Volume 3, Issue 4

April 2024

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TERC 

Publications

Supporting Students with Blindness and Visual Impairments to Learn Computational Thinking Through Astronomy

Authors: Eric Hochberg, James Hammerman, and Santiago Gasca

Content Areas: Computational Thinking, Science

State anti-DEI laws sow uncertainty in public colleges and universities

Article includes a quote from Maria Ong, Senior Research Scientist and Evaluator at TERC.

New Projects

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. 

Lead Staff: Dionne N. Champion, Aditi Wagh (MIT), Lauren Vogelstein (NYU)

Content Areas: Science,Computational Thinking, Out of School

New Products & Materials

ExIST

ExIST is a teacher PD model that supports middle school biology teachers to adapt curriculum by integrating game design to enhance biological systems learning and skills in systems thinking. Resource materials are adaptable and further explain systems, games, ways to create games and Scratch, and how to engage your students in presenting their games. 

Lead Staff: Michael Cassidy, Gillian Puttick, Debra Bernstein, Santiago Gasca

Content Areas: Science,PD

Opportunities