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Project Spotlight: CompuGirls Scale-up
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STELAR recently caught up with Dr. Kimberly A. Scott, Associate Professor in the Women and Gender Studies Department and Founder/Executive Director of the Center for Gender Equity in Science and Technology (CGEST) at Arizona State University. Dr. Scott is the Principal Investigator of the CompuGirls Scale-up project. The CompuGirls Scale-Up project utilizes a culturally relevant technology (CRT) program to prepare girls ages 13-18 from the
Youth Motivation 2.0
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Since its inception, the ITEST program has funded projects developing strategies, tools, and models focused on increasing students' awareness of STEM and STEM careers and motivating students to pursue the appropriate education pathways for those fields. ITEST projects often have a focus on social learning outcomes and on learning environment conditions that enhance learners' motivation, mindset, identity and interest in STEM learning and careers
March 2016 Newsletter: Accessibility
NewsletterProject Spotlight: Comprehensive Information Technology Education in Rural Appalachia (CITERA) and eTouchSciences
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Building on the work of her ITEST project, Dr. Darrah has created eTouchSciences, a company that provides educational software utilizing haptic technology, which provides real-time tactile feedback to visually impaired students as they explore math and science lessons.
Accessibility
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Making STEM content and activities accessible for all learners, including those with disabilities, is essential to truly broaden participation in STEM. During the NSF Next Generation STEM Forum in November 2015, a session on Assistive Technologies for Learning: Broadening Participation in STEM brought together experts in the field to discuss the current state of accessibility in STEM education and how multiple representations, as mentioned in
ITEST Symposia at AERA 2016 Annual Meeting
NewsThe American Educational Research Association (AERA) 2016 Annual Meeting will take place in Washington, DC, between April 8-12. The theme for this year's meeting is "Public Scholarship to Educate Diverse Democracies". As in previous years, STELAR facilitated the submission of symposium proposals from several ITEST projects. We are pleased to announce the following two ITEST Symposium sessions during AERA 2016:"Finding the Hook: Engaging Teachers
Project Spotlight: The Urban Community Project to Stimulate Interests in STEM Careers (U-CPS)
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STELAR recently caught up with Dr. S. Ray Bullock, Research Professor of Physics and Director of Outreach Programs at Fisk University. Dr. Bullock is the Prinicpal Investigator for The Urban Community Project to Stimulate Interests in STEM Careers (U-CPS) project, which provides professional development to middle and high school teachers through the development of learning modules utilizing robotics, rocketry, computers and ICT programming skills
California STEM Smart Workshop Addresses Next Generation Science Standards
NewsCADRE, the NSF DR K-12 program resource network, organized the 9th STEM Smart Workshop on February 1, 2016 in San Francisco, CA. The focus of the workshop was on National Science Foundation-supported research and standards-based science instructional resources that can enhance K-12 STEM education. Visit successfulstemeducation.org for workshop-related resources on instructional materials selection and evaluation, evidence-based materials that