Dear TERC Community, Each day at TERC, I see our mission in action: continuous efforts to advance STEM learning for all. That has been my key takeaway during my first months as TERC’s President. After more than 30 years in STEM education, I can say without hesitation that the passion, creativity, and commitment of this team are extraordinary. TERC’s team recognizes that if innovation is at the heart of STEM, it must also be at the heart of STEM teaching and learning. If science, technology, engineering, and mathematics are evolving at an unprecedented pace, so must the ways we foster STEM learning. For more than 60 years, TERC has advanced STEM learning through its educational research and development. While our history is long, our entrepreneurial spirit remains strong. We are a learning organization—one that evolves as the needs of our communities change. At this moment, we are asking not only how STEM is changing, but how we as a society want to change—and how STEM learning can help lead that transformation. Over the past several months, we have taken a close look at our work. We have engaged staff and the Board in deep conversations about impact. We have spoken with partners—both long-standing collaborators and new voices—and asked a simple question: How can TERC best work with you to advance STEM learning? The result of that reflection is the introduction of four new “currents” that will guide our work moving forward. These currents represent areas where we see the convergence of urgent opportunities for impact and TERC’s deep expertise. They are not a departure from who we are; they are a sharpening of our focus and a deepening of our commitment to STEM learning for everyone, everywhere. CURRENT Highlighting STEM Across the Community STEM is not confined to classrooms or workplaces. It is ubiquitously present in our homes, our neighborhoods, our cultural practices, and the issues that shape our communities. Yet too often, its role in our everyday lives goes...

A Message from TERC's President
Christine Reich, President
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