…William Behrens III were students of Jay Forrester at MIT. An electrical engineer by training, Forrester recognized that many of the relationships found in social systems are also seen in…
…the web of relationships. When the model is simulated, the structure and the set of relationships between model components dictate model behavior. We recently developed algorithms that automatically generate tags…
…and validating a model of teacher professional development to support culturally responsive computational pedagogy using Making and electronic textiles in rural schools in Hawaii. She hopes to “meet teachers where…
…Science Foundation, the Valhalla Foundation, the George Lucas Educational Foundation, and the Hewlett Foundation for a wide array of innovative projects and initiatives in both formal and informal educational settings,…
…at risk for every natural hazard all the time. To avoid having students feel like Chicken Little under a falling sky, the GeoHazard project uses simulations, data, experimentation, and scientific…
…hospital, airport, or elementary school. As students learn from a parallel real-world case study, the decision of where to place these levees is complex. While the areas behind the levees…
…what skills are needed to make them? Sorting algorithms are designed to mimic the human brain and are a form of artificial intelligence (AI) whose development is grounded in a…
…from satellite. Japan Meteorological Agency/NASA SPoRT/Wikipedia Commons licensed under CC-BY-4.0. Tephra is erupted in all shapes and sizes. It can be microscopic or it can be as large as a…
…multilevel simulation, students manipulate and examine these different processes from the population level down to the DNA level. Ellis, R., Reichsman, F., Mead, L. S., Smith, J. J., McElroy-Brown, K.,…
…the risks associated with natural hazards—including hurricanes, floods, and wildfires. A new week-long curriculum module for middle and high school students uses real-world case studies and an online interactive simulation…