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Resource | Designing in Context: Reaching Beyond Usability in Learning Analytics Dashboard Design
Researchers and developers of learning analytics (LA) systems are increasingly adopting human-centred design (HCD) approaches, with growing need to understand how to apply design practice in different educational settings. In this paper, we present a design narrative of our experience developing dashboards to support middle school mathematics teachers’ pedagogical practices, in a multi-university…
Researchers and developers of learning analytics (LA) systems are increasingly adopting human-centred design (HCD) approaches, with growing need to understand how to apply design practice in different educational settings. In this paper, we present a design narrative of our experience developing dashboards to support middle school mathematics teachers’ pedagogical practices, in a multi-university…
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Newsletter | August 2020 Newsletter
Dear Colleagues, The demand for data skills is growing across industries and disciplines. Understanding how to analyze and interpret data will not only be critical for students as they enter the workforce, but also as they grapple with complex issues, such as the COVID-19 pandemic or climate change. This month’s Spotlight focuses on research to understand and improve students' analysis and…
Dear Colleagues, The demand for data skills is growing across industries and disciplines. Understanding how to analyze and interpret data will not only be critical for students as they enter the workforce, but also as they grapple with complex issues, such as the COVID-19 pandemic or climate change. This month’s Spotlight focuses on research to understand and improve students' analysis and…
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Event | Webinar 2: An Introduction to Meta-Analytic Techniques
This webinar is part of a 2-part series. In recent years, science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education researchers have used systematic review and meta-analysis methods to synthesize research evidence, identify gaps in the literature, develop instructional design guidelines, and inform teaching practice. Systematic literature reviews, however, are often confused with…
This webinar is part of a 2-part series. In recent years, science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education researchers have used systematic review and meta-analysis methods to synthesize research evidence, identify gaps in the literature, develop instructional design guidelines, and inform teaching practice. Systematic literature reviews, however, are often confused with…
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Event | Webinar 1: An Introduction to Systematic Literature Reviews
This webinar is part of a 2-part series. In recent years, science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education researchers have used systematic review and meta-analysis methods to synthesize research evidence, identify gaps in the literature, develop instructional design guidelines, and inform teaching practice. Systematic literature reviews, however, are often confused with…
This webinar is part of a 2-part series. In recent years, science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education researchers have used systematic review and meta-analysis methods to synthesize research evidence, identify gaps in the literature, develop instructional design guidelines, and inform teaching practice. Systematic literature reviews, however, are often confused with…
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Announcement | AIR Webinar Series: Systematic Literature Reviews and Meta-Analytic Techniques
In recent years, science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education researchers have used systematic review and meta-analysis methods to synthesize research evidence, identify gaps in the literature, develop instructional design guidelines, and inform teaching practice. Systematic literature reviews, however, are often confused with standard literature reviews. To reduce bias and…
In recent years, science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education researchers have used systematic review and meta-analysis methods to synthesize research evidence, identify gaps in the literature, develop instructional design guidelines, and inform teaching practice. Systematic literature reviews, however, are often confused with standard literature reviews. To reduce bias and…
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Early Career News | Supporting Students' Pathways through the Cycle of Inquiry and Justification
Michelle Cirillo (CAREER Awardee) and Jenifer Hummer (2017-18 CADRE Fellow) presented a webinar on the cycle of inquiry and justification in secondary mathematics as part of NCTM's 100 Days of Professional Learning.
Michelle Cirillo (CAREER Awardee) and Jenifer Hummer (2017-18 CADRE Fellow) presented a webinar on the cycle of inquiry and justification in secondary mathematics as part of NCTM's 100 Days of Professional Learning.
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Early Career News | 2018 CADRE Postdoc awarded NSF grant
Terrell Morton (2018 CADRE Postdoc) was recently awarded an NSF grant to build a network comprised of diverse individuals from higher education (e.g., administrators, faculty, staff, students), science industry, and Black cultural spaces, to address the challenges of retaining and supporting the continued participation of Black students in the biological sciences with a specific focus on the…
Terrell Morton (2018 CADRE Postdoc) was recently awarded an NSF grant to build a network comprised of diverse individuals from higher education (e.g., administrators, faculty, staff, students), science industry, and Black cultural spaces, to address the challenges of retaining and supporting the continued participation of Black students in the biological sciences with a specific focus on the…
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Resource | Supporting Students' Pathways through the Cycle of Inquiry and Justification
The Cycle of Inquiry and Justification was delineated as an essential concept for High School Mathematics (NCTM, 2018). After spending three years observing this cycle in classrooms, we identified the transition from conjecturing to proving as a key site for conceptual obstacles. These obstacles and strategies for overcoming them are explored. This presentation was part of the NCTM 100 Days of…
The Cycle of Inquiry and Justification was delineated as an essential concept for High School Mathematics (NCTM, 2018). After spending three years observing this cycle in classrooms, we identified the transition from conjecturing to proving as a key site for conceptual obstacles. These obstacles and strategies for overcoming them are explored. This presentation was part of the NCTM 100 Days of…
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Event | STELAR Webinar: NSF Q&A for 2020 ITEST Solicitation Applicants
STELAR will host NSF Program Officers for a final Q&A session designed for those planning to submit ITEST proposals on August 14, 2020. This session will be held as an “office hours” style discussion, and will be geared towards answering the more technical questions around completing the required proposal sections and finalizing your submission. Bring your questions ahead of the August 14…
STELAR will host NSF Program Officers for a final Q&A session designed for those planning to submit ITEST proposals on August 14, 2020. This session will be held as an “office hours” style discussion, and will be geared towards answering the more technical questions around completing the required proposal sections and finalizing your submission. Bring your questions ahead of the August 14…
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Blog | Conceptual Replications in STEM Education Research
Despite the abundant and frequent calls for replication studies from research communities (e.g., Shavelson & Towne, 2002) and funding agencies (e.g., IES & NSF, 2013), the number of such studies remains stubbornly small. For example, in an analysis of all articles published since 1900 in the top 10 psychological journals, Makel, Plucker, and Hegarty (2012) found that less than 1% were…
Despite the abundant and frequent calls for replication studies from research communities (e.g., Shavelson & Towne, 2002) and funding agencies (e.g., IES & NSF, 2013), the number of such studies remains stubbornly small. For example, in an analysis of all articles published since 1900 in the top 10 psychological journals, Makel, Plucker, and Hegarty (2012) found that less than 1% were…
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Blog | Reporting Findings to Decision-Makers and Project Participants
As DRK-12 researchers conducting empirical studies of interventions in science education, the findings from our studies are important to multiple audiences. While the dissemination plan might be one of the last sections we write in our proposals, and one of the last pieces we consider during the timeline of a project, it is probably the most important activity we engage in. I’ll always remember…
As DRK-12 researchers conducting empirical studies of interventions in science education, the findings from our studies are important to multiple audiences. While the dissemination plan might be one of the last sections we write in our proposals, and one of the last pieces we consider during the timeline of a project, it is probably the most important activity we engage in. I’ll always remember…
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Newsletter | July 2020 Newsletter
Dear Colleagues, In 2018, NSF and IES released a companion to the Common Guidelines which identifies principles to help education stakeholders design and report reproducibility and replication studies in the effort to build evidence. This month’s Spotlight explores that topic. This newsletter also features two blogs written by 2019-20 CADRE Fellows offering their perspectives on STEM…
Dear Colleagues, In 2018, NSF and IES released a companion to the Common Guidelines which identifies principles to help education stakeholders design and report reproducibility and replication studies in the effort to build evidence. This month’s Spotlight explores that topic. This newsletter also features two blogs written by 2019-20 CADRE Fellows offering their perspectives on STEM…
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Project Spotlight | Replication & Building Evidence
This Spotlight features perspectives, research, and resources related to building evidence in STEM education, particularly by means of replication. While NSF and the DRK-12 portfolio traditionally focus on the early stages in the research cycle (i.e., exploratory, design and development), there has been increasing attention to and funding of studies that build evidence of the efficacy and…
This Spotlight features perspectives, research, and resources related to building evidence in STEM education, particularly by means of replication. While NSF and the DRK-12 portfolio traditionally focus on the early stages in the research cycle (i.e., exploratory, design and development), there has been increasing attention to and funding of studies that build evidence of the efficacy and…
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Early Career News | The Role of Mentor Teacher–Mediated Experiences for Preservice Teachers
Hosun Kang (CAREER Awardee) published this Journal of Teacher Education article.
Hosun Kang (CAREER Awardee) published this Journal of Teacher Education article.
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Early Career News | Addressing Underrepresentation of Young Women of Color in Engineering and Computing through the Lens of Sociocultural Theory
Margaret Eisenhart and Carrie D. Allen (2014-15 CADRE Fellow) co-authored this article for Cultural Studies of Science Education.
Margaret Eisenhart and Carrie D. Allen (2014-15 CADRE Fellow) co-authored this article for Cultural Studies of Science Education.
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Early Career News | The Re-Novicing of Elementary Teachers in Science? Grade Level Reassignment and Teacher PCK
Deborah L. Hanuscin, Zandra de Araujo, Dante Cisterna, Kelsey Lipsitz (2016-17 CADRE Fellow), and Delinda van Garderen published this article in the Journal of Science Teacher Education.
Deborah L. Hanuscin, Zandra de Araujo, Dante Cisterna, Kelsey Lipsitz (2016-17 CADRE Fellow), and Delinda van Garderen published this article in the Journal of Science Teacher Education.
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Early Career News | Impact of Cooney, Shealy, and Arvold’s (1998) Belief Structures: A Literature Review and Citation Analysis
Carlos Nicolas Gomez (CAREER Awardee; 2014-15 CADRE Fellow) published this article in the Journal for Research in Mathematics Education with co-author AnnaMarie Conner (CAREER Awardee).
Carlos Nicolas Gomez (CAREER Awardee; 2014-15 CADRE Fellow) published this article in the Journal for Research in Mathematics Education with co-author AnnaMarie Conner (CAREER Awardee).
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Early Career News | Dominoes: Promoting Units Construction and Coordination
Beth L. MacDonald, Diana L. Moss, and Jessica H. Hunt (CAREER Awardee) coauthored this Mathematics Teacher: Learning and Teaching PK-12 article.
Beth L. MacDonald, Diana L. Moss, and Jessica H. Hunt (CAREER Awardee) coauthored this Mathematics Teacher: Learning and Teaching PK-12 article.
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Early Career News | Interpretations of Slope Through Written and Verbal Interactions Between a Student and Her Tutors in Algebra 1
Anna F. DeJarnette, Samantha McMahon, and Casey Hord (2010-11 CADRE Fellow) published this article in the Journal of Research in Mathematics Education.
Anna F. DeJarnette, Samantha McMahon, and Casey Hord (2010-11 CADRE Fellow) published this article in the Journal of Research in Mathematics Education.
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Resource | K–12 DREAMS to Teach Program at Morehouse College
This study explores the pathways to K–12 Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics instruction among Black/African American males in the Discovery Research Education for African American Men in STEM to Teach (DREAMS to Teach) program at Morehouse College, a Historically Black College and University located in Southwest Atlanta, Georgia. Many studies articulate the importance of cultural…
This study explores the pathways to K–12 Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics instruction among Black/African American males in the Discovery Research Education for African American Men in STEM to Teach (DREAMS to Teach) program at Morehouse College, a Historically Black College and University located in Southwest Atlanta, Georgia. Many studies articulate the importance of cultural…
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Resource | The Re-Novicing of Elementary Teachers in Science? Grade Level Reassignment and Teacher PCK
There is growing recognition of the prevalence of “within school churn”, a phenomenon in which teachers remain within a school but are assigned a new grade level or course. In this study we examine the consequences of within-school churn for the pedagogical content knowledge of elementary teacher participants in an NSF-funded science PD program. We argue grade-level reassignment is akin to out-of…
There is growing recognition of the prevalence of “within school churn”, a phenomenon in which teachers remain within a school but are assigned a new grade level or course. In this study we examine the consequences of within-school churn for the pedagogical content knowledge of elementary teacher participants in an NSF-funded science PD program. We argue grade-level reassignment is akin to out-of…
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Event | NSF DCL Advancing Educational Innovations that Motivate and Prepare PreK-12 Learners for Computationally-Intensive Industries of the Future
STELAR is hosting a webinar on behalf of the National Science Foundation to share details of the recently-released Dear Colleague Letter: (NSF 20-101). Division Director for the Information & Intelligent Systems (CISE/IIS) Dr. Henry Kautz, CS for All Program Director Michael Ford, and ITEST Program Director Dr. Amy Wilson-Lopez will share details about this…
STELAR is hosting a webinar on behalf of the National Science Foundation to share details of the recently-released Dear Colleague Letter: (NSF 20-101). Division Director for the Information & Intelligent Systems (CISE/IIS) Dr. Henry Kautz, CS for All Program Director Michael Ford, and ITEST Program Director Dr. Amy Wilson-Lopez will share details about this…
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Announcement | NSF CAREER Proposal Extension
The CAREER proposal deadline has been extended to 8/11/2020. Please note that proposers must meet all of the eligibility requirements as of the original deadline of July 27, 2020 and proposals are still encouraged by the 7/27 date. We invite you to visit our Spotlight on DRK-12 CAREER awardees, in which 24 awardees discuss their work as well as advice on developing a proposal and managing an…
The CAREER proposal deadline has been extended to 8/11/2020. Please note that proposers must meet all of the eligibility requirements as of the original deadline of July 27, 2020 and proposals are still encouraged by the 7/27 date. We invite you to visit our Spotlight on DRK-12 CAREER awardees, in which 24 awardees discuss their work as well as advice on developing a proposal and managing an…
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Early Career News | NSF CAREER Proposal Deadline Extended
The deadline for CAREER proposals has been extended. Proposals are strongly encouraged before the original deadline of July 27, 2020 but will be accepted until August 11, 2020.
The deadline for CAREER proposals has been extended. Proposals are strongly encouraged before the original deadline of July 27, 2020 but will be accepted until August 11, 2020.
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Announcement | DCL: Advancing Educational Innovations that Motivate and Prepare PreK-12 Learners for Computationally-Intensive Industries of the Future
NSF recently posted a Dear Colleague Letter (DCL) encouraging proposals to the Computer Science for All (CSforAll: Research and RPPs) and Innovative Technology Experiences for Students and Teachers (ITEST) programs that specifically investigate promising educational approaches to motivate and prepare preK-12 learners for computationally-intensive industries of the future. Read the…
NSF recently posted a Dear Colleague Letter (DCL) encouraging proposals to the Computer Science for All (CSforAll: Research and RPPs) and Innovative Technology Experiences for Students and Teachers (ITEST) programs that specifically investigate promising educational approaches to motivate and prepare preK-12 learners for computationally-intensive industries of the future. Read the…
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Resource | SOLID Start K-2 Curriculum Materials
SOLID Start (Science Oral Language and Literacy Development from the Start of School) curricula are guided by a driving question and puzzling phenomena that engage young students and elicit their natural curiosities. The units are designed to support young students’ science learning and oral language and literacy development.
SOLID Start (Science Oral Language and Literacy Development from the Start of School) curricula are guided by a driving question and puzzling phenomena that engage young students and elicit their natural curiosities. The units are designed to support young students’ science learning and oral language and literacy development.
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Newsletter | June 2020 Newsletter
Dear Colleagues, The recent deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbert, and Rayshard Brooks, as well as countless others, have shone a spotlight on the systemic racism that exists in our country. As a field, this is a time to think about the roles that research and education can play in dismantling systemic racism and supporting the foundations of a just society. As a team, we at…
Dear Colleagues, The recent deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbert, and Rayshard Brooks, as well as countless others, have shone a spotlight on the systemic racism that exists in our country. As a field, this is a time to think about the roles that research and education can play in dismantling systemic racism and supporting the foundations of a just society. As a team, we at…
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Project Spotlight | Problem Solving in STEM Education
Problem solving provides a powerful context for teaching and learning STEM+C concepts and practices and draws on skills, approaches, and ways of thinking that can be applied across disciplines. This Spotlight showcases thirteen projects that are researching and developing innovations that support and leverage problem solving in computer science, engineering, mathematics, and science.…
Problem solving provides a powerful context for teaching and learning STEM+C concepts and practices and draws on skills, approaches, and ways of thinking that can be applied across disciplines. This Spotlight showcases thirteen projects that are researching and developing innovations that support and leverage problem solving in computer science, engineering, mathematics, and science.…
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Resource | A Collection of COVID-19 Information for Researchers, Parents, and Teachers
This collection (in progress) shares resources to help researchers, parents, and teachers navigate changes to education and education research brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic. NSF and Project-related Information Coronavirus Information | NSF Adapting Evaluations in the Era of Social Distancing | EvaluATE Adapting Your DRK-12 Research Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic Webinar Resources | CADRE…
This collection (in progress) shares resources to help researchers, parents, and teachers navigate changes to education and education research brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic. NSF and Project-related Information Coronavirus Information | NSF Adapting Evaluations in the Era of Social Distancing | EvaluATE Adapting Your DRK-12 Research Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic Webinar Resources | CADRE…
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Event | Leadership and Communication
In this webinar hosted by NSF INCLUDES, three National Network members will share their experiences and collectively explore topics related to effective strategies for co-creating a shared vision and facilitating clear communication with partners as well as tools and techniques for tactical efforts like establishing best practices for effective virtual meetings and disseminating information…
In this webinar hosted by NSF INCLUDES, three National Network members will share their experiences and collectively explore topics related to effective strategies for co-creating a shared vision and facilitating clear communication with partners as well as tools and techniques for tactical efforts like establishing best practices for effective virtual meetings and disseminating information…
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