Photonics Leaders is a year-round science and information technology program for tenth and eleventh grade students from across North Carolina. The program goal is to guide and prepare minority students for success in STEM higher education programs and careers. In three years, nearly 80
One hundred and twenty middle and high school students in the Capistrano Valley area of California are learning to use technology to track and analyze the acoustic behaviors of whales and dolphins and conduct an acoustic population census in California, the Bering Sea and the Southern Ocean.
One hundred and eighty high school students in the South Bronx area of New York City develop technological fluidity by exploring products of urban design that involve IT systems and networks such as transit systems, parks and recreation; exploring film and performance technology and music production and architectural modeling technology.
One hundred 9th grade students in the communities of Durham and Orange Counties in North Carolina learn computer modeling and simulation, and participate in Apprenticeships on four projects: National Digital Science Library (meta tagging and web design), Digital Durham (postcard database), SUCCEED (website design/web applications) and Sigma Xi (web support).
In the San Francisco Bay area, 300 middle school students are using technology to build and experiment, according to design and engineering principles. This project also provides professional development for the afterschool leaders of the program.
In New York, 120 high-school age female, minority, and students with disabilities conduct research in genetics and astrophysics using advanced information technology tools.
Two hundred and seventy female, Hispanic, and African American students in Philadelphia, PA are learning how to use Geographic Information System (GIS) technology in Spanish and English, to develop spatial analysis and cartographic and design skills to learn about and map their community, thus creating a community-based GIS.
In Springfield, Illinois, 90 students ages 12-17 are learning about and conducting research in archeology and natural sciences (geology, botany, zoology) using information technology and field-based experiences.
Two hundred and thirty five middle school students (with a focus on girls) in Boston, Massachusetts use Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Geographic Positioning Systems (GPS) and HTML programming to conduct environmental research.
UMBC's Center for Women and Information Technology, the Shriver Center, and the Chabot Space and Science Center have partnered to implement and beta test Chabot's TechBridge curriculum in six middle schools over three years to increase the number and diversity of students, and particularly girls