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On February 10th, 2012, five Fellows presented on the work of their projects. Many thanks to the presenters and to the audience of Fellows who followed up each presentation with great questions and discussion.
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About this Playbook The Digital Textbook Playbook is a guide to help K-12 educators and administrators advance the conversation toward building a rich digital learning experience. This Playbook offers information about…
Supporting Implementation of the Common Core State Standards for Mathematics: Recommendations for Professional Development
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In 2010, the National Governor’s Association and the Council of Chief State School Officers published theCommon Core State Standards for Mathematics (CCSSM) and to date, 44 states, the District of Columbia,and the U.S.…
Compendium of Research Instruments for STEM Education, PART I: Teacher Practices, PCK, and Content Knowledge
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The purpose of this compendium is to provide an overview on the current status of STEM instrumentation commonly used in the U.S and to provide resources for research and evaluation professionals. Part 1 of a two-part…
Partnering with Users to Develop STEM Education Materials: Insights from Discovery Research K-12 Projects
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This brief suggests practical ways of engaging teachers and other “end-users” in projects that develop materials for education in the areas of science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM). Projects described in this…
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This overview is intended to describe the scope and depth of research and development DR K-12 has funded and to identify areas that could be advanced by further investigations by CADRE. The overview summarizes the 248…
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This article examines a collaborative study group's discussions about “revoicing,” an idea from linguistics that has been identified as an important discourse strategy in the teaching of mathematics as well as other…
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Technology
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Elementary
Kimberle Koile
Andee Rubin
2010…
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NSF and CADRE hosted a series of webinars providing an overview of the DR K-12 funding program and reviewing this year's DR K-12 solicitation. Here is a sample of some of the questions that came up during the webinars:…
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Abstract: The Science Literacy through Science Journalism (SciJourn) project aims to reframe the discussion of science literacy for citizenship, and explore how science journalism practices can be used to inform a…
A Comparison of Representations of Units of Length: A Microgenetic Analysis (Cullen, Barrett, Sarama, Clements)
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Mathematics
Science
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Elementary
Cullen, C.
Barrett, J…
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The significance of inquiry skills is widely acknowledged in science practice across many areas. Carrying out experimental investigations is an indispensable element of scientific inquiry and, therefore, an important…
A Design Pattern for Observational Investigation Assessment Tasks (Large Scale Assessment Technical Report 2)
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The significance of inquiry skills is widely acknowledged in science practice across many areas. Unlike experimentation, another form of inquiry skill, observational investigation has been much ignored in science…
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This session describes a suite of instruments for measuring implementation of instructional materials and ways those instruments have been adapted to other materials and interventions…
A Longitudinal Analysis of Unit Iteration Concepts for Length, Area, and Volume (Grades 2-4) (Barrett et al.)
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Mathematics
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Elementary
Barrett, J.
Cullen, C.
Witkowski, C…
A Successful Professional Development Model for Preparing Teachers to use Reform-Based Curriculum Effectively (Sutherland, Krajcik)
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In this session, participants experience a PD model that successfully encourages teachers to adopt a curriculum’s underlying philosophy rather than simply to enact it as sequence of activities…
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The goal of this project was to create an inquiry activity to teach symmetry elements and symmetry operations in an inorganic chemistry course. Many students experience difficulty when building and mentally manipulating…
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Join the panelists from the plenary presentation to continue conversations about common standards in each of the STEM disciplines.
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In this article, we describe aspects of mathematical language that could be problematic to English-language learners, provide recommendations for teaching English-language learners, and suggest activities intended to…
Analysis of Children’s Mechanistic Reasoning about Linkages and Levers in the Context of Engineering Design (Benenson, Bolger, Kobiela)
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Following a hands-on experience in mechanism design, participants discuss the knowledge of content, pedagogy, and student thinking needed to support similar experiences for children.…
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Submitted to The Journal of the Learning Sciences
In this article, we describe and illustrate an analytical perspective in which educational policies are viewed as designs for supporting learning. This learning design…