Celebrating contributions of STEM learners during National Disability Employment Awareness Month! NSF's AccessComputing increased the participation & success of people with disabilities in computing.  https://informalscience.org/project/bpc-ae-accesscomputing-second-extension/ @terc-stem.bsky.social

Celebrating what STEM learners bring to the workplace during National Disability Employment Awareness Month. Read a few inspirational stories of neurodiversity at work in Jodi Asbell-Clarke's book: https://www.terc.edu/ndinstem/resources/library/dr-jodi-asbell-clarke-author/ @terc-stem.bsky.social

Math educators! Two opportunities to be involved in a project exploring grade 3-5 neurodivergent students' mathematics reasoning & receive a stipend. First deadline is Oct 15. Learn more & apply @ https://mmsa.org/projects/learning-from-student-thinking/ @terc-stem.bsky.social  @mmsa-org.bsky.social

Neurodivergent STEM learners bring their strengths and talents to the workforce every day. During October's National Disability Employment Awareness Month, we'll celebrate with resources and references from our work. @terc-stem.bsky.social

NDinSTEM is excited for this MMSA & @terc-stem.bsky.social collaboration to understand how neurodivergent students develop & communicate mathematical reasoning. More details to come!

New Grantees Awarded by the K-12 AI Infrastructure Program – Digital Promise

The K-12 AI Infrastructure Programs Awards New Cohort of Grantees

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Another chapter in the books for the NeuroVivid team—well, in one book anyway. "Creating a sense of belonging in a maker camp for neurodivergent middle schoolers" is in this soon to be released book: https://link.springer.com/book/9783032278937. Pre-ordering is available now! @terc-stem.bsky.social

From our friends at EALA, the All Learners Action Lab: A Practitioner's Guide to Supporting Students with Disabilities. Like NDinSTEM, they support collaboration to engage all learners. https://educatingalllearners.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/All-Learners-Action-Lab-1-1.pdf @terc-stem.bsky.social

Build it. Code it. Float it. Supported by Britebound, middle schoolers did at NeuroVivid this August at @charlesrivermuseum.bsky.social . Learn more at https://www.terc.edu/ndinstem/about/neurovivid-pathways/neurovivid-camp-at-the-charles-river-museum/ @terc-stem.bsky.social @asa-impact.bsky.social

Going to IMBES? Join Ibrahim's poster session, From Brain Signals to STEM Pathways. See how co-designed STEM experiences can make neuroscience meaningful for neurodivergent learners. https://event.fourwaves.com/imbes2026/abstracts/eb5f00cf-63b2-40ae-92fb-f0c355a55d1b @terc-stem.bsky.social

Look what can happen when you design a STEM experience for everyone! Check out team member Sam's ASTC Dimensions article. https://www.astc.org/dimensions/the-science-museum-as-a-space-for-neurodivergent-community/ @terc-stem.bsky.social

It's not a ME, it's a WE! TERC and FableVision Studios are proposing a joint SXSW EDU PanelPicker session on the power of co-design. Community Voting is open! Please cast your Vote ❤️ (SXSW login required). Voting closes August 23. Thanks!  https://bit.ly/4zbmPp8 @terc-stem.bsky.social

Like to listen? Hard to focus? Our friends at TERC's Sound Travels project are studying STEM learning, attention, and soundscapes. Here's a chance to try their online sound-related activity and find your happy (or serene or anxious or other) place. https://how-do-you-like-to-focus.web.app

July was Disability Pride Month. This August we remember that "The World Works Better With Us" every month. Learn more about neurodiversity in STEM at https://www.terc.edu/ndinstem/

Ready to lead STEM experiences designed for every brain? Boston-area educators-join our August 10 NeuroVivid Training. Learn how to bring this neuroinclusive experience to a classroom, camp, or program. See NeuroVivid in action: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wC1OoV5QikY&t=3s @terc-stem.bsky.social

Still looking for something for your middle schooler to do in August? Something STEM? Invite them to explore the power of their brain at the free NeuroVivid camp at the Charles River Museum in Waltham! Learn more and register at https://www.terc.edu/ndinstem/nv-charles-river/ @terc-stem.bsky.social

Know a middle schooler in the Boston area? Invite them to explore the power of their brain at a free NeuroVivid camp this August at the Charles River Museum in Waltham! Learn more and register: https://www.terc.edu/ndinstem/nv-charles-river/ @terc-stem.bsky.social

Boston educator? Join a hands-on training with brain-powered headsets and strategies for supporting all learners. Get resources to run a middle school maker experience where every brain shines. Follow link to register!  https://www.terc.edu/ndinstem/nv-facilitator-training/ @terc-stem.bsky.social

NeuroVivid News: Ibrahim Dahlstrom-Hakki interviewed! "Co-Designing With Neurodivergent Youth" (Sage Research Methods account or free trial required). https://methods.sagepub.com/video/co-designing-with-neurodivergent-youth @terc-stem.bsky.social

We may have missed the official ND Pride Day but we're still celebrating. Every brain is beautiful every day!  #NDPride #EveryBrainIsBeautiful @terc-stem.bsky.social

Bringing the powerful story of Code in Motion by SPARKS to #ISTELive. ND in STEM team member Kelly and CIM colleagues present next week at this exciting event.  https://www.terc.edu/ndinstem/code-in-motion-by-sparks/ @terc-stem.bsky.social

"If that [Code in Motion] did that for me. For me. For ME. I know what it can do for a child...I know what it can do for another adult." Community Coaches from CIM share the power of teaching and learning in this EALA webinar.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=43EOvXI64Mg @terc-stem.bsky.social

Excited to share that #EuropaPrimeVR is a finalist for an AuggieAward! The VR experience was co-designed by & with neurodivergent college students, whose ideas & perspectives shaped the project. Great example of the power of inclusive design. https://bit.ly/auggies-europaprime @terc-stem.bsky.social

It’s NextGen STEMFest! The NeuroVivid project is bringing CBI to the Charles River Museum on Saturday. Local STEMies — come light up your brain and see what we did at NYSCI! https://www.terc.edu/ndinstem/about/neurovivid/neurovivid-camp-at-nysci @terc-stem.bsky.social @charlesrivermuseum.bsky.social

Code in Motion teaches adults and students to be creators, not just consumers, of technology. Providing computer science access to all means one of our of CIM participants could debug any errors in our brand new website 🙃 Check it out! https://www.terc.edu/code-in-motion/CIM @terc-stem.bsky.social

ND in STEM team member Kelly is presenting at #ISTELive #Giveaway this June. Kelly and her partners are excited and proud to present the story of Code In Motion by SPARKS. For a preview, visit https://www.terc.edu/code-in-motion/ @terc-stem.bsky.social

Working in neuroinclusive co-design? ND in STEM team member Ibrahim Dahlstrom-Hakki is organizing a collection of articles for Cogent Education called "Codesign for Neuroinclusive Learning." Interested in learning more or contributing? https://www.terc.edu/ndinstem/contact/ @terc-stem.bsky.social

Throwback Thursday: We’re celebrating World Autism Month and the neurodivergent co-designers who were integral to the development of the #EPVR game. https://www.europaprime.org/nsf @terc-stem.bsky.social

Zoombinis isn’t just a game—it’s a playground for computational thinking! TERC's research explores how players use problem decomposition, pattern recognition, abstraction, & algorithms to solve puzzles. More at https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/epdf/10.1080/15391523.2025.2590018 @terc-stem.bsky.social

Throwback Thursday: We’re celebrating World Autism Month with these blogs by three TERC moms who celebrate their amazing kids everyday. https://bit.ly/4shilc8 @terc-stem.bsky.social

Huge thanks to Umeya for hosting the Code in Motion by SPARKS (CIM) Coach training! Adults from Skid Row are learning to bring coding to kids. Check out Timothy’s story at 03:42 and see Coach Ron’s proud smile! Watch here: https://youtu.be/D0J97V5fsW8?si=T0JTNwuSsa_CMj8M @terc-stem.bsky.social