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The STELAR Monthly Highlights showcase existing resources on the STELAR website around a particular theme. This month we are focusing on the theme of Youth Motivation. Since its inception, the ITEST program has funded projects developing strategies, tools, and models focused on increasing students… Read More
This STELAR Monthly Highlight showcases existing resources on the STELAR website focused on professional development. ITEST projects work in both informal and formal education, and in both settings a critical component of that work is engaging adults, whether teachers or informal educators, in the… Read More
A key component of the technical support offered by STELAR (and by the LRC from 2003-2012) has been in helping projects to develop rigorous and relevant project evaluations that can provide formative and summative feedback to project leaders to improve their project and determine impact. The… Read More
The deadline for submitting ITEST proposals to NSF is coming up – November 6, 2014. Below we feature some resources and links that might be helpful to you as you prepare your proposal.NSF program officers regularly provide information and tips about preparing successful proposals via webinars… Read More
This month, we highlight resources that offer guidance in recruiting and retaining diverse participants in STEM programming. Three webinars -- Strategies for Increasing Diversity in STEM Learning Environments (2014), Research and Strategies for Engaging African American and Latino… Read More
The Hour of Code is upon us! This national campaign is a global movement from Code.org and part of Computer Science Education Week (CSEdWeek) which runs from December 8-14, 2014. The campaign is designed to encourage students around the world to try their hand at computer programming by taking… Read More
January is National Mentoring Month, a national campaign designed to highlight the importance of mentoring and the many postive, impacts it can have on young lives. ITEST projects often incorporate mentoring components into their programming that allow students to engage with both adult and near-… Read More
All ITEST projects are expected to produce empirical findings and/or research tools that contribute to knowledge about which models and interventions with K-12 students and teachers are most likely to increase capacity in the STEM workforce of the future. In addition, NSF's ITEST program is… Read More
Cyberlearning is about designing new kinds of applications and technology rich experiences, learning how to use them well to foster and assess learning, making the experiences work for particular disciplines and populations, and putting them in place in the world in ways that make a difference. … Read More
ITEST project proposals are required to include a communication strategy for disseminating their findings. The National Science Foundation places a particular emphasis on these communications reaching broader audiences including scholars, practitioners, policymakers and the public.As the ITEST… Read More