The Call for Proposals is open for the Seventh Annual Connected Learning Summit, taking place October 5–10, 2025! CLS invites submissions of Research Papers and Showcases that focus on digital technologies for learning, educational and commercial games, innovative tech-infused curricula, and theoretical and/or empirical exploration of digital media and technology for learning. Read more…
We are proud to share that Maureen Hughes of the STEP Lab has been named a recipient of the 2025 MIT Levitan Teaching Award. This prestigious recognition honors outstanding teaching and dedication to student learning across the Institute. Maureen’s commitment to innovative, student-centered instruction exemplifies the values at the heart Read more…
Want to become a teacher? The Scheller Teacher Education Program offers a pathway for MIT students to receive STEM teaching licensure in Massachusetts. Applications for the 2025-2026 STEP cohort are now open! Spend your year as a student teacher in a local classroom and grow as an educator. Learn from Read more…
STEP | TEA Lab research scientists Emma Anderson, Christina Bosch, and Grace Lin were featured on the Silver Lining for Learning podcast Episode 221, where they shared insights and thoughts on AI education and AI for Education. To watch or listen to the podcast, click here. From the Silver Lining for Learning Read more…
We are excited to announce the relaunch of 11.132x: Design and Development of Educational Technology. Reviving a Popular EdTech Course Series Ten years ago, STEP/TEA launched a series of four MOOCs focused on the design, development, implementation, and evaluation of educational technologies, including games for learning. After running for several Read more…
The application is live for our 2025 Science and Engineering Program for Teachers. This year’s program will be on MIT’s Campus July 6th-11th 2025. If you are a Middle or High School STEM teacher and want a professional development opportunity with like-minded teachers from around the world, please consider filling Read more…
Our collaboration work with the University of Nebraska-Lincoln has recently been featured in the University’s Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources news page.
by Eric Klopfer, Justin Reich, Hal Abelson, and Cynthia Breazeal Abstract: In November of 2022, a Silicon Valley company launched an invention that could complete students’ homework for them. Available only to subscribers at first, by the spring of 2023 OpenAI’s ChatGPT-3.5 was available to millions of students. As of Read more…
