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Resource | Imagining a Future in 4k: How Professional Identity Shapes Notions of Mathematics
This article describes how early childhood teachers engaged in a public preK professional development program. We examine how developing teacher identities mediated engagement with the discourses of developmentally appropriate practice, early mathematics, and funds of knowledge and how they connected present practice to an imagined future. We found that helping them to connect practice experience…
This article describes how early childhood teachers engaged in a public preK professional development program. We examine how developing teacher identities mediated engagement with the discourses of developmentally appropriate practice, early mathematics, and funds of knowledge and how they connected present practice to an imagined future. We found that helping them to connect practice experience…
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Resource | Exploring young children’s multiple mathematical resources through action research
Wager, A. A. & Delaney, K. (2014). Exploring young children’s multiple mathematical resources through action research. TODOS Research Monograph 3: Embracing Resources of Children, Families, Communities and Cultures in Mathematics Learning, 25-59.
Wager, A. A. & Delaney, K. (2014). Exploring young children’s multiple mathematical resources through action research. TODOS Research Monograph 3: Embracing Resources of Children, Families, Communities and Cultures in Mathematics Learning, 25-59.
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Resource | Envisioning the Role of the Mathematics Teacher
Munter, C. (2015). Envisioning the Role of the Mathematics Teacher. NCSM Journal of Mathematics Education Leadership, 16(1), 29-40.
Munter, C. (2015). Envisioning the Role of the Mathematics Teacher. NCSM Journal of Mathematics Education Leadership, 16(1), 29-40.
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Resource | Technology-enhanced inquiry learning
The SAGE Encyclopedia of Educational Technology examines information on leveraging the power of technology to support teaching and learning. While using innovative technology to educate individuals is certainly not a new topic, how it is approached, adapted, and used toward the services of achieving real gains in student performance is extremely pertinent. This two-volume encyclopedia explores…
The SAGE Encyclopedia of Educational Technology examines information on leveraging the power of technology to support teaching and learning. While using innovative technology to educate individuals is certainly not a new topic, how it is approached, adapted, and used toward the services of achieving real gains in student performance is extremely pertinent. This two-volume encyclopedia explores…
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Event | 95th National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS) Annual Conference; New Orleans, LA
For more information, visit: http://www.socialstudies.org/conference DR K-12 Presenters: Alycia Hund, Illinois State University (Project: Promoting Students' Spatial Thinking in Upper Elementary Grades using Geographic Information Systems (GIS)) May Jadallah, Illinois State University (Project: Promoting Students' Spatial Thinking in Upper Elementary Grades using Geographic Information Systems (…
For more information, visit: http://www.socialstudies.org/conference DR K-12 Presenters: Alycia Hund, Illinois State University (Project: Promoting Students' Spatial Thinking in Upper Elementary Grades using Geographic Information Systems (GIS)) May Jadallah, Illinois State University (Project: Promoting Students' Spatial Thinking in Upper Elementary Grades using Geographic Information Systems (…
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Event | 2015 National Conference on Geography Education; Washington, DC
For more information, visit: http://www.ncge.org/conference DR K-12 Presenters: Alycia Hund, Illinois State University (Project: Promoting Students' Spatial Thinking in Upper Elementary Grades using Geographic Information Systems (GIS)) May Jadallah, Illinois State University (Project: Promoting Students' Spatial Thinking in Upper Elementary Grades using Geographic Information Systems (GIS))…
For more information, visit: http://www.ncge.org/conference DR K-12 Presenters: Alycia Hund, Illinois State University (Project: Promoting Students' Spatial Thinking in Upper Elementary Grades using Geographic Information Systems (GIS)) May Jadallah, Illinois State University (Project: Promoting Students' Spatial Thinking in Upper Elementary Grades using Geographic Information Systems (GIS))…
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Announcement | PRIME Proposal DCL
Indicators for Monitoring Progress Toward Successful K-12 STEM Education This Dear Colleague Letter is to announce that the National Science Foundation's Directorate for Education and Human Resources is interested in research and development activities around the 14 Indicators as described in 2013 in the National Research Council report, Monitoring Progress Toward Successful K-12 Education: A…
Indicators for Monitoring Progress Toward Successful K-12 STEM Education This Dear Colleague Letter is to announce that the National Science Foundation's Directorate for Education and Human Resources is interested in research and development activities around the 14 Indicators as described in 2013 in the National Research Council report, Monitoring Progress Toward Successful K-12 Education: A…
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Announcement | Division L mentoring opportunity at AERA
Division L Junior Faculty Mentoring Session The Long Road to Tenure: Navigating the Academic Terrain We invite all early career scholars (defined as pre-tenure university faculty in current tenure track positions) to apply to our Division L Junior Faculty Mentoring Session which will be held on Sat, April 18, 2:45 to 4:15pm, Swissotel, Event Centre Second Level, Vevey 4. During the session…
Division L Junior Faculty Mentoring Session The Long Road to Tenure: Navigating the Academic Terrain We invite all early career scholars (defined as pre-tenure university faculty in current tenure track positions) to apply to our Division L Junior Faculty Mentoring Session which will be held on Sat, April 18, 2:45 to 4:15pm, Swissotel, Event Centre Second Level, Vevey 4. During the session…
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Event | EducaTIK 2015 Conference; Cali, Colombia
For more information, visit: http://www.edukatic.co/2015/ DR K-12 Presenters: Amanda Strawhacker, Tufts University (Project: ScratchJr: Computer Programming in Early Childhood Education as a Pathway to Academic Readiness and Success (Collaborative Research: Bers))
For more information, visit: http://www.edukatic.co/2015/ DR K-12 Presenters: Amanda Strawhacker, Tufts University (Project: ScratchJr: Computer Programming in Early Childhood Education as a Pathway to Academic Readiness and Success (Collaborative Research: Bers))
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Resource | Assessing and Using Students’ Prior Knowledge in Problem-Based Instruction
González, G., DeJarnette, A. F., & Deal, J. T. (2014). Assessing and Using Students’ Prior Knowledge in Problem-Based Instruction. New England Mathematics Journal, XLVI, 38-49.
González, G., DeJarnette, A. F., & Deal, J. T. (2014). Assessing and Using Students’ Prior Knowledge in Problem-Based Instruction. New England Mathematics Journal, XLVI, 38-49.
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Resource | Developing Visions of High-Quality Mathematics Instruction
This article introduces an interview-based instrument that was created for the purposes of characterizing the visions of high-quality mathematics instruction of teachers, principals, mathematics coaches, and district leaders and tracking changes in those visions over time. The instrument models trajectories of perceptions of high-quality instruction along what have been identified in the…
This article introduces an interview-based instrument that was created for the purposes of characterizing the visions of high-quality mathematics instruction of teachers, principals, mathematics coaches, and district leaders and tracking changes in those visions over time. The instrument models trajectories of perceptions of high-quality instruction along what have been identified in the…
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Event | 8th Mathematics Education and Society Conference (MES8); Portland, OR
To learn more, visit https://sites.google.com/a/pdx.edu/mes8/home/news DR K-12 Presenters: Kara Jackson, University of Washington (Project: Investigating and Supporting the Development of Ambitious and Equitable Mathematics Instruction at Scale) Charles Munter, University of Pittsburgh (Project: Investigating and Supporting the Development of Ambitious and Equitable Mathematics Instruction at…
To learn more, visit https://sites.google.com/a/pdx.edu/mes8/home/news DR K-12 Presenters: Kara Jackson, University of Washington (Project: Investigating and Supporting the Development of Ambitious and Equitable Mathematics Instruction at Scale) Charles Munter, University of Pittsburgh (Project: Investigating and Supporting the Development of Ambitious and Equitable Mathematics Instruction at…
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Resource | Investigating the development of mathematics leaders' capacity to support teachers' learning on a large scale
A key aspect of supporting teachers’ learning on a large scale concerns mathematics leaders’ practices in designing for and leading high-quality professional development. We report on a retrospective analysis of an initial design experiment aimed at supporting the learning of three math leaders who were charged with supporting the learning of middle-grades mathematics teachers across a large US…
A key aspect of supporting teachers’ learning on a large scale concerns mathematics leaders’ practices in designing for and leading high-quality professional development. We report on a retrospective analysis of an initial design experiment aimed at supporting the learning of three math leaders who were charged with supporting the learning of middle-grades mathematics teachers across a large US…
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Project Spotlight | Mentoring
Are you a mentor or an early career professional looking for mentorship? This video series contains mentoring tips, strategies, best practices, and challenges.
Are you a mentor or an early career professional looking for mentorship? This video series contains mentoring tips, strategies, best practices, and challenges.
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Resource | Towards ITS Authoring Tool s for Domain Experts
The scarcity of efficient and user-friendly authoring tools has long been acknowledged as a limiting factor in the widespread development and deployment of intelligent tutoring systems (ITSs). Creating an effective authoring tool for domain experts poses two significant challenges: it must facilitate the creation of curricular content by domain experts who are typically neither ITS experts nor…
The scarcity of efficient and user-friendly authoring tools has long been acknowledged as a limiting factor in the widespread development and deployment of intelligent tutoring systems (ITSs). Creating an effective authoring tool for domain experts poses two significant challenges: it must facilitate the creation of curricular content by domain experts who are typically neither ITS experts nor…
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Resource | Towards Domain-Independent Assessment of Elementary Students’ Science Competency using Soft Cardinality
Automated assessment of student learning has become the subject of increasing attention. Students’ textual responses to short answer questions offer a rich source of data for assessment. However, automatically analyzing textual constructed responses poses significant computational challenges, exacerbated by the disfluencies that occur prominently in elementary students’ writing. With robust text…
Automated assessment of student learning has become the subject of increasing attention. Students’ textual responses to short answer questions offer a rich source of data for assessment. However, automatically analyzing textual constructed responses poses significant computational challenges, exacerbated by the disfluencies that occur prominently in elementary students’ writing. With robust text…
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Resource | Assessing Elementary Students' Science Competency with Text Analytics
Real-time formative assessment of student learning has become the subject of increasing attention. Students’ textual responses to short answer questions offer a rich source of data for formative assessment. However, automatically analyzing textual constructed responses poses significant computational challenges, and the difficulty of generating accurate assessments is exacerbated by the…
Real-time formative assessment of student learning has become the subject of increasing attention. Students’ textual responses to short answer questions offer a rich source of data for formative assessment. However, automatically analyzing textual constructed responses poses significant computational challenges, and the difficulty of generating accurate assessments is exacerbated by the…
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Resource | SketchMiner: Mining Learner-Generated Science Drawings with Topological Abstraction
Mining learner generated sketches holds significant potential for acquiring deep insight into learners’ mental models. Drawing has been shown to benefit both learning outcomes and engagement, and learners’ sketches offer a rich source of diagnostic information. Unfortunately, interpreting learners’ sketches—even sketches comprised of semantically grounded symbols—poses significant computational…
Mining learner generated sketches holds significant potential for acquiring deep insight into learners’ mental models. Drawing has been shown to benefit both learning outcomes and engagement, and learners’ sketches offer a rich source of diagnostic information. Unfortunately, interpreting learners’ sketches—even sketches comprised of semantically grounded symbols—poses significant computational…
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Resource | ‘‘I Want My Robot to Look for Food’’: Comparing Kindergartner’s Programming Comprehension Using Tangible, Graphic, and Hybrid User Interfaces
In recent years, educational robotics has become an increasingly popular research area. However, limited studies have focused on differentiated learning outcomes based on type of programming interface. This study aims to explore how successfully young children master foundational programming concepts based on the robotics user interface (tangible, graphical, hybrid) taught in their curriculum.…
In recent years, educational robotics has become an increasingly popular research area. However, limited studies have focused on differentiated learning outcomes based on type of programming interface. This study aims to explore how successfully young children master foundational programming concepts based on the robotics user interface (tangible, graphical, hybrid) taught in their curriculum.…
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Resource | Implementing a Robotics Curriculum in an Early Childhood Montessori Classroom
This paper explores how robotics can be used as a new educational tool in a Montessori early education classroom. It presents a case study of one early educator’s experience of designing and implementing a robotics curriculum integrated with a social science unit in her mixed-age classroom. This teacher had no prior experience using robotics in the classroom beyond a three-day professional…
This paper explores how robotics can be used as a new educational tool in a Montessori early education classroom. It presents a case study of one early educator’s experience of designing and implementing a robotics curriculum integrated with a social science unit in her mixed-age classroom. This teacher had no prior experience using robotics in the classroom beyond a three-day professional…
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Resource | Scaffolding Argumentation about Water Quality: A Mixed-method Study in a Rural Middle School
A common way for students to develop scientific argumentation abilities is through argumentation about socioscientific issues, defined as scientific problems with social, ethical, and moral aspects. Computer-based scaffolding can support students in this process. In this mixed method study, we examined the use and impact of computer based scaffolding to support middle school students’ creation of…
A common way for students to develop scientific argumentation abilities is through argumentation about socioscientific issues, defined as scientific problems with social, ethical, and moral aspects. Computer-based scaffolding can support students in this process. In this mixed method study, we examined the use and impact of computer based scaffolding to support middle school students’ creation of…
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Resource | A Pilot Meta-Analysis of Computer-Based Scaffolding in STEM Education
This paper employs meta-analysis to determine the influence of computer-based scaffolding characteristics and study and test scorequality on cognitive outcomes in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education at the secondary, college, graduate, and adult levels. Results indicate that (a) computer-based scaffolding positively influences learning (g=0.53), (b) studies with zero…
This paper employs meta-analysis to determine the influence of computer-based scaffolding characteristics and study and test scorequality on cognitive outcomes in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education at the secondary, college, graduate, and adult levels. Results indicate that (a) computer-based scaffolding positively influences learning (g=0.53), (b) studies with zero…
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Resource | A Blended Professional Development Program to Help a Teacher Learn to Provide One-to-One Scaffolding
Argumentation is central to instruction centered on socio-scientific issues (Sadler & Donnelly in International Journal of Science Education, 28(12), 1463–1488, 2006. doi:10.1080/09500690600708717). Teachers can play a big role in helping students engage in argumentation and solve authentic scientific problems. To do so, they need to learn one-to-one scaffolding—dynamic support to help…
Argumentation is central to instruction centered on socio-scientific issues (Sadler & Donnelly in International Journal of Science Education, 28(12), 1463–1488, 2006. doi:10.1080/09500690600708717). Teachers can play a big role in helping students engage in argumentation and solve authentic scientific problems. To do so, they need to learn one-to-one scaffolding—dynamic support to help…
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Resource | Thunder and Lightning: Understanding Equidistance
Mejia Colindres, C. A. (2015). Thunder and Lightning: Understanding Equidistance. Mathematics Teacher, 108(6), 454-460.
Mejia Colindres, C. A. (2015). Thunder and Lightning: Understanding Equidistance. Mathematics Teacher, 108(6), 454-460.
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Resource | Uncovering and Eliciting Mathematical Perceptions in Linguistically Diverse Classrooms
Sorto, M. A., Mejia Colindres, C. A., & Wilson, A. T. (2014). Uncovering and Eliciting Mathematical Perceptions in Linguistically Diverse Classrooms. Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, 20(2), 72–77.
Sorto, M. A., Mejia Colindres, C. A., & Wilson, A. T. (2014). Uncovering and Eliciting Mathematical Perceptions in Linguistically Diverse Classrooms. Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, 20(2), 72–77.
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Resource | Constructing and Role-Playing Student Avatars in a Simulation of Teaching Algebra for Diverse Learners
From the perspectives of Graduate Research Assistants (GRAs), this study examines the design and implementation of a simulated teaching environment in Second Life (SL) for prospective teachers to teach algebra for diverse learners. Drawing upon the Learning-for-Use framework, the analyses provide evidence on the development of student avatars in construction and role-playing activities. The study…
From the perspectives of Graduate Research Assistants (GRAs), this study examines the design and implementation of a simulated teaching environment in Second Life (SL) for prospective teachers to teach algebra for diverse learners. Drawing upon the Learning-for-Use framework, the analyses provide evidence on the development of student avatars in construction and role-playing activities. The study…
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Resource | Exploring Ecosystems from the Inside: How Immersive Multi-user Virtual Environments Can Support Development of Epistemologically Grounded Modeling Practices in Ecosystem Science Instruction
Recent reform efforts and the next generation science standards emphasize the importance of incorporating authentic scientific practices into science instruction. Modeling can be a particularly challenging practice to address because modeling occurs within a socially structured system of representation that is specific to a domain. Further, in the process of modeling, experts interact deeply with…
Recent reform efforts and the next generation science standards emphasize the importance of incorporating authentic scientific practices into science instruction. Modeling can be a particularly challenging practice to address because modeling occurs within a socially structured system of representation that is specific to a domain. Further, in the process of modeling, experts interact deeply with…
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Resource | Turning Transfer Inside Out: The Affordances of Virtual Worlds and Mobile Devices in Real World Contexts for Teaching About Causality Across Time and Distance in Ecosystems
Reasoning about ecosystems includes consideration of causality over temporal and spatial distances; yet learners typically focus on immediate time frames and local contexts. Teaching students to reason beyond these boundaries has met with some success based upon tests that cue students to the types of reasoning required. Virtual worlds offer an opportunity to assess what students actually do in a…
Reasoning about ecosystems includes consideration of causality over temporal and spatial distances; yet learners typically focus on immediate time frames and local contexts. Teaching students to reason beyond these boundaries has met with some success based upon tests that cue students to the types of reasoning required. Virtual worlds offer an opportunity to assess what students actually do in a…
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Announcement | Internship Opportunity
RPP Internship Program for Graduate Students Call for Applications The Research + Practice Collaboratory is pleased to introduce its Research-Practice Partnership (RPP) Internship Program. The Collaboratory team at the University of Colorado Boulder is organizing this program to increase RPP capacity building with support from the National Science Foundation. The internship is designed to…
RPP Internship Program for Graduate Students Call for Applications The Research + Practice Collaboratory is pleased to introduce its Research-Practice Partnership (RPP) Internship Program. The Collaboratory team at the University of Colorado Boulder is organizing this program to increase RPP capacity building with support from the National Science Foundation. The internship is designed to…
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Resource | Young Children's Mathematics: Whose Home Practices Are Privileged?
In this essay, the authors share a professional dialogue about the ways in which issues of power emerge in preschool classrooms when teachers endeavor to build on childrens home and school mathematical experiences and understanding. From different perspectives, as early childhood and mathematics education researchers, the authors discuss ways in which data from teacher interviews and discussions…
In this essay, the authors share a professional dialogue about the ways in which issues of power emerge in preschool classrooms when teachers endeavor to build on childrens home and school mathematical experiences and understanding. From different perspectives, as early childhood and mathematics education researchers, the authors discuss ways in which data from teacher interviews and discussions…
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