World Smarts STEM Challenge

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The World Smarts STEM Challenge is a virtual exchange that supports STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) education in the United States and Ghana. Middle and high school students from Washington, DC, and senior secondary school students from across Ghana come together virtually to solve global issues in their communities with STEM solutions inspired by the UN Sustainable Development Goals.

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Bolstering STEM Pathways for Students in Rural New England Through a Comprehensive, Multi-Year Learning Community

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The New Hampshire Academy of Science ITEST grant began Sept. 1, 2022 and will enable wrap-around programming to provide underrepresented students in underserved rural communities with scientific research experiences along with mentorship and college prep throughout high school, starting at each grade level. We are currently developing recruitment strategies for our first two cohorts. 

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Teachers and Researchers Advancing Integrated Lessons in STEM

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Project Overview: The TRAILS 2.0 SEI will expand, scale, and innovate a tested model of integrative STEM instruction and teacher professional development to enhance rural students’ STEM learning while generating interest in STEM careers. To reach underserved and underrepresented rural populations, the TRAILS 2.0 team will work with up to 90 secondary STEM teachers to impact over 10,000 students and expand to schools in: Delmarva Peninsula (Delaware, Mary

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Enhancing Programming and Machine Learning Education for Students with Visual Impairments through the Use of Compilers, AI and Cloud Technologies

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Our goal is to provide a cloud-based programming environment for students with blindness and visual impairments (BVI) to learning computer programming and machine learning. This programming environment includes a novel screen reader that can read programming statements in more comprehensible styles and a voice-based code navigation to assist debugging.

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