Our Legacy of Impactful Projects

At TERC, we take pride in our ongoing commitment to shaping the STEM education landscape through innovative projects and groundbreaking research. Delve into our archives to discover the stories, methodologies, and outcomes of these impactful projects. Even though they may no longer be actively running, the knowledge and insights gained from these initiatives continue to shape the future of STEM education.

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All Included in Mathematics—Expansion & Dissemination
All Included in Mathematics—Expansion & Dissemination

This project expanded and disseminated the Project AIM professional development program that was designed to help teachers recognize, analyze, and aspire to implement high quality discourse in the mathematics classroom.

Aprendiendo
Aprendiendo

A research project that learned from Spanish-speaking parents of pre-K children, about how they engage in and access the Aprendiendo Math Talk training via the use of videos and social media.

Children’s Understanding of Relationships
Children’s Understanding of Relationships

Children’s Understanding of Relationships (CUF/CUG) projects focused on developing the cognitive foundations of children’s understanding of algebraic concepts as they begin formal schooling in Kindergarten and first grade.

CodePlay
CodePlay

Through a Researcher Practitioner Partnership (RPP) between Braintree Public Schools and EdGE, the team is building CodePlay—a strong foundation of teachers and suite of materials for the teaching and learning of CT—in upper elementary and middle schools across Braintree MA, considering a broad audience of diverse learners with cognitive differences.

Data Clubs for Middle School Youth
Data Clubs for Middle School Youth

Developed data science materials and activities for after-school and summer experiences.

Designing Biomimetic Robots
Designing Biomimetic Robots

Designing Biomimetic Robots created and studied an interdisciplinary learning environment for middle school students, by having students study the natural world and use what they learned to design their own robots.

EarthLabs
EarthLabs

A national model for rigorous, engaging Earth and environmental lab science courses.

eMapper
eMapper

The eMapper was a web-based application that served K-12 students with HFA/AS participating in general-education settings.

Environmental Innovation Challenges
Environmental Innovation Challenges

Innovate to Mitigate challenged 8th–12th grade students to submit ideas that mitigate climate change by reducing greenhouse gases.

ESSIL: Extracting Salient Scenarios from Interaction Logs
ESSIL: Extracting Salient Scenarios from Interaction Logs

Extracting Salient Scenarios from Interaction Logs helped students understand the principles of complex systems by developing a new type of education technology to support their learning and participation in the multi-person immersive simulation.