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title: STEM Education Enthusiast! January's Moving STEM Forward newsletter is here
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with research on what students learn from game design, how sound impacts learning, engaging parents as research partners, and more!

| View in browser Volume 3, Issue 1 January 2024 Dear TERC friend,   In the coming year, we are looking forward to more opportunities for learning and growth. Now is a great time to start receiving our TERC Talks newsletter tailored for educators! Update your preferences.   Cheers, TERC  Publications “So, we kind of started from scratch, no pun intended”: What can students learn from designing games? Author: Gillian Puttick, Michael Cassidy, Eli Tucker-Raymond, G.M. Triano, C. Harteveld Content Areas: Computational Thinking, Computer Science, Out of School, Research/Evaluation, Science, Technology Learn more Blog Posts Emerging Lines of Work with Dr. Michael Cassidy Dr. Michael Cassidy's work draws on his experiences as a teacher and teacher educator. He is currently focusing on computational thinking, engineering education, robotics, and evaluation of mathematics and science intervention programs. Authors: Michael Cassidy Content Areas: Research/Evaluation, Out of School, Professional Development, Computational Thinking, Engineering Read more Sound Travels: Greetings from Detroit Author Contributors: Martha Merson, Nickolay Hristov, Billy Mark, Justin Meyer, Laura Weiss Content Areas: Research/Evaluation, Science, Out of School   Advancing STEM Education: TERC's 7 Most Downloaded Publications in 2023 Author: TERC Content Areas: Research/Evaluation, Science, Out of School, Computational Thinking, Engineering, Technology, Math New Projects Diálogos  Engaging Latinx parents as research partners, to leverage informal family engineering activities that boost preschoolers' executive function skills. Lead Staff: Smirla Ramos Montañez, Scott Pattison Content Areas: Engineering, Out of School, Research/Evaulation Read more Opportunities   Professional Learning Network Session 2: Reflecting on Equitable Participation in Whole Class Discussions Part 1 January 17, 2024 - FREE Learn more and register here.   Podcast: Assembling Inclusion Fostering Neurodiversity in STEM Education  This episode with Jodi Asbell-Clarke and INFACT at TERC covers an inclusive program to teach computational thinking to grades 3-8 and neurodiversity in STEM education. Listen to the podcast. terc.edu, \| 2067 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA 02140 Unsubscribe |
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