National Science Foundation Horizon Research, Inc. is collaborating with the Center for Developmental Science at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill on the PEARL project to create an interdisciplinary team to: (1) study small group work in mathematics classrooms; (2) understand the challenges involved in promoting successful small groups; and (3) determine ways to help […]
Curriculum Materials
Northwest Earth and Space Science Pipeline
University of Washington The Northwest Earth and Space Science Pipeline (NESSP) project is a collaboration among organizations from Montana, Oregon, and Washington. The overarching goal of this NASA-funded project is to create a regional network that provides learning opportunities integrating NASA-related content and materials for middle and high school students and teachers in order to […]
Knowledge Assets to Support the Science Instruction of Elementary Teachers (ASSET)
National Science Foundation Knowledge Assets to Support the Science Instruction of Elementary Teachers (ASSET) is exploring a method for generating collective pedagogical content knowledge (C-PCK). This method will be tested through the creation of a web-based repository for elementary grades science teachers in two content areas: (1) properties and structure of matter and (2) ecosystems. […]
Elementary Educative Curricula for Teachers of Science
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor Horizon Research, Inc., was a research partner in this study of educative curriculum materials for elementary teachers of science. In the first year, HRI developed teacher and student assessments on topics for which the educative materials were developed. In subsequent years, HRI administered the assessments to teachers and students and used the results […]