…pandemic is holding true to the characteristics of other natural hazards—the unparalleled damage and loss, the human actions that either propel or pause progress, and the overwhelming uncertainty felt by…
…this learning process look like? Does it look like human intelligence? Linguists and computer scientists alike explore these questions. AI is the branch of computer science involved with building computational…
…human activities, there is no framework on how to best teach natural hazards and risks to students. Although natural hazards are becoming more common, many Earth science teachers do not…
…an object, something inanimate and subject to the manipulation of human beings. But data are so much more. They are the product of human curiosity and choice, what we designate…
…But unlike SketchUp, it is tailor-made for building design, evaluation, and fabrication to support engineering design learning in K-12 schools. One of its great features is the “print-out” functionality, which…
The National Science Foundation awards grant to study virtual worlds that afford knowledge integration Blog Post
…worlds and associated project challenges will inform design principles for the design and use of a new virtual world genre — one with characteristics that anticipate cross-project and cross-discipline knowledge…
Sharing Research Results and Special Poster Session to Commemorate Robert Tinker at AERA 2018 Blog Post
…Pallant focused on the design of formative science assessments in which a system interprets students’ constructed scientific arguments via natural language processing and scores them automatically using machine learning technologies…
…of their own design. Using computer-based tools and scaffolded curriculum modules in physics, chemistry, and biology, students learn to think like scientists. To better understand student reasoning during inquiry-based experimentation,…
…growing family? We’re hiring! 7. We Received National Recognition for our Curriculum and Technology Design We were awarded the world’s first Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) Design Badge for our…
…hands-on making activities on our “Fab Fridays.” On one such Fab Friday, the Paper Mech team supported the design and fabrication of a cardboard crank mechanism (Figure 1). We had…