Resources included in these libraries were submitted by ITEST projects or STELAR and are relevant to the work of the NSF ITEST Program. PDFs and/or URLs to the original resource are included in the resource description whenever possible. In some cases, full text publications are located behind publishers’ paywalls and a fee or membership to the third party site may be required for access. Permission for use must be requested through the publisher or author listed in each entry.
STELAR Resources
VideoLocate key resources on the STELAR website: access evaluation instruments, publications and curricular materials used or developed by ITEST projects, and view details about current and past events, news, and dissemination opportunities.
STELAR Curated Lists
VideoSTELAR maintains curated lists of resources on the following themes: ITEST Program Findings contains resources disseminated by ITEST projects organized by content area; ITEST Proposal Development is an organized list of resources relevant for those interested in learning more about the ITEST
Cyborg Learning: How our Mobile and Networked Lives are Transforming Learning and Education - Annual Tisch Lecture
VideoReed Stevens is Professor of Learning Sciences at Northwestern University. As an ethnographer of everyday experience, he studies the organization of learning, thinking and joint action in range of cultural settings that spans classrooms, workplaces, homes and museums. Stevens’ prior research has
Scalable Game Design the Movie
VideoMovie produced by Google showing the Scalable Game Design project in action.
RoboExpo
VideoHundreds of students go to Balboa Park for the annual RoboExpo. The expo included thirty exhibits, and 700 kids registered for the event. Many of the expos involve robots that can do different tasks.
Seaperch
VideoIn Chula Vista, about 100 middle school students used seaperches - remote-controlled waterproof submersibles - to study sharks at the Living Coast Discovery Center. The seaperches are equipped with cameras to get an up-close look at sea life. The event was part of the SDSU STEM initiative to give
Why is Cyberlearning Important?
VideoThis video by the Center for Innovative Research in Cyberlearning (CIRCL) at SRI shares responses to the question of "Why is cyberlearning important?" from those working in the field.
Voices of the South
VideoOne of SUCCEED high school interns, Kelley Katzenmeyer from Riverside, led a team of kids at Shodor to put together a video entry to the "Voices of the South" contest, and she won first place with her video about the ITEST apprentices and interns at Shodo
Underrepresented Youth See Science as Ticket Up
VideoA.J. Freeman and Chenoa Hailey, two African-American high school students from Binghamton, New York, discuss their love of astronomy and engineering and their plans to use science as a ticket up. Chenoa and A.J. describe their dreams for the future, which they hope to attain through science