Conference Talk: Katrina Palmer, "It's an Electrifying Idea, but is it Affordable?", North Carolina Council for Teachers of Mathematics Conference, October 25-26, 2012. This talk presents the VCTAL module on electric cars to teachers of mathematics in NC.

Conference Session: Midge Cozzens and Tamra Carpenter (moderators), “Interdisciplinary Materials for High School Classrooms – Challenges and Impact,” NSF Discovery Research K-12 PI Meeting, June 13-15, 2012. [PDF Slides ] [Poster]

Project News: VCTAL project evaluator Andrea Weinberg was one of 10 early-career researchers selected to be a 2011-2012 CADRE (Community Advancing Discovery Research in Education) Fellow. Weinberg is completing her Ph.D. in the School of Education at Colorado State University where she contributes to projects on all phases of the development and implementation of evaluation and research studies to examine the effectiveness of STEM programs and initiatives. The CADRE Fellowship program provides a professional development for early career researchers who are currently working on a NSF Discovery Research (DR) K-12 project like VCTAL. Fellows gain exposure to research and development related to STEM education, gain insights into NSF and what it takes to be successful and effective in this work, and network with DR K-12 PIs and Fellows from across the country. As a CADRE Fellow, Weinberg will continue to examine the effectiveness of VCTAL and other STEM initiatives. Evaluation of short-term educational interventions like modules is challenging, particularly when the interventions occur across multiple sites, as in VCTAL. Weinberg will continue to explore evaluation designs, approaches, and alternative student outcomes for use in evaluation studies of such interventions.

Talk: Tamra Carpenter and Midge Cozzens, “Interdisciplinary Materials for High School Classrooms – Challenges and Impact,” Mathematics Colloquium, Teachers College, Columbia University, March 5, 2012. [PDF Slides ]