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We are TERC, a non-profit made up of teams of math and science education and research experts. We are dedicated to innovation and creative problem solving. We believe that STEM moves the world forward. And we exist to move STEM learning forward.

Storytelling Math

BY MARLENE KLIMAN Picture books as a vehicle for expanding views of math and who can do it. The Storytelling Math project is working to change the landscape of math picture books. With our partner Charlesbridge Publishing, we are producing a dozen English and Spanish books.

Embodied Learning through Dance and Physics

BY FOLASHADE CROMWELL SOLOMON, TRACEY WRIGHT, MARIAH STEELE, AND DIONNE CHAMPION While a number of scholars suggest that dance represents an important type of embodied cognition, the notion of dance as a site for learning is under-explored. Embodied Physics constructed a physics course for high school students from two Boston-based dance schools.

The STEM for All Multiplex is a New, Interactive Video Platform Which Enables Researchers, Educators and Parents Access to Federally Funded, Innovative Programs Aimed at Improving STEM Teaching and Learning

TERC announces the launch of the STEM for All Multiplex, funded by the National Science Foundation.

Head Start on Engineering

BY SCOTT PATTISON, SMIRLA RAMOS-MONTAÑEZ, GINA SVAROVSKY, CYNTHIA SMITH, VERÓNIKA NÚÑEZ, ANNIE DOUGLASS Supporting engineering interest development in early childhood for low-income families. In the United States, there are large and persistent disparities across communities in the available opportunities for children and their families to access quality STEM learning experiences.

Teacher Leaders are Working Together Online to Improve Schools, Effect Policy, and Re-envision the Future of STEM Teaching and Learning

TERC announces the launch of the STEM Teacher Leadership Network, funded by the National Science Foundation. They invite teacher leaders, researchers and administrators to join this quickly growing online community to effect change in STEM teaching and learning.

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The STEM for All Multiplex is a New, Interactive Video Platform Which Enables Researchers, Educators and Parents Access to Federally Funded, Innovative Programs Aimed at Improving STEM Teaching and Learning

January 6, 2020

TERC announces the launch of the STEM for All Multiplex, funded by the National...

The latest edition of “100 Games to Use in the Classroom & Beyond” features TERC’s Zoombinis.

December 3, 2019

See the full list here.

New paper from Donna Curry, The PIAAC Numeracy Framework: A Guide to Instruction

November 21, 2019

Download this paper here that covers components to the PIAAC assessment framework, focusing mainly on the critical component of numeracy as use-oriented and numeracy along a continuum.

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I loved the camaraderie, the ability to deepen and strengthen my work in a non-competitive, safe space… The regular and structured discussions with TERC mentors were very helpful to my growth as a scholar.”

– TERC Scholar Intern