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Early Career News | Former CADRE Fellows receive new DRK-12 awards
Former CADRE Fellows Camillia Matuk (2010-11) and Jonee Wilson (2013-14) are among the recipients of DRK-12 awards for 2019.
Former CADRE Fellows Camillia Matuk (2010-11) and Jonee Wilson (2013-14) are among the recipients of DRK-12 awards for 2019.
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Early Career News | Communities Take Charge
Lissy Goralnik, Jenny Dauer (2012-13 CADRE Fellow), and Carly Lettero co-authored this article for The Science Teacher.
Lissy Goralnik, Jenny Dauer (2012-13 CADRE Fellow), and Carly Lettero co-authored this article for The Science Teacher.
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Early Career News | Epistemological framing and novice elementary teachers' approaches to learning and teaching engineering design
Kristen B. Wendell (CAREER awardee), Jessica E. S. Swenson, and Tejaswini S. Dalvi published this article in Journal of Research in Science Teaching.
Kristen B. Wendell (CAREER awardee), Jessica E. S. Swenson, and Tejaswini S. Dalvi published this article in Journal of Research in Science Teaching.
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Resource | Epistemological framing and novice elementary teachers' approaches to learning and teaching engineering design
As engineering learning experiences increasingly begin in elementary school, elementary teacher preparation programs are an important site for the study of teacher development in engineering education. In this article, we argue that the stances that novice teachers adopt toward engineering learning and knowledge are consequential for the opportunities they create for students. We present a…
As engineering learning experiences increasingly begin in elementary school, elementary teacher preparation programs are an important site for the study of teacher development in engineering education. In this article, we argue that the stances that novice teachers adopt toward engineering learning and knowledge are consequential for the opportunities they create for students. We present a…
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Early Career News | Qualitative graphing in an authentic inquiry context: How construction and critique help middle school students to reason about cancer
Camillia Matuk (2010-11 CADRE Fellow) published this article in the Journal of Research in Science Teaching with co-authors Jiayuan Zhang, Irina Uk, and Marcia C. Linn.
Camillia Matuk (2010-11 CADRE Fellow) published this article in the Journal of Research in Science Teaching with co-authors Jiayuan Zhang, Irina Uk, and Marcia C. Linn.
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Resource | Qualitative graphing in an authentic inquiry context: How construction and critique help middle school students to reason about cancer
Inquiry instruction often neglects graphing. It gives students few opportunities to develop the knowledge and skills necessary to take advantage of graphs, and which are called for by current science education standards. Yet, it is not well known how to support graphing skills, particularly within middle school science inquiry contexts. Using qualitative graphs is a promising, but underexplored…
Inquiry instruction often neglects graphing. It gives students few opportunities to develop the knowledge and skills necessary to take advantage of graphs, and which are called for by current science education standards. Yet, it is not well known how to support graphing skills, particularly within middle school science inquiry contexts. Using qualitative graphs is a promising, but underexplored…
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Resource | Understanding Science and Language Connections: New Approaches to Assessment with Bilingual Learners
We report on the use of bilingual constructed response science assessments in the context of a research and development partnership with secondary school science teachers. Given the power that assessments have in today’s education systems, our project provided a series of workshops for teachers where they explored students’ emergent reform-oriented science meaning-making in our project-designed…
We report on the use of bilingual constructed response science assessments in the context of a research and development partnership with secondary school science teachers. Given the power that assessments have in today’s education systems, our project provided a series of workshops for teachers where they explored students’ emergent reform-oriented science meaning-making in our project-designed…
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Resource | Validating a Model for Assessing Science Teacher’s Adaptive Expertise with Computer-Supported Complex Systems Curricula and Its Relationship to Student Learning Outcomes
The success of the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) and similar reforms is contingent upon the quality of teaching, yet the shifts in teaching practice required are substantial. In this study, we propose and validate a model of adaptive expertise needed for teachers to successfully deliver NGSS-informed computer-supported complex systems curricula in high school science classrooms. The…
The success of the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) and similar reforms is contingent upon the quality of teaching, yet the shifts in teaching practice required are substantial. In this study, we propose and validate a model of adaptive expertise needed for teachers to successfully deliver NGSS-informed computer-supported complex systems curricula in high school science classrooms. The…
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Resource | Mathematical content knowledge and knowledge for teaching: exploring their distinguishability and contribution to student learning
During the last three decades, scholars have proposed several conceptual structures to represent teacher knowledge. A common denominator in this work is the assumption that disciplinary knowledge and the knowledge needed for teaching are distinct. However, empirical findings on the distinguishability of these two knowledge components, and their relationship with student outcomes, are mixed. In…
During the last three decades, scholars have proposed several conceptual structures to represent teacher knowledge. A common denominator in this work is the assumption that disciplinary knowledge and the knowledge needed for teaching are distinct. However, empirical findings on the distinguishability of these two knowledge components, and their relationship with student outcomes, are mixed. In…
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Resource | Growth in Children’s Understanding of Generalizing and Representing Mathematical Structure and Relationships
We share here results from a quasi-experimental study that examines growth in students’ algebraic thinking practices of generalizing and representing generalizations, particularly with variable notation, as a result of an early algebra instructional sequence implemented across grades 3–5. Analyses showed that, while there were no significant differences between experimental and control students…
We share here results from a quasi-experimental study that examines growth in students’ algebraic thinking practices of generalizing and representing generalizations, particularly with variable notation, as a result of an early algebra instructional sequence implemented across grades 3–5. Analyses showed that, while there were no significant differences between experimental and control students…
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Resource | Growth in Children’s Understanding of Generalizing and Representing Mathematical Structure and Relationships
We share here results from a quasi-experimental study that examines growth in students’ algebraic thinking practices of generalizing and representing generalizations, particularly with variable notation, as a result of an early algebra instructional sequence implemented across grades 3–5. Analyses showed that, while there were no significant differences between experimental and control students…
We share here results from a quasi-experimental study that examines growth in students’ algebraic thinking practices of generalizing and representing generalizations, particularly with variable notation, as a result of an early algebra instructional sequence implemented across grades 3–5. Analyses showed that, while there were no significant differences between experimental and control students…
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Early Career News | Children’s Integer Understanding and the Effects of Linear Board Games: A Look at Two Measures
Laura Bofferding (CAREER awardee) and Andrew Hoffman co-authored this article for The Journal of Mathematical Behavior.
Laura Bofferding (CAREER awardee) and Andrew Hoffman co-authored this article for The Journal of Mathematical Behavior.
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Resource | Children’s Integer Understanding and the Effects of Linear Board Games: A Look at Two Measures
The purpose of this study was to identify affordances and limitations of using order and value comparison tasks versus number placement tasks to infer students’ negative integer understanding and growth in understanding. Data came from an experiment with kindergarteners (N = 45) and first graders (N = 48), where the experimental group played a numerical linear board game and the other group did…
The purpose of this study was to identify affordances and limitations of using order and value comparison tasks versus number placement tasks to infer students’ negative integer understanding and growth in understanding. Data came from an experiment with kindergarteners (N = 45) and first graders (N = 48), where the experimental group played a numerical linear board game and the other group did…
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Blog | Citizen Science Opportunities, Partnerships, and Challenges
What do you see as the key opportunities for scientists, teachers, and students who engage in citizen science collaborations? We view citizen science as an opportunity for teachers and students to experience scientific discovery as a joint effort involving collaboration, iterative testing, and transparency. While it is common to view interactions between scientists and the general public as…
What do you see as the key opportunities for scientists, teachers, and students who engage in citizen science collaborations? We view citizen science as an opportunity for teachers and students to experience scientific discovery as a joint effort involving collaboration, iterative testing, and transparency. While it is common to view interactions between scientists and the general public as…
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Project Spotlight | Citizen Science in K-12 STEM Education
Citizen Science and crowdsourcing projects enable the public—young and old, students and teachers, amateur and expert—to participate in scientific data collection and research. Hundreds of Citizen Science projects are active across the United States, collecting data both locally and internationally on various topics including archaeology, chemistry, and ecology. In this Spotlight, you'll read…
Citizen Science and crowdsourcing projects enable the public—young and old, students and teachers, amateur and expert—to participate in scientific data collection and research. Hundreds of Citizen Science projects are active across the United States, collecting data both locally and internationally on various topics including archaeology, chemistry, and ecology. In this Spotlight, you'll read…
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Early Career News | Now accepting applications for the 2019-20 Fellows program
CADRE is now accepting applications for the 2019-20 Fellows program! Learn more at: http://cadrek12.org/cadre-fellows.
CADRE is now accepting applications for the 2019-20 Fellows program! Learn more at: http://cadrek12.org/cadre-fellows.
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Announcement | Now accepting applications for the 2019-20 Fellows program!
CADRE is now accepting applications for the 2019-20 Fellows cohort! The CADRE Fellows program provides professional growth opportunities for early career professionals in the field of STEM education research. Through a series of capacity-building activities, the program offers Fellows the opportunity to gain insight into what it takes to be successful and effective in this field, become more…
CADRE is now accepting applications for the 2019-20 Fellows cohort! The CADRE Fellows program provides professional growth opportunities for early career professionals in the field of STEM education research. Through a series of capacity-building activities, the program offers Fellows the opportunity to gain insight into what it takes to be successful and effective in this field, become more…
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Early Career News | Former CADRE Fellow Selected as 2019 Campus Life Scholar
Brianna Tomlinson (2017-18 CADRE Fellow) was awarded Georgia Tech's Campus Life and Community at Tech Scholarship, which seeks to recognize and reward students who have positively impacted the university community through their leadership, scholarship, and service.
Brianna Tomlinson (2017-18 CADRE Fellow) was awarded Georgia Tech's Campus Life and Community at Tech Scholarship, which seeks to recognize and reward students who have positively impacted the university community through their leadership, scholarship, and service.
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Early Career News | CADRE Fellow Awarded Dissertation Fellowship
Courtney Benjamin (2018-19 CADRE Fellow) was recently awarded the Graduate School Dissertation Year Fellowship from Washington State University. Her research looks at intersectional aspects of gender, race, and social class, with an emphasis oncritical inquiry and discourse analyses of STEM participation at the K-12 and higher education levels.
Courtney Benjamin (2018-19 CADRE Fellow) was recently awarded the Graduate School Dissertation Year Fellowship from Washington State University. Her research looks at intersectional aspects of gender, race, and social class, with an emphasis oncritical inquiry and discourse analyses of STEM participation at the K-12 and higher education levels.
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Early Career News | A Multimodal Physics Simulation: Design and Evaluation with Diverse Learners
Brianna Tomlinson (2017-18 CADRE Fellow), Prakriti Kaini, Lynne Harden, Bruce Walker, and Emily Moore presented this paper at the 34th Annual Assistive Technology Conference in San Diego, CA.
Brianna Tomlinson (2017-18 CADRE Fellow), Prakriti Kaini, Lynne Harden, Bruce Walker, and Emily Moore presented this paper at the 34th Annual Assistive Technology Conference in San Diego, CA.
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Early Career News | Philadelphia School Surveys
Jonathan Vitale (2014-15 CADRE Fellow) created this website to display the results of Philadelphia school surveys that were designed to capture feedback from the school community on five key topics related to school improvement—climate, instruction, leadership, professional capacity, and parent/guardian-community ties.
Jonathan Vitale (2014-15 CADRE Fellow) created this website to display the results of Philadelphia school surveys that were designed to capture feedback from the school community on five key topics related to school improvement—climate, instruction, leadership, professional capacity, and parent/guardian-community ties.
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Resource | Coordinating between Graphs and Science Concepts: Density and Buoyancy
Graphs illustrating complex scientific relationships require students to integrate multiple concepts and visual features into a coherent understanding. We investigate ways to support students in integrating their understanding of density concepts through a graph that is linked to a simulation depicting the relationship between mass, volume, and density. We randomly assigned 325 8th-grade students…
Graphs illustrating complex scientific relationships require students to integrate multiple concepts and visual features into a coherent understanding. We investigate ways to support students in integrating their understanding of density concepts through a graph that is linked to a simulation depicting the relationship between mass, volume, and density. We randomly assigned 325 8th-grade students…
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Resource | Coordinating between Graphs and Science Concepts: Density and Buoyancy
Graphs illustrating complex scientific relationships require students to integrate multiple concepts and visual features into a coherent understanding. We investigate ways to support students in integrating their understanding of density concepts through a graph that is linked to a simulation depicting the relationship between mass, volume, and density. We randomly assigned 325 8th-grade students…
Graphs illustrating complex scientific relationships require students to integrate multiple concepts and visual features into a coherent understanding. We investigate ways to support students in integrating their understanding of density concepts through a graph that is linked to a simulation depicting the relationship between mass, volume, and density. We randomly assigned 325 8th-grade students…
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Early Career News | Coordinating between Graphs and Science Concepts: Density and Buoyancy
Jonathan Vitale (2014-15 CADRE Fellow) published this Cognition and Instruction article with co-authors Lauren Applebaum and Marcia Linn.
Jonathan Vitale (2014-15 CADRE Fellow) published this Cognition and Instruction article with co-authors Lauren Applebaum and Marcia Linn.
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Resource | Non-visual Perception of Lines on a Multimodal Touchscreen Tablet
While text-to-speech software has largely made textual information accessible in the digital space, analogous access to graphics still remains an unsolved problem. Because of their portability and ubiquity, several studies have alluded to touchscreens as a potential platform for such access, yet there is still a gap in our understanding of multimodal information transfer in the context of…
While text-to-speech software has largely made textual information accessible in the digital space, analogous access to graphics still remains an unsolved problem. Because of their portability and ubiquity, several studies have alluded to touchscreens as a potential platform for such access, yet there is still a gap in our understanding of multimodal information transfer in the context of…
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Early Career News | Non-visual Perception of Lines on a Multimodal Touchscreen Tablet
Jennifer Tennison (2017-18 CADRE Fellow) and Jenna Gorlewicz co-authored this article for ACM Transactions on Applied Perception (TAP).
Jennifer Tennison (2017-18 CADRE Fellow) and Jenna Gorlewicz co-authored this article for ACM Transactions on Applied Perception (TAP).
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Resource | Simulations as a Tool for Practicing Questioning
In this chapter we discuss some of the affordances and constraints of using online teaching simulations to support reflection on specific pedagogical actions. We share data from a research project in which we implemented multiple iterations of a set of simulated teaching experiences in an elementary mathematics methods course. In each experience, preservice teachers contrasted the consequences of…
In this chapter we discuss some of the affordances and constraints of using online teaching simulations to support reflection on specific pedagogical actions. We share data from a research project in which we implemented multiple iterations of a set of simulated teaching experiences in an elementary mathematics methods course. In each experience, preservice teachers contrasted the consequences of…
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Event | August Webinar on STEM Identity, Interest, and Engagement
Join members of the CAISE Evaluation and Measurement Task Force on Tuesday, August 13, 1:30-2:30 pm EDT, to learn about the diverse ways scholars are defining, exploring, and measuring identity, interest, and engagement. This webinar can help you broaden your understanding of these constructs, refine your theory of change, and strengthen the evidence you use in your AISL proposal. Speakers…
Join members of the CAISE Evaluation and Measurement Task Force on Tuesday, August 13, 1:30-2:30 pm EDT, to learn about the diverse ways scholars are defining, exploring, and measuring identity, interest, and engagement. This webinar can help you broaden your understanding of these constructs, refine your theory of change, and strengthen the evidence you use in your AISL proposal. Speakers…
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Blog | Rural and Ready: Embracing the Assets and Needs of Rural Schools and Districts
Over the last few years, rural schools and communities have received increased visibility in the media and in the broader educational conversation, with depictions of rural places presented in many ways: idyllic due to their natural resources and beauty; characterized, and sometimes villainized, by perceived political leanings; highlighted for their pockets of extreme poverty; or on occasion…
Over the last few years, rural schools and communities have received increased visibility in the media and in the broader educational conversation, with depictions of rural places presented in many ways: idyllic due to their natural resources and beauty; characterized, and sometimes villainized, by perceived political leanings; highlighted for their pockets of extreme poverty; or on occasion…
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Newsletter | July 2019 Newsletter
Dear Colleagues, This month's Spotlight focuses on improving science and mathematics education in rural America. Though rural areas differ, they often share similar assets (e.g., community orientation) that can support STEM education. They also share many of the same challenges (e.g., shortage of teachers experienced in STEM education). The national STEM strategic plan notes that "...of…
Dear Colleagues, This month's Spotlight focuses on improving science and mathematics education in rural America. Though rural areas differ, they often share similar assets (e.g., community orientation) that can support STEM education. They also share many of the same challenges (e.g., shortage of teachers experienced in STEM education). The national STEM strategic plan notes that "...of…
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