News

There's No Place Like Home—for Preschool Science
Friday, December 14, 2018

A new article in American Educator draws on findings from a national survey about young children and science.

Getting Ready to Learn
Monday, December 10, 2018

Our new book about how educational media play a role in meeting the learning needs of children, parents, and teachers has just been published.

A Prescription for Science—and Fun
Wednesday, November 7, 2018

Researchers from EDC|CCT and Research Matters write about the NSF-funded PlumRx project to study urban kids’ science learning in the latest NAEYC blogpost

Google Code Next Launches Website
Thursday, November 1, 2018

EDC|CCT is the evaluation partner for Google Code Next, a program to develop the next generation of Black and Latinx computer scientists and engineers. Now Google has launched a website describing the program.

Looking and Learning to Leverage Student Strengths
Wednesday, October 17, 2018

Distinguished scholar Babette Moeller is co-author of an article on strategies for planning and implementing effective lessons for diverse learners, in the latest issue of K–12 STEM Education.

Augmented Reality Technology for Literacy Learning
Tuesday, September 11, 2018

Our latest project examines whether AR can help struggling young readers—or not.

Let's Help Curious Kids Learn Science
Wednesday, July 18, 2018

Naomi Hupert, senior research scientist at EDC, writes in Education Week about the role parents and caregivers can play in helping young children learn science.

Learning Sciences and Learning Apps
Monday, June 18, 2018

The Next Generation Preschool Math team has just published an article in the International Journal of Designs for Learning on using learning sciences to inform app design.

STEM for All Showcase Videos Receive Recognition
Wednesday, May 30, 2018

Two of our entries in the 2018 NSF STEM Video Showcase have been named as Facilitators' Choice presentations.

Survey: Parents Want to Help Young Children Learn Science
Thursday, March 8, 2018

EDC Vice President Shelley Pasnik has published a description of our latest research about young children's science learning in the Washington Post "Answer Sheet."

New Research: Early Science Learning is Critical
Thursday, March 1, 2018

A new report on an innovative study of parents and the educational activities they do with their children finds that half of parents do not feel very confident when it comes to supporting thier children's science learning.

Connected Science Learning & Urban Environmental Science
Monday, January 22, 2018

The National Science Teachers Association journal Connected Science Learning has published a research brief about our Plum Rx study of urban families and environmental science learning.