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Session Type: Symposium
Recently, stakeholders from around the world, including researchers, policy makers, and practitioners, have become increasingly aware and concerned with broadening the participation of all students, particularly students of color and women, in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics fields (STEM). The work discussed in this symposium comes from ITEST grants awarded by the National Science Foundation's Innovative Technology Experiences for Students and Teachers (ITEST) program. Papers discuss results from these ITEST projects that support creating authentic experiences in the classroom through methods such as the use of 3D scanning and printing, utilizing college mentors and community members, basic electronics and other ‘making’ skills, technology enhanced observations, and film production, in order to improve students’ self-efficacy in STEM-related subjects and careers.
Shark Teeth and 3-D Technologies: Learning Science Using the Authentic Practices of Paleontologists - Pasha Antonenko, University of Florida; Mayra L. Cordero, P.K. Yonge Developmental Research School; Claudia Grant; Wenjing Luo, University of Florida; Bruce MacFadden, University of Florida; Victor Perez, University of Florida; Jeanette Pirlo; Min-Chuan Tsai, University of Florida; Tugba Kamali Arslantas, Aksaray University
Influenza-Like Illnesses and Communities: Utilizing Partnerships to Increase High School Students' Interest in STEM Careers - Danielle Kristina Ross, Northern Arizona University; Ron Gray, Northern Arizona University
Using College Mentors to Facilitate Informal STEM Learning Enhanced by Entrepreneurship Training in Middle Schools - Jidong Huang, California State University - Fullerton
Examining Making Literacy in the Elementary Science Classroom - Sharon Lynn Chu, Texas A&M University - College Station; Beth Deuermeyer, Texas A&M University - College Station; Rachel Turner, Texas A&M University - College Station; Francis Quek, Texas A&M University; Lynn Burlbaw, Texas A&M University - College Station; Patricia J. Larke, Texas A&M University; Rebecca Schlegel
A Qualitative Approach to Understanding Lens on Climate Change Students' Perspectives on Climate Change - Megan K. Littrell, University of Colorado - Boulder; Kelsey Tayne, University of Colorado - Boulder; Erin Leckey, University of Colorado - Boulder; Anne Gold, University of Colorado - Boulder; Christine Okochi, University of Colorado - Boulder; Sarah Wise, University of Colorado - Boulder; Susan Lynds, University of Colorado; Lesley Smith, University of Colorado - Boulder; David Oonk, University of Colorado - Boulder