The project uses Mobot (an intelligent modular robotics platform designed for K-12 education) to prepare teachers to engage students with relevant pedagogy that illustrates abstract math concepts with concrete applications using computing and robotics.
One hundred and forty four 8th–12th grade students in Oakland, Richmond, and Sacramento, California are researching air and water quality in their local communities and studying attitudes toward and use of IT among their peers.
In central California, 45 middle and high school teachers - who will provide instruction to 4,500 students – and 45 students are analyzing DNA from samples they’ve collected, learning how biotechnology is used to address scientific questions, and
In California and Arizona, 60 middle and high school teachers and 1,000 of their students created IT-based learning experiences for their students using GIS (geographic information systems) and image processing and analysis for marine research.
One hundred and eighty first-generation college-bound middle and high school Native American students in Oregon, Washington, and California perform archaeological surveys and utilize computer modeling to map the hunting paths of their ancestors.
Five higher education institutions and one school system will work collaboratively with 90 college and high-school faculty (working in teams) to learn Alice—a software program—to build understanding of object-based programming.
Over three years, thirty-two seventh and eighth grade science teachers and more than 6,000 students from San Diego will engage in classroom learning experiences that utilize interactive learning objects, probeware and video conferencing with scientists.
In the San Francisco Bay Area 150 youth ages 15 to 19 are developing skills in advanced audio, video, and open source programming, and are participating in industry-based internships.
500+ students, 250 teachers attending workshops, and 151 university students used design thinking, a problem solving and innovation process, to engage students in STEM topics and career possibilities.
Seventy five teachers from a variety of disciplines work in small interdisciplinary teams to engage hundreds of students in SanDiego County, CA. Teams use Project-Based Learning approaches to work with scientists in partnership to develop
