CHS teacher selected for marine technology program at URI
NewsRomano, along with other educators from Rhode Island, Massachusetts and Connecticut, are participating in the program at URI’s Inner Space Center. The project, funded by a $1.2 million National Science Foundation award, will allow opportunities for students and educators to explore new technology in ocean sciences.
Teaching math with computer programming can help narrow achievement gap
NewsMy colleagues and I at UC Davis have been conducting extensive research for more than 10 years on how to use computing – solving a problem by designing and writing a computer program – to engage students and help them learn science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) subjects. Teaching math with computer programming – either as part of a standard math course or as an elective – can give mathematical concepts context and relevance while still
December 2017 Newsletter
NewsletterVolume 4, Issue 7 In this Issue ITEST News Welcome new ITEST Projects! Featured Resource The Annual ITEST MIS Featured Blog Post Joyce Malyn-Smith introduces our new white paper and webinar series Featured Events STELAR Webinar Series: Work at the Human-Technology Frontier Save the Date: the 2018 STELAR ITEST Summit Upcoming Opportunities Calls for papers and funding opportunities due in January
Building the Foundational Skills Needed for Success in Work at the Human-Technology Frontier
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Our recently-released paper explores the future of work, expanding the conversation to include the importance of work for social stability, the challenges associated with broadening participation at the Human-Technology Frontier, the psycho-social factors affecting career development at the Human-Technology Frontier and illustrate how the NSF ITEST program is uniquely positioned to add value as an early intervention model for building a robust future ready STEM workforce.
How Baltimore Is Growing Its Tech Gurus From Scratch
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The Digital Harbor Foundation, recent recipient of ITEST funding, was featured last month in Politico Magazine's "What Works" series. Digital Harbor, a non-profit maker-space laboratory located in Baltimore, is teaching area youth to learn STEM by doing, and having fun: Researchers who’ve studied Digital Harbor kids recently found that teens who’ve gone through its introductory course show a 10-percent increase in “divergent thinking” – a measure
Fall 2017 Newsletter
NewsletterFall 2017, Volume 4, Issue 6
Project Spotlight: Building STEM Identity and Career Interests in Native American Students By Using Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) and Remote Sensing Technologies
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In exploring the summer activies of ITEST projects, STELAR recently caught up with Karla Eitel of the University of Idaho, Prinicpal Investigator for the Building STEM Identity and Career Interests in Native American Students By Using Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) and Remote Sensing Technologies project. How did your ITEST project impact youth this summer? Our project exposed 40 Native and rural youth to careers in Fisheries, Forestry and Fire
Project Spotlight: Strengthening the STEM Pipeline for Elementary School African Americans, Hispanics, and Girls by Scaling Up Summer Engineering Experiences
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As part of our series exploring what ITEST projects have been up to in the summer of 2017, we learned about the work of Strengthening the STEM Pipeline for Elementary School African Americans, Hispanics, and Girls by Scaling Up Summer Engineering Experiences led by Principal Investigator Karl Reid of the National Society of Black Engineers. How did your ITEST project impact youth this summer? Our ITEST grant provides research funding to scale up
Project Spotlight: Promoting Robotic Design and Entrepreneurship Experiences among Students and Teachers
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As part of our series exploring the work of ITEST projects over the summer months, STELAR connected with Prinicipal Investigator Vikram Kapila of New York University's Tandon School of Engineering on his project, "Promoting Robotic Design and Entrepreneurship Experiences among Students and Teachers." How did your ITEST project impact youth this summer? Our ITEST project provided hands-on learning opportunities to youth using authentic tools and
Project Spotlight: Understanding the Role of Gender in Engaging the Interest of Girls in Computer Science
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STELAR recently connected with Principal Investigator Jody Clarke-Midura of Utah State University to find out what her project, Understanding the Role of Gender in Engaging the Interest of Girls in Computer Science, did over the summer. How did your ITEST project impact youth this summer? During the summer of 2017, we conducted five camps on programming apps with MIT’s App Inventor. One camp provided high school youth with training in mentoring