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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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Project Focus
- Connecting STEM Research to Education 1 match Focuses on bringing current STEM research practice and knowledge into education. This includes research experiences for student such as field work, CURE's and summer research experiences (like REU's). It also includes strategies and resources for bringing current research literature, practices and knowledge into the classroom and informal science communication.
- Interdisciplinary Grand Challenges 3 matches Focus on grand challenge problems that require multiple disciplinary strategies. This includes issues like climate change and the interconnected issues of food, energy and water. The solutions integrate STEM-informed approaches as well as wisdom from the social sciences, arts, humanities and other ways of knowing.
- Network and Community Building 1 match Focus on supporting the development and nurturing of networks of individuals. This includes community visioning efforts, supporting communities of practices, and understanding and supporting the growth of networks.
- Pedagogy and Teaching Approaches 2 matches 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.)
SERC Role
- Community Building/Organization 2 matches A focus on activities that create a sense of community amongst project participants. This can include groups such as communities of practice, professional organizations, and research coordination networks.
- Content Expertise 1 match 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.
- Evaluation 2 matches SERC has deep experience in utilization-focused, evidence-based program evaluation. This can include a wide variety of methodologies, evaluation planning, and capacity building for project teams.
- Event Development/Facilitation 3 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 4 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.
- Organizational Backbone 1 match A focus on providing administrative services for partner organizations. This can include aspects such as membership management, accounts payable/receivable, and intra-organization communications.
- Product Dissemination 4 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) 1 match SERC has a primary leadership function on this project. One or more SERC staff members direct the work of the project.
- 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 5 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.
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NC-FEW
NC-Few is community and hub to support the emergence of interdisciplinary educational efforts focused on food, energy, and water systems in a wide array of educational contexts. SERC is working with NC-FEW leadership in developing virtual and in-person events and evaluating the project's impact and outcomes.
NC-Few is community and hub to support the emergence of interdisciplinary educational efforts focused on food, energy, and water systems in a wide array of educational contexts. SERC is working with NC-FEW leadership in developing virtual and in-person events and evaluating the project's impact and outcomes.
Project Focus: Interdisciplinary Grand Challenges
SERC Role: Evaluation, Professional Development, Content Expertise, Website Hosting and Development, Community Building/Organization, Event Development/Facilitation, Materials Development/Review, Organizational Backbone, Product Dissemination
SERC Role: Evaluation, Professional Development, Content Expertise, Website Hosting and Development, Community Building/Organization, Event Development/Facilitation, Materials Development/Review, Organizational Backbone, Product Dissemination
IODP School of Rock 2020
The Scientific Ocean Drilling IMPACT workshop series, held in 2020-2022, strived to chart the future course of science communication and outreach for scientific ocean drilling, in direct support of the 2050 Framework for Scientific Ocean Drilling and its call to "communicate far-reaching scientific ocean drilling knowledge to the broader community." SERC provided support in hosting the project website, including providing virtual workshop support, web infrastructure for a 2022 in-person workshop, and as a mechanism for disseminating project products.
The Scientific Ocean Drilling IMPACT workshop series, held in 2020-2022, strived to chart the future course of science communication and outreach for scientific ocean drilling, in direct support of the 2050 Framework for Scientific Ocean Drilling and its call to "communicate far-reaching scientific ocean drilling knowledge to the broader community." SERC provided support in hosting the project website, including providing virtual workshop support, web infrastructure for a 2022 in-person workshop, and as a mechanism for disseminating project products.
Project Focus: Network and Community Building
SERC Role: Website Hosting and Development, Product Dissemination, Event Development/Facilitation
SERC Role: Website Hosting and Development, Product Dissemination, Event Development/Facilitation
TREX - Tree Ring Expeditions
TREX provides a series of undergraduate labs that engage students in exploring tree ring science through virtual fields trips and using data from online data. SERC helped develop the structure for this website as well as implementing online data exploration tools used within the labs.
TREX provides a series of undergraduate labs that engage students in exploring tree ring science through virtual fields trips and using data from online data. SERC helped develop the structure for this website as well as implementing online data exploration tools used within the labs.
Project Focus: Connecting STEM Research to Education
SERC Role: Materials Development/Review, Website Hosting and Development, Product Dissemination
SERC Role: Materials Development/Review, Website Hosting and Development, Product Dissemination
Megalopolitan Coastal Transformation Hub
SERC serves as the external evaluator for the MACH project. The "wicked problem" that climate change poses to coastal communities requires many great minds working alongside local residents, officials, and professionals to better understand the options available to decrease their risk. To assist with these types of complex decisions, Rutgers University and 12 other institutions created the Megalopolitan Coastal Transformation Hub, or MACH (pronounced 'mock'). MACH is a part of a network of research hubs, located around the country, funded through the National Science Foundation's Coastlines and People (CoPe) program. MACH's mission is to support decision making to manage climate-change-related risks through research focused at the intersection of natural and human systems. These collaborations are rooted in core principles regarding equitable community participation in and co-production of climate solutions. (Adapted from coastalhub.org)
SERC serves as the external evaluator for the MACH project. The "wicked problem" that climate change poses to coastal communities requires many great minds working alongside local residents, officials, and professionals to better understand the options available to decrease their risk. To assist with these types of complex decisions, Rutgers University and 12 other institutions created the Megalopolitan Coastal Transformation Hub, or MACH (pronounced 'mock'). MACH is a part of a network of research hubs, located around the country, funded through the National Science Foundation's Coastlines and People (CoPe) program. MACH's mission is to support decision making to manage climate-change-related risks through research focused at the intersection of natural and human systems. These collaborations are rooted in core principles regarding equitable community participation in and co-production of climate solutions. (Adapted from coastalhub.org)
SERC Role: Materials Development/Review, Evaluation, Strategic Planning and Thought Partnership, Community Building/Organization
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
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