Successful STEM Education conference in SF

Kristin Bass and Ruchita Patel will be attending the “Successful STEM Education” workshop in San Francisco on February 1st, 2016. We look forward to seeing many new and familiar faces at the conference!

AERA Annual Meeting in DC

Kristin Bass, along with the University of Utah’s Genetic Science Learning Center will be presenting at the 2016 AERA Annual Meeting in Washington, DC. The conference will be held Friday, April 8 – Tuesday, April 12, 2016. Several of our staff will also be attending the conference, and we welcome the opportunity to meet with […]

Critical Youth Literacy for a Changing World

By Alex Gurn, Ph.D. Our world is changing—and it’s changing fast. Over the past three decades, massive societal transformations have rippled out from the complex realities of globalization. For better and for worse, K-12 schools, universities, and community-based organizations are experiencing the consequences of economic shifts, technological innovation, demographic changes, and increasing inequality. As a […]

3 Questions for Calibrating the Sample Size for Your Impact Study

By Kristin Bass, Ph.D. When it comes to sample sizes, how big is big enough? Here’s a quick introduction to planning out the optimal sample size to study the effects of your program. The number of participants you need in your sample depends first and foremost on the size of the effect you anticipate. The […]