Results for ITEST Projects

  • Community Science Investigators (CSI)
    Community Science Investigators engages 36 teachers and 360 middle school students from the St. Louis and Boston regions in investigations of authentic community issues through gaming simulations, applications of geospatial technologies, and service learning projects.
  • Invention, Design, Engineering and Art Cooperative (IDEA)
    One hundred grade 8-12 students in St. Paul, MN engage in engineering and design experiences through creative, open-ended projects that are connected to the interests of youth and needs in their communities.
  • MyBEST: Mentored Youth Building Employable Skills in Technology
    200 students in grades 7–12, with special emphasis on girls and youth of color, from the Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota area work with museum staff and community and industry mentors to learn programming, engineering and multi-media production that interfaces with museum exhibits and programs.
  • National Robotics in 4-H: Workforce Skills for the 21st Century
    The project builds on and extends an existing research-based ITEST project, partnering with 4-H clubs across the U.S. to prepare middle school youth for the STEM workplace by developing and testing national curricula for use with a new educational robotics platform to introduce basic technology skills, foster problem solving and inquiry skills, and encourage teamwork.
  • 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.
  • Reach for the Sky: Integrating Technology into STEM Outcomes for American Indian Youth
    Sixty middle and high school students on the White Earth reservation in Minnesota will engage in STEM and IT learning experiences related to understanding energy and alternative energy sources.
  • Robotics and GPS/GIS in 4-H: Workforce Skills for the 21st Century
    Two hundred students ages 12-15 from 25 4-H clubs throughout Nebraska apply robotics, GPS, and GIS in their work with precision agriculture and environmental science.
  • SPIRIT: Silicon Prairie Initiative on Robotics in IT
    One hundred and five grade 7-8 science and mathematics teachers in the Omaha public schools integrate wireless technology, signal processing, control systems, digital logic, and programming into problem-based instructional activities.
  • Understanding the Science Connected to Technology (USCT)
    Eighty teachers and 758 students in the Fargo, North Dakota, area assume leadership roles as citizen volunteers and conduct surface water quality monitoring activities, analyze data and disseminate results to enhance local decision-making capacity. Training includes collection, analysis, interpretation and dissemination of scientific data.
  • YES To Technology (YES-2-Tech)
    Sixty high school students in St. Louis, Missouri develop computer fluency through concrete application experiences such as designing and building a greenhouse. The project introduces teens to real-life technology applications and challenges through ongoing peer and mentoring relationships.