Explore It! Science Investigations in Out-of-School Programs
Visit WebsiteThe investigations in Explore It! provide an experiential foundation for the development of concepts aligned with the national standards that are addressed in formal school curricula....
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Exploring Trees and Ponds Activity Guide
Visit WebsiteThis three-part series, funded by the National Science Foundation, features engaging activities that bring middle school youth outdoors to explore the natural world using observation,...
View ArticleGirls Communicating Career Connection
Visit WebsiteThis robust website includes video-based case studies of six girls as they investigate what it means to be a scientist or engineer. The videos feature girls from underserved groups...
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Ocean Tracks College Edition
Visit WebsiteEDC is collaborating with the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, at the University of California, San Diego, to create this interactive, Web-based learning resource. Funded by the...
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Oceans of Data Institute Resource Library
Visit WebsiteThis resource library contains research, presentations, and white papers developed by EDC’s Oceans of Data Institute (ODI), which is dedicated to transforming education to help individuals...
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Visualizing Oceans of Data: Educational Interface Design
Visit WebsiteThis report offers research-backed guidelines to support designers of big data interfaces for education. The key considerations discussed include visual design principles, existing...
View ArticlePossible Worlds Games
Visit WebsiteEDC developed four online games for middle school science students that address common misconceptions about photosynthesis, heredity, electricity, and heat transfer. Full versions of the...
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Possible Worlds
Visit WebsiteThe Possible Worlds website offers free digital games and instructional resources to help middle school science teachers address students’ persistent misconceptions. The games and related...
View ArticleSMARTR
Visit WebsiteEDC led the development of SMARTR, a website of free math and science “virtual learning experiences” (VLEs) for middle-grades students. The math and science activities on the SMARTR site...
View ArticleSupporting Students’ Science Success
Visit WebsiteThis series of three engaging, animated videos presents some key considerations and potential pitfalls to avoid in choosing and using an effective curriculum. The videos include Using...
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Catherine McCulloch
cmcculloch@edc.orgCatherine McCulloch leads national initiatives that focus on bridging STEM research and practice to improve outcomes for students. An expert in formal and informal STEM learning, she...
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Rebecca Lewis
rlewis@edc.orgRebecca Lewis works to promote the integration of high-quality STEM opportunities for teachers and students in K–12 classrooms. She focuses on broadening participation in STEM through...
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Ashley Lewis Presser
alewis@edc.orgAshley Lewis Presser, PhD, is an educational researcher whose work has helped shape the knowledge base about effective teaching and technology use practices in preschool math and science....
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Marion Goldstein
mgoldstein@edc.orgMarion Goldstein, EdD, is a STEM researcher and evaluator whose work focuses on improving the developmentally appropriate use of technology in pre-K–12 learning and teaching.During...
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Ruth Krumhansl
rkrumhansl@edc.org LINKEDINAn educator and scientist, Ruth Krumhansl is passionate about improving science education in the United States. Her work has a special focus on empowering students and...
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Babette Moeller
bmoeller@edc.orgLINKEDINBabette Moeller, PhD, is a researcher and program developer who works to improve educational outcomes for elementary, secondary, and postsecondary students with disabilities in...
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Wendy Martin
wmartin@edc.orgWendy Martin, PhD, researches and designs educational technologies that support student learning and teacher professional development.Martin’s work focuses on emerging technologies,...
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Cindy Hoisington
choisington@edc.orgLINKEDINTWITTERAs an early childhood and elementary science educator, Cindy Hoisington creates meaningful science, STEM, and literacy experiences for children, teachers, and...
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Amgen Biotech Experience
Biotechnology is a field full of promise. But with expensive laboratory equipment and skilled instructors often in short supply, too few middle and high school students are able to develop the...
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Playing with Data
Classroom-based digital games offer teachers a wealth of formative assessment data that they can use to improve student learning. But what supports do teachers need to harness all this...
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