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Bernadette Sibuma brings more than a decade of experience in educational research and evaluation to the STEM Learning and Research Center. With special expertise in cognition, instructional technologies, and human-computer interaction, Bernadette's research interests include how we can enhance science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) learning, how people best learn with technology, and how different interface designs affect

STELAR had the opportunity to speak with Lucy Dunne (University of Minnesota), about the Smart Clothing, Smart Girls project, which is a collaborative strategy project with Cornell University using apparel design as a vehicle to attract middle school girls to STEM learning and engineering careers. Based on a theoretical framework that supports mechanisms for engaging young, female participants in STEM, the project team has thoughtfully designed

This is a reposting of a blog originally published on Education Development Center, Inc.'s Learning and Teaching website.Jim Diamond has extensive experience in formative research, instructional design, and the effective use of digital media and games to enhance K–12 education and promote social justice. He leads an evaluation of iDesign, a National Science Foundation (NSF)-funded Innovative Technology Experiences for Students and Teachers (ITEST

STELAR had the opportunity to speak with Courtney Raquel Wiggins, M.A. (Wildlife Conservation Society) about the Bridging the Gap project, which is a school-to-career model program that consists of afterschool and weekend programming for high school students at four New York City area zoos and an aquarium, followed by mentoring. The goal is to promote affective, cognitive and behavioral outcomes among 150 low-income minority youth necessary to

STELAR had the opportunity to catch up with Mercedes McKay from the Center for Innovation in Engineering and Science Education (CIESE) at Stevens Institute of Technology) and Karen Peterson about the Build IT Underwater Robotics Scale Up project (BISU).

STELAR recently had the opportunity to interview Ryan Baker about his ITEST Project, Predicting STEM Career Choice from Computational Indicators of Student Engagement within Middle School Mathematics Classes, which is examining how "disengagement" predicts later outcomes of STEM learning and career advancement.1) Can you share how your ITEST project impacts youth?We are studying how student engagement, emotion, and learning within middle school

STELAR recently caught up with Irene Lee about her work on Project GUTS: Growing Up Thinking Scientifically. Code.org has entered into a partnership with Irene Lee to roll out Project GUTS across the nation as part of their middle school computer science training.

STELAR recently had the opportunity to interview Anika Ward and Joseph Adamji (in photo) along with their team members Oanh Vu and Roi Ward from the Kitty Andersen Youth Science Center (KAYSC) at the Science Museum of Minnesota. This team leads the ITEST Project Bits-2-Bites, equipping young leaders in urban communities with skills and experience to understand and use STEM as a vehicle for creating solutions to social injustice. Anika and Joseph

The STELAR center organized a panel at the Summit to highlight findings from the ITEST program related to motivating students to pursue and persist in STEM education and career pathways.

STELAR recently had the opportunity to interview Chadia Affane Aji and Mohammad Javed Khan at Tuskegee University from the ITEST Project Innovative Flight Simulation Experiences for Students and Teachers to learn more about the program. Middle and high school students from rural communities in Macon County, Alabama, have been using a low-cost dynamic flight simulation environment during the weekends and over the summer to enhance their learning