Science

Enhancing Informal Explorations of Living Phenomena Through Digital Images

CSE is developing activity materials for informal science educators who work with middle school youth in extended investigations of living phenomena. This three-year project involves both the development of activities and controlled applied research, studying the role of different modes of visual representations, as well as the impact of the units themselves on the preparation for future learning and attitudes of participating youth. CSE is collaborating on this project with PERG, Boston Nature Center, and University of New Hampshire 4-H.

Science at the Center

EDC evaluates a program that increases academic achievement across the board by incorporating science into the classroom.

Students Shape Urban Planning (ITEST Massachusetts)

Urban Ecology is a project developed by the Urban Ecology Institute and Boston College to provide 7-12th grade teachers and students with scientific, instructional, and technological training in urban ecology field studies. This Innovative Technology Experiences for Students and Teachers (ITEST) project is funded by the National Science Foundation and supported by the Learning Resource Center at EDC.

Publishing Genome Research (ITEST New Jersey)

Bioinformatics: the Rutgers Initiative in Teacher Enhancement (BRITE) is a project engaging thousands of New Jersey high school students and their teachers in cutting edge molecular biology investigations. This Innovative Technology Experiences for Students and Teachers (ITEST) project is funded by the National Science Foundation and supported by the Learning Resource Center at EDC.

Gaining Catfish Aquaculture Skills (ITEST Mississippi)

Catfish Environmental Monitoring (CEMO), a collaboration between Mississippi Valley State University and Scotland Fisheries, is a program designed to integrate experientially-based STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) learning into the high school curriculum of 13 rural Mississippi Delta schools. This Innovative Technology Experiences for Students and Teachers (ITEST) project is funded by the National Science Foundation and supported by the Learning Resource Center at EDC.

Girls Explore IT Careers (ITEST California)

Build IT is an afterschool and summer program for underserved middle school girls that capitalizes on its participants interest in design and communication technologies by engaging them in hands-on, collaborative, real-world experiences. This project, a collaboration between SRI International and Girls Inc of Alameda County (GAIC). This Innovative Technology Experiences for Students and Teachers (ITEST) project is funded by the National Science Foundation and supported by the Learning Resource Center at EDC.

Becoming Green Energy Experts (ITEST Michigan)

Green Energy Technologies in the City (GET City), a collaboration between Michigan State University and Lansing Boys and Girls Club, is a program designed to empower inner-city youth to become community science experts in energy sustainability and environmental health topics. This Innovative Technology Experiences for Students and Teachers (ITEST) project is funded by the National Science Foundation and supported by the Learning Resource Center at EDC.

Bridging Culture, Community, and Science (ITEST Maine)

Community for Rural Education Stewardship and Technology (CREST) a project for students and teachers, uses Web design, ethnography, and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to address community challenges in rural areas of Maine. This Innovative Technology Experiences for Students and Teachers (ITEST) project is funded by the National Science Foundation and supported by the Learning Resource Center at EDC.

Inside ITEST (Innovative Technology Experiences for Students and Teachers)

The Innovative Technology Experiences for Students and Teachers (ITEST) program includes more than 135 projects across 38 states that help young people and teachers build the skills and knowledge needed to succeed in a technologically rich society. The ITEST Learning Resource Center at EDC supports these projects and is showcasing a selection of their contributions to STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) education and workforce development.

Capturing Nature

Middle school students participating in EDC afterschool program head outside to explore, study, draw, and photograph various tree species and pond organisms.