The Collaborative’s Research Thought Leaders help provide the strong research foundation upon which the Collaborative’s work rests. Each Thought Leader is nationally and internationally recognized in their own field and brings an extensive depth of experience and expertise. They also are adept at working across disciplines.Read More...
In the Innovation Collaborative’s recently concluded virtual K-12 teacher and administrator professional development (PD) project, all teachers who completed the course reported improvement in their teaching practice. This project was made possible in part by support from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA). Read more...
The Collaborative is building on successes and lessons learned from three previous cohorts of K-12 STEAM teacher professional development (PD) funded in part by the National Endowment for the Arts. It is now conducting a three-year teacher professional development (PD) project for Rowlett Middle Academy in Bradenton, Florida. Read More...
This past September, the Museum of Science, Boston, hosted a nine-day online convening of STEM researchers, practitioners, and professionals to examine the use of imagination in STEM. Funded by the National Science Foundation, “Unpacking the STEM Imagination” focused on imagination in STEM at the intersections of research and practice in informal (out-of-school-time) learning settings. Read more...
“Necessity is the mother of invention”, as they say. And the resurgence of COVID variants, especially as they affect younger children, has encouraged educators to greater cooperation and forced the re-examination of ways to connect. Here are just a few of the initiatives in recent journals and conferences. Read More...
