Event

STELAR hosted the NSF Innovative Technology Experiences for Students and Teachers (ITEST) Principal Investigator & Evaluator Convening on Tuesday, August 19, and Wednesday, August 20, 2014, at the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel in Washington, DC. The convening was for active ITEST PIs and evaluators and was an opportunity to share successes, challenges, and lessons learned from the ITEST program. The event preceded the Advancing Informal STEM Learning (AISL) Principal Investigator Meeting at the Marriott Wardman Park.

AGENDA
Enhancing the Quality and Reach of STEM Innovations
Where applicable, presentation materials have been made available.

TUESDAY, AUGUST 19
11:00am-12:00pm  Registration
11:30am-1:00pm    Lunch & Opening Plenary
1:00pm-1:45pm      Collaboration Networking
1:45pm-4:30pm      Concurrent Workshops

• Enhancing Project Implementation with Partnerships [Irene Lee, Guts Y Girls; Alka Harriger, SPIRIT]
• Implementing High-Quality Research and Evaluation [Mike Barnett, Seeding the Future; Dale McCreedy & Sukey Blanc, STEM 3D; Karen Peterman, SISTERS]
• Strategies to Broadening Participation [Michael D. Smith, The National GEM Consortium; Jamika D. Burge, Coalition to Diversify Computing]
• High-Quality Research and Evaluation Design [Edith Gummer, National Science Foundation; Neil Heffernan, Predicting STEM Career Choice; Gerald Knezek, Rhonda Christensen & Tandra Tyler-Wood, Going Green! Middle Schoolers Out to Save the World]

See attached for presentation slides.

4:30pm-5:30pm      Emerging Technology Demonstrations
6:30pm                     Birds of a Feather Dinner

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 20
8:00am-9:30am      Breakfast, CAISE Overview, & ITEST Program Officer Panel
9:30am-11:20am    Working Groups & Break
11:20am-12:00pm  Working Groups Report Out, Closing & Lunch

AISL WEDNESDAY TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE WORKSHOPS

All attendees were welcome to join any of the following sessions, no registration was necessary. 

12:30pm-2:00pm     Technical Assistance Session I: Common Guidelines for Education Research and Development: Edith Gummer,  Program Director, National Science Foundation

2:30pm-4:00pm       Technical Assistance Session II: Grant Management: L. Rashawn Farrior, Grants & Agreement Specialist, National Science Foundation

4:30pm–6:00pm      Technical Assistance Session III: Evaluation in Informal STEM Education, Kirsten Ellenbogen, CAISE Co-Principal Investigator

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