CRDG mathematics researchers Melfried Olson and Fay Zenigami continued to work with teachers at Kapālama Elementary School in Kapālama Algebra Readiness in the Elementary School (KARES), a project that combines research using the Lesson Study (LS) model with a school-wide…
Teaching Science as Inquiry Project Researching Professional Development
Under the direction of Kanesa Seraphin, Paul Brandon, and Truc Nguyen, CRDG’s science, learning technology, and evaluation teams are working together on a project funded by the US Department of Education to investigate how instruction in inquiry-based teaching enhances marine…
STEM Collaboration with Korean Teachers
Forty mathematics and science teachers from all over South Korea visited CRDG in January 2011 to learn about the innovative approaches to teaching, learning, and assessment for which CRDG is well known. Sponsored by the Korean Educational Development Institute (KEDI),…
Support for Robotics Programs State-wide
The Makery project held three professional development courses this winter for teachers and support staff in the First Robotics program who wanted to incorporate hands-on design and building into their robotic competitions. Teachers learned to use Autodesk Inventor, a 3D…
Physics Project Serves Out-of-Field Physics Teachers
Addressing the pressing need to provide more content knowledge in physics and physical science to secondary science teachers, the Practices in Physics project held a two-week summer institute for teachers from around the state. The teachers, many of whom do…