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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NeuroVivid
NeuroVivid

The NeuroVivid project is developing a BCI maker experience for neurodiverse multi-cultural learners to broaden interest in STEM.

NeuroVivid Pathways
NeuroVivid Pathways

NeuroVivid Pathways is a STEM maker camp and educator training initiative for neurodivergent middle schoolers in Massachusetts, New Jersey, and Alaska.

Project LEAP
Project LEAP

Project LEAP researchers are developing a Grades Kโ€“5 Early Algebra Learning Progression (EALP) to foster young childrenโ€™s algebraic thinking and are testing its potential to improve childrenโ€™s algebra-readiness for middle grades.

Revealing Systemic Impacts of a 12-Year Statewide Science Field Trip Program
Revealing Systemic Impacts of a 12-Year Statewide Science Field Trip Program

This project looks for large scale impacts of such a widespread, sustained-over-time experience on students, teachers, schools and communities.

REVISE
REVISE

Realizing Excellence and Vitality through Informal STEM Education (REVISE) Center

SEEC – Consultation & Research Evaluation
SEEC – Consultation & Research Evaluation

SEEC offers consultation, external evaluation, and research support for existing STEM education grants and programs and collaborates with proposal writing teams to design studies.

Sound Travels
Sound Travels

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.

STEM Education Evaluation Center (SEEC)
STEM Education Evaluation Center (SEEC)

SEEC offers consultation, external evaluation, and research support for existing STEM education grants and programs and collaborates with proposal writing teams to design studies.

Storytelling Math
Storytelling Math

TERC is collaborating with Charlesbridge Publishing to develop picture books that meld story, racial diversity, and math and are written by authors of color.

Talk Science
Talk Science

Talk Science PD is a blend of web-based study, opportunities to try ideas in the classroom, and face-to-face study group meetings designed to help teachers increase the effectiveness of classroom science discussions.