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Session Type: Symposium
Grounded in social justice, this set of 5 presentations are based on ongoing National Science Foundation ITEST-funded projects that aim to engage students in STEM careers by improving students’ content knowledge as well as their skills in science through real-world problems and applications. Thus, these presentations simultaneously address societal problems while engaging students in learning that is personal, experiential, and interdisciplinary. Using an engaging format the privileges dialogue with the audience, participants will have the opportunity to learn about each program, its evidences of success, and challenges faced in the project’s implementation.
Leveraging Systemic Change Through Geographic Information System (GIS) Technology: The GIS Resources and Applications for Career Education (GRACE) Program - David Anderson, Eastern Michigan University; David Reider, Education Design
Increasing Students' Interest in STEM Through Real-Time Energy Monitoring Hardware and Curriculum - David T. Crowther, University of Nevada - Reno; Catherine Pozarski-Connolly, Washoe County School District
Engaging Students in Product Development Provides Opportunities to Enhance STEM Content Knowledge - M. Javed Khan, Tuskegee University; Marcia Rossi, Alabama State University; Fan Wu
Engagement and Knowledge Building Through Social Networking in a Science and Engineering Club - Michael A. Evans, North Carolina State University
Observing and Measuring Resilience in Urban Youth in Social Justice for Talented Emerging Minds (SjTEM) - Anne Tee Vera Cruz, Boston College; Paul E Madden, Boston College; Amie Patchen, Boston College; Jacqueline Rayna DeLisi, Education Development Center, Inc.; David L. Blustein, Boston College; Chad Olle; Alice Connors-Kellgren, Boston College; Michael Barnett, Boston College