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Resource | Lifting Noticing: Critical Events That Mathematics Teacher Educators Notice During Coaching Cycles
Building on research on teacher noticing, the goal of this study was to understand what and how mathematics teacher educators notice critical events and how they make connections to consider the characteristics of distinguished coach noticing, meaning the noticing we would hope those coaching would attain to support teachers. We interviewed 29 mathematics teacher…
Building on research on teacher noticing, the goal of this study was to understand what and how mathematics teacher educators notice critical events and how they make connections to consider the characteristics of distinguished coach noticing, meaning the noticing we would hope those coaching would attain to support teachers. We interviewed 29 mathematics teacher…
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Resource | Lifting Noticing: Critical Events That Mathematics Teacher Educators Notice During Coaching Cycles
Building on research on teacher noticing, the goal of this study was to understand what and how mathematics teacher educators notice critical events and how they make connections to consider the characteristics of distinguished coach noticing, meaning the noticing we would hope those coaching would attain to support teachers. We interviewed 29 mathematics teacher…
Building on research on teacher noticing, the goal of this study was to understand what and how mathematics teacher educators notice critical events and how they make connections to consider the characteristics of distinguished coach noticing, meaning the noticing we would hope those coaching would attain to support teachers. We interviewed 29 mathematics teacher…
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Resource | Individual Awareness to Systemic Action: Expanding Students’ Project with Civic Action Matrix
Despite a growing effort to integrate students’ civic action projects into science and engineering curricula that address climate change and environmental justice, there are few frameworks that guide teachers and students to make well-informed decisions and actions towards a more just and sustainable future. This article presents a tool, Civic Action Matrix, that characterizes different types of…
Despite a growing effort to integrate students’ civic action projects into science and engineering curricula that address climate change and environmental justice, there are few frameworks that guide teachers and students to make well-informed decisions and actions towards a more just and sustainable future. This article presents a tool, Civic Action Matrix, that characterizes different types of…
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Resource | Empowering Future Scientists: Mentors Employ Various Strategies to Engage Students in Professional Science Disciplinary Literacy Practices
Peer-review and publication are important parts of the scientific enterprise, and research has shown that engaging students in such scholarly practices helps build their sense of belonging and scientific identity. Yet, these disciplinary literacy skills and professional practices are often part of the hidden curriculum of science research, thus excluding students and others from fully…
Peer-review and publication are important parts of the scientific enterprise, and research has shown that engaging students in such scholarly practices helps build their sense of belonging and scientific identity. Yet, these disciplinary literacy skills and professional practices are often part of the hidden curriculum of science research, thus excluding students and others from fully…
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Resource | Effective Strategies for Learning and Teaching in Times of Science Denial and Disinformation
The modern information landscape offers an abundance of options to learn about science topics, but it is also ripe for the spread of mis- and disinformation and science denial. Science education can play a pivotal role in mitigating harm from untruthful information, strengthening trust in science, and fostering a more informed and critically engaged public. Across the articles in this special…
The modern information landscape offers an abundance of options to learn about science topics, but it is also ripe for the spread of mis- and disinformation and science denial. Science education can play a pivotal role in mitigating harm from untruthful information, strengthening trust in science, and fostering a more informed and critically engaged public. Across the articles in this special…
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Event | NSF EHR Core Research: Building Capacity in STEM Education Research; Full Proposal Deadline
Learn more at https://www.nsf.gov/funding/opportunities/ehr-core-research-building-ca….
Learn more at https://www.nsf.gov/funding/opportunities/ehr-core-research-building-ca….
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Event | NSF Historically Black Colleges and Universities - Excellence in Research (HBCU - EiR); Letter of Intent Deadline
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Event | NSF Historically Black Colleges and Universities - Excellence in Research (HBCU - EiR); Full Proposal Deadline
Learn more at https://www.nsf.gov/funding/opportunities/hbcu-eir-historically-black-c….
Learn more at https://www.nsf.gov/funding/opportunities/hbcu-eir-historically-black-c….
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Event | William T. Grant Foundation; Institutional Challenge Grant; Full Proposal Deadline
Learn more at https://wtgrantfoundation.org/funding/institutional-challenge-grant.
Learn more at https://wtgrantfoundation.org/funding/institutional-challenge-grant.
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Event | William T. Grant Foundation; William T. Grant Scholars Program; Full Proposal Deadline
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Learn more at https://wtgrantfoundation.org/funding/william-t-grant-scholars-program.
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Event | Spencer Foundation; Large Research Grants on Education; Full Proposal Deadline
Learn more at https://www.spencer.org/grant_types/large-research-grant.
Learn more at https://www.spencer.org/grant_types/large-research-grant.
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Event | Spencer Foundation; Large Research Grants on Education; Intent to Apply Deadline
Learn more at https://www.spencer.org/grant_types/large-research-grant.
Learn more at https://www.spencer.org/grant_types/large-research-grant.
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Event | William T. Grant Foundation; Research Grants on Reducing Inequality; Full Proposal Deadline
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Learn more at https://wtgrantfoundation.org/funding/research-grants-on-reducing-inequ…
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Event | William T. Grant Foundation; Research Grants on Improving the Use of Research Evidence; Full Proposal Deadline
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Project Spotlight | Spatial Reasoning
Spatial reasoning—the ability to visualize, manipulate, and understand relationships between objects in space—is a critical cognitive skill. In this Spotlight, the first featured project enhances spatial visualization through dynamic digital representations of 3D geometry; the second develops early assessments to identify and support students’ spatial and numerical reasoning; and the third…
Spatial reasoning—the ability to visualize, manipulate, and understand relationships between objects in space—is a critical cognitive skill. In this Spotlight, the first featured project enhances spatial visualization through dynamic digital representations of 3D geometry; the second develops early assessments to identify and support students’ spatial and numerical reasoning; and the third…
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Newsletter | March 2025 Newsletter
Dear Colleagues, This month’s Spotlight showcases DRK-12 research in engineering education, highlighting innovative approaches to pedagogy, curricula, and student learning, as well as the unique challenges and opportunities in this area of STEM. The Spotlight also includes a list of active engineering projects, publications, and other resources related to engineering education. If you’re heading…
Dear Colleagues, This month’s Spotlight showcases DRK-12 research in engineering education, highlighting innovative approaches to pedagogy, curricula, and student learning, as well as the unique challenges and opportunities in this area of STEM. The Spotlight also includes a list of active engineering projects, publications, and other resources related to engineering education. If you’re heading…
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Resource | An Emerging Theory of School-based Participatory Science
Participatory science conducted in formal K–12 settings has many benefits, including the potential to engage teachers and students authentically in the scientific enterprise and to make learning more meaningful. Despite these benefits and others, school-based participatory science (SBPS) is not widespread. In this essay, we put forth a theory of SBPS that is emerging from a four-year study of…
Participatory science conducted in formal K–12 settings has many benefits, including the potential to engage teachers and students authentically in the scientific enterprise and to make learning more meaningful. Despite these benefits and others, school-based participatory science (SBPS) is not widespread. In this essay, we put forth a theory of SBPS that is emerging from a four-year study of…
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Survey | 2025 DRK-12 PI Meeting NSF Registration
2025 DRK-12 PI Meeting June 9-11, 2025 | Hyatt Regency Crystal City | Arlington, VA
2025 DRK-12 PI Meeting June 9-11, 2025 | Hyatt Regency Crystal City | Arlington, VA
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Survey | 2025 DRK-12 PI Meeting Guest Registration
2025 DRK-12 PI Meeting June 9-11, 2025 | Hyatt Regency Crystal City | Arlington, VA
2025 DRK-12 PI Meeting June 9-11, 2025 | Hyatt Regency Crystal City | Arlington, VA
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Resource | Cultivating Teacher Efficacy for Social Justice in Science
Two teachers—whose students were concerned about environmental injustices in their communities and eager to take action—initiated a collaboration to design freely available, customizable curriculum materials and a model professional development workshop. The workshop was designed to foster teacher efficacy in incorporating social justice into science teaching. To cultivate teacher efficacy, the…
Two teachers—whose students were concerned about environmental injustices in their communities and eager to take action—initiated a collaboration to design freely available, customizable curriculum materials and a model professional development workshop. The workshop was designed to foster teacher efficacy in incorporating social justice into science teaching. To cultivate teacher efficacy, the…
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Resource | Cultivating Teacher Efficacy for Social Justice in Science
Two teachers—whose students were concerned about environmental injustices in their communities and eager to take action—initiated a collaboration to design freely available, customizable curriculum materials and a model professional development workshop. The workshop was designed to foster teacher efficacy in incorporating social justice into science teaching. To cultivate teacher efficacy, the…
Two teachers—whose students were concerned about environmental injustices in their communities and eager to take action—initiated a collaboration to design freely available, customizable curriculum materials and a model professional development workshop. The workshop was designed to foster teacher efficacy in incorporating social justice into science teaching. To cultivate teacher efficacy, the…
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Resource | Using Artificial Intelligence to Support Peer-to-Peer Discussions in Science Classrooms
In successful peer discussions students respond to each other and benefit from supports that focus discussion on one another’s ideas. We explore using artificial intelligence (AI) to form groups and guide peer discussion for grade 7 students. We use natural language processing (NLP) to identify student ideas in science explanations. The identified ideas, along with Knowledge Integration (KI)…
In successful peer discussions students respond to each other and benefit from supports that focus discussion on one another’s ideas. We explore using artificial intelligence (AI) to form groups and guide peer discussion for grade 7 students. We use natural language processing (NLP) to identify student ideas in science explanations. The identified ideas, along with Knowledge Integration (KI)…
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Resource | Using Artificial Intelligence to Support Peer-to-Peer Discussions in Science Classrooms
In successful peer discussions students respond to each other and benefit from supports that focus discussion on one another’s ideas. We explore using artificial intelligence (AI) to form groups and guide peer discussion for grade 7 students. We use natural language processing (NLP) to identify student ideas in science explanations. The identified ideas, along with Knowledge Integration (KI)…
In successful peer discussions students respond to each other and benefit from supports that focus discussion on one another’s ideas. We explore using artificial intelligence (AI) to form groups and guide peer discussion for grade 7 students. We use natural language processing (NLP) to identify student ideas in science explanations. The identified ideas, along with Knowledge Integration (KI)…
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Resource | An Empirical Investigation of Neural Methods for Content Scoring of Science Explanations
With the widespread adoption of the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS), science teachers and online learning environments face the challenge of evaluating students’ integration of different dimensions of science learning. Recent advances in representation learning in natural language processing have proven effective across many natural language processing tasks, but a rigorous evaluation of…
With the widespread adoption of the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS), science teachers and online learning environments face the challenge of evaluating students’ integration of different dimensions of science learning. Recent advances in representation learning in natural language processing have proven effective across many natural language processing tasks, but a rigorous evaluation of…
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Resource | An Empirical Investigation of Neural Methods for Content Scoring of Science Explanations
With the widespread adoption of the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS), science teachers and online learning environments face the challenge of evaluating students’ integration of different dimensions of science learning. Recent advances in representation learning in natural language processing have proven effective across many natural language processing tasks, but a rigorous evaluation of…
With the widespread adoption of the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS), science teachers and online learning environments face the challenge of evaluating students’ integration of different dimensions of science learning. Recent advances in representation learning in natural language processing have proven effective across many natural language processing tasks, but a rigorous evaluation of…
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Resource | How Does an Adaptive Dialog Based on Natural Language Processing Impact Students from Distinct Language Backgrounds?
This study takes advantage of advances in Natural Language Processing (NLP) to build an idea detection model that can identify ideas grounded in students’ linguistic experiences. We designed adaptive, interactive dialogs for four explanation items using the NLP idea detection model and investigated whether they similarly support students from distinct language backgrounds. The curriculum,…
This study takes advantage of advances in Natural Language Processing (NLP) to build an idea detection model that can identify ideas grounded in students’ linguistic experiences. We designed adaptive, interactive dialogs for four explanation items using the NLP idea detection model and investigated whether they similarly support students from distinct language backgrounds. The curriculum,…
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Resource | How Does an Adaptive Dialog Based on Natural Language Processing Impact Students from Distinct Language Backgrounds?
This study takes advantage of advances in Natural Language Processing (NLP) to build an idea detection model that can identify ideas grounded in students’ linguistic experiences. We designed adaptive, interactive dialogs for four explanation items using the NLP idea detection model and investigated whether they similarly support students from distinct language backgrounds. The curriculum,…
This study takes advantage of advances in Natural Language Processing (NLP) to build an idea detection model that can identify ideas grounded in students’ linguistic experiences. We designed adaptive, interactive dialogs for four explanation items using the NLP idea detection model and investigated whether they similarly support students from distinct language backgrounds. The curriculum,…
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Resource | The Potential of Using AI to Improve Student Learning in STEM: Now and in the Future
In this brief, authors Namsoo Shin, Kevin Haudek, and Joseph Krajcik explore how artificial intelligence (AI) can serve as a transformative learning partner in K–12 STEM education. They describe theoretical foundations of using AI in STEM education and the importance of fostering an integrated understanding of STEM content. The brief examines AI's potential to offer personalized support, scaffold…
In this brief, authors Namsoo Shin, Kevin Haudek, and Joseph Krajcik explore how artificial intelligence (AI) can serve as a transformative learning partner in K–12 STEM education. They describe theoretical foundations of using AI in STEM education and the importance of fostering an integrated understanding of STEM content. The brief examines AI's potential to offer personalized support, scaffold…
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