TERC Sessions at NARST
National Association for Research in Science Teaching (NARST) GLOCALization and Sustainability of Science Education Research and Practice San Antonio, TX, USAApril 22 – 25, 2017 Saturday April 22nd Strand 2: Science Learning: Contexts, Characteristics and Interactions Symposium: Epistemic Agency as a Members’ Experience Presenters: Christina Krist, University of Maryland College Park; Danielle T. Keifert, Exploratorium; Déana A. Scipio, TERC; Anna M. Phillips, Tufts University; Jessica Watkins, Tufts University; David Hammer, Tufts University, Brian J. » Read more
TERC at AERA Annual Meeting 2017
More than 15,000 researchers and experts in the field will convene April 27 – May 1 in San Antonio for the AERA Annual Meeting, Knowledge to Action—Achieving the Promise of Equal Educational Opportunity. The AERA Annual Meeting is the largest gathering of scholars in the field of education research. It is a showcase for ground-breaking, innovative studies in a diverse array of areas — from early education through higher education, » Read more
National Association for Research in Science Teaching (NARST)
April 14-17 | Baltimore MD Building systems from Scratch: An exploratory study of student learning about climate change Presenters: Gillian Puttick (TERC) and Eli Tucker-Raymond (TERC) 10:15am – 11:45am | Gibson Abstract: Computing has been a foundational tool in the development of scientific understanding of current and future impacts of climate change, the most important socio-scientific issue facing society today. Science practices, such as modeling and abstraction, are critical to understanding complex systems dynamics integral to understanding climate science. » Read more
TERC’s Andee Rubin keynote speaker at New York Hall of Science’s Big Data Literacy Workshop
ANNOUNCEMENT Contact:Ken Mayerken_mayer@terc.edu617.873.9670 April 13, 2017 Increasingly, the prosperity, innovation and security of individuals and communities depend on a big data-literate society, which calls for a concerted effort to determine what it means to be a big data literate citizen, information worker, researcher, or policymaker. As a step toward that goal, the New York Hall of Science (NYSCI) is holding a Big Data Literacy Workshop, at which participants will work to identify the quality of regional learning resources and programs that can improve big data literacy, » Read more
TERC’s Martha Merson at the George Wright Society Conference
ANNOUNCEMENT Contact:Ken Mayerken_mayer@terc.edu617.873.9670 April 7, 2017 The 19th George Wright Society Conference on Parks, Protected Areas, and Cultural Sites gathered people who care about and manage protected land. This year’s conference allowed PhD students to share research on everything from snowmelt to equity in park use. It is the place to hear about priorities and progress toward preservation of both cultural and natural resources in a changing landscapes. Martha Merson, » Read more
TERC at the MassAEYC Annual Spring Conference
Beyond Counting: Math All Day, Every Day for Under 5s Marlene Kliman & Audrey Martinez-Gudapakkam, TERCExplore hands-on activities combining math with literacy, crafts, movement, and science. Learn playful ways to help children investigate patterns, measurement, reasoning, and shapes—important for school success. Presented by creators of a math program developed for YMCA Early Learning Readiness. MassAEYC’s mission is to collaborate with families, educators and agencies to support high quality early education and care through professional development and advocacy. » Read more
TERC Hosts NSF INCLUDES Video Showcase: Envisioning Impact
Open Online Event, March 20-27, Features 36 Launch Projects Aimed at Broadening Participation in STEM March 20, 2017 Thirty-six projects funded by the National Science Foundation’s INCLUDES initiative are showcasing their work to broaden participation in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) March 20-27, http://includes2017.videohall.com. In the interactive, online, NSF INCLUDES Video Showcase, project leaders share three-minute videos and engage in discussions about their project’s goals, strategies, and potential impact. The public is invited to view the videos and engage in the online discussion with project presenters.The NSF INCLUDES initiative (Inclusion across the Nation of Communities of Learners of Underrepresented Discoverers in Engineering and Science), » Read more
Making Astronomy Accessible to the Blind
Students Partner with Professionals to Build New Software Tool Source Newsroom: Associated Universities, Inc. March 8, 2017 If intelligent life without sight exists on some distant planet in our galaxy, these lifeforms would still explore the universe; how? This is a guiding question for Innovators Developing Accessible Tools for Astronomy (IDATA), a new research initiative supported by the U.S. National Science Foundation – STEM + Computing Partnerships (STEM+C) Program. Modern astronomy relies on computers and computational thinking for nearly every aspect of collecting, » Read more
TERC’s Mia Ong presents at AAAS Annual Meeting in Boston
A Pathway Perspective on Expanding the Participation of Women in IT Saturday, February 18, 2017: 3:00 PM-4:30 PMRoom 203 (Hynes Convention Center) Speaker:Mia Ong, TERC Agency of Women of Color in Computing: Strategies for Persistence and SuccessComputing is a discipline in which women, especially women of color, are severely underrepresented. Drawing upon data from over 20 interviews with women of color students and professionals in computing, this talk illuminates how women of color are innovative agents in the strategies they utilize to navigate and persist in their discipline. » Read more