Results for ITEST Projects

  • CoastLines
    In Miami, Florida, Santa Barbara, California, and other locations across the U.S., 90 middle and high school teachers and 90 of their students are using geospatial technologies to conduct scientific studies of three coastal ecosystems in the National Science Foundation’s Long-Term Ecological Research (LTER) network.
  • COMPUGIRLS: A Culturally Relevant Technology Program for Girls
    Sixty at-risk girls between the ages of 13 and 18 learn about social justice issues as they explore technology (e.g. laptops, digital cameras, video equipment) and learn to use programs (e.g. Scratch, Teen Second Life) in a month-long summer session and Fall/Spring after school classes.
  • Eagle Vision: Employing Geographic Information Technologies in Indian Schools and Communities
    In the Pueblo of Laguna, New Mexico, 20 teachers and 120 students from the Bureau of Indian Affairs-funded school system are developing community-based, culturally-relevant curriculum incorporating Geographic Information Technologies (GIT) into their classrooms.
  • Eyes in the Sky: Applied Information Technology Project
    In Phoenix, Arizona, 48 Science and Math teachers are learning to use geospatial IT, computer mapping programs, aerial and satellite images, and image analysis software with their students in community-based research projects. 120 students participate in the program.
  • Improved STEM Preparation Through Humane Gaming Camp
    Sixty teachers will work with 135 students (particularly girls) from the Denver area to integrate the learning of mathematics, computer science and art as they develop humane computer games and learn skills applicable to a variety of IT careers.
  • Learning through Engineering Design and Practice: Using our Human Capital for an Equitable Future
    Ninety six middle school students in Mesa, Arizona, simulate desert tortoise behaviors, design solutions to mitigate the urban heat island of Phoenix, and design a habitat for humans on Mars.
  • Ocean Explorers: GIS, IPA, and Ocean Sciences for IT Literacy and Skills
    In Los Angeles County, California, 60 middle and high school teachers and 200 of their students are creating IT-based learning experiences for their students using GIS (geographic information systems) image processing and analysis for marine research.
  • Paleo Exploration Project: Spatial Analysis of Fossil Finds in the Northern Plains
    Fifty K-12 math, science, and technology teachers from tribal and frontier communities in eastern Montana, and over 80 area middle school students have gained hands-on experience using geospatial technologies while discovering dinosaur and other fossils in the region.
  • Prime the Pipeline Project (P3): Putting Knowledge to Work
    A cohort group of 50 grade 10 students and 50 high school math and science teachers in Arizona, as members of scientific villages, explore integrated STEM and business project-type problems with mentorship by university undergraduate students, university faculty, and scientists from business and industry.
  • Pueblo ITEST of New Mexico
    Seventy five students, 60 teachers, as well as tribal mentors in Pueblo communities in the Santa Fe area of New Mexico use GPS/ GIS, mathematics modeling, information assurance and computer graphics to investigate environmental science principles in order to solve local development problems, such as flooding.
  • Reforming IT Education through Game Design: Integrating Technology Hub, Inner City, Rural and Remote Regions
    This project engages middle school students in computer science curriculum through game design with the ultimate goal of helping them understand and build interest in pursuing IT careers. The project will deliver instruction to 1120 students and training for 28 teachers and 28 community and tribal college students.