Amy Pallant

Dear Colleagues, We are delighted to be back with our newsletter after taking a brief hiatus last month to focus on the 2023 DRK-12 PI Meeting. It was a pleasure to see both familiar and new faces at the event. We thank the NSF program officers who welcomed us and responded to questions, and to Ivory Toldson who gave a compelling talk, Post-Reform Education, the Data Revolution, and DRK–12.

This month’s newsletter includes a Spotlight on projects researching artificial intelligence (AI) in STEM teaching, learning, and assessment. It sheds light on directions in AI education research and approaches to using AI and machine learning to address current challenges in preK-12 STEM education. If you missed the CADRE Learning Series on case study design, be sure to read the summary of ideas and resources. In addition, CADRE has added a Research Toolkit to our resource page.

This Spotlight features DRK-12 innovations and research designed to help students understand complex earth and environmental science topics such as natural phenomena, ecosystems, and human impact on our environment. In this Spotlight... What Is Environmental Literacy?