TERC at the Cambridge Science Festival 2019
Come play TERC’s award-winning, puzzle game Zoombinis, and experience how it engages players using computational thinking skills.
Six New Signing Glossary Apps Designed to Enhance Museum Access of Visitors Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing
If you are a family with at least one member who is deaf and hard of hearing, these new signing glossary apps might be for you. Each glossary provides access to thousands of signed terms and definitions specifically for aquariums, botanical gardens, natural history museums, nature centers, science museums, and zoos.
Registration opens January 15th to be a presenter in the 2019 STEM for ALL Video Showcase
Registration opens January 15th to be a presenter in the 2019 STEM for ALL Video Showcase, hosted by TERC and funded by NSF, addressing the theme Innovations in STEM Education.
The STEM for All Video Showcase Announces 2019 Dates
The STEM for All Video Showcase is a free, online, interactive film festival that features videos from hundreds of projects aimed at improving STEM education.
A Design-Based Research Study of Staff-Facilitated Family Learning at Interactive Math Exhibits
Staff facilitators in museums and science centers are a critical but often overlooked component of the visitor experience. Despite assertions about the important role they play in visitor learning, there continues to be almost no research to understand staff facilitation in these settings or identify effective practices.
The Power of STEM Education
Can you remember the moment that sparked your interest in math or science? The National Science Foundation posted this question on Twitter to draw peoples' attention to the power of STEM education.
Happy National STEM / STEAM Day!
At TERC we create programs, approaches, and curricula that encourage all learners everywhere to embrace their inner scientist, technologist, engineer, artist, and mathematician. Join us on National STEAM Day to start cultivating the world’s next great minds.
TERC Announces New Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Officer
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Jaclyn Parks617.873.9812jaclyn_parks@terc.edu TERC Announces New Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Officer Cambridge, MA — TERC is pleased to announce Dr. Stephen D. Alkins, Jr. as its new Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Officer (DEIO). This recently created position reflects TERC’s deep commitment to engaging diverse communities and cultivating opportunity and equity within science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education. As the new DEIO, Dr. Alkins will help TERC attract and retain a diverse workforce, » Read more
New Signing Science Apps
Six separate signing glossaries, delivered as apps for use with handhelds, are now available free from the App Store. They can be used with iPhones, iPads, and iPods and are designed to provide visitors who are deaf or hard of hearing access to STEM vocabulary during visits to to aquariums, botanical gardens, natural history museums, nature centers, science museums, and zoos. For more information, go to https://signsci.terc.edu/glossary/index.html. » Read more