Itsisu iste june_2011

This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. DRL-0929540.Any opinions, findings, conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.

Carolyn Staudt - Concord [email protected]

http://www.concord.org/projects/itsi-su

http://itsisu.concord.org/share/presentations/ITSISU_ISTE_June_2011.ppt

ITSI-SU

Innovative Technology in Science Inquiry: Scale Up

Description of Project

ITSI-SU is a five-year project which will reach three times as many teachers

as its predecessor ITSI in three years for STEM activities using probes and

models to interest students in STEM careers.• ITSI-SU will reach 264 teachers over the first 3 years.

• Experienced teachers are selected and trained to be master teachers for the final 2 years.

• Certified trainers will continue to recruit teachers with a fee-based model after the project ends.• Exemplars will be freely available from the ITSI-SU website.

Alaska • use of technology to provide online collegial support for STEM studies over extreme distances (PLC, peer review)Iowa • provide an avenue to introduce core curricular activities in science online (CD)Kansas • promote and improve STEM education at K-12, undergraduate and graduate levels (TPD)Virginia • implementation of new state science standards, integrating STEM learning, 21st century skills, and inquiry (CD, TPD)Pennsylvania (ITSI) • changing classroom practice by introducing 21st century skills to improve engagement and STEM learning (TPD)

States Differ Greatly

http://www.concord.org/projects/itsi-su

Portal

• Logon as a Teacher

• Select ISTE 2011 Conference (pull down menu)

• Complete school/state or organization/state in box

• Submit

• Click on Activities in Orange bar and select an activity

• Select the green arrow and start downloading

http://probesight.concord.org

ProbeSight and CareerSight

http://careersight.concord.org

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• What are they?• What’s new• Supplier index• Curriculum suggestions

• Assessing the need• Future technology• Careers• ITEST

Student Work and Reporting









Customization and Peer Review


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This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. DRL-0929540.Any opinions, findings, conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.

Carolyn Staudt - Concord [email protected]

http://www.surveymk.com/s/M5ZV9JP

http://itsisu.concord.org/share/presentations/ITSISU_ISTE_June_2011.ppt

ITSI-SU

Innovative Technology in Science Inquiry: Scale Up

Education

Itsisu iste june_2011