development (PD) program (Schifter, Bastable, & Russell, 1999-2008), focuses on its impact on teacher knowledge, teaching practice, and student achievement. Working with…
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Poster | AERA 2017 Poster: Comparisons in U.S. and Chinese Elementary Classrooms
Click image to see poster. Abstract Purpose of Study: Comparison plays a critical role in the cognitive process (Goldstone, Day, & Son, 2010; Kotovsky & Genterner, 1996), and supports effective learning of mathematics (Ritter-Johnson & Star, 2009; Star & Ritter-Johnson, 2009). Although comparisons are widely used in US classrooms, they are often used with minimal efficiency (…
Click image to see poster. Abstract Purpose of Study: Comparison plays a critical role in the cognitive process (Goldstone, Day, & Son, 2010; Kotovsky & Genterner, 1996), and supports effective learning of mathematics (Ritter-Johnson & Star, 2009; Star & Ritter-Johnson, 2009). Although comparisons are widely used in US classrooms, they are often used with minimal efficiency (…
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Announcement | Upcoming CAREER Webinars
The National Science Foundation’s Division of Research on Learning has organized the following two webinars on the CAREER program, particularly focused on potential investigators of proposals submitted to EHR. Please share this message to anyone for whom this webinar may be of interest. We also encourage you to participate. Thank you! NSF/EHR CAREER Program WebinarThe NSF/EHR CAREER Working Group…
The National Science Foundation’s Division of Research on Learning has organized the following two webinars on the CAREER program, particularly focused on potential investigators of proposals submitted to EHR. Please share this message to anyone for whom this webinar may be of interest. We also encourage you to participate. Thank you! NSF/EHR CAREER Program WebinarThe NSF/EHR CAREER Working Group…
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Poster | AERA 2017 Poster: Building Teacher Teams: Evidence of Positive Spillovers From More Effective Colleagues
Click image to see poster. Abstract Objectives: An emerging body of research suggests that student achievement is a function not just of one’s own classroom teacher but of the combined effort of the classroom teacher and others with whom he or she works. Despite this initial evidence, our understanding of teacher peer effects lacks clarity and detail. Failure to recognize the format of spillovers…
Click image to see poster. Abstract Objectives: An emerging body of research suggests that student achievement is a function not just of one’s own classroom teacher but of the combined effort of the classroom teacher and others with whom he or she works. Despite this initial evidence, our understanding of teacher peer effects lacks clarity and detail. Failure to recognize the format of spillovers…
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Poster | AERA 2017 Poster: Beginners' Skills With Interpreting Students' Thinking: Preservice Teachers' Inferences and Their Use of Supporting Evidence
Click image to see poster. Abstract Objectives: In many contexts, teacher education is being designed to focus more directly on the practice of teaching which entails focusing much more on doing key aspects of the work. In this context, it is particularly important to appraise teaching practices that have been shown to be pivotal in supporting learning, like assessment (Black & Wiliam, 1998…
Click image to see poster. Abstract Objectives: In many contexts, teacher education is being designed to focus more directly on the practice of teaching which entails focusing much more on doing key aspects of the work. In this context, it is particularly important to appraise teaching practices that have been shown to be pivotal in supporting learning, like assessment (Black & Wiliam, 1998…
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Announcement | 37 DR K-12 Videos at the STEM for All Video Showcase
The May 15-22 STEM for All Video Showcase features 37 DR K-12 projects. Learn more about their work in short, 3-min videos. And be sure to join in the discussion forums and take advantage of the opportunity to ask questions and comment!
The May 15-22 STEM for All Video Showcase features 37 DR K-12 projects. Learn more about their work in short, 3-min videos. And be sure to join in the discussion forums and take advantage of the opportunity to ask questions and comment!
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Announcement | Arthur Eisenkraft honored with 2017 NSB Public Service Award
Arthur Eisenkraft will be honored with the 2017 National Science Board Public Service Award. Read the full article on his achievements.
Arthur Eisenkraft will be honored with the 2017 National Science Board Public Service Award. Read the full article on his achievements.
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Announcement | Partnership Development workshop opportunity
If you are a scientist wanting to connect your broader impacts public engagement work with a longer-term learning research agenda, a learning scientist seeking to develop a collaborative study in an informal STEM learning context, or a science communicator or informal science education professional wanting to build on and contribute to the evidence…
If you are a scientist wanting to connect your broader impacts public engagement work with a longer-term learning research agenda, a learning scientist seeking to develop a collaborative study in an informal STEM learning context, or a science communicator or informal science education professional wanting to build on and contribute to the evidence…
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Event | Cyberlearning 2017: What’s Next? Making Connections to Shape the Future
Learn more at http://circlcenter.org/events/cyberlearning-2017/ Cyberlearning 2017 will also be webcast for interested attendees.
Learn more at http://circlcenter.org/events/cyberlearning-2017/ Cyberlearning 2017 will also be webcast for interested attendees.
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Announcement | New NSF Prospective New Awardee Guide (January 2017)
Effective as of January 2017, NSF's Prospective New Awardee Guide includes information on federal requirements, NSF points of contact and frequently asked questions, grantee standards (inlcuding financial viability, financial management, accounting system and internal control requirements, documentation of personnel expenses, allowable costs, participant support, subaward and subrecipient…
Effective as of January 2017, NSF's Prospective New Awardee Guide includes information on federal requirements, NSF points of contact and frequently asked questions, grantee standards (inlcuding financial viability, financial management, accounting system and internal control requirements, documentation of personnel expenses, allowable costs, participant support, subaward and subrecipient…
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Resource | NSF Prospective New Awardee Guide (January 2018)
Effective as of January 2018, NSF's Prospective New Awardee Guide includes information on federal requirements, NSF points of contact and frequently asked questions, grantee standards (including financial viability, financial management, accounting system and internal control requirements, documentation of personnel expenses, allowable costs, participant support, subaward and subrecipient…
Effective as of January 2018, NSF's Prospective New Awardee Guide includes information on federal requirements, NSF points of contact and frequently asked questions, grantee standards (including financial viability, financial management, accounting system and internal control requirements, documentation of personnel expenses, allowable costs, participant support, subaward and subrecipient…
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Announcement | Resources from the Effective Data Visualizations for Dissemination Webinar
The Effective Data Visualizations for Dissemination Webinar was held March 28, 2017. Below are resources shared during the webinar. Presenter: Stephanie Evergreen Crystal clear charts and graphs are valuable - they save an audience's mental energies and keep a reader engaged. In this virtual workshop, attendees learned the science behind effective data presentation. We walked through Dr…
The Effective Data Visualizations for Dissemination Webinar was held March 28, 2017. Below are resources shared during the webinar. Presenter: Stephanie Evergreen Crystal clear charts and graphs are valuable - they save an audience's mental energies and keep a reader engaged. In this virtual workshop, attendees learned the science behind effective data presentation. We walked through Dr…
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