Working Group Breakouts

Big Ideas from ITEST Pillars

Working group sessions held on Day 1 invited PIs, co-PIs, and project partners including evaluators, educators, community leaders to consider the role of the ITEST pillars, Innovative Use of Technologies, Partnerships for Career and Workforce Preparation, and Strategies for Equity in STEM, in their research and development. In small groups organized by grade bands ITEST projects primarily serve (preK-5, 6-8, 9-12), participants discussed evidence from their research and development, challenges they have encountered, and research questions emerging from their work, for each pillar. On Day 2, working groups presented summaries of their sessions and participants were invited to attend Birds of a Feather sessions focused on shared topics of interest that emerged from the working group sessions: Capacity Building for Teachers, Career Preparation, Co-Design Strategies, Families and Communities, Embodied Learning, and Scaling.