Institute for Educational Initiatives
Center for STEM Education
TheĀ Notre Dame Center for STEM EducationĀ seeks to transform STEM teaching and learning for young people in Catholic and public schools by engaging in basic and applied research...
watch videoFamilies Engage in Engineering!
This Research Review showcases digestible findings from faculty and staff in the Center for STEM Education and their partner organizations about how families engage in...
Read ArticleWhat is the Power of a Story?
This Research Review highlights research findings from faculty and staff in the Center for STEM Education about how narratives can contribute to studentsā interest, engagement,...
Read ArticleRecommended Resources from the Excellence in Teaching Conference and the Center for STEM Education
These documents provide an overview of the equity and social justice principles of the STEM Center as well as two resources on Catholic Social Teaching. For more information about...
Read ArticleFraming STEM Education as a Force for Good
This session introduces a framework for how STEM Education can connect science, technology, engineering, and mathematics to principles of equity and social transformation. The...
watch videoRaising Resilient Children: Pathways out of Poverty
The first 1,000 days of a childās life are a time of tremendous potential and enormous vulnerability. How well or how poorly mothers and children are nourished and cared for...
View EventYou’re an Anointed Teacher, Part 1: The Game Plan!
I left Catholic Education two years ago, but the purpose-driven undercurrent of this career we chose is almost impossible to shake. The principles of Catholic Social Teaching...
Read ArticleCenter for Literacy Education – University of Notre Dame
The Center fosters collaboration between the Institute for Educational Initiativesā English education faculty and the College of Arts and Letters with the goal of transforming...
watch videoPowerful Literacy – Ernest Morell
Ernest Morrell is professor of English and Africana Studies, Coyle Professor in Literacy Education, and director of the Center for Literacy Education at the Institute for...
watch videoAlexandria Award Book Club
Alexandria Award Book Club for students in grades 3-5 or 6-8. The 2023 Alexandria Award-winning novel, A Wish in the Dark, by Christina Soontornvat, beautifully blends Thai...
View EventRaising Resilient Children: Early Childhood Development and Catholic Social Teaching
The first 1,000 days of a childās life are a time of tremendous potential and enormous vulnerability. How well or how poorly mothers and children are nourished and cared for...
View EventRaising Resilient Children: The First 1,000 Days
The first 1,000 days of a childās life are a time of tremendous potential and enormous vulnerability. How well or how poorly mothers and children are nourished and cared for...
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