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Kathy Perkins and the PhET Interactive Simulations Project were recently featured on the International Society for Optics and Photonics website. Read the full article.
The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust has awarded the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU) and its Mathematics Teacher Education Partnership (MTEP) $1.05 million to continue redesigning secondary mathematics teacher
It is estimated that a total of 1.4 million jobs in computer programming will be available in the next decade. The problem isn't in job availability, however, it's with being able to find enough programmers to fill the positions. The estimated
Alexander Repenning and the rest of the Scalable Game Design crew have received a $1.92 million grant from the National Science Foundation to improve their very successful Scalable Game Design project. As popularity in Massive Open Online Courses (
Professor emeritus and internationally celebrated lecturer Al Bartlett died on Saturday, September 7, at the age of 90. We are grateful for all that Al has done for physics, for the University of Colorado Boulder, for the Boulder region, and for his
Noah Finkelstein, a Center for STEM Learning Director, was recently featured in the University of Colorado newsletter. The article, "Five Questions for Noah Finkelstein," discusses his work in STEM education research, his principal investigation in
CU Teach, the baccalaureate and post-baccalaureate science and mathematics teaching licensure program, is branching out. The program that offers science and mathematics majors the opportunity to earn a secondary teaching license in conjunction with
In April 2012, a Swedish television producer visited CU-Boulder looking to feature its efforts in STEM Education in an episode of a program on education. The program, called UR Play, features stories and documentaries about education across all
Recently, the University of Colorado Boulder submitted a concept paper to the Association of American Universities in support of its Undergraduate STEM Education Initiative. The AAU was determined to select STEM project sites to implement frameworks
April 1, 2013 marked the deadline for applications for the University of Colorado Boulder Chancellor's Award for Excellence in STEM Education. The awards support faculty and student engagement in innovative research on student learning and