A Critique of the Proposed National Education Policy Reform
ITSISU_ISTE_June_2011
1. Innovative Technology in Science
Inquiry: Scale Up
ITSI-SU
Carolyn Staudt - Concord Consortium
carolyn@concord.org
http://www.concord.org/projects/itsi-su
http://itsisu.concord.org/share/presentations/ITSISU_ISTE_June_2011.ppt
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.
2. 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.
3. States Differ Greatly
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)
4. Portal
http://www.concord.org/projects/itsi-su
• 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
5. ProbeSight and CareerSight
http://probesight.concord.org
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8. Innovative Technology in Science
Inquiry: Scale Up
ITSI-SU
Carolyn Staudt - Concord Consortium
carolyn@concord.org
http://www.surveymk.com/s/M5ZV9JP
http://itsisu.concord.org/share/presentations/ITSISU_ISTE_June_2011.ppt
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.