STEM Education Insights

Connecting the dots for research-driven education

We support STEM education through:

  • external evaluation
  • curriculum development
  • research
  • data collection
  • quantitative and qualitative analysis
  • grant writing
  • assessment development
  • professional development

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  • Experienced

  • Professional

African American and Hispanic elementary age little girls are building a windmill from a water bottle during an after school science program in a public elementary school library. Students are learning science, technology, engineering, and math while working on science project together.

Our Mission

is to support kids and educators as they learn to do authentic science, engineering, mathematics, and computing. Kids everywhere should have the chance to put learning into practice with fun, engaging experiences.
 
A female teacher holds up a jar of pod water as she teaches two students about the ecosystem around them during an outdoor science class. They are each dressed casually and the students are looking carefully as the teacher describes what they are seeing.

Supporting programs for kids in STEM

We identify the strengths and weaknesses of educational programs for teachers, students, and families in formal and informal settings, and suggest targeted improvements that will better align  programs with their stated goals.

Designing activities and curricula

We write curriculum in STEM for kids in preschool through high school. Our biggest strength is in design for learning and engagement: we write to address specific standards and learning objectives, and we develop activities that get kids thinking and doing. We also attend carefully to teacher needs for implementation.

Mixed race female high school student builds a bridge model with a classmate during engineering class.
Teacher and kids school learning ecology gardening

Research to inform decisions

We develop instruments to collect data from students, teachers, and others to give you the information you need to make decisions, or show your program is working. We conduct observations, interviews, focus groups, and assessments.