JTATE ITEST Special Issue
Description
In this special issue, PIs and evaluators from diverse ITEST projects described their professional development practices. The articles show how ITEST projects build links between informal and formal education; use technology in innovative ways; integrate STEM content into professional development; reach and engage underrepresented populations; develop innovative professional development; and tighten the research/practice cycle.
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Innovative Uses of IT Applications in STEM Classrooms: A Preliminary Review of ITEST Teacher Professional Development
Caroline E. Parker, Cathlyn Stylinski, Marjorie Darrah, Carla McAuliffe, and Preeti Gupta
The Arctic Climate Modeling Program: Professional Development for Rural Teachers
Kathryn Berry Bertram
CSI: Creating Student (and teacher) Investigators: Using Popular Culture in Professional Development
Karen L. Yanowitz, Tanja McKay, C.Ann Ross, and Staria S.Vanderpool
Learning about Urban Ecology Through the Use of Visualization and Geospatial Technologies
Michael Barnett, Meredith Houle, Sheron Mark, Eric Strauss, and Emily Hoffman
Convergent Adaptation in Small Groups: Understanding Professional Development Activities Through a Complex Systems Lens
Susan Yoon, Lei Liu, and Sao-Ee Goh
Instruments for Assessing Interest in STEM Content and Careers
Tandra Tyler-Wood, Gerald Knezek, and Rhonda Christensen
Resources submitted by ITEST projects may be hosted on third-party sites or require a fee or membership for access. Permission to use these materials must be obtained from the publisher or the author listed on each resource.