On May 30, 2019 STELAR hosted NSF Program Officer Robert Russell for a webinar that shared information about NSF Maker initiatives and NSF funded work in the Maker Education field. NSF’s strategic fundamental research investments enabled many of the innovations underlying 3-D printing, computer

On May 28, 2019 STELAR hosted National Science Foundation Program Officers Michael Steele, Alejandra Sorto, and Amy Wilson-Lopez for an informative webinar on the newly-released 2019 Innovative Technology Experiences for Students and Teachers (ITEST) Program Solicitation (NSF 19-583). During the

STELAR hosted NSF Program Officer Robert Russell and Einstein Fellow Brenda Carpenter in the final webinar on the 2018 EAGER Maker Summit. The presentation provided an overview of NSF's commitment to making, reviewed key highlights from the December meeting, and provided a recap of the previous four

On Wednesday, May 30, STELAR hosted NSF ITEST Program Officers Robert Russell and Brian Smith for an informative session on the 2018 Innovative Technology Experiences for Students and Teachers (ITEST) Program Solicitation (NSF 17-565). Participants learned more about the current solicitation, ITEST

In this webinar, learn about individual and group strategies that can help to support your work - current and future. Presenters will highlight both Making Partnerships and Broadening Participation. Essential for most projects, strong partnerships are key to Making because of the scope of outcomes

Webinar 3 - Research & Evaluation During this webinar we will examine the challenges in designing assessments and measuring cognitive and non-cognitive learning outcomes in a maker-based project. Presenters: Jennifer Albert, Citadel Military College of South Carolina Cynthia Tananis, University of

This webinar will discuss how making looks like across different settings such as higher education, informal learning environments, and schools with high and low tech. The focus of the discussion will be pedagogical practices, practical challenges, and opportunities to broaden and sustain the

Make the Force be With You: Workforce Development through MakingParticipants learned how their research in making is related to workforce development as a broader impact or as a direct intervention. This webinar examined how skills developed in making relate to imminent workforce needs. Presenters

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We present the ITEST SPARCS project being conducted at University of Nebraska at Omaha. SPARCS aims to help middle school teachers integrate Computer Science lessons into the classes they teach, and spark student interest in pursuing computing-related educational pathways and careers. We have worked