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EDC Wins Next Generation Learning Challenges Grants

Education Development Center : EDC — Fri, 17 Jun 2011 01:21:44 +0000

EDC has won one grant award—and is a partner in two other awards—in the latest round of the Next Generation Learning Challenges (NGLC), which announced $7 million in funding for 19 innovative programs to help students master seventh- to ninth-grade level math and reading content.

EdWeek Speaks to Cornelia Brunner About Games and Learning

Education Development Center : EDC — Wed, 15 Jun 2011 14:32:09 +0000

Cornelia Brunner of EDC’s Center for Children and Technology describes EDC’s efforts to create and use video games that teach students about scientific concepts.

Hungry for a Taste of Science & Math?

Education Development Center : EDC — Fri, 06 May 2011 14:22:13 +0000

Tapping the appeal of popular cooking shows, EDC’s TV411 What’s Cooking? program teaches undereducated adults about math and science

EDC to Brief U.S. House Adult Literacy Caucus

Education Development Center : EDC — Thu, 05 May 2011 19:50:39 +0000

Project Director Alex Quinn will present a new adult literacy program, developed by Education Development Center, Inc. (EDC), at a Capitol Hill briefing of the House Adult Literacy Caucus.

Building Support for STEM Workforce Development

Education Development Center : EDC — Mon, 28 Feb 2011 21:09:53 +0000

Engaging the interest and passion of young people in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) is the goal of educators, researchers, and policymakers attending the eighth annual ITEST Summit, March 3–4, 2011 at the Westin Arlington Gateway in Arlington, Virginia.

Building Support for STEM Workforce Development

Education Development Center : EDC — Mon, 28 Feb 2011 21:09:53 +0000

Sparking an Interest

Eric Marshall — Mon, 18 Oct 2010 15:39:51 +0000

EDC programs teach engineering concepts to students of all ages in order to prepare them to compete in the global economy.

EDC Awarded $5.6 million from National Science Foundation

Eric Marshall — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 20:48:07 +0000

EDC has received more than $5.6 million from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to conduct research and develop programs to boost the learning and teaching of science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM).

EDC Bioethics Program Well-Reviewed by Teachers

Eric Marshall — Sun, 04 Apr 2010 18:11:13 +0000

Exploring Bioethics is a curriculum supplement developed by EDC and the National Institutes of Health that is helping high school students explore such thorny issues as genetic testing and organ transplantation.

ITEST Summit Advances STEM Career Development

Eric Marshall — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 19:01:12 +0000

This year’s ITEST Summit, STEM Career Development: Nurturing Interest, Persistence & STEM Self-Efficacy, will allow participants to share knowledge, best practices, and findings from the first six years of the National Science Foundation program Information Technology Experiences for Students and Teachers, or ITEST.