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title: February's Moving STEM Forward newsletter for STEM Education Enthusiast
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with a FREE climate & equity institute opportunity, broadening participation in STEM, data science through civics education, and how sound impacts learning!

| View in browser Volume 3, Issue 2 February 2024 Dear TERC friend,   We truly value your insights and suggestions as we plan for the year ahead. Please share your thoughts with us – your feedback is invaluable.    Cheers, TERC  Publications Broadening participation in STEM through equity-minded high-impact practices: a multimodal systematic review Author: Jillian Ives, Joni Falk, Brian Drayton Content Areas: Engineering, Math, Research/Evaluation, Science, Technology Learn more The impact of visual and auditory distractions on the performance of neurodiverse students in virtual reality (VR) environments Author: Ibrahim Dahlstrom-Hakki, Zachary Alstad, Jodi Asbell-Clarke, Teon Edwards Content Areas: Research/Evaluation, Science, Computational Thinking, Engineering, Technology, Math Blog Posts Sound Travels: Greetings from Detroit Sound Travels reflects on the impact of ambient noise on education, raising questions about the role of 'sonic agency.' Authors: Martha Merson, Nickolay Hristov, Billy Mark, Justin Meyer, Laura Weiss Content Areas: Research/Evaluation, Out of School, Science Read more TERC's STEM Education Hits: The Top 10 Blog Posts of 2023 Author: TERC Content Areas: Research/Evaluation, Science, Out of School, Computational Thinking, Engineering, Technology, Math New Projects Exploring Data Science Through the Lens of Civics Education  Exploring the potential for engaging students in investigations of real-world civic datasets in ways that align with and support middle school social studies content. Lead Staff: Traci Higgins and Andee Rubin Content Areas: Computational Thinking, Math, Technology Read more Opportunities   Professional Learning Opportunity Now accepting applications for an all-expenses paid Institute on Climate and Equity. TERC, in partnership with the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, invites high school teachers to apply for a one-week, all-expenses-paid institute on the beautiful coast of Maine, Sun 21-Sat 27 July 2024. Application deadline is March 4, 2024. Learn more and apply here. terc.edu, \| 2067 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA 02140 Unsubscribe |
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