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New TERC Tech Talks Video Podcast Evaluates AI Tools for Educators
TERC has launched TERC Tech Talks, a new video podcast series designed to help educators, parents, and practitioners navigate the rapidly evolving world of AI tools and emerging learning technologies.
Hands On! Spring 2025 Magazine
Articles include:
- Sound Travels: Seeking to understand how soundscapes in learning settings influence their visitors’ learning
- Introduction: Making and STEM Learning in Formal and Informal Settings
- Discovering STEM, entrepreneurship, and careers through making
- Math and Making for Middle School Youth
New Publication Shows What’s Possible When All Students Are Seen as Mathematicians
A new book by Susan Jo Russell and Deborah Schifter offers a powerful vision for K–5 math classrooms where all students thrive. Learn how equitable participation and deep math learning go hand in hand.
TERC Announces Christine Reich as New President
Christine Reich, PhD will join TERC as its president on July 1, 2025. A distinguished educator, social science researcher, and former museum executive, Reich brings a deep commitment to advancing STEM education opportunities for all learners.
Project LEAP’s Maria Blanton and Angela Gardiner featured in EdWeek
Can Kindergarten Math Lay the Foundation for Algebra? New Study Aims to Find Out
Teaching algebraic thinking skills early—like generalizing, representing, and reasoning—can set students up for success, researchers say.
News & Events
TERC’s Michael Cassidy to Lead Biomimicry Session at RI STEAM Expo
April 29, 2026
TERC’s Biomimicry as an Authentic Anchor project will be featured at the RI STEAM Expo on May 9. Michael Cassidy will co-lead a professional learning session with collaborator Geling (Jazz) Xu, engaging educators in a hands-on “Fruit Harvest” activity inspired by nature.
The session introduces a standards-aligned lesson that integrates science, engineering, and computational thinking while supporting student engagement and real-world problem solving. Learn more here.
TERC’s Ibrahim Dahlstrom-Hakki Leads New Journal Collection on Codesign for Neuroinclusive Learning
April 27, 2026
TERC is pleased to share that Senior Research Scientist Ibrahim Dahlstrom-Hakki is organizing a...New REVISE Sessions Announced: Building Data Literacy Through Hands-On Activities
April 23, 2026
REVISE is launching a two-part series exploring how informal STEM education researchers and practitioners...
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