Mayor Michelle Wu has announced the appointment of Dr. Stephen Alkins to the Boston School Committee, to serve a 4-year term. The Boston School Committee is the governing body of Boston Public Schools.
“Dr. Alkins has dedicated his career to bringing about the systemic change that’s needed in this moment,” said Mayor Michelle Wu. “I’m excited for him to bring his vision and experience to the Boston School Committee. His commitment to inclusion and holistic understanding of education will benefit all BPS families, » Read more
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Report on a small-scale mixed-methods study of how COVID-19 affected three-dimensional science learning in elementary school classrooms, and how the situation changed when school resumed, in modified form, in fall 2020.
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Articles include:
*Designing Biomimetic Robots: Animals As Inspiration
*Authentically Integrating Mathematics into Making Experiences—Math in the Making Project
*Bring Math Talk Home
INFACT is recruiting grade 3-8 teachers! Stipends available! On- and off-line CT learning and teaching materials — Zoombinis, digital interactives, Scratch coding, robot options, and hands-on activities for classrooms this spring!
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Conducting a systematic synthesis of the empirical literature on women of color in computing and technology.
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A press release from the National Academies Committee on Addressing the Underrepresentation in Tech, Transforming Trajectories for Women of Color in Tech, features work done at TERC by the LASOW project team featured in Chapter 2, the Literature Review, and influences analysis throughout the rest of the report. The team is comprised of Maria Ong, Nuria Jaumot-Pascual, Audrey Martínez-Gudapakkam, and Christina B. » Read more
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This paper synthesizes 20 years (1999–2019) of empirical research on women of color (WOC) in computing and tech graduate education.
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Lia & Luís: Who Has More? on PBS SoCal 111 Favorite Kids Books of 2021
Looking for your child’s next favorite book? Lia & Luís: Who Has More? (Ages 3-6) written by Ana Crespo and illustrated by Giovana Medeiros tells the story of how a little girl named Lia uses some clever math tools to show her brother how much they both really have using measurement and comparison.
The PBS SoCal list includes books for kids of all ages that talk about important topics, » Read more
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The Designing Biomimetic Robots (BioRobots) project uses a design-based research (DBR) approach and emphasizes problem-based learning in an interdisciplinary integration of engineering, science, and computational thinking (CT).
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