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Announcement | New Brief and Video on Improving STEM Education for ALL Students
A new CADRE brief, Creating Inclusive PreK–12 STEM Learning Environments, draws on research and development supported by the National Science Foundation to highlight steps that education decision-makers can take to improve STEM education for ALL students. Please share the brief with principals, district and state leaders, STEM education policy and advocacy groups, and others throughout your…
A new CADRE brief, Creating Inclusive PreK–12 STEM Learning Environments, draws on research and development supported by the National Science Foundation to highlight steps that education decision-makers can take to improve STEM education for ALL students. Please share the brief with principals, district and state leaders, STEM education policy and advocacy groups, and others throughout your…
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Announcement | Meet our 2018-19 CADRE Fellows!
Congratulations to the 2018-19 Fellows! CADRE is pleased to announce the new cohort. Courtney P. Benjamin, Washington State University (Nominating PI: Paula Groves Price) Patricia M. Buenrostro, Vanderbilt University (Nominating PI: Ilana Horn) James P. Bywater, University of Virginia (Nominating PI: Jennifer Chiu) Carlson H. Coogler, University of Alabama…
Congratulations to the 2018-19 Fellows! CADRE is pleased to announce the new cohort. Courtney P. Benjamin, Washington State University (Nominating PI: Paula Groves Price) Patricia M. Buenrostro, Vanderbilt University (Nominating PI: Ilana Horn) James P. Bywater, University of Virginia (Nominating PI: Jennifer Chiu) Carlson H. Coogler, University of Alabama…
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Early Career News | Comparing Haptic Pattern Matching on Tablets and Phones: Large Screens Are Not Necessarily Better
Jennifer Tennison (2017-18 CADRE Fellow) published this article in Optometry and Vision Science with co-authors Zachary S. Carril, Nicholas Giudice, and Jenna Gorlewicz.
Jennifer Tennison (2017-18 CADRE Fellow) published this article in Optometry and Vision Science with co-authors Zachary S. Carril, Nicholas Giudice, and Jenna Gorlewicz.
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Early Career News | Touchscreen-Based Haptic Information Access for Assisting Blind and Visually-Impaired Users: Perceptual Parameters and Design Guidelines
Hari Prasath Palani, Jennifer Tennison (2017-18 CADRE Fellow), G. Bernard Giudice, and Nicholas Giudice co-authored this paper for the International Conference on Applied Human Factors and Ergonomics.
Hari Prasath Palani, Jennifer Tennison (2017-18 CADRE Fellow), G. Bernard Giudice, and Nicholas Giudice co-authored this paper for the International Conference on Applied Human Factors and Ergonomics.
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Early Career News | Belief structure as explanation for resistance to change: The case of Robin
AnnaMarie Conner (CAREER awardee) and Carlos Nicolas Gomez (2014-15 CADRE Fellow) co-authored this article for the Journal of Mathematical Behavior.
AnnaMarie Conner (CAREER awardee) and Carlos Nicolas Gomez (2014-15 CADRE Fellow) co-authored this article for the Journal of Mathematical Behavior.
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Early Career News | Pre-service K-8 Teachers’ Professional Noticing and Strategy Evaluation Skills: An Exploratory Study
Vecihi S. Zambak (2018 CADRE Postdoc) and Marta Magiera (CAREER awardee) published this article in the EURASIA Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education.
Vecihi S. Zambak (2018 CADRE Postdoc) and Marta Magiera (CAREER awardee) published this article in the EURASIA Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education.
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Early Career News | Promoting Linguistically Diverse Students’ Short-Term and Long-Term Understanding of Chemical Phenomena Using Visualizations
Kihyun (Kelly) Ryoo (CAREER awardee), Kristin Bedell, and Amanda Swearingen co-authored this article for the December 2018 issue of Journal of Science Education and Technology.
Kihyun (Kelly) Ryoo (CAREER awardee), Kristin Bedell, and Amanda Swearingen co-authored this article for the December 2018 issue of Journal of Science Education and Technology.
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Early Career News | Elementary Teachers’ Pedagogical Content Knowledge for Teaching Structure and Properties of Matter
Deborah Hanuscin, Dante Cisterna, and Kelsey Lipsitz (2016-17 CADRE Fellow) co-authored this article for the Journal of Science Teacher Education.
Deborah Hanuscin, Dante Cisterna, and Kelsey Lipsitz (2016-17 CADRE Fellow) co-authored this article for the Journal of Science Teacher Education.
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Early Career News | Modeling with tape diagrams
Meixia Ding (CAREER awardee) published this article in Teaching Children Mathematics.
Meixia Ding (CAREER awardee) published this article in Teaching Children Mathematics.
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Newsletter | October 2018 Newsletter
Dear Colleagues, Concurrent to our release of two new products focused on broadening participation in STEM education (see below), the National Academies has announced its new report, English Learners in STEM Subjects: Transforming Classrooms, Schools, and Lives, which provides guidance on improving STEM learning outcomes for English learners. Committee members included current and former DRK-12…
Dear Colleagues, Concurrent to our release of two new products focused on broadening participation in STEM education (see below), the National Academies has announced its new report, English Learners in STEM Subjects: Transforming Classrooms, Schools, and Lives, which provides guidance on improving STEM learning outcomes for English learners. Committee members included current and former DRK-12…
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Resource | Creating Inclusive PreK–12 STEM Learning Environments
Broadening participation in PreK–12 STEM provides ALL students with STEM learning experiences that can prepare them for civic life and the workforce. In this way, broadening participation has the potential to transform society by reducing social and economic inequities, and by bringing new knowledge to scientific problems and solutions. Schools, districts, and states must take deliberate action…
Broadening participation in PreK–12 STEM provides ALL students with STEM learning experiences that can prepare them for civic life and the workforce. In this way, broadening participation has the potential to transform society by reducing social and economic inequities, and by bringing new knowledge to scientific problems and solutions. Schools, districts, and states must take deliberate action…
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Early Career News | Teacher's Toolkit: The Argumentation Toolkit
María González-Howard (2015-16 CADRE Fellow), Lisa Marco-Bujosa, Katherine McNeill, Megan Goss, and Suzanna Loper co-authored this Science Scope article.
María González-Howard (2015-16 CADRE Fellow), Lisa Marco-Bujosa, Katherine McNeill, Megan Goss, and Suzanna Loper co-authored this Science Scope article.
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Announcement | NSF Proposal Tip about Intellectual Merit and Broader Impacts
Are you submitting a DRK-12 proposal? Confused about the broader impacts and intellectual merit sections? Follow the guidance provided in the Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide (PAPPG) NSF 18-1 [Chapter II, Section C 2 d. (i)], namely, you should include separate statements on broader impacts and intellectual merit in both the project description and the project summary. While…
Are you submitting a DRK-12 proposal? Confused about the broader impacts and intellectual merit sections? Follow the guidance provided in the Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide (PAPPG) NSF 18-1 [Chapter II, Section C 2 d. (i)], namely, you should include separate statements on broader impacts and intellectual merit in both the project description and the project summary. While…
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Event | EHR Core Research Full Proposal Deadline
Learn more at https://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=504924
Learn more at https://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=504924
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Event | EHR Core Research Full Proposal Deadline
Learn more at https://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=504924
Learn more at https://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=504924
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Resource | Improving the Preparation of Novice Secondary Science Teachers for English Learners: A Proof of Concept Study
This proof of concept study investigated a secondary science teacher preparation intervention in six university programs across Arizona, California, and Texas. Researchers and science method instructors (SMIs) collaboratively restructured respective science method courses to hold fidelity to an interrelated set of instructional practices that attend to science learning as envisioned in a…
This proof of concept study investigated a secondary science teacher preparation intervention in six university programs across Arizona, California, and Texas. Researchers and science method instructors (SMIs) collaboratively restructured respective science method courses to hold fidelity to an interrelated set of instructional practices that attend to science learning as envisioned in a…
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Resource | Towards Meaningful Physics Recognition: What does this recognition actually look like?
In the February 2017 issue of The Physics Teacher, an article was presented that highlighted the importance of high school physics teachers in inspiring women in physics, particularly by recognizing them as being a “physics person.”1 Drawing on data from over 900 female undergraduates in physics, the article showed that the largest fraction became interested in physics careers during high school…
In the February 2017 issue of The Physics Teacher, an article was presented that highlighted the importance of high school physics teachers in inspiring women in physics, particularly by recognizing them as being a “physics person.”1 Drawing on data from over 900 female undergraduates in physics, the article showed that the largest fraction became interested in physics careers during high school…
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Resource | Towards Meaningful Physics Recognition: What does this recognition actually look like?
In the February 2017 issue of The Physics Teacher, an article was presented that highlighted the importance of high school physics teachers in inspiring women in physics, particularly by recognizing them as being a “physics person.”1 Drawing on data from over 900 female undergraduates in physics, the article showed that the largest fraction became interested in physics careers during high school…
In the February 2017 issue of The Physics Teacher, an article was presented that highlighted the importance of high school physics teachers in inspiring women in physics, particularly by recognizing them as being a “physics person.”1 Drawing on data from over 900 female undergraduates in physics, the article showed that the largest fraction became interested in physics careers during high school…
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Event | NSF Cyberlearning Solicitation
In this webinar, NSF Program Officers Amy Baylor and Tatiana Korelsky will discuss the NSF Cyberlearning solicitation, Cyberlearning for Work at the Human-Technology Frontier. Learn more and register.
In this webinar, NSF Program Officers Amy Baylor and Tatiana Korelsky will discuss the NSF Cyberlearning solicitation, Cyberlearning for Work at the Human-Technology Frontier. Learn more and register.
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Event | Rapid Community Reports
CIRCL is working towards the launch of a new, online, peer-reviewed Rapid Community Report (RCR) Series for short form research papers — like primers, workshop reports, and design reflections — that do not normally fit in a journal and deserve wider dissemination than a conference presentation. Attend this webinar to learn about and help shape this new publication opportunity. Learn more and…
CIRCL is working towards the launch of a new, online, peer-reviewed Rapid Community Report (RCR) Series for short form research papers — like primers, workshop reports, and design reflections — that do not normally fit in a journal and deserve wider dissemination than a conference presentation. Attend this webinar to learn about and help shape this new publication opportunity. Learn more and…
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Resource | Teacher’s Toolkit: The Argumentation Toolkit
This column provides how-to strategies and practical advice for the science teacher. A resource for integrating argumentation into your science classroom. González-Howard, M., Marco-Bujosa, L., McNeill, K. L., Goss, M., & Loper, S. (2018). Teacher’s Toolkit: The Argumentation Toolkit. Science Scope.
This column provides how-to strategies and practical advice for the science teacher. A resource for integrating argumentation into your science classroom. González-Howard, M., Marco-Bujosa, L., McNeill, K. L., Goss, M., & Loper, S. (2018). Teacher’s Toolkit: The Argumentation Toolkit. Science Scope.
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Resource | Engineering Encounters: Engineering a Model of the Earth as a Water Filter
This column describes creating a classroom culture for engineering. Noting the importance of infiltration in the water cycle and in the supply of essential groundwater led the authors to develop an engineering activity in which students are challenged to build a stackable filter using the Earth process of infiltration as a model. Kilpatrick, J., Marcum-Dietrich, N., Wallace, J., & Staudt, C…
This column describes creating a classroom culture for engineering. Noting the importance of infiltration in the water cycle and in the supply of essential groundwater led the authors to develop an engineering activity in which students are challenged to build a stackable filter using the Earth process of infiltration as a model. Kilpatrick, J., Marcum-Dietrich, N., Wallace, J., & Staudt, C…
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Resource | Engineering Encounters: Engineering a Model of the Earth as a Water Filter
This column describes creating a classroom culture for engineering. Noting the importance of infiltration in the water cycle and in the supply of essential groundwater led the authors to develop an engineering activity in which students are challenged to build a stackable filter using the Earth process of infiltration as a model. Kilpatrick, J., Marcum-Dietrich, N., Wallace, J., & Staudt, C…
This column describes creating a classroom culture for engineering. Noting the importance of infiltration in the water cycle and in the supply of essential groundwater led the authors to develop an engineering activity in which students are challenged to build a stackable filter using the Earth process of infiltration as a model. Kilpatrick, J., Marcum-Dietrich, N., Wallace, J., & Staudt, C…
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Resource | Why and how do middle school students exchange ideas during science inquiry?
Science is increasingly characterized by participation in knowledge communities. To meaningfully engage in science inquiry, students must be able to evaluate diverse sources of information, articulate informed ideas, and share ideas with peers. This study explores how technology can support idea exchanges in ways that value individuals’ prior ideas, and allow students to use these ideas to…
Science is increasingly characterized by participation in knowledge communities. To meaningfully engage in science inquiry, students must be able to evaluate diverse sources of information, articulate informed ideas, and share ideas with peers. This study explores how technology can support idea exchanges in ways that value individuals’ prior ideas, and allow students to use these ideas to…
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Event | STEM + Computing K-12 Education (STEM+C) Full Proposal Deadline
Learn more at https://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=505006&org=DRL&sel_org….
Learn more at https://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=505006&org=DRL&sel_org….
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Resource | Supporting English Learners in STEM Subjects
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Announcement | New Brief and Video on Early Childhood STEM Education
A new CADRE brief, Considerations for STEM Education from PreK through Grade 3, draws on research and development supported by the National Science Foundation to highlight important considerations about STEM educational experiences for young children and professional learning for educators who provide those experiences. Read the Brief Additional resources and a new video are available on our…
A new CADRE brief, Considerations for STEM Education from PreK through Grade 3, draws on research and development supported by the National Science Foundation to highlight important considerations about STEM educational experiences for young children and professional learning for educators who provide those experiences. Read the Brief Additional resources and a new video are available on our…
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Announcement | The Use of Theory in Research on Broadening Participation in PreK–12 STEM Education
This new CADRE paper seeks to provide a resource for prospective DRK–12 grantees by identifying some of the theories that current and recent DRK–12 grantees are using in their research on broadening participation. It reflects the results of a synthesis process with a volunteer group of principal investigators (PIs). It offers information that might not be easily found or accessible, partly…
This new CADRE paper seeks to provide a resource for prospective DRK–12 grantees by identifying some of the theories that current and recent DRK–12 grantees are using in their research on broadening participation. It reflects the results of a synthesis process with a volunteer group of principal investigators (PIs). It offers information that might not be easily found or accessible, partly…
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Event | Preparing Clear and Effective Budgets and Budget Justifications
It is the job of the Principal Investigator (PI) to ensure that the project narrative, budget, and budget justification tell a single, connected story that makes a convincing argument for funding. It is also the PI’s responsibility to ensure that all of these follow the National Science Foundation (NSF) guidelines, based on the Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide (PAPPG) and the…
It is the job of the Principal Investigator (PI) to ensure that the project narrative, budget, and budget justification tell a single, connected story that makes a convincing argument for funding. It is also the PI’s responsibility to ensure that all of these follow the National Science Foundation (NSF) guidelines, based on the Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide (PAPPG) and the…
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Early Career News | Why and how do middle school students exchange ideas during science inquiry?
Camillia Matuk (2010-11 CADRE Fellow) and Marcia Linn co-authored this article for the September 2018 issue of the International Journal of Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning.
Camillia Matuk (2010-11 CADRE Fellow) and Marcia Linn co-authored this article for the September 2018 issue of the International Journal of Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning.
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