The impact of a multimodal professional network on developing social capital and research capacity of faculty at historically black colleges and universities

The impact of a multimodal professional network on developing social capital and research capacity of faculty at historically black colleges and universities

This qualitative case study examined how a multimodal professional network environment (STEM for all Video Showcase) affected five STEM educational researchers’ capacity to engage in grant funded research at U.S. Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs).

Indicator Species Reveal Environmental Health

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Supporting teachers’ engagement with student thinking in teacher-captured video-based professional development environments: factors and implications

This article covers a study that investigated teachers’ engagement with student thinking during video clubs, which were part of a professional development model in which teachers captured and analysed their classroom videos and identified clips and questions to discuss in video clubs.

Handbook of STEM Faculty Development

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Supporting Postsecondary Educators to Develop Assessments for Student Learning Based on Backward Design

This article looks at how two postsecondary educators changed their courses after attending an assessment workshop that emphasized the use of "backward design" for course planning and alignment. It also discusses next research steps needed to support educators in designing fair undergraduate assessments and courses.

Family values, parent roles, and life challenges: Parent reflections on the factors shaping long-term interest development for young children and their families participating in an early childhood engineering program

This study was designed to help address these gaps in the literature and contribute to a deeper understanding of the factors and processes that shape STEM-related interest development for preschool-age children and their families.

Student-Generated Conjecture about the Behavior of the Operations: Four Dimensions Supporting a Structural Understanding of Arithmetic

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From Anxiety to Accomplishment – the road to presenting at my first conference

TERC intern, Anya Nailea Carbonell, recounts her first professional experience post college speaking at The Conference on Research in Equity and Sustained Participation in Engineering, Computing, and Technology.

Teaching Statistics to Struggling Students: Lessons Learned from Students with LD, ADHD, and Autism

This article describes a conceptual visual approach to teaching a college level general education statistics course aimed at addressing the needs of students with disabilities and other struggling students.

Diverse STEM Interest Development Pathways in Early Childhood

In this chapter, we describe findings from a retrospective interview study with parents one to two years after they participated in HSE. Through qualitative analysis of the interviews, three distinct interest pathways emerged: (a) engineering focused, (b) prior interest focused, and (c) family values focused. The findings problematize traditional approaches to studying STEM-related interests and highlight the importance of understanding the complex ways families make sense of and engage with STEM through play and other informal learning experiences.