Last week, at the intersection of Little Tokyo and Skid Row, Code in Motion by SPARKS brought computer science to adults. Hosted by the Umeya affordable housing project, new Community Coaches explored coding with Scratch, Zoombinis, and the power of computational thinking! @terc-stem.bsky.social

It's Middle Level Education Month! ND in STEM celebrates inclusive programming providing career exploration for MS students through NeuroVivid. We're bringing STEM camp experiences to MA next. https://www.terc.edu/ndinstem/about/neurovivid/neurovivid-camp-at-nysci/ #MLEM @terc-stem.bsky.social

ND in STEM embraces differences! Reaching and Teaching Neurodivergent Learners in STEM offers strategies to support inclusive K-12 education to foster a new generation of STEM problem solvers. https://www.terc.edu/ndinstem/resources/library/dr-jodi-asbell-clarke-author/ @terc-stem.bsky.social

We're excited to celebrate neurodiversity every week! This week that sentiment is shared across the world. Check out all the Neurodiversity Celebration Week virtual events at https://www.neurodiversityweek.com/events-2026 @terc-stem.bsky.social

3.14.1:59 - It's Pi Day! Celebrate with Arno and a pizza pie. Find Arno in INFACT's computational thinking materials for grades 5-8 at https://www.terc.edu/ndinstem/resources/infact-materials/ @terc-stem.bsky.social

Next week is Neurodiversity Celebration Week! We're looking forward to Prof. Edmund Barke's session on including young ND students in a research team. Learn more about this and other NDCW events at https://www.neurodiversityweek.com/events-2026

New headset, same mindset! Team member Tara visited NYSCI for NeuroVivid camp to see how neurodivergent middle schoolers are exploring Brain Computer Interface (BCI)! https://www.terc.edu/ndinstem/about/neurovivid/ @terc-stem.bsky.social  @nysci.bsky.social

NeuroVivid is growing and building pathways to STEM careers! 🌟 Funded by Britebound, NV Pathways brings STEM maker camps & educator training to support neurodivergent middle schoolers in MA, NJ & AK. https://www.terc.edu/projects/neurovivid-pathways/ @terc-stem.bsky.social  @asa-impact.bsky.social

Community Coaches are bringing coding to kids in LA! Through Code in Motion by Sparks, students explore Scratch, build skills, and see themselves in STEM. Watch confidence grow, one line of code at a time. Learn more: https://www.terc.edu/ndinstem/code-in-motion-by-sparks/ @terc-stem.bsky.social

Do you know an education leader who works to improve access and belonging in education for students with disabilities and learning differences? 2026 Educating All Learners Alliance New Champions Fund applications are open until March 6, 2026. https://educatingalllearners.org/new-champions/

NeuroVivid at NYSCI! A camper said last session, and bound to be repeated next week, "It's a fun, scientific journey with wiring and coding and the brain!" Learn more about NV at https://www.terc.edu/ndinstem/about/neurovivid/neurovivid-camp-at-nysci/ @terc-stem.bsky.social  @nysci.bsky.social

Kelly attended EALA's energetic CofA. In an energetic 36-hour “dolphin tank," groups coalesced, created and pitched work to support all learners. An inspirational reminder that people are still dedicated education for all. https://educatingalllearners.org/community-of-action @terc-stem.bsky.social

ND in STEM's Kelly Paulson returns to the Educating All Learner's Alliance Community of Action to consider the shared challenges affecting students with disabilities or learning differences. https://educatingalllearners.org/community-of-action/

Discover stories of incredible STEM thinkers in Jodi's book, Reaching and Teaching Neurodivergent Learners in STEM. Read more at https://www.terc.edu/ndinstem/resources/library/dr-jodi-asbell-clarke-author/

Look what we're watching! Code in Motion by SPARKS is increasing access to computer science education. Community Coaches are learning block coding in Scratch to bring CT to afterschool programs in LA.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wnf54iZ-a-w @terc-stem.bsky.social

Read about Renee's love of cats and coding in this book excerpt from team member Jodi's book, Reaching and Teaching Neurodivergent Learners in STEM.  https://www.terc.edu/ndinstem/terc-projects/renee-creating-a-world-of-cats/ @terc-stem.bsky.social

Rolling out this week...the new Code in Motion by SPARKS logo designed by the talented Ptah, a Community Coach learning to bring Scratch to afterschool programs! https://www.terc.edu/ndinstem/code-in-motion-by-sparks/ @terc-stem.bsky.social

ND in STEM will participate in EALA's Community of Action. https://educatingalllearners.org/community-of-action/ In 2025, EALA funded our team to train afterschool Community Coaches in computational thinking and Scratch. https://www.terc.edu/ndinstem/code-in-motion-by-sparks/ @terc-stem.bsky.social

From the rest of our friends and colleagues at TERC... Happy New Year! Check out all that TERC does for STEM education. https://www.terc.edu/ @terc-stem.bsky.social

Ringing in the new year by celebrating inclusive STEM education for all! Explore more at https://www.terc.edu/ndinstem/

At ND in STEM at TERC we believe everyone deserves the gift of STEM education! Find resources at  https://www.terc.edu/ndinstem/

Are you a 3rd-8th grade STEM educator? We'd like to hear more from you about how you address EF challenges and AI use in your classroom. Take a short survey that may help us (and you... wink wink)! https://www.terc.edu/ndinstem/get-involved/ @terc-stem.bsky.social

Are you a 3rd-8th grade STEM educator? We'd like to hear more from you about how you address EF challenges and AI use in your classroom. Take a short survey that may help us (and you... wink wink)! https://www.terc.edu/ndinstem/get-involved/ @terc-stem.bsky.social

CT activities offer unique opportunities to support EF, and in turn by supporting EF, we can improve learners’ CT. We believe the overlap of CT and EF is where neurodiversity shines.  https://blog.terc.edu/computational-thinking-and-executive-function #CSEdWeek @terc-stem.bsky.social

Throwback Thursday! Revisit this TERC Blog: What is computational thinking? https://blog.terc.edu/what-is-computational-thinking #CSEdWeek @terc-stem.bsky.social

Code in Motion by SPARKS is bringing an introduction to computer science to afterschool programs in Los Angeles…but first stop, adults being trained as Community Coaches. Learn more. https://www.terc.edu/ndinstem/code-in-motion-by-sparks/ #CSEdWeek @terc-stem.bsky.social

Discover how Eli brought “Life to a New Computer” in this chapter from Jodi Asbell-Clarke’s book, Reaching and Teaching Neurodivergent learners in STEM. https://www.terc.edu/ndinstem/terc-projects/eli-giving-new-life-to-an-old-computer/ #CSEdWeek @terc-stem.bsky.social

It’s #CSEdWeek (https://www.csedweek.org/)! TERC’s INFACT curriculum supports computational thinking for emerging computer scientists in grades 3-5 . https://www.terc.edu/ndinstem/resources/infact-materials/ @terc-stem.bsky.social

It's almost #CSEdWeek. Join us next week as we celebrate some computer science education near and dear to #NDinSTEM and #TERC. @terc-stem.bsky.social

And in case you missed it earlier... Part 1. ND in STEM's own Jodi Asbell-Clarke joined the TERC Tech Talks team to explore how AI can help meet the needs of individual learners in the classroom! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M8i6Oh0Kyok @terc-stem.bsky.social

Drum roll... TERC Tech Talks Part 2 just dropped! ND in STEM's own Jodi Asbell-Clarke is back to explore how Diffit for Teachers and Goblin Tools can be used to strengthen educators' classroom practices and materials! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4alrilUnexk @terc-stem.bsky.social

Whether you're having turkey or pizza, ND in STEM wishes you a very happy Thanksgiving. Steer the conversation to computational thinking and pass the https://www.terc.edu/ndinstem/resources/infact-materials/!

Preparing for Code in Motion by SPARKS! Community Coaches explored Scratch and other computational thinking activities as they got ready to bring CS to afterschool programs for students in grades 3-5. https://www.terc.edu/ndinstem/code-in-motion-by-sparks/ @terc-stem.bsky.social

Code in Motion by SPARKS is bringing computational thinking and coding to elementary afterschool programs in Los Angeles. Training of Community Coaches started last week! https://www.terc.edu/ndinstem/code-in-motion-by-sparks/ @terc-stem.bsky.social

Read about Dennis’ path to becoming a programmer in this excerpt from Jodi Asbell-Clarke’s book Reaching and Teaching Neurodivergent Learners: Strategies for Embracing Uniquely Talented Problem Solvers. https://www.terc.edu/ndinstem/terc-projects/dennis-journey-to-programming/ @terc-stem.bsky.social

Educators don't run from challenges. They embrace them. In EdWeekly, Jodi shares how project-based learning can help tackle the challenge of student engagement. @terc-stem.bsky.social  https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/opinion-how-these-teachers-are-solving-their-biggest-challenges/2025/10

We think Professor Sharon Edwards of UMass Amherst's College of Education gave the perfect description of Zoombinis logic puzzles. What a way to bring computational thinking skills to all learners! https://www.zoombinis.com #zoombinis #ndinstem #terc @terc-stem.bsky.social  @umasseduc.bsky.social

Didn't know Zoombinis was still around? It is! Find related classroom materials at https://www.terc.edu/ndinstem/resources/infact-materials/ or check out Zoombinis Clubs for out of school time! https://www.zoombinis.com/clubs @terc-stem.bsky.social

The Europa Prime VR game is live! Co-creator Teon Edwards shares how the principles of science, technology, engineering, and math fueled her approach to developing #EPVR. @mxtreality @terc-stem.bsky.social  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SZ-y_4PxdNM

Learning Disabilities Awareness month may be drawing to a close, but ND in STEM will always listen to the voices of neurodiverse learners. Hear these young panelists speaking about their experience co-design with @terc-stem.bsky.social  researchers. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wfGO2xjbQjA&t=3s

It's Learning Disabilities Awareness month, and we're thinking not only about "who's at the table" but the entire nature of the table. Teon shares more in her blog post, More Than Who's at the Table. https://blog.terc.edu/more-than-whos-at-the-table @terc-stem.bsky.social

Hip hip Zoombinis! Hear from a speech-language pathologist and social worker in this podcast as they discuss how the classic video game Zoombinis supports kids’ communication and confidence. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p75d7c8IxNc @terc-stem.bsky.social

It's Learning Disabilities Awareness month! We're celebrating the neurodivergent co-designers who brought so much insight to the NeuroVivid project. Read more about these awesome youth and NeuroVivid! https://www.terc.edu/ndinstem/about/our-co-designers/ @terc-stem.bsky.social

It's Mass STEM Week! STEM starts now, and ND in STEM believes it starts for all learners. Check out STEM Week events near you.  https://www.mass.gov/info-details/massachusetts-stem-week-2025 @terc-stem.bsky.social

Keeping the science in science fiction...ND in STEM team member Teon Edwards shares about science-based science fiction experience in the #EPVR game Europa Prime. https://www.terc.edu/ndinstem/terc-projects/the-science-based-science-fiction-of-europa-prime/ @terc-stem.bsky.social

Dr. Jodi Asbell-Clarke speaks about her background in STEM and her book Reaching and Teaching Neurodivergent Learners in STEM in this podcast. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aqdsj6vgfsc&t=2690s

Arno may not have saved you any pizza but there are still plenty of raffle tickets available at MassCUE. Get one at TERC’s booth in the Atrium for a chance to win a FREE Zoombinis Clubs Starter Kit!

Zoombinis Clubs is having a raffle at MassCUE! Visit the TERC booth in the Atrium for a chance to win a FREE Zoombinis Clubs Starter Kit for your school, library, or institution.

Going to MassCUE? Stop by TERC’s booth in the Atrium for a chance to win a FREE Zoombinis Clubs Starter Kit!

It's been one year since the Europa Clipper launched to explore the icy moon of Jupiter. It won't arrive until 2030, but you can experience the #EPVR game, co-designed with neurodivergent learners, now! https://www.europaprime.org/