Biograph: Complex Systems Thinking in Biological Science Education, Boston, MA

Funder: NSF DRK-12 Program

Research project on the effect of integrating complex systems concepts and strategies and curriculum through computational modeling and computer simulations using StarLogo in biology. In collaboration with MIT and University of Pennsylvania.

Next Generation Preschool Math, NYC & Menlo Park, CA

Funder: NSF, DRK12 Program

In partnership with EDC, SRI, WGBH, this project is studying how preschool aged children learn division and equipartitioning skills using newly developed tablet computing software.

Innovative Technology in Science Inquiry Scale-Up (ITSI-SU), states of VA, IA, AK, KS

In partnership with Concord Consortium, this program is scaling up methods and strategies for using probeware and online science education modules in grade 4-12 classrooms in four states.

Logging Opportunities in Online Programs for Science (LOOPS), Boston, Berkeley

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In partnership with Concord Consortium and University of California, Berkeley, LOOPS is helping researchers understand how real-time feedback to teachers and student can impact instructional practice. The project intorduces web-based science education modules in multiple platforms.

Comprehensive Opera-based Arts Learning and Teaching (COBALT), NYC

Funder: U.S. Dept. of Education, AEMDD Program
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In partnership with Metropolitan Opera Guild, COBALT is investigating the learning outcomes in multiple arts forms through the creation of original operas in three NYC elementary schools.

Music Integrated Learning Environment (MILE), Oakland, CA

Funder: U.S. Dept. of Education, AEMDD Program

In partership with the Oakland Unified School District, MILE is investigating the connections between music learning and language literacies in four Oakland, CA elementary schools.

INK-12: Interactive Ink Inscriptions in K-12, Boston

Funder: NSF DRK12 Program
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Research project on the effect of tablet computing and associated learning strategies as they apply to elementary and middle school mathematics and science education. In collaboration with MIT and TERC.

MarineTech: Increasing STEM Skills Through Marine Science, VA

Funder: NSF ITEST Program

In partnership with Old Dominion University, middle and high school students in three regions in Virginia study STEM skills through marine science and marine industry projects. The program builds relationships with the marine sciences and shipbuilding industries with an emphasis on career options.

Marine Career Tech (McTech): Increasing STEM Skills Through Marine Science for the Future Technician Workforce, VA, WV, LA

Funder: NSF ATE Program
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In partnership with Old Dominion University, community college instructors in three states are integrating marine science and engineering modules to help build and prepare student for STEM job opportunities in marine sciences and shipbuilding industries.

Eyes in the Sky 2, nationwide

Funder: NASA
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In partnership with TERC, over 100 teachers across the country are learning to use computer-based geospatial and visualization tools to develop geography and earth science projects in high school science courses.

Evaluation Community of Learning, Inquiry, and Practice (ECLIPS), virtual

Funder: NSF, PRIME Program

ECLIPS is a community of STEM evaluators and advisors developing evaluation strageties that engage systems thinking methodologies.