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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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- Career Support for Educators 2 matches Focus on supporting educators in their careers. This includes pre-service and in-service professional development for k-12 teachers, support for college educators aimed at different career stages and elements like leadership development.
- Changing Education Systems 6 matches Focus on how to make positive change in education systems. This includes departmental change, institutional change, as well as other systemic change across institutions and disciplines.
- Connecting STEM Research to Education 2 matches 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.
- Disciplinary Skills and Habits of Mind 8 matches Focuses on developing students' ability to think and act with disciplinary expertise. This encompasses concepts like systems thinking, quantitative reasoning, field-based learning, spatial and temporal thinking, data visualization and manipulation.
- Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Justice 2 matches Focuses on one or more dimensions of diversity, equity, inclusion, justice (DEIJ). This encompasses a wide range of topics including anti-racism, accessibility, ethics, and broadening access to education.
- Engaging Students with Communities 1 match Focus on connecting students and education processes with broader communities and civic issues.
- 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 8 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.)
- Supporting Student Success 1 match Focus on how to support students across their full education career. This includes fundamental educational access issues, attending to the whole student, academic and professional skill development, and facilitating the transition from education to career and citizenship.
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- Accessibility 5 matches
- Geoscience 7 matches
- Pedagogy 9 matches
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6 matches General/OtherGrade Level
Content Expertise: 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.
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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
Math You Need - Majors
The Math You Need for Earth Science Majors provides online, student-centered, math modules with a geoscience context aimed at strenghthening quantitative skills of majors-level geoscience students. SERC co-leads this project through web hosting, development of teaching modules, and workshop design and facilitation.
The Math You Need for Earth Science Majors provides online, student-centered, math modules with a geoscience context aimed at strenghthening quantitative skills of majors-level geoscience students. SERC co-leads this project through web hosting, development of teaching modules, and workshop design and facilitation.
Project Focus: Disciplinary Skills and Habits of Mind:Quantitative Skills
SERC Role: Materials Development/Review, Professional Development, Project Lead (PI/Co-PI), Event Development/Facilitation, Content Expertise:Geoscience, Website Hosting and Development, Project Management/Implementation
SERC Role: Materials Development/Review, Professional Development, Project Lead (PI/Co-PI), Event Development/Facilitation, Content Expertise:Geoscience, Website Hosting and Development, Project Management/Implementation
Spatial Thinking Workbook
The Spatial Thinking Workbook project is focused on improving spatial skills in upper-division undergraduate geoscience courses. SERC was involved in the leadership of this project and the development of its teaching activities and spatial learning assessments.
The Spatial Thinking Workbook project is focused on improving spatial skills in upper-division undergraduate geoscience courses. SERC was involved in the leadership of this project and the development of its teaching activities and spatial learning assessments.
Project Focus: Disciplinary Skills and Habits of Mind:Spatial and Temporal Thinking
SERC Role: Product Dissemination, Evaluation, Education Research, Project Lead (PI/Co-PI), Community Building/Organization, Content Expertise:Pedagogy, Project Management/Implementation, Content Expertise:Geoscience, Website Hosting and Development
SERC Role: Product Dissemination, Evaluation, Education Research, Project Lead (PI/Co-PI), Community Building/Organization, Content Expertise:Pedagogy, Project Management/Implementation, Content Expertise:Geoscience, Website Hosting and Development
InTeGrate
InTeGrate is a STEM-Talent Expansion Program facilitating a large, diverse community of practice in learning about teaching and collaborating for a sustainable future. As the project leadership and hub, SERC organizes and leads participants in materials development, implementation programs, workshops, webinars and project leadership in support of the community of practice needs and goals.
InTeGrate is a STEM-Talent Expansion Program facilitating a large, diverse community of practice in learning about teaching and collaborating for a sustainable future. As the project leadership and hub, SERC organizes and leads participants in materials development, implementation programs, workshops, webinars and project leadership in support of the community of practice needs and goals.
Project Focus: Interdisciplinary Grand Challenges , Changing Education Systems, Engaging Students with Communities
SERC Role: Product Dissemination, Professional Development, Community Building/Organization, Project Lead (PI/Co-PI), Evaluation, Organizational Backbone, Website Hosting and Development, Strategic Planning and Thought Partnership, Materials Development/Review, Content Expertise, Event Development/Facilitation, Education Research, Project Management/Implementation
SERC Role: Product Dissemination, Professional Development, Community Building/Organization, Project Lead (PI/Co-PI), Evaluation, Organizational Backbone, Website Hosting and Development, Strategic Planning and Thought Partnership, Materials Development/Review, Content Expertise, Event Development/Facilitation, Education Research, Project Management/Implementation
BASICS
The Business And Science: Integrated Curriculum for Sustainability (BASICS) team developed and pilot-tested transdisciplinary curricular modules and discipline-specific activities for undergraduate students that combine STEM, business, and other fields of knowledge, with a focus on the wicked problems of sustainability in a global economy. SERC leads the work on student assessment that measures student learning and attitudinal changes related to the BASICS curriculum and leads the work on disseminating the curriculum via the website.
The Business And Science: Integrated Curriculum for Sustainability (BASICS) team developed and pilot-tested transdisciplinary curricular modules and discipline-specific activities for undergraduate students that combine STEM, business, and other fields of knowledge, with a focus on the wicked problems of sustainability in a global economy. SERC leads the work on student assessment that measures student learning and attitudinal changes related to the BASICS curriculum and leads the work on disseminating the curriculum via the website.
Project Focus: Interdisciplinary Grand Challenges
SERC Role: Evaluation, Education Research, Content Expertise:Accessibility, Content Expertise, Website Hosting and Development
SERC Role: Evaluation, Education Research, Content Expertise:Accessibility, Content Expertise, Website Hosting and Development
EarthConnections
The EarthConnections collective impact alliance developed regionally focused, education pathways that support students in locally relevant, Earth-science. SERC is the lead on this project.
The EarthConnections collective impact alliance developed regionally focused, education pathways that support students in locally relevant, Earth-science. SERC is the lead on this project.
Project Focus: Network and Community Building , Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Justice, Changing Education Systems
SERC Role: Evaluation, Community Building/Organization, Project Management/Implementation, Project Lead (PI/Co-PI), Organizational Backbone, Website Hosting and Development, Content Expertise:Geoscience, Event Development/Facilitation
SERC Role: Evaluation, Community Building/Organization, Project Management/Implementation, Project Lead (PI/Co-PI), Organizational Backbone, Website Hosting and Development, Content Expertise:Geoscience, Event Development/Facilitation
Geoscience in Two-year Colleges
This website portal provides faculty and students with information about geoscience education at two-year colleges. Faculty can learn about teaching materials, find information about workforce development and geoscience careers, and learn about professional development opportunities. Students can find out about scholarships and educational opportunities. SERC facilitated connections between the contributing projects and hosts the website.
This website portal provides faculty and students with information about geoscience education at two-year colleges. Faculty can learn about teaching materials, find information about workforce development and geoscience careers, and learn about professional development opportunities. Students can find out about scholarships and educational opportunities. SERC facilitated connections between the contributing projects and hosts the website.
Project Focus: Supporting Student Success, Career Support for Educators
SERC Role: Product Dissemination, Professional Development, Materials Development/Review, Event Development/Facilitation, Strategic Planning and Thought Partnership, Website Hosting and Development, Content Expertise:Geoscience
SERC Role: Product Dissemination, Professional Development, Materials Development/Review, Event Development/Facilitation, Strategic Planning and Thought Partnership, Website Hosting and Development, Content Expertise:Geoscience
Compass
The project's primary goal is to enhance access to high-quality Earth education resources by understanding how educators use SERC's materials, improving SERC's infrastructure and organization for easier access, and expanding discoverable resources through partnerships. SERC leads this project using community input to guide the improvements to SERC discovery infrastructure.
The project's primary goal is to enhance access to high-quality Earth education resources by understanding how educators use SERC's materials, improving SERC's infrastructure and organization for easier access, and expanding discoverable resources through partnerships. SERC leads this project using community input to guide the improvements to SERC discovery infrastructure.
Project Focus: Pedagogy and Teaching Approaches
SERC Role: Organizational Backbone, Product Dissemination, Evaluation, Materials Development/Review, Project Lead (PI/Co-PI), Project Management/Implementation, Content Expertise, Website Hosting and Development:Online Tool Development, Website Hosting and Development
SERC Role: Organizational Backbone, Product Dissemination, Evaluation, Materials Development/Review, Project Lead (PI/Co-PI), Project Management/Implementation, Content Expertise, Website Hosting and Development:Online Tool Development, Website Hosting and Development
Integrating Research and Education
This site explored ways to bring modern research results into undergraduate courses and served as a primary pathway for ensuring courses reflected rapid advances in the discipline and served as an exciting mechanism for engaging students. SERC hosts the website and SERC staff contributed to content on the site.
This site explored ways to bring modern research results into undergraduate courses and served as a primary pathway for ensuring courses reflected rapid advances in the discipline and served as an exciting mechanism for engaging students. SERC hosts the website and SERC staff contributed to content on the site.
Project Focus: Pedagogy and Teaching Approaches, Connecting STEM Research to Education
SERC Role: Website Hosting and Development, Professional Development, Content Expertise:Pedagogy, Materials Development/Review, Content Expertise:Geoscience
SERC Role: Website Hosting and Development, Professional Development, Content Expertise:Pedagogy, Materials Development/Review, Content Expertise:Geoscience
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