All young people should be able to decide their own futures.

The University of Washington Institute for Science + Math Education creates partnerships to envision, cultivate, and study equity-focused educational models and practices in areas of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM).

The opportunity to learn in STEM fields is critical to young people’s ability to shape their futures and their present. To broaden opportunities for young people, we develop innovative projects across the K-12 grade span in both formal and informal learning environments. We closely study these projects to develop knowledge about how to broaden participation in STEM.

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The Equitable Parent–School Collaboration seeks to expand how schools and districts recognize and tap into parents’ expertise and leadership. In partnership with schools, families and community organizations, the collaboration produces tools and pathways to foster authentic parent and family engagement.

Indigenous Education Tools is a collection of resources to improve Native student success. The site is part of the larger Building Capacity & Cultivating Innovation: Learning Agendas in Native Education (BCCI) project.

STEM Teaching Tools are resources for the teaching of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM). The site is currently focused on supporting the teaching of the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS). Each tool is focused on a specific issue and leverages the best knowledge from research and practice.

The Research + Practice Collaboratory brings educators and researchers together to develop more equitable innovations for STEM teaching and learning. The Institute for Science + Math Education is a partner and adaptation site for the project

The Curriculum Adaptation Toolkit was created by the University of Washington Institute for Science + Math Education to help share sample materials and useful resources with others looking to use a curriculum adaptation strategy to adopt the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS).

The Family Leadership Design Collaborative (FLDC) is a national network of 40 scholars, practitioners, and family and community leaders who seek to center racial equity in family engagement by catalyzing an expansive national research agenda and developing “next” (beyond current “best”) practices, measures and tools.