…on our knowledge of how students express themselves, we then developed a new rubric structure that would allow us to provide specific types of feedback. To train the automated scoring…
Our East and West Coast offices got together for two days of team building and brainstorming. We demoed our newest technologies, dreamed up new projects, and solved a (fake) murder…
…as part of the NGSS in the U.S. and under the label of STEM education more globally. These learning environments involve real-world problems and engage students in learning new concepts,…
…think about the impacts associated with the hazards? The new GeoCode Explorer model and curriculum developed in partnership with UNAVCO and the University of South Florida allows students to investigate…
…We call this a static equilibrium model where the effects of independent variables are instantly carried through the model, resulting in a new equilibrium state. With this kind of model…
…or big data. A new initiative to eliminate the misconception that to think computationally is a synonym to programming proposes embedding computational thinking into curricular subjects. We discuss one such…
This spring I had the opportunity to pilot the new online GeoCode tephra activities developed as part of the NSF-funded Visualizing GeoHazards and Risk with Code project with my 9th…
…places. Imperceptible to us, atoms and molecules interact according to rules that are mysterious to new learners, but nevertheless produce the familiar, everyday world we inhabit. In a simulated submicroscopic…
Marlborough, MA October 20, 2017 Conference Website This year’s MSELA conference will focus on leadership for science education, integrating science and engineering practices into K-12 instruction, meeting the new science…
…focused initially on three accessibility guidelines and incorporated these features into a new design framework for activities in our STEM Resource Finder. Distinguishable Distinguishable features include those that make it…