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New TERC Tech Talks Video Podcast Evaluates AI Tools for Educators
TERC has launched TERC Tech Talks, a new video podcast series designed to help educators, parents, and practitioners navigate the rapidly evolving world of AI tools and emerging learning technologies.
Hands On! Spring 2025 Magazine
Articles include:
- Sound Travels: Seeking to understand how soundscapes in learning settings influence their visitors’ learning
- Introduction: Making and STEM Learning in Formal and Informal Settings
- Discovering STEM, entrepreneurship, and careers through making
- Math and Making for Middle School Youth
New Publication Shows What’s Possible When All Students Are Seen as Mathematicians
A new book by Susan Jo Russell and Deborah Schifter offers a powerful vision for K–5 math classrooms where all students thrive. Learn how equitable participation and deep math learning go hand in hand.
TERC Announces Christine Reich as New President
Christine Reich, PhD will join TERC as its president on July 1, 2025. A distinguished educator, social science researcher, and former museum executive, Reich brings a deep commitment to advancing STEM education opportunities for all learners.
Project LEAP’s Maria Blanton and Angela Gardiner featured in EdWeek
Can Kindergarten Math Lay the Foundation for Algebra? New Study Aims to Find Out
Teaching algebraic thinking skills early—like generalizing, representing, and reasoning—can set students up for success, researchers say.
News & Events
TERC’s NeuroVivid to Join NextGen STEMFest 2026
May 22, 2026
On Saturday, May 30, 2026, the NeuroVivid team will be at at the Charles River Museum of Industry & Innovation in Waltham, MA. NextGen STEMFest is a day-long event brings together more than 50 STEM organizations and companies to help visitors of all ages explore STEM through hands-on activities and interactive experiences.
NeuroVivid will be demonstrating activities from its Brain-Computer Interface (BCI) maker experience. Visitors will have the chance to explore how neuroscience and technology connect through engaging, hands-on demonstrations, including the opportunity to try lifting a ball using only their minds!
TERC’s Mike Cassidy Co-Authors New Article on Teaching AI Through Healthcare Data Science
May 19, 2026
TERC’s Mike Cassidy co-authored a new article, Increasing Data Literacy in High School Students...TERC’s Michael Cassidy to Lead Biomimicry Session at RI STEAM Expo
April 29, 2026
TERC’s Biomimicry as an Authentic Anchor project will be featured at the RI STEAM Expo on May 9. Michael Cassidy will co-lead a professional learning session with collaborator Geling (Jazz) Xu, engaging educators in a hands-on “Fruit Harvest” activity inspired by nature.
The session introduces a standards-aligned lesson that integrates science, engineering, and computational thinking while supporting student engagement and real-world problem solving. Learn more here.
I loved the camaraderie, the ability to deepen and strengthen my work in a non-competitive, safe space… The regular and structured discussions with TERC mentors were very helpful to my growth as a scholar.”