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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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Materials Development/Review: 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.

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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.
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
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.
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
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.
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
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.
Project Focus: Connecting STEM Research to Education, Pedagogy and Teaching Approaches
SERC Role: Website Hosting and Development, Materials Development/Review, Content Expertise:Geoscience
EarthScope ANGLE
EarthScope ANGLE (Alaska Native Geoscience Learning Experience) offers educator professional development workshops and helps teach student academies for the Alaska Native Science and Engineering Program (ANSEP). EarthScope ANGLE contributes to increasing Alaskan resilience to geohazards through education and the development of an action-oriented statewide learning community. SERC hosts the website and supports the dissemination of teaching modules.
Project Focus: Connecting STEM Research to Education, Engaging Students with Communities
SERC Role: Website Hosting and Development, Materials Development/Review, Event Development/Facilitation
Earth Exploration Toolbook
Earth Exploration Toolbook (EET) is a collection of online Earth system science activities. Each activity, or chapter, introduces one or more scientific data sets and analysis tools that enables students to explore some aspect of the Earth system. SERC collaborated on the development of the toolset and curricular structure for this project and host its website.
Project Focus: Disciplinary Skills and Habits of Mind:Working with Data
SERC Role: Strategic Planning and Thought Partnership, Product Dissemination, Website Hosting and Development:Online Tool Development, Materials Development/Review
EarthLabs
EarthLabs provides a national model for engaging k-12 Earth and environmental science labs. Multiple units illustrate sequences for learning science concepts through data analysis activities and hands-on experiments. SERC designed the website structure that supports both students and instructors and hosts this heavily used set of materials.
Project Focus: Pedagogy and Teaching Approaches, Disciplinary Skills and Habits of Mind:Working with Data
SERC Role: Product Dissemination, Evaluation, Materials Development/Review, Website Hosting and Development, Content Expertise:Accessibility, Pedagogy
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.
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