PHS teacher picked for year-long marine technology program
PublicationArticle on marine technology program.
Student Interest in Technology & Science (SITS)
InstrumentsThe Student Interest in Technology and Science (SITS) survey is composed of 5 sub-sections assessing the following dimensions: interest in learning science, using technology to learn science, science careers, technology careers, and attitudes toward biotechnology.
GLOBE and the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS)
PublicationTo support U.S. schools, districts, and states in the adoption of the new national science standards, the GLOBE U.S. Partner Community developed "A Guide to Connections between The GLOBE Program and the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS)" through the support of a grant from the National Science Foundation. This guide connects GLOBE protocols and resources to the NGSS Framework and can be used as a resource for digital curriculum platforms.
What is WaterBotics?, Mercedes McKay & Adam Scribner
PublicationSteve Adubato goes one-on-one with Mercedes McKay and Adam Scribner from Stevens Institute of Technology to discuss their educational program, WaterBotics, and what role LEGOs play in the unique project.
Technology Proficiency Self-Assessment
InstrumentsTwenty-item survey on technology proficiency.
WaterBotics: A Novel Engineering Design Curriculum for Formal and Informal Educational Settings
PublicationWaterBotics has been implemented with thousands of middle and high school youths in five U.S. geographic regions.The underwater environment presents novel challenges that can facilitate unique learning experiences for students engaged in robotics programs. WaterBotics ® is an underwater robotics curriculum using LEGO ® MINDSTORMS ® components and related materials. It has undergone an extensive, eight-year research and development phase. WaterBotics can be used effectively in a variety of formal and informal educational settings, such as school-based classrooms, summer camps, and after-school
The Go-To Guide for Engineering Curricula, Grades 6-8: Choosing and Using the Best Instructional Materials for Your Students
PublicationHow to engineer change in your middle school science classroom With the implementation of the Next Generation Science Standards, your students won’t just be scientists—they’ll be engineers. But that doesn’t mean you need to reinvent the wheel. Respected science educator Cary Sneider has done the groundwork for you, collecting a full range of time-tested curriculum materials to seamlessly weave engineering and technology concepts into your math and science lessons. In this volume, you’ll find descriptions of instructional materials specifically created for—and tested in—middle school science
STELAR ITEST PI & Evaluator Summit 2016: Making Connections to Broaden Participation in STEM
EventThe STELAR ITEST PI & Evaluator Summit was held on Monday and Tuesday, May 2-3, 2016, at the Westin Arlington Gateway in Arlington, VA. The Summit was an opportunity for ITEST Principal Investigators (PIs) and evaluators to come together and share successes, challenges, and lessons learned from the ITEST program. More than 150 people attended the Summit, representing 80 ITEST projects.
8 Things to Remember When Integrating STEM
PublicationThis article goes over eight tips to help educators integrate STEM into their curriculum.
Making Educational Games That Work in The Classroom
PublicationThe development of analytical skills is a central goal of the Next Generation Science Standards and foundational to subject mastery in STEM fields. Yet, significant barriers exist to students gaining such skills. Here we describe a new “gentleslope” cyberlearning strategy that gradually introduces students to the authoring of scientific simulations via a Web-based modding approach called CyberMOD. Modding involves adding agents with predefined functionality to a simulation world to produce a unique combination whose behavior can then be visualized by running the simulation. This permits low