Our projects and research shape the STEM education field by introducing innovative curricula and improving student access to STEM.
We support more than 60 active projects every year, and our high-quality, innovative research is based on the understanding that for STEM, real-world application matters. We inspire, motivate, and create life-long learners by helping students connect what they are taught in the classroom to the world around them.
These projects and our research are designed to encompass a wide range of subjects and disciplines within STEM education and teaching methods to expand accessibility for all eager minds.
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IDATA engages middle and high school students in designing software to make astronomy accessible to people with blindness or visual impairments.
The Meaningful Math project studies and aims to improve the data, statistics, and numeracy supports for consumers of news media.
The NeuroVivid project is developing a BCI maker experience for neurodiverse multi-cultural learners to broaden interest in STEM.
This project looks for large scale impacts of such a widespread, sustained-over-time experience on students, teachers, schools and communities.
Realizing Excellence and Vitality through Informal STEM Education (REVISE) Center
The Sound Travels project is investigating how sounds around us (soundscapes) impact people and their learning outside school in spaces like parks, zoos, and science centers.
TERC is collaborating with Charlesbridge Publishing to develop picture books that meld story, racial diversity, and math and are written by authors of color.
Test-Driving AI Tools for Teaching & Learning