Fall 2021 NSF Virtual Grants Conference: Registration Opens September 8, 2021 at 12pm EST

Save the Date! Join the National Science Foundation (NSF) for the Fall 2021 NSF Virtual Grants Conference, to be held during the week of October 4-8, 2021. Registration will be free of charge and opens on Wednesday, September 8 at 12 p.m. EST. We anticipate the sessions will reach capacity very quickly, so we encourage […]

NSF EHR Townhall – Data Science in Education

The National Science Foundation’s Directorate for Education and Human Resources (EHR) invites you to participate in a virtual town hall meeting to stimulate a national conversation on the topic of Data Science in Education.  Each day, there is more accessible data than there was the day before, and a professional skillset is emerging to meet […]

Get to Know Metro (Virtual)

Interested in K-12 outreach or educational research? Learn about the diverse STEM school right here on our campus, Metro Early College Middle/High School, as you take part in a virtual "Get to Know Metro" event. You will interact with a live panel of current Metro students and watch a newly created video tour. Note: This […]

Crane Research Forums Spring 2022: Executive Functions and Academic Outcomes (Virtual)

When: Wednesday, March 2 from Noon to 1 p.m.  Where: Online via Zoom Each semester, the Crane Center for Early Childhood Research and Policy features research on emerging or key topics affecting children. The Spring 2022 line-up seeks to further our understanding on how to improve academic outcomes for all children as well as how […]

Crane Research Forums Spring 2022 – Changes in Alcohol Use and Parenting Behaviors during COVID-19: Using Ecological Momentary Assessment to Assess Real-Time Behaviors

When: Wednesday, April 6 from Noon to 1 p.m.  Where: Online via Zoom Each semester, the Crane Center for Early Childhood Research and Policy features research on emerging or key topics affecting children. The Spring 2022 line-up seeks to further our understanding on how to improve academic outcomes for all children as well as how […]

Fall 2023 Speaker Series: Choosing to Learn: The Value of Autonomy in Post-Secondary Education (Zoom)

Friday, September 22, 12:00pm – 1:00pm: Daniel Oppenheimer, Professor of Social & Decision Sciences, Carnegie Mellon University Title: Choosing to Learn: The Value of Autonomy in Post-Secondary Education Please join us for an invited talk by Dr. Danny Oppenheimer, professor at Carnegie Mellon University, for an invited talk on Friday, September 22 from 12:00 pm […]

K-12 Teacher Pipeline By the Numbers

Please join Dr. Brendan Bartanen, Assistant Professor of Education Policy at the University of Virginia for a discussion on how to build a stronger K-12 teacher pipeline in the US. Please read the following publication in the American Educational Research Journal authored by Dr. Bartanen before attending the event: Bartanen & Kwok (2023). “From Interest […]

Crane Research Forum: The Double-Edged Sword of AI Use: Implications for Early Childhood Education (Zoom)

Join us virtually for the October Crane Research Forum as Dr. Jennifer Chen discusses the positive and negative aspects of utilizing artificial intelligence for early childhood education and children’s learning. Dr. Jennifer Chen, professor and chair of the Department of Early Childhood Education at Kean University With the rapid expansion of artificial intelligence (AI) use, it is […]