NSF Teaching and Learning Showcase Opens May 11
NSF Teaching and Learning Showcase Opens May 11
NSF 2015 Teaching and Learning Video ShowcaseOpens May 11: Encourages Public Conversation of STEM Education Innovations  May 11, 2015 Cambridge, MA — TERC announced today the opening of the NSF 2015 Teaching and Learning Video Showcase with 112 videos highlighting research and innovative practices to improve STEM and computer science education. Representing initiatives funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF), the three-minute videos showcase a diverse portfolio of education programs that focus on a wide range of topics including robotics,  » Read more
TERC at AERA
TERC at AERA
TERC researchers are traveling to Chicago and are making the following presentations: Expansive Meanings and Makings in ArtScience Fri, April 17, 4:05 to 5:35pm, Sheraton, Second Level, Superior A Ann Rosebery, Cheche Konnen Center, TERCBeth M. Warren, Cheche Konnen Center, TERCMegan Bang, University of Washington Expansive Meanings and Makings in ArtScience (EMMAS) is a participatory design research project investigating the untapped potential of an artscience approach to learning and teaching. EMMAS aims to foster creative trajectories into meaningful STEM learning for youth who often experience school science as disconnected from their lives or interests (e.g.,  » Read more
TERC at NSELA and NSTA
TERC at NSELA and NSTA
TERC staff are traveling to Chicago for presentations at NSELA and NSTA. Please stop by the TERC booth #890 in the NSTA exhibit hall. National Science Education Leadership Association  2015 Professional Development Institute  LEADING FOR EQUITY Implementing the Vision of the NGSS Sally Crissman, Sara Lacy,  Irene Lo,  Andrea Graf, and Elizabeth Skydell.    Wednesday, March 11, 2015  Hyatt Regency McCormick Place Hotel – Chicago  The Framework for K-12 Science Education (NRC, 2011) and the   » Read more
Zoombinis Journey to Homes and Classrooms on iPad and Android Tablets
Zoombinis Journey to Homes and Classrooms on iPad and Android Tablets
Beloved Educational Classic Game, Zoombinis, Journeys to Homes and Classrooms on iPad and Android Tablets This Summer February 17, 2015 Cambridge, MA — TERC, a not-for-profit leader in K-12 math and science education, announced today the revival of the classic educational puzzle game, Zoombinis, coming this summer to iPad and Android tablets for $4.99. Zoombinis is developed in conjunction with award-winning game developers at FableVision Studios along with Learning Games Network.”We are excited to relaunch Zoombinis this summer,  » Read more