We are excited to join the world’s largest gathering of education researchers at this year’s American Educational Research Association (AERA) Annual Meeting 2024. Included below is information on all of the sessions featuring Digital Promise team members at the in-person portion of the conference in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Use the links down below to learn more about each session.
Designing for Others: Inviting Teachers to Create Discussion Scaffolds for an Online Portal
When: 10:50 a.m. to 12:20 p.m. ET
Where: Philadelphia Marriott Downtown, Floor: Level 3, Room 310
Who: Angela Hardy, Shelton Daal, Emi Iwatani
Session Type: Symposium
The importance of student-to-student classroom discourse as a core classroom activity to support learning and inquiry in social studies is widely acknowledged, yet teachers need professional development to support such instruction. This study follows 12 teachers to develop discussion scaffolds to supplement a widely-used online world history curriculum.
Learn more – http://tinyurl.com/ylbkh9gj
Developing Observation Tools for Technology Use in Mathematics Instruction for Conceptual Understanding and Formative Assessment
When: 2:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET
Where: Pennsylvania Convention Center, Floor: Level 100, Room 113B
Session Type: Paper Session
Who: Nicola Hodkowski, Angela Hardy, Mai Chou Vang, Lauren McMahon
This paper presents an account of the research team’s development and validation of observation tools for technology use in mathematics instruction. The result of this work is a validated resource for observing technology integration in mathematics instruction.
Learn more – http://tinyurl.com/yph8tqjl
Utilizing Co-Design to Introduce Technological and Algorithmic Bias in Middle School Computer Science Lessons
When: 9:35 a.m. to 11:05 a.m. ET
Where: Pennsylvania Convention Center, Floor: Level 100, Room 102AB
Session Type: Structured Poster Session
Who: Merijke Coenraad
This study highlights how both youth and teacher voice can be integrated into a curriculum and how technological and algorithmic bias can be taught alongside computer science skills.
Learn more – http://tinyurl.com/yw7h5scc
Division D Mentoring Session: Measurement and Research Methodologies
When: 11:25 a.m. to 12:55 p.m. ET
Where: Pennsylvania Convention Center, Floor: Level 100, Room 117
Session Type: Invited Speaker Session
Topic: Measurement and Research Methodologies
Who: Emi Iwatani (Chair), Xin Wei
Learn more – http://tinyurl.com/ytrqb3ls
Elements of the Learning Environment Influencing Minoritized Students’ Trust in their STEM Instructors
When: 11:25 a.m. to 12:55 p.m. ET
Where: Pennsylvania Convention Center, Floor: Second Floor, Exhibit Hall B
Session Type: Roundtable Session
Who: Yoon Ha Choi
A trusting relationship between students and instructors can be foundational to students’ academic success and overall well-being. Given this, student-instructor trust merits further examination in contexts that continue to be plagued with inequitable student outcomes, such as the STEM disciplines.
Learn more – https://tinyurl.com/ylbze2o7
Competing Priorities for Computational Thinking: Tensions Between Integration and Implementation Across Four School Districts
When: 4:55 p.m. to 6:25 p.m.
Where: Pennsylvania Convention Center, Floor: Second Floor, Exhibit Hall B
Session Type: Roundtable Session
Who: Quinn Burke, Merijke Coenraad, Alessandra Rangel, Kelly Mills
This paper presents a landscape study of four school districts in terms of teachers’ capacity to integrate and implement computational thinking into their own classrooms.
Learn more – https://tinyurl.com/ym6fmlwb
Building on Rural Ingenuity: Incorporating Appalachian Heritage, Storytelling, and Computational Thinking Into Middle School Project-Based Learning
When: 7:45 a.m. to 9:15 a.m. ET
Where: Pennsylvania Convention Center, Floor: Second Floor, Exhibit Hall B
Session Type: Roundtable Session
Who: Merijke Coenraad, Emi Iwatani
This session reports on 11 middle school project-based learning units designed by 15 Central Appalachian teachers.
Learn more – https://tinyurl.com/youpuh3w
Universal Design Element Utilization and Math Performance: Implications for Diverse Student Populations
When: 7:45 a.m. to 9:15 a.m. ET
Where: Philadelphia Marriott Downtown, Floor: Level 5, Salon I
Session Type: Paper Session
Who: Xin Wei
This study investigates the utilization of Universal Design (UD) elements in digital math assessments and their association with performance using 2017 National Assessment of Education Progress data.
Learn more – http://tinyurl.com/ylq5gkts
Supporting Black Learners and Workers in Technology Career Pathways: A Scoping Review
When: 9:35 a.m. to 11:05 a.m. ET
Where: Pennsylvania Convention Center, Floor: Second Floor, Exhibit Hall B
Session Type: Roundtable Session
Who: Bria Carter, Zohal Shah, Jhacole LeGrand-Dunn
This research is the initial phase of a project that seeks to examine the perspectives of Black learners and workers pursuing non-degree pathways across technology in order to better understand the skills and supports needed to promote success and longevity in the industry.
Learn more – https://tinyurl.com/ylr5j898
Essential Components of Discussion-Based Lessons in World History: Emergence of a New Framework
When: 11:25 a.m. to 12:55 p.m. ET
Where: Pennsylvania Convention Center, Floor: Level 100, Room 104B
Session Type: Paper Session
Who: Emi Iwatani, Tiffany Leones, Korah Wiley
This paper proposes and examines the viability of a new framework for facilitating powerful discussions in world history.
Learn more – http://tinyurl.com/yrvny2q3
Impacts of a High School World History Curriculum on Historical Thinking Skills
When: 7:45 a.m. to 9:15 a.m. ET
Where: Pennsylvania Convention Center, Floor: Second Floor, Exhibit Hall B
Session Type: Roundtable Session
Who: Emi Iwatani, Angela Hardy, Xin Wei, Shelton Daal, Barbara Means
Measuring students’ historical thinking, and evaluating the extent to which curricular resources foster historical thinking, is a persistent challenge. This study reports the impact of an open access curriculum, OER World History.
Learn more – https://tinyurl.com/yoew7r9g
Designing for Expansive, Sociotechnical Futures: Conjecture Maps as Boundary Objects Between Learning Scientists and Computer Scientists
When: 9:35 a.m. to 11:05 a.m. ET
Where: Pennsylvania Convention Center, Floor: Level 100, Room 108B
Session Type: Symposium
Who: Jeremy Roschelle
This project demonstrates how practices structured around conjecture maps can be used to specifically support interdisciplinary teams of computer scientists and learning scientists in seeing beyond dominant computational imaginations towards expansive possibilities for education.
Learn more – http://tinyurl.com/yo6z5xm6
Examining the Impact of Text-to-Speech Technology Usage on Math Performance: Insights From the 2017 NAEP Assessment
When: 11:25 a.m. to 12:55 p.m. ET
Where: Pennsylvania Convention Center, Floor: Second Floor, Exhibit Hall B
Session Type: Roundtable Session
Who: Xin Wei
This study explores the relationship between text-to-speech (TTS) usage and item-by-item performance.
Learn more – https://tinyurl.com/yp5xpdn6
“Make All Teachers Robots”: How Middle Schoolers Negotiate the Possibilities of AI in Education
When: 1:15 p.m. to 2:45 p.m. ET
Where: Philadelphia Marriott Downtown, Floor: Level 4, Franklin 2
Session Type: Paper Session
Who: Dalila Dragnić-Cindrić
This study highlights how middle schoolers discuss the benefits and drawbacks of educational AI agents.
Learn more – http://tinyurl.com/ylm36ow5
Exploring the Use of AI to Measure Active Learning in Postsecondary Introductory Statistics Courses
When: 3:05 p.m. to 4:35 p.m. ET
Where: Philadelphia Marriott Downtown, Floor: Level 4, Franklin 3
Session Type: Paper Session
Who: Vanessa Peters Hinton, Emily Pressler, Barbara Means
This study explores the use of conversational AI as a method for collecting data on active learning in postsecondary introductory statistics courses.
Learn more – http://tinyurl.com/yokyw6m8
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