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Initial Publication Date: March 16, 2015
SERC has an extensive portfolio of projects that have been created, developed, and implemented in collaboration with many partners. Learn more about many of our current and past projects using the browse below.
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- Content Expertise 2 matches A focus on SERC staff writing disciplinary content for a project. Many SERC staff members have advanced degrees and all can contribute a wide range of content knowledge to projects.
- Education Research 1 match A focus on facilitating or conducting research on what works in the STEM classroom across a variety of levels and contexts. Project foci include student assessment, spatial reasoning, teaching and learning practices, influence of professional development, influence of open education internet resources, influence of Communities of Practice, and levers of change in higher education.
- Event Development/Facilitation 4 matches A focus on planning, organizing, and supporting in-person or virtual events as part of a project's activities. This can include logistical support, program development, session facilitation, and all other aspects of running successful events.
- Materials Development/Review 3 matches A focus on supporting the creation of new pedagogic materials addressing some specific content area, pedagogic need, or educator audience. This can include aspects such as the technical infrastructure to support authoring, management of author teams, and facilitating expert review prior to publishing.
- Product Dissemination 3 matches A focus on helping publicize and raise awareness of the outcomes, products, and findings of project work. This can include activities such as presentations at professional meetings, writing manuscripts, running webinars, and writing press releases.
- Professional Development 1 match A focus on putting together opportunities for project participants to learn new skills or content related to the goals of the project. This can include activities such as synchronous or asynchronous events, self-paced materials, and creating an enduring record of activities for use after the end of project funding.
- Project Lead (PI/Co-PI) 2 matches SERC has a primary leadership function on this project. One or more SERC staff members direct the work of the project.
- Project Management/Implementation 1 match A focus on ensuring that project work moves forward in a timely fashion. This can include activities such as scheduling regular meetings, providing deadlines and reminders for project personnel, and maintaining records of discussions and project decisions in a centralized space.
- Strategic Planning and Thought Partnership 2 matches A focus on SERC staff assisting project leadership with designing activities to meet the goals they set for the project. This can involve activities such as grant writing and visioning, participation in project leadership, providing exemplars from past projects, and contributing lessons learned from SERC's collective experience.
- Website Hosting and Development 8 matches A focus on providing the technical infrastructure and support for a project's website. This can include activities such as creating new SERCkit tools, development of website architecture, and design of the website's look and feel.
Pedagogy and Teaching Approaches: Focuses on one or more dimensions of how educational experiences are structured. This encompass topics such as curriculum design, informal education strategies, universal design for learning, and specific classroom approaches. It includes both educational research and applied practice. (Includes simple materials development.)
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CLEAN
The CLEAN Pathway provides a reviewed collection of classroom materials for teaching climate literacy and energy awareness for students in grades 6-16. Hallmarks of the project include the collection of educational materials, a set of pedagogic strategies for teaching these topics, and an ongoing series of professional development events for teachers and faculty. SERC provides the web platform for CLEAN as well as the tools utilized for review.
The CLEAN Pathway provides a reviewed collection of classroom materials for teaching climate literacy and energy awareness for students in grades 6-16. Hallmarks of the project include the collection of educational materials, a set of pedagogic strategies for teaching these topics, and an ongoing series of professional development events for teachers and faculty. SERC provides the web platform for CLEAN as well as the tools utilized for review.
Project Focus: Interdisciplinary Grand Challenges , Pedagogy and Teaching Approaches
SERC Role: Project Lead (PI/Co-PI), Strategic Planning and Thought Partnership, Website Hosting and Development:Online Tool Development, Website Hosting and Development, Materials Development/Review, Event Development/Facilitation
SERC Role: Project Lead (PI/Co-PI), Strategic Planning and Thought Partnership, Website Hosting and Development:Online Tool Development, Website Hosting and Development, Materials Development/Review, Event Development/Facilitation
Innovations in STEM Teacher Preparation
Following on to the NextGen-WA STEM Teacher Preparation Project, this website is designed to provide a curated set of resources for people working in the STEM K-12 teacher preparation space. Resources in this collection include peer-reviewed publications, white papers, descriptions of innovative curricula and courses, activities, tools and case studies written by STEM teacher preparation experts from around the country. These resources are designed to be useful for STEM teacher preparation stakeholders across the United States and beyond. SERC provided website support as well as website logistical support for project-led events.
Following on to the NextGen-WA STEM Teacher Preparation Project, this website is designed to provide a curated set of resources for people working in the STEM K-12 teacher preparation space. Resources in this collection include peer-reviewed publications, white papers, descriptions of innovative curricula and courses, activities, tools and case studies written by STEM teacher preparation experts from around the country. These resources are designed to be useful for STEM teacher preparation stakeholders across the United States and beyond. SERC provided website support as well as website logistical support for project-led events.
Project Focus: Changing Education Systems, Pedagogy and Teaching Approaches
SERC Role: Website Hosting and Development, Event Development/Facilitation, Product Dissemination
SERC Role: Website Hosting and Development, Event Development/Facilitation, Product Dissemination
Using the Neotoma Database in the Classroom
The goal of the Neotoma project was to leverage the Neotoma Paleoecology Database in the classroom to teach biotic response to climate change. SERC hosts teaching modules and related teaching activities.
The goal of the Neotoma project was to leverage the Neotoma Paleoecology Database in the classroom to teach biotic response to climate change. SERC hosts teaching modules and related teaching activities.
Project Focus: Pedagogy and Teaching Approaches
SERC Role: Website Hosting and Development, Event Development/Facilitation
SERC Role: Website Hosting and Development, Event Development/Facilitation
Model-Evidence Link Diagrams Project
This project promotes students' civic and scientific evaluations of sources and alternative claims when confronted with controversial and/or complex socioscientific issues in the Earth and environmental sciences through Lateral Reading (LR) and Model-Evidence Link (MEL) scaffolds. SERC hosts this the website which provides supporting teaching resources for K-12 teachers.
This project promotes students' civic and scientific evaluations of sources and alternative claims when confronted with controversial and/or complex socioscientific issues in the Earth and environmental sciences through Lateral Reading (LR) and Model-Evidence Link (MEL) scaffolds. SERC hosts this the website which provides supporting teaching resources for K-12 teachers.
Project Focus: Pedagogy and Teaching Approaches
SERC Role: Website Hosting and Development, Product Dissemination
SERC Role: Website Hosting and Development, Product Dissemination
Pedagogy in Action
This pedagogic service capitalizes on the successful model of the Starting Point: Teaching Entry-Level Geosciences portal by allowing institutions and digital libraries partners to integrate information about effective pedagogy into their websites. Learn about the what, why, and how to implement more than 30 effective pedagogies, each of which is paired with a collection of ready-to-use activities. SERC has partnered with collaborators across disciplines to create a multi-disciplinary collection.
This pedagogic service capitalizes on the successful model of the Starting Point: Teaching Entry-Level Geosciences portal by allowing institutions and digital libraries partners to integrate information about effective pedagogy into their websites. Learn about the what, why, and how to implement more than 30 effective pedagogies, each of which is paired with a collection of ready-to-use activities. SERC has partnered with collaborators across disciplines to create a multi-disciplinary collection.
Project Focus: Disciplinary Skills and Habits of Mind, Pedagogy and Teaching Approaches
SERC Role: Project Lead (PI/Co-PI), Website Hosting and Development, Strategic Planning and Thought Partnership, Professional Development, Content Expertise:Pedagogy, Education Research, Materials Development/Review
SERC Role: Project Lead (PI/Co-PI), Website Hosting and Development, Strategic Planning and Thought Partnership, Professional Development, Content Expertise:Pedagogy, Education Research, Materials Development/Review
Earth Educators Rendezvous
The Earth Educators' Rendezvous is a semi-annual conference featuring a combination of workshops, posters, talks, round-table discussions, field trips, and plenary presentations. SERC manages the conference logistics, supports the conference programming, assist the planning committee, and hosts the conference website.
The Earth Educators' Rendezvous is a semi-annual conference featuring a combination of workshops, posters, talks, round-table discussions, field trips, and plenary presentations. SERC manages the conference logistics, supports the conference programming, assist the planning committee, and hosts the conference website.
Project Focus: Career Support for Educators, Connecting STEM Research to Education, Network and Community Building , Pedagogy and Teaching Approaches
SERC Role: Event Development/Facilitation, Project Management/Implementation, Website Hosting and Development
SERC Role: Event Development/Facilitation, Project Management/Implementation, Website Hosting and Development
Microbial Life
This project aimed to provide a contemporary resource of expert information about the ecology, diversity and evolution of micro-organisms as well as common research techniques used in the field for students, K-12 teachers, university faculty, as well as for the general public. It was a collaborative project of the Marine Biology Laboratory, Woods Hole, MA, and Montana State University, Bozeman, MT.
This project aimed to provide a contemporary resource of expert information about the ecology, diversity and evolution of micro-organisms as well as common research techniques used in the field for students, K-12 teachers, university faculty, as well as for the general public. It was a collaborative project of the Marine Biology Laboratory, Woods Hole, MA, and Montana State University, Bozeman, MT.
Project Focus: Connecting STEM Research to Education, Pedagogy and Teaching Approaches
SERC Role: Website Hosting and Development, Materials Development/Review, Content Expertise:Geoscience
SERC Role: Website Hosting and Development, Materials Development/Review, Content Expertise:Geoscience
Climate Education in an Age of Media
The CAM project developed approaches to bring student media production into climate change education in ways that are engaging, empowering, and can be readily adopted in a wide range of instructional environments. SERC partnered to host this collection that includes guidance on supporting student production of climate change videos as well as example student videos.
The CAM project developed approaches to bring student media production into climate change education in ways that are engaging, empowering, and can be readily adopted in a wide range of instructional environments. SERC partnered to host this collection that includes guidance on supporting student production of climate change videos as well as example student videos.
Project Focus: Interdisciplinary Grand Challenges , Pedagogy and Teaching Approaches
SERC Role: Product Dissemination, Website Hosting and Development
SERC Role: Product Dissemination, Website Hosting and Development