STELAR Newsletter - March 2024
NewsletterCelebrate Women's History Month
HighlightMarch is Women’s History Month, and this year’s theme is “Women Who Advocate for Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion.” No one exemplifies this better than the women of STELAR and the women who work on the hundreds of ITEST projects STELAR has supported since 2003. “Strategies for equity in STEM education” is one of the pillars of ITEST, and ensuring equitable STEM education for young women and girls has been the goal of many ITEST projects. (See
Technical Intuition – Preparing Students for Work at the Human Technology Frontier – Joyce Malyn-Smith, Distinguished Scholar, EDC
BlogWe live in a world driven by technology, where discovery and innovation occur at the intersections of disciplines. If we want our students to be the discovers and innovators of tomorrow, we need to prepare them with the skills found at those intersections. To succeed in this “human technology frontier,” students will need to be ready to use tools and processes that integrate both technical and academic skills and knowledge, as well as the
STELAR Newsletter - February 2024
NewsletterCelebrate Black History Month
HighlightFebruary is Black History Month, when we honor and celebrate the accomplishments and contributions of some great champions of STEM—“Hidden Figures” who are hidden no more. We also celebrate by carrying their legacy forward into the future. A central goal of the NSF-ITEST program is to broaden participation in STEM fields by students from traditionally underrepresented and historically marginalized groups. Over the years, ITEST projects have
STELAR Newsletter - January 2024
NewsletterDecember 2023 Newsletter: Computer Science Education Week
NewsletterComputer Science Education Week
HighlightNative American Heritage Month
HighlightNovember is National Native American Heritage Month, which is observed through many special events presented by the Library of Congress, the National Endowment for the Humanities, the Smithsonian Institution, and other Federal agencies and national organizations. It’s a time to learn about the cultural values and knowledge of indigenous people and to recognize their contributions to society. The NSF is another agency that recognizes the