Projects
Active Research & Development Projects
Advancing Coherent and Equitable Systems of Science Education (ACESSE)
The Advancing Coherent and Equitable Systems of Science Education (ACESSE, or “access”) project brings together partners from educational research and practice to improve equity by building coherence in science education.
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ClimeTime
The ClimeTime project is a state-level network of building the capacity of science teachers in Washington State, including climate science education standards. The multi-pronged partnership brings together the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction, all nine of the state’s educational service districts, a number of community-based organizations, First Nations communities, the University of Washington and other higher education institutions. [Learn More]
Practice Briefs for Science Communicators and Informal Educators
Building on prior work creating professional learning resources for preK-12 science educators through the STEM Teaching Tools initiative, this effort involves partnering with experts from across the science learning ecosystem to create tools to support equity- and justice-centered science communication and informal education. [Learn More]
STEM Inside (SL+)
STEM Inside investigates how programs that embed science, computational and design skills inside other activities—like participating in science events at outdoor music festivals—build student interest, develop their skills, and shift their perceptions of what science is — and can be — for them. [Learn More]
STEM Teaching Tools Unconferences
As part of the ACESSE project, the UW Institute for Science + Math Education is hosting a series of “Unconferences,” events funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to support capacity building for equitable science instruction at the middle school level. [Learn More]