October 2024 Newsletter

Dear Colleagues,

We have several announcements that we’re excited to share with you:

  • NSF has asked us to host a 2025 DRK-12 PI Meeting. Please mark June 9-11, 2025, on your calendars, and PIs of active awards should watch their inboxes for a Save the Date message.
  • CADRE is now accepting applications from early career STEM education scholars from EPSCoR jurisdictions and rural areas for the 2025 CADRE Fellows program. The application deadline is November 29, 2024. Learn more about the program.
  • If you’re a new DRK-12 awardee, please join us for an orientation to meet other new awardees, discuss project implementation topics, and learn about CADRE’s services. Registration information was shared in an invitation email sent out on October 22.

This newsletter features a Spotlight on Physical Sciences: Chemistry and Physics Education. This Spotlight showcases seven innovative DRK-12 projects transforming the teaching and learning of chemistry and physics, from dynamic visualizations to adaptive technology. Ramon E. Lopez also explores the future of physics education, highlighting the challenges and opportunities of integrating cutting-edge advances into preK-12 classrooms. Our focus this month on chemistry and physics, two of the four physical sciences (in addition to earth science and astronomy), builds on past physical science-focused Spotlights on Earth and Environmental Science and Astronomy and Space Sciences.

The DRK-12 community may virtually attend NSF’s upcoming Directorate for STEM Education (EDU) Advisory Committee meeting on November 13-14, 2024. Read the agenda and register here. If you’re interested in agency activities, you may also want to follow the Advisory Committee for Environmental Research and Education, which makes recommendations that concern NSF's environmental research and education portfolio, or the Committee on Equal Opportunity in Science and Engineering (CEOSE), which met this month and shared recommendations from their 2023-24 report. Read more about the CEOSE meeting agenda.

Best,

The CADRE Team

Physical Sciences: Chemistry & Physics Education | Spotlight

Close up of bubbles.This Spotlight highlights seven DRK-12 projects that are advancing the field of physical science education in chemistry and physics. They share information on how they are innovating approaches to teaching and learning or assessing concepts and practices in these disciplines; how they are leveraging scientific and technological advances; challenges that are unique to work in this discipline along with strategies for addressing them; and how they are supporting equitable teaching and learning. In a blog post, Ramon E. Lopez also discusses the future of physics and the opportunity and challenge associated with translating advances in the discipline to preK-12 classrooms. 

In this Spotlight:

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2025 DRK-12 PI Meeting | Save the Date

2025 DRK-12 PI Meeting June 9-11 Arlington, VA

The 2025 DRK-12 PI Meeting will take place June 9-11, 2025, in Arlington, VA. Join your colleagues and NSF program directors to discuss topics, issues, and innovations in STEM education and research.

Registration will open this winter. Learn more about who will be invited to attend.

Stay tuned for more details! Email questions to cadre@edc.org.

2025 CADRE Fellows Program | New Application

photos of all the CADRE Fellows from 2009 to 2024CADRE is now accepting applications for the 2025 CADRE Fellows program. The January-July program will provide professional growth opportunities for up to 10 early career professionals in the field of preK-12 STEM education.

To support NSF in its charge to expand opportunities for individuals in EPSCoR jurisdictions and rural areas, this year we’re tailoring the program to the needs and interests of these populations. We invite early career scholars from institutions in EPSCoR jurisdictions and rural areas to apply. If you are a more senior scholar and know someone who may be a good fit for the program, we encourage you to share this opportunity.

Applications are due by 5 PM ET on Friday, November 29, 2024.

Questions? Register to attend a Q&A session on November 4, 2024, 4-5 PM ET. Or contact cadre@edc.org.

Learn More & Apply

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Project Tip: Project Management Resources

For those just starting their projects or developing a proposal, it’s important to develop a plan early in the process for the systems, structures, norms, and practices you’ll need to establish to ensure smooth project execution, e.g., managing your team, collecting data, negotiating authorship. Watch CADRE co-PIs Drs. Ilana Horn and Terrell Morton discuss their experiences and helpful insights in these areas. Find more project management resources in CADRE’s toolkit.

Newsbites

News from NSF

News from NSF Networks

News from DRK-12 Projects and Awardees

Awards and Recognition

Publications

Do you have news to share? Email cadre@edc.org.

Upcoming Opportunities

The following funding and publication opportunities, listed by deadline, may be of interest to you and your DRK-12 project members.

Funding

For more NSF funding opportunities, see CADRE's list of Upcoming NSF DRL EHR Solicitation Deadlines.
 

Publications

For other publication opportunities, including those with ongoing submissions, see CADRE's list of Publications for STEM Educators, Policymakers, and Researchers.
 
Conferences
For more conference information, see CADRE's list of Conferences for STEM Educators, Policymakers, and Researchers.
 

Career & Professional Development

A complete archive of our newsletters and announcements is available on cadrek12.org.

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