STEM Education Research Group
What We Do
The SERG lab explores how to support all students to understand and engage in practices of science, engineering, mathematics, and computational fields and how to help teachers to facilitate rich and equitable STEM+CS experiences in their classrooms.
Current Areas of Work
- Developing materials to help teachers integrateComputer Science For and By Teachers: An Integrative Toolkit for 3rd-5th Grade Classrooms
- Co-designing Simulations to Support Mathematical Discourse in Schools
- Science Education Instruction for Elementary Students with Learning Disabilities
- Research, professional learning and the design and development of low-cost, accessible computational tools through Global Center for Equitable Computer Science Education
- UVA-Buford Lab School Planning Grant
Lab Team
Eric Bredder
- Postdoctoral Researcher
Jennifer Chiu
- Associate Professor
Kim Wilkens
- Education and Outreach Director
Lab News
School News
UVA, Charlottesville Schools Partner on Lab School Project
The UVA Buford lab school will help Charlottesville middle school students develop technical skills.