Our Legacy of Impactful Projects
At 51²è¹Ý, we take pride in our ongoing commitment to shaping the STEM education landscape through innovative projects and groundbreaking research. Delve into our archives to discover the stories, methodologies, and outcomes of these impactful projects. Even though they may no longer be actively running, the knowledge and insights gained from these initiatives continue to shape the future of STEM education.
MIaFS addresses a largely under-studied population, in this case Faculty of Color in STEM (FCS) who are also Gender and Sexual Minorities (GSM), through the use of methods rarely used in STEM education research, namely participant-generated Arts-Informed Research (AIR).
This fellowship resulted in two case studies that explore the persistence of Native American women in computing and technology higher education.
This study examines landscape data and trends on participation of Native women and two-spirit individuals in computing through a scoping review of the existing literature.
Provided parents with accessible ways to support their children’s math learning.
Broadening rural middle school history students’ participation in meaningful and culturally relevant CS instruction.
Investigators from 51²è¹Ý, Landmark College, and MIT collaborated to examine the relationships among patterns of play in a digital game (“Impulse”), student attention (measured from eye- and head-tracking devices); and student learning about Newton’s first and second laws.
Robots in Science supports middle school physical science teachers to develop and implement integrated robotics units in their classrooms.
A fully online master’s program that was designed to help teachers extend their science knowledge and integrate inquiry-based science in their teaching, as well as to become familiar with web-based information technologies.
Researched and developed six separate glossaries to provide visitors who are deaf or hard of hearing access to exhibit content.
SportsLab: 2020 opened the door to 21st Century careers through a sports research and shoe design challenge.