
STEM CareerBuilder Explores Strategic Government-University-Industry Partnerships Using Technology Enriched Interventions To Support High School Girls
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By Kavita Mittapalli, Ph.D. MN Associates, Inc. (external evaluator) and Joselina Cheng, Ph.D. University of Central Oklahoma, (principal investigator) Computer Forensics ProgramThe need for Computer Forensics (CF) professionals is becoming a national priority due to an increased reliance on technology and tools leading to critical data and security breaches, hacking, and cybercrime that are driving up the complexity and costs to maintain the
NSF Important Notice: Research.gov is now required for submission of ITEST proposals
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The following information was originally posted on NSF.gov, we repost the information here to highlight this important change for the ITEST Community. Important information about the use of Research.gov for proposal submission...
Black History Month
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In 1926 Carter G. Woodson, a historian and the “Father of Black History” created a weeklong celebration referred to as “Negro History Week”, the aim was to make African American history accessible to everyone. It wasn’t until 1976 that Black History month became a month-long celebration across the country. Black History month is a time of remembrance, a time to honor the enduring accomplishments and contributions made by African Americans. It’s
MAGNET’s ECEC Project Demonstrates How to Connect Students to STEM Education and Careers and Transform STEM Education-to-Workforce Ecosystem
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By: Nina de las Alas and Kavita Mittapalli, MN Associates, Inc.Ethan Karp, Matthew Fieldman, and Autumn Russell, MAGNETThe Early College Early Career (ECEC) (Award no.1763558) provides insights into how to increase high school students’ interests, motivations, and capacities to pursue STEM learning and careers through an innovative, work-based learning program. The ITEST project (2018-2021) draws on its experience working with partners in
The Road Ahead: STELAR’s New Resources
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2020 was challenging in every avenue of life. Here at STELAR, we have been creating products and tools to help our ITEST community and beyond make this coming year more positive by offering several new releases that we hope will provide support and offer inspiration for the important work that you are doing! ITEST Proposal Development Course: Launching in February, STELAR’s self-paced online course is designed for novice proposal writers who are
Broadening Participation: Join the conversation about strengthening the pipeline from service to STEM for Women Veterans
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By Brianna Roche The Women Veterans in STEM project is funded by NSF to leverage strengths and address barriers that women veterans face in pursuing and persisting in STEM careers. The project consists of two phases; first, gather thought leaders to conduct a landscape analysis of the current issues facing women veterans in STEM, and second, hold a convening where solutions and recommendations are generated and ultimately disseminated. This
Boston College Master’s Program in Learning Engineering is Seeking Applicants
NewsSTELAR is happy to share the following opportunity from our colleagues at Boston College’s Lynch School of Education and Human Development. Please share with your networks! M.A in Learning EngineeringInterdisciplinary, experiential, and forward-thinking, the Master of Arts in Learning Engineering program at Boston College prepares students to design engaging learning experiences that are informed by the learning sciences and incorporate cutting
Native American and Alaska Native Heritage Month
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Every year since 1990, Americans have celebrated National Native American Heritage month (NNAHM) a time to celebrate and recognize the accomplishments of those who were the original inhabitants, explorers, and settlers of the United States. The month of November serves as a time to educate ourselves and our community about Indigenous People, raise awareness about the unique challenges they have faced both historically and in the present, and
Back to School - ITEST Project Adaptations: Tips from the Field
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In the virtual and hybrid school environment that students and teachers have had to embrace as their new reality, recruitment and data collection have been among the most difficult adaptations for ITEST projects to make. STELAR connected with 5 ITEST projects to find out what major challenges they faced in implementing their projects during the pandemic. We found that although many stakeholders involved in the ITEST project implementation have
Increasing Access and Opportunity
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In 1945, in an effort to educate the public on issues relating to disability and employment, the government declared the 1st week of October as “National Employ the physically Handicapped Week.” In 1962, the word “physically” was dropped to include individuals with all types of disabilities. In 1988, it was expanded from one week to a full month and changed to National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NEDEAM). This year's theme, “Increasing