Volume 4, Issue 10

October 2025

Dear TERC friend,

We’ve refreshed the look of our newsletter to make it easier to explore and enjoy. Check out the updates and let us know what you think. We’d love your feedback! 

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What's New in STEM Education Research

Principles for Early Engineering Engagement

Understand how carefully chosen materials, story-based challenges, and connections to family interests can encourage young children to explore engineering.

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Teachers Matter in Smart Classrooms

Discover how teacher influence changes the way students engage with digital lessons and why factoring it in leads to better classroom technology.

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Supporting Students With Real Data

See what researchers learned about regarding the limits of current standards and what it really takes to help students build data reasoning skills.

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Flexibility Through Biomimicry

See how teachers are using nature-inspired design challenges to connect science and engineering and adapt lessons to fit their own classrooms.

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Balancing Culture and Career

How Indigenous engineers and computer scientists weave cultural values and professional training into their work and motivations.

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Catch TERC at Fall Conferences!

Connect at NCSM

October 13-15th, Atlanta, GA

Attend these TERC sessions on helping teachers reflect with video coaching and encouraging all students’ voices in group math work.

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NCTM: Booth #1408 + Staff Sessions

October 15-18th, Atlanta, GA

Don't miss TERC staff leading sessions on impactful math teaching — from maker-based assessments to supporting student identity in math to baseball and geometry. Then stop by Booth #1408 to explore the latest in STEM, grab free resources, and pick up some fun swag!

Full list of presentations ➡️

See You at MassCUE!

October 15-16th, Foxborough, MA

This year’s conference features TERC’s Zoombinis Club, where playful problem-solving meets computational thinking, and NeuroVivid, a demo-driven session showing how brain–computer interface activities can inspire diverse learners. Stop by our booth and connect with us!

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