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Dr. Hanxiang Du, jointly appointed in Computer Science and the SMATE program at Western Washington University, has made notable contributions to educational research with

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SMATE faculty and staff, led by Dr. Dustin Van Orman, recently published A new study titled Supporting Elementary Preservice Teachers' Content Knowledge for Teaching About Matter and Its…

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BETTER in STEM is a multi-year, multi-cohort NSF-funded grant hosted at Western Washington University’s SMATE Program. The project focuses on improving STEM education by fostering more inclusive…

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