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Event | 2022 ITEST Solicitation Webinar: How to Write a Competitive Proposal
On May 9th and May 16th from 1- 2:30 PM ET, STELAR will host National Science Foundation Program Officers for a series of informative webinars on the new Innovative Technology Experiences for Students and Teachers (ITEST) Program’s Solicitation (NSF 22-585). During this webinar NSF Program Officers Bob Russell and Alicia Santiago will review the goals of the ITEST program, highlight key…
On May 9th and May 16th from 1- 2:30 PM ET, STELAR will host National Science Foundation Program Officers for a series of informative webinars on the new Innovative Technology Experiences for Students and Teachers (ITEST) Program’s Solicitation (NSF 22-585). During this webinar NSF Program Officers Bob Russell and Alicia Santiago will review the goals of the ITEST program, highlight key…
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Event | 2022 ITEST Solicitation Webinar: Solicitation Overview
On May 9th and May 16th from 1- 2:30 PM ET, STELAR will host National Science Foundation Program Officers for a series of informative webinars on the new Innovative Technology Experiences for Students and Teachers (ITEST) Program’s Solicitation (NSF 22-585). During this webinar NSF Program Officers Bob Russell and Alicia Santiago will review the goals of the ITEST program, highlight key…
On May 9th and May 16th from 1- 2:30 PM ET, STELAR will host National Science Foundation Program Officers for a series of informative webinars on the new Innovative Technology Experiences for Students and Teachers (ITEST) Program’s Solicitation (NSF 22-585). During this webinar NSF Program Officers Bob Russell and Alicia Santiago will review the goals of the ITEST program, highlight key…
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Newsletter | April 2022 Newsletter
Dear Colleagues, We thank all of you who completed our recent survey of DRK-12 projects. Based on the results, we’re taking an initial look at the ways DRK-12 projects are engaging underserved populations and addressing broadening participation in STEM education. If you haven’t completed the survey, please add your data now and make sure your project is represented. Contact cadre@edc.org for…
Dear Colleagues, We thank all of you who completed our recent survey of DRK-12 projects. Based on the results, we’re taking an initial look at the ways DRK-12 projects are engaging underserved populations and addressing broadening participation in STEM education. If you haven’t completed the survey, please add your data now and make sure your project is represented. Contact cadre@edc.org for…
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Event | NSF CAREER Proposal Submission Logistics Webinar
Representatives from NSF's Division of Information Systems will hold a technical webinar on system-related information to assist with CAREER proposal submission for the NSF Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) program. The webinar will be held on Thursday, May 26, 2022, from 2:00 to 3:30 PM Eastern time. This webinar will include a review of the system-related requirements in the CAREER…
Representatives from NSF's Division of Information Systems will hold a technical webinar on system-related information to assist with CAREER proposal submission for the NSF Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) program. The webinar will be held on Thursday, May 26, 2022, from 2:00 to 3:30 PM Eastern time. This webinar will include a review of the system-related requirements in the CAREER…
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Event | 2022 NSF CAREER Foundation-Wide Program Briefing
NSF is providing information on the NSF Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) program solicitation NSF 22-586 at webinars on Tuesday, May 10, and Monday, May 16, 2022, starting at 2:00 PM Eastern time each day. The NSF-wide CAREER program supports early-career faculty who have the potential to serve as academic role models in research and education and to lead advances…
NSF is providing information on the NSF Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) program solicitation NSF 22-586 at webinars on Tuesday, May 10, and Monday, May 16, 2022, starting at 2:00 PM Eastern time each day. The NSF-wide CAREER program supports early-career faculty who have the potential to serve as academic role models in research and education and to lead advances…
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Event | 2022 NSF CAREER Foundation-Wide Program Briefing
NSF is providing information on the NSF Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) program solicitation NSF 22-586 at webinars on Tuesday, May 10, and Monday, May 16, 2022, starting at 2:00 PM Eastern time each day. The NSF-wide CAREER program supports early-career faculty who have the potential to serve as academic role models in research and education and to lead advances in…
NSF is providing information on the NSF Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) program solicitation NSF 22-586 at webinars on Tuesday, May 10, and Monday, May 16, 2022, starting at 2:00 PM Eastern time each day. The NSF-wide CAREER program supports early-career faculty who have the potential to serve as academic role models in research and education and to lead advances in…
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Announcement | Join us for Part 3 of the CADRE Learning Series on PD
May 3 | 12 - 1 PM ET In Part 3 of the CADRE Learning Series: Professional Development for Researchers Who Don’t Study PD, panelists discussed what they learned from their design consultations, sharing how they applied (or modified) professional development design principles to address the investigators’ needs and resources. In Part 1 of the learning series, expert panelists shared…
May 3 | 12 - 1 PM ET In Part 3 of the CADRE Learning Series: Professional Development for Researchers Who Don’t Study PD, panelists discussed what they learned from their design consultations, sharing how they applied (or modified) professional development design principles to address the investigators’ needs and resources. In Part 1 of the learning series, expert panelists shared…
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Event | Part 3: Professional Development for Researchers Who Don’t Study PD
In Part 3 of the CADRE Learning Series, panelists will discuss what they learned from their design consultations, sharing how they applied (or modified) professional development design principles to address the investigators’ needs and resources. REGISTER In Part 1 of the learning series, expert panelists shared important design principles for PD during a webinar. Part 2 of the series included…
In Part 3 of the CADRE Learning Series, panelists will discuss what they learned from their design consultations, sharing how they applied (or modified) professional development design principles to address the investigators’ needs and resources. REGISTER In Part 1 of the learning series, expert panelists shared important design principles for PD during a webinar. Part 2 of the series included…
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Survey | Part 3: Professional Development for Researchers Who Don’t Study PD
May 3 | 12 - 1 PM ET In Part 3 of the CADRE Learning Series, panelists will discuss what they learned from their design consultations, sharing how they applied (or modified) professional development design principles to address the investigators’ needs and resources. In Part 1 of the learning series, expert panelists shared important design principles for PD during a webinar. Part 2 of the series…
May 3 | 12 - 1 PM ET In Part 3 of the CADRE Learning Series, panelists will discuss what they learned from their design consultations, sharing how they applied (or modified) professional development design principles to address the investigators’ needs and resources. In Part 1 of the learning series, expert panelists shared important design principles for PD during a webinar. Part 2 of the series…
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Announcement | May 10 Workshop for Prospective CAREER Applicants
This workshop is intended to provide guidance and mentorship to prospective CAREER applicants to the NSF Directorate for Education and Human Resources. It will serve as an opportunity for participants to gain a better understanding of the program, including eligibility requirements, the application process, and outcomes of past CAREER awardees, and for participants to interact with…
This workshop is intended to provide guidance and mentorship to prospective CAREER applicants to the NSF Directorate for Education and Human Resources. It will serve as an opportunity for participants to gain a better understanding of the program, including eligibility requirements, the application process, and outcomes of past CAREER awardees, and for participants to interact with…
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Event | NSF Workshop for NSF Directorate for Education and Human Resources CAREER Applicants
This workshop is intended to provide guidance and mentorship to prospective CAREER applicants to the NSF Directorate for Education and Human Resources. It will serve as an opportunity for participants to gain a better understanding of the program, including eligibility requirements, the application process, and outcomes of past CAREER awardees, and for participants to interact with other…
This workshop is intended to provide guidance and mentorship to prospective CAREER applicants to the NSF Directorate for Education and Human Resources. It will serve as an opportunity for participants to gain a better understanding of the program, including eligibility requirements, the application process, and outcomes of past CAREER awardees, and for participants to interact with other…
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Blog | Using Simulations to Support STEM Teacher Learning: Exploring Possibilities, Challenges, and Future Directions
Ensuring that all students have substantive opportunities to engage in equitable sensemaking within STEM classrooms is critically important. But for teachers to learn how to create and maintain this kind of classroom culture, they need opportunities to engage in repeated practice where they can refine their instructional decision-making and capabilities. Simulations are one promising tool that…
Ensuring that all students have substantive opportunities to engage in equitable sensemaking within STEM classrooms is critically important. But for teachers to learn how to create and maintain this kind of classroom culture, they need opportunities to engage in repeated practice where they can refine their instructional decision-making and capabilities. Simulations are one promising tool that…
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Newsletter | March 2022 Newsletter
Dear Colleagues, As we welcome the spring season, we also welcome a new group of DRK-12 awardees. Congratulations to the recent CAREER and RAPID award winners! Our newsletter is full of information and resources for you, including a Spotlight on simulations, the recording of the recent webinar PD design for those who don’t study PD, and a tip on project outcomes reports. We hope you’ll join us to…
Dear Colleagues, As we welcome the spring season, we also welcome a new group of DRK-12 awardees. Congratulations to the recent CAREER and RAPID award winners! Our newsletter is full of information and resources for you, including a Spotlight on simulations, the recording of the recent webinar PD design for those who don’t study PD, and a tip on project outcomes reports. We hope you’ll join us to…
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Project Spotlight | Simulations in STEM Teaching & Learning
Since our 2015 collection of resources on Games & Simulations, projects in the DRK-12 portfolio have continued to explore and advance our understanding of how simulations can transform and improve STEM teaching, learning, and assessment. This month’s Spotlight highlights seven current or recent projects that are leveraging simulations to enhance student and teacher learning, and in her blog,…
Since our 2015 collection of resources on Games & Simulations, projects in the DRK-12 portfolio have continued to explore and advance our understanding of how simulations can transform and improve STEM teaching, learning, and assessment. This month’s Spotlight highlights seven current or recent projects that are leveraging simulations to enhance student and teacher learning, and in her blog,…
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Early Career News | The Role of Inclusion, Discrimination, and Belonging for Adolescent Science, Technology, Engineering and Math Engagement In and Out of School
Kelly Lynn Mulvey (CAREER Awardee), Channing J. Mathews (2021 CADRE Postdoc), Jerica Knox, Angelina Joy, and Jaqueline Cerda-Smith published this article in the Journal of Research in Science Teaching.
Kelly Lynn Mulvey (CAREER Awardee), Channing J. Mathews (2021 CADRE Postdoc), Jerica Knox, Angelina Joy, and Jaqueline Cerda-Smith published this article in the Journal of Research in Science Teaching.
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Early Career News | My Best Science Teacher: The Views of Black Students and Implications for Science Education Reform
Eileen C. Parsons and Terrell R. Morton (CADRE co-PI and 2018 CADRE Postdoc) co-authored this publication for Cultural Studies of Science Education.
Eileen C. Parsons and Terrell R. Morton (CADRE co-PI and 2018 CADRE Postdoc) co-authored this publication for Cultural Studies of Science Education.
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Early Career News | Emancipating STEM Education through Abolitionist Teaching: A Research-Practice Partnership to Support Virtual Microteaching Experiences
Vanessa N. Louis (2022 CADRE Fellow) and Natalie S. King published this article in the Journal of Science Teacher Education.
Vanessa N. Louis (2022 CADRE Fellow) and Natalie S. King published this article in the Journal of Science Teacher Education.
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Early Career News | An Alternative to STEBI-A: Validation of the T-STEM Science Scale
Alana Unfried, Arif Rachmatullah, Alonzo Alexander (2022 CADRE Fellow), and Eric Wiebe (CADRE co-PI) co-authored this article published in the International Journal of STEM Education.
Alana Unfried, Arif Rachmatullah, Alonzo Alexander (2022 CADRE Fellow), and Eric Wiebe (CADRE co-PI) co-authored this article published in the International Journal of STEM Education.
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Early Career News | “All we Wanna do is be Free”: Advocating for Black Liberation in and through K-12 Science Education
Terrell R. Morton (CADRE co-PI and 2018 CADRE Postdoc), Monica L. Miles, ReAnna S. Roby (2018 CADRE Postdoc), and Nickolaus A. Ortiz published this Journal of Science Teacher Education article.
Terrell R. Morton (CADRE co-PI and 2018 CADRE Postdoc), Monica L. Miles, ReAnna S. Roby (2018 CADRE Postdoc), and Nickolaus A. Ortiz published this Journal of Science Teacher Education article.
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Early Career News | Nurturing Students Through Social Interactions
Tiffini Pruitt-Britton, Anne Garrison Wilhelm, and Jonee Wilson (2013-14 CADRE Fellow) published this article in Phi Delta Kappan.
Tiffini Pruitt-Britton, Anne Garrison Wilhelm, and Jonee Wilson (2013-14 CADRE Fellow) published this article in Phi Delta Kappan.
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Resource | Explaining Differences in One Teacher’s Instruction Across Multiple Tracked Fifth‐Grade Classes
In this article, we describe the case of “Keri,” a fifth-grade teacher who had completed an Elementary Mathematics Specialist (EMS) certification program. Drawn from a larger study investigating the knowledge, beliefs, and practices of EMSs, Keri's case was unique in that she was teaching mathematics to four classes in a departmentalized structure, where students were placed into different…
In this article, we describe the case of “Keri,” a fifth-grade teacher who had completed an Elementary Mathematics Specialist (EMS) certification program. Drawn from a larger study investigating the knowledge, beliefs, and practices of EMSs, Keri's case was unique in that she was teaching mathematics to four classes in a departmentalized structure, where students were placed into different…
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Resource | The Honeycomb of Engineering Framework: Philosophy of Engineering Guiding Precollege Engineering Education
BackgroundUnderstanding the nature of engineering is important for shaping engineering education, especially precollege education. While much research has established the pedagogical benefits of teaching engineering in kindergarten through 12th grade (K–12), the philosophical foundations of engineering remain under-examined. PurposeThis conceptual paper introduces the honeycomb of engineering…
BackgroundUnderstanding the nature of engineering is important for shaping engineering education, especially precollege education. While much research has established the pedagogical benefits of teaching engineering in kindergarten through 12th grade (K–12), the philosophical foundations of engineering remain under-examined. PurposeThis conceptual paper introduces the honeycomb of engineering…
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Resource | “Science Theatre Makes You Good at Science”: Affordances of Embodied Performances in Urban Elementary Science Classrooms
School science continues to alienate students identifying with nondominant, non-western cultures, and learners of color, and considers science as an enterprise where success necessitates divorcing the self and corporeal body from ideas and the mind. Resisting the colonizing pedagogy of the mind–body divide, we aimed at creating pedagogical spaces and places in science classes that sustain…
School science continues to alienate students identifying with nondominant, non-western cultures, and learners of color, and considers science as an enterprise where success necessitates divorcing the self and corporeal body from ideas and the mind. Resisting the colonizing pedagogy of the mind–body divide, we aimed at creating pedagogical spaces and places in science classes that sustain…
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Resource | Quantification in Empirical Activity
Changing where, when, and how objects are studied is central to lab-based science (Knorr Cetina, 1999). Science involves changing the scale of objects—particularly scales of size, time, and intensity—from what is experienced in the world. Similar to investigations conducted in science laboratories, classroom investigations involve re-representing and re-scaling entities, manipulating them, and…
Changing where, when, and how objects are studied is central to lab-based science (Knorr Cetina, 1999). Science involves changing the scale of objects—particularly scales of size, time, and intensity—from what is experienced in the world. Similar to investigations conducted in science laboratories, classroom investigations involve re-representing and re-scaling entities, manipulating them, and…
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Resource | Climate Crisis Learning through Scaffolded Instructional Tools
ObjectiveSocially-relevant and controversial topics, such as the climate crisis, are subject to differences in the explanations that scientists and the public find plausible. Scaffolds can help students be evaluative of the validity of explanations based on evidence when addressing such topics and support knowledge gains. MethodThis study compared two scaffolds in which students weighed…
ObjectiveSocially-relevant and controversial topics, such as the climate crisis, are subject to differences in the explanations that scientists and the public find plausible. Scaffolds can help students be evaluative of the validity of explanations based on evidence when addressing such topics and support knowledge gains. MethodThis study compared two scaffolds in which students weighed…
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Event | Creating Inclusive STEM Opportunities for Students with Disabilities: Informal Settings
On April 13, STELAR will host part two of a webinar series showcasing three ITEST projects’ work on designing inclusive STEM learning environments and opportunities for students with disabilities in both formal and informal settings. Each learning environment has different goals and challenges, yet both formal and informal learning environments demand dedicated teachers to design curriculum for…
On April 13, STELAR will host part two of a webinar series showcasing three ITEST projects’ work on designing inclusive STEM learning environments and opportunities for students with disabilities in both formal and informal settings. Each learning environment has different goals and challenges, yet both formal and informal learning environments demand dedicated teachers to design curriculum for…
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Event | Creating Inclusive STEM Opportunities for Students with Disabilities: Formal Settings
On April 11 and April 13, STELAR will host a two-part webinar series showcasing six ITEST projects’ work on designing inclusive STEM learning environments and opportunities for students with disabilities in both formal and informal settings. Each learning environment has different goals and challenges, yet both formal and informal learning environments demand dedicated teachers to design…
On April 11 and April 13, STELAR will host a two-part webinar series showcasing six ITEST projects’ work on designing inclusive STEM learning environments and opportunities for students with disabilities in both formal and informal settings. Each learning environment has different goals and challenges, yet both formal and informal learning environments demand dedicated teachers to design…
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Announcement | Annual Survey of the DRK-12 Portfolio
CADRE, the NSF resource network for the DRK-12 program, is conducting an annual survey of active awards to: characterize the research and development being conducted in the DRK-12 portfolio, identify areas of emphasis and opportunity for future research, help active awardees situate their work in the larger landscape of the portfolio, as well as disseminate information about your project and the…
CADRE, the NSF resource network for the DRK-12 program, is conducting an annual survey of active awards to: characterize the research and development being conducted in the DRK-12 portfolio, identify areas of emphasis and opportunity for future research, help active awardees situate their work in the larger landscape of the portfolio, as well as disseminate information about your project and the…
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Event | Discussing Systems Change Strategies
Join NSF INCLUDES to explore systems change concepts and strategies that can support efforts to broaden participation in STEM. Panelists will examine how the work of individual members, their institutions, programs, or initiatives are working to advance systems change. Panelists include: Stanley Andrisse (PI) and Neil Schiavo (PD) from the NSF INCLUDES Alliance, STEM Opportunities in Prison…
Join NSF INCLUDES to explore systems change concepts and strategies that can support efforts to broaden participation in STEM. Panelists will examine how the work of individual members, their institutions, programs, or initiatives are working to advance systems change. Panelists include: Stanley Andrisse (PI) and Neil Schiavo (PD) from the NSF INCLUDES Alliance, STEM Opportunities in Prison…
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Resource | Articulating a Transformative Approach for Designing Tasks that Measure Young Learners’ Developing Proficiencies in Integrated Science and Literacy
As early elementary classrooms shift to implementing Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) instruction, high-quality assessments are essential for providing teachers with information about where students are in the process of developing proficiency in science. In this paper, we introduce an approach for designing NGSS-aligned assessments that measure young learners’ science progress while also…
As early elementary classrooms shift to implementing Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) instruction, high-quality assessments are essential for providing teachers with information about where students are in the process of developing proficiency in science. In this paper, we introduce an approach for designing NGSS-aligned assessments that measure young learners’ science progress while also…
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