March's Moving STEM Forward newsletter

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Volume 3, Issue 3

March 2024

Dear TERC friend,

We truly value your insights and suggestions as we dive into the year ahead. Please share your thoughts with us here.

Cheers,

TERC

Publications

Antiracist Mathematics Education: Stories of Acknowledgment, Action and Accountability

Authors: Audrey Martínez-Gudapakkam, Sabrina De Los Santos, Judy Storeygard, A. Patrone, D. Cuevas, P. Chingo

Content Areas: Math, Research/Evaluation, PD

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How Neurodiversity Can Help Fill the Cybersecurity Workforce Shortage

Author: Jodi Asbell-Clarke

Content Areas: Research/Evaluation, Science, Computational Thinking, Engineering, Technology, Math

New Projects

Collaborative Research: Exploring the Mathematics of Biological Ecosystems using Data Science (EMBEDS)

A design-based research project studying how best to integrate data practices into high school science, particularly biology.

Lead Staff: Andee Rubin and Gillian Puttick

Content Areas: Research/Evaluation, Math, Science, Technology

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Opportunities

people participating in STEM education activities

Interested in Shaping a Zoombinis tabletop game?

Take this 5 minute survey to give us your opinions and you'll be entered into a drawing for a chance to win a plush Zoombini and receive exclusive updates on the game's design. Surveys submitted by noon EST on March 15 will qualify.

Take Survey here

Open Access Materials

INFACT offers a broad variety of computational thinking (CT) materials, organized into customizable sequences that thread through the core ideas of CT, including Problem Decomposition, Pattern Recognition, Algorithm Design, and Abstraction, as well as Debugging. The materials are embedded with supports for executive function (EF) and social-emotional learning (SEL).

Download here

NSTA at Denver - TERC Booth 949

Please drop by our NSTA booth on March 20-23 and share your thoughts on what makes TERC special. As a token of our appreciation, we're offering free travel mugs! You'll also be able to learn about the latest projects from our researchers and access downloadable STEM education materials at no cost. Follow along with us here.