AUTISM ACCEPTANCE MONTH:  NEW PAPER AND BOOK HELP EDUCATORS REACH NEURODIVERGENT K-12 LEARNERS IN STEM
AUTISM ACCEPTANCE MONTH:  NEW PAPER AND BOOK HELP EDUCATORS REACH NEURODIVERGENT K-12 LEARNERS IN STEM

To coincide with Autism Acceptance Month, TERC researchers have released the results of a four-year study on strengthening the skills and learning of neurodivergent students in mainstream classrooms. 

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Including Neurodiversity in Computational Thinking
Including Neurodiversity in Computational Thinking

Studies conducted using a computer-supported, inclusive, and highly interactive learning program named INFACT that was designed with the hypothesis that all students, including neurodivergent learners, will excel in problem solving when it is structured through a variety of CT activities.

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National Academies to Release New Report Calling for Action on Supporting Family Caregivers in Academic STEMM
National Academies to Release New Report Calling for Action on Supporting Family Caregivers in Academic STEMM

To learn more about the report, join the Committee on Women in Science, Engineering, and Medicine at the April 11 report release webinar.

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The Evolving Minds Project
The Evolving Minds Project

The Evolving Minds Project teaches evolution by natural selection in 3rd grade classrooms.

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Applying a Complex Systems Perspective to Investigate the Relationship between Choreography and Agent-based Modeling as Tools for Scientific Sense-making
Applying a Complex Systems Perspective to Investigate the Relationship between Choreography and Agent-based Modeling as Tools for Scientific Sense-making

Choreographing Science brings science researchers, youth, and choreographers together in informal community arts spaces to explore the scientists’ authentic research questions through choreographic and computational modeling.

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ExIST
ExIST

ExIST offers professional development for teachers to integrate systems thinking and game design into their existing units.

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Mia Ong has joined the National Academies Leadership and Advisory Committee for the Action Collaborative on Transforming Trajectories for Women of Color in Tech (LAC).
Mia Ong has joined the National Academies Leadership and Advisory Committee for the Action Collaborative on Transforming Trajectories for Women of Color in Tech (LAC).

The Action Collaborative on Transforming Trajectories is a national collaborative made up of 34 member institutions from industry, higher education, and national laboratories that have pledged to support the advancement of women of color in tech.

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TERC Sessions at NARST 2024
TERC Sessions at NARST 2024

Sessions by TERC staff at the 2024 National Association for Research in Science Teaching (NARST) Annual International Conference in Denver, Colorado – March 17th-20th

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Andee Rubin, Principal Scientist at TERC, has been appointed to the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine committee.
Andee Rubin, Principal Scientist at TERC, has been appointed to the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine committee.

The committee will conduct a consensus study that will identify competencies needed for people to navigate and succeed in the changing computational landscape and the role that K-12 education can play in the development of these competencies.

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