Six New Signing Glossary Apps Designed to Enhance Museum Access of Visitors Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing
Six New Signing Glossary Apps Designed to Enhance Museum Access of Visitors Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing

If you are a family with at least one member who is deaf and hard of hearing, these new signing glossary apps might be for you. Each glossary provides access to thousands of signed terms and definitions specifically for aquariums, botanical gardens, natural history museums, nature centers, science museums, and zoos.

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Registration opens January 15th to be a presenter in the 2019 STEM for ALL Video Showcase
Registration opens January 15th to be a presenter in the 2019 STEM for ALL Video Showcase

Registration opens January 15th to be a presenter in the 2019 STEM for ALL Video Showcase, hosted by TERC and funded by NSF, addressing the theme Innovations in STEM Education.

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Deepening Teachers’ Understanding of Students’ Thinking: The Interplay of Teachers’ Classroom Video, Analysis Tools and Coaching. Journal of Technology and Teacher Education
Deepening Teachers’ Understanding of Students’ Thinking: The Interplay of Teachers’ Classroom Video, Analysis Tools and Coaching. Journal of Technology and Teacher Education

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The STEM for All Video Showcase Announces 2019 Dates
The STEM for All Video Showcase Announces 2019 Dates

The STEM for All Video Showcase is a free, online, interactive film festival that features videos from hundreds of projects aimed at improving STEM education.

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A Design-Based Research Study of Staff-Facilitated Family Learning at Interactive Math Exhibits
A Design-Based Research Study of Staff-Facilitated Family Learning at Interactive Math Exhibits

Staff facilitators in museums and science centers are a critical but often overlooked component of the visitor experience. Despite assertions about the important role they play in visitor learning, there continues to be almost no research to understand staff facilitation in these settings or identify effective practices.

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Students’ use of narrative when constructing statistical models in tinkerplots
Students’ use of narrative when constructing statistical models in tinkerplots

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The Power of STEM Education
The Power of STEM Education

Can you remember the moment that sparked your interest in math or science? The National Science Foundation posted this question on Twitter to draw peoples’ attention to the power of STEM education.

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Hands On! Magazine: Winter 2018
Hands On! Magazine: Winter 2018

Articles include:
* SportsLab: Opening the Door to 21st Century Careers through a Sports Research and Shoe Design Challenge
* A Durable Feast: Notes from the TERC John Dewey Group After 15 Years
* Building Solutions for Algebra Readiness
* Doing the Math with Paraeducators
* Sue Doubler, An Inquiry-driven Career at a Glance

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Sue Doubler, An Inquiry-Driven Career at a Glance — Hands On! Winter 2018
Sue Doubler, An Inquiry-Driven Career at a Glance — Hands On! Winter 2018

Since joining TERC in 1990, Sue Doubler has developed a rich and diverse body of work centered primarily on elementary school science teaching and learning, and on ways that technology can support teachers and students. As her most recent project, “Empowering Teachers Through VideoReView,” is winding down, we took the opportunity to talk with Sue about her work and time at TERC.

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Doing the Math with Paraeducators — Hands On! Winter 2018
Doing the Math with Paraeducators — Hands On! Winter 2018

Paraeducators (paras) are an important and underutilized resource with great potential to impact mathematics learning in elementary classrooms.

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