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
New Storytelling Math Book
A playful story that models engaging conversations between parent and child, Clean Up, Up, Up! includes a note by early childhood education expert Susan C. Levine that shows parents and caregivers how everyday activities offer rich opportunities to teach early spatial math concepts. This material is based upon work supported in part by TERC under a grant from the Heising-Simons Foundation. More about the project. Clean Up, Up, Up! / ¡Arriba, arriba, » Read more
Families Needed to Test Signing Glossary
Visit a Boston Area Museum or Botanical Garden This Summer! We are looking for families with at least one member who is deaf or hard of hearing and uses ASL for communication to help us test a signing glossary during a visit to a science museum, natural history museum, and/or botanical garden. The glossary is being developed with funding from NSF. Admission costs will be covered. We will arrange a time for the visit that is convenient for you. » Read more
Hands On! Spring/Summer 2018
We are happy to release the latest version of Hands On! TERC’s commitment to and passion for social justice in education resonates throughout the Spring/Summer 2018 issue. Enjoy reading these articles and share them with your colleagues and network. Download Hands On! Spring/Summer 2018 Last fall the TERC Scholar’s Program, an internship program led by Dr. Mia Ong, received its first cohort of interns, currently enrolled at Wheelock College. You’ll hear directly from these young learners as they share about their immersion in STEM research and experimentation alongside TERC project teams, » Read more
TERC Hosts the 2018 STEM for All Video Showcase
TERC Hosts the 2018 STEM for AllVideo Showcase, May 14th– 21st funded by the National Science Foundation Now in its 4th year, the STEM for All Video Showcase will feature three-minute video presentations and online discussions from 215 federally-funded innovative projects aimed at improving science, mathematics, engineering, technology and computer science learning. All are welcome to participate by viewing videos of interest, engaging in online conversations, and voting for the Public Choice award. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Cambridge, » Read more