New article from Michael Cassidy and Gillian Puttick in Computers and Education — Leveling the computational playing field: Inquiring about factors predicting computational thinking in constructionist game-based learning

June 13, 2025

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Incoming TERC president, Christine Reich, panel speaker at the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine Board on Science Education Convocation on the Status of Informal Science and Engineering Education on June 16 in Washington, DC.

June 6, 2025

This session focuses on the goals for informal science and engineering learning across different settings identities of learners, ages, and how such goals are being met. Panelists will discuss how different goals have informed practice, evaluation, and research, how differing goals have shaped the focus Convocation on the Status of Informal Science and Engineering Education on different learners, and how the infrastructure for informal science and engineering learning environments influences these goals and outcomes.

Catch up with Karen Mutch-Jones at the 2025 DRK-12 PI Meeting June 9-11 in Arlington VA

June 6, 2025

The 2025 DRK-12 PI Meeting provides opportunities for learning, networking, and substantive conversations for approximately 300 DRK–12 project leaders, NSF program directors, and CADRE Fellows. On June 10, Karen will host a table talk in the morning and have a poster session in the afternoon.

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Scott Pattison moderates session at the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine Board on Science Education Convocation on the Status of Informal Science and Engineering Education on June 16 in Washington, DC.

June 5, 2025

Read more about his session, 15 Years After LSIE: Where are we now? Where have we moved the needle? This session will kick off the convocation with a dynamic conversation about the trajectory of the field of informal science and engineering education since the release of Learning Science in Informal Environments (LSIE).

Native STEM Portraits (NSP) featured in Winds of Change Magazine

June 4, 2025

Read the latest about NSP, a longitudinal study on the experiences of Native STEM students, faculty, and professionals and the barriers and supports they encounter in STEM. The NSP team combined quantitative and qualitative methods that included a survey and photo elicitation interviews.