Results for ITEST Projects

  • ITEST Conference Event: Defining an Afterschool Research Agenda
    EDC, in partnership with the National Girls Collaborative Project and MPR Associates, Inc., proposes to convene a 3-day meeting comprised of NSF-funded ITEST grantees, researchers in STEM workforce development and informal learning, STEM industry leaders, and philanthropic organizations.
  • AMNH ITEST High School Science Research Program
    In New York, 120 high-school age female, minority, and students with disabilities are conducting research in genetics and astrophysics using advanced information technology tools.
  • Bio-ITEST: New Frontiers in Bioinformatics and Computational Biology
    One hundred and twenty five high school teachers and their 3,750 students (along with 90 scientists and 15 career counselors) from the Pacific Northwest use bioinformatics resources (such as DNA sequence alignment tools, molecular visualization software, and gene expression analysis programs) to learn about careers that incorporate bioinformatics, explore fundamental concepts in biology, and conduct authentic research.
  • Bioinformatics: The Rutgers Initiative in Teacher Enhancement (BRITE)
    One hundred and fifty five high school teachers, who will offer instruction to 5,500 students in New Jersey, learn how to extract DNA from worm specimens and - once those specimens have been processed by a professional lab - access bioinformatics resources online to analyze the DNA sequences. Students then submit their results to an international database of DNA sequences, thus contributing to the cache of knowledge about genomes. [urban/suburban] 04-22902
  • Crime Scene Information Technology (CSIT)
    Sixty teachers from New York City public schools, who will offer instruction to 5,300 students, develop “mystery modules” and kits using the content and technologies of forensic science. 300 students participate in summer camp intensives, field trips to forensic labs, and a final symposium.
  • CSI: Creating Student Investigators
    Sixty mid-south Delta region (Arkansas, Mississippi, Tennessee, and Missouri) teachers will work with 120 students on team-based inquiry forensic science activities and career exploration.
  • Environmental Science Information Technology Activities (ESITA)
    One hundred and forty four 8th–12th grade students in Oakland, Richmond, and Sacramento, California are researching air and water quality in their local communities and study attitudes toward and use of IT among their peers.
  • Harlem Children Society (HCS) Science and Engineering
    One hundred and fifty grade 9-12 students work with mentors to develop critical IT skills involved in bioinformatics, molecular biology, and protein chemistry, and on the innovative uses of technology for collaboration, communication, and community involvement.
  • HiGene: A Genome Sequencing Project for High Schools
    One hundred and fifty five high school teachers, who will offer instruction to 5,500 students in New Jersey, learn how to extract DNA from worm specimens and - once those specimens have been processed by a professional lab - access bioinformatics resources online to analyze the DNA sequences. Students then submit their results to an international database of DNA sequences, thus contributing to the cache of knowledge about genomes.
  • Inquiry-Based Marine Biotechnology and Bioinformatics for Teachers and Students
    In central California, 45 middle and high school teachers - who will provide instruction to 4,500 students – and 45 students are analyzing DNA from samples they’ve collected, learning how biotechnology is used to address scientific questions, and infusing biotechnology into their lesson plans so that they can teach their students about methodology and careers in this field.
  • iQUEST: Investigations for Quality Understanding and Engagement for Students and Teachers
    iQUEST: Over three years, thirty-two seventh and eighth grade science teachers and more than 6000 students from San Diego, California will engage in classroom learning experiences that utilize interactive learning objects, probeware and videoconferencing with scientists from Rochester Institute of Technology to increase awareness, understanding and attitudes toward STEM fields.
  • Marine Biotechnology and Bioinformatics for Teachers and Students
    Sixty middle and high school teachers and 45 students in central California, using the vehicle of lesson study, conduct marine science research experiments using biotechnology and bioinformatics. The curriculum and teaching strategies will ultimately reach approximately 10,000 students indirectly.
  • OUTBREAK: Opportunities to Use immersive Technologies to explore Biotechnology Resources, Career Education and Knowledge
    The project team is designing, disseminating, and empirically assessing the effects of a computer-based game to promote careers in biotechnology and understandings of biotechnology content.
  • Plant IT Careers, Cases, and Collaborations
    Sixty teachers from across the nation customize online investigations for their classrooms to solve plant-related biology problems and explore career connections featuring the technology and skills that support modern plant science. Seventy high school students from rural and urban Texas participate in summer career camps.
  • Science Research Mentoring Program
    Forty 10th and 11th grade students, many from underrepresented groups attending under-served New York City public schools, participate in a two year program in Comparative Biology and Anthropology at the American Museum of Natural History, including college-level biology courses and training in cutting-edge software, research equipment and other technology, followed by pairing with Museum scientists to engage in authentic science research.
  • STEMware - Designing Immersive Biology Learning Simulations for Formal and Informal Settings
    STEMware is a collaborative research project employing teams of educators, students, and scientists to develop serious, immersive 3D gaming software for use by secondary students and teachers in biology.
  • Transforming Interests in STEM Careers (TISC)
    Transforming Interests into STEM Careers (TISC), will test a model for promoting a STEM college-going culture in two high schools. The main goal of the intervention model is to encourage adolescents to pursue STEM majors in college and occupations in these fields.