About this resource library

From professional development materials for teachers to research reports for policymakers, EDC has produced hundreds of useful, innovative resources. This library contains a selection of some of our materials, including:

  • Apps
  • Books
  • Curricula
  • Digital games
  • Reports/studies/white papers
  • Resource libraries
  • Toolkits
108 Resources found
White papers

This occupational profile details the skills, knowledge, and behaviors needed for success in big data fields.

Studies

This data brief from the STEM Learning and Research Center (STELAR) describes some of the steps being taken by the National Science Foundation’s Innovative Technology Experiences for Students and T

Curricula

The Real World, Real Science curriculum blends climate science and data science to support students in learning about the environment.

This report details a stackable credentials model to help college students learn the skills and habits needed for careers in big data. Developed as part of EDC’s Creating Pathways to Big Data Careers project, the report captures the results of a working session featuring four community colleges and facilitated by EDC.

White papers

Science skills and habits of mind are the missing elements of the foundational skills package, and their addition to the mix can accelerate education recovery and reform. In the context of climate change, these skills are even more critical. This report makes the case for investment in primary science as a foundational skill set in low-resource contexts.

Reports

This report explores Massachusetts’ progress toward achieving equity in computer science (CS) education.

Apps

These three, free interactive puzzles—“Mobiles,” “Who Am I?,” and “Mystery Grid”—are popular with young people, families, and educators across the U.S. and around the world. 

Reports

This report surveys state-level efforts to improve access to K–12 computer science education opportunities in the United States.

Studies

Developed by EDC, this set of eight briefs outlines research related to the challenges and recommendations for K–12 STEM education.

This survey was developed by formerly incarcerated people who participated in higher education in prison (HEP) programs. It was designed to help evaluate such programs, better understand the needs of people participating in them, and identify strategies to maximize the impact of programs related to STEM.

Reports

As part of the 2015–2020 Ready To Learn Initiative, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) and the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) devised a new model of community partnerships called Comm

Reports

This collection of six essays shares insights and strategies from EDC’s work to close opportunity gaps in mathematics education and support teachers in improving instruction.

 

Reports

This annotated bibliography features a “starter set” of key research reports, practice briefs, policy papers, and tools to inform efforts to strengthen elementary science in schools and communities.

Reports

In this study, EDC and SRI researchers explored how time spent viewing and playing with PBS KIDS educational, noncommercial media can benefit young children’s learning, especially those growing up

Curricula

A free online civics curriculum and teacher toolkit, SRVCE blends civic inquiry, media literacy education, and exploration of public service careers to prepare students to be activ