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The Innovative Technology Experiences for Students and Teachers (ITEST) Program: Teachers developing the next generation of STEM talent
Journal of Technology and Teacher Education(JTATE)18:2, April 2010

Caroline Parker, Education Development Center, Incl, United States; Joyce Malyn-Smith, Suzanne Reynolds-Alpert & Siobhan Bredin, Education Development Center, Inc., United States

This introduction to the JTATE special issue on the National Science Foundation Innovative Technology Experiences for Students and Teachers (ITEST) sets the context for the six articles that follow. The ITEST program is designed to discover and...

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Building STEM Career Pathways for Technology-Enabled Youth
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference(SITE)2011:1

Joyce Malyn-Smith, Education Development Center, Inc., United States; Jeri Hasselbring, Adventure Science Center, United States; Katherine Haydon, California State University--San Marcos, United States; Patricia Jacobs, Shodor, United States; Ruth Kermish-Allen, Island Institute, United States

What does ITEST research say about technology-enabled youth? What are the critical elements of STEM Career Development? How does knowing these help youth build capacity to use technology in the service of STEM? What have we learned about motivation, ...

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Perspectives on Common Core Standards and Workforce Readiness
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference(SITE)2013:1

Manorama Talaiver, ITTIP/Longwood University, United States; Joyce Malyn-Smith, Education Development Center, United States; Ferdi Serim, New Mexico Society for Technology in Education, United States

In this panel, presenters and the audience will exchange ideas about issues relating to Common Core State Standards and college/career readiness. Forty-five states, the District of Columbia, four territories, and the Department of Defense Education ...

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Issues in STEM Workforce Education for Information Technology and STEM Careers
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference(SITE)2010:1

Joyce Malyn-Smith, Education Development Center, United States; Steven Bean, The Center for Youth Success, ETR Associates, United States; Ralph Coppola, Parametric Technologies Corporation, United States; Rich Feller, School of Education, Colorado State University, United States; Jess Gropen, Education Development Center, United States

Authors representing industry, career development, and cognitive science identify and discuss issues driving change in workforce education programs. This paper discusses areas of opportunity for the teacher education community to make significant...

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Computational Thinking in K-12: Defining the Space
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference(SITE)2010:1

Joyce Malyn-Smith, Education Development Center, United States; Bob Coulter, Missouri Botanical Garden, United States; Jill Denner, Education, Training, Research (ETR) Associates, United States; Irene Lee, Sante Fe Institute, United States; Joel Stiles, Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center, United States; Linda Werner, University of California, Santa Cruz, United States

“Computational thinking is creating and making use of different levels of abstraction to understand and solve problems more effectively; thinking algorithmically; and understanding the consequences of scale” (Carnegie Mellon University Center for...

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The ITEST Community of Practice: Lessons Learned and Future Directions
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference(SITE)2012:1

Joyce Malyn-Smith, Education Development Center, Inc., United States

This paper summarizes lessons learned from eight years of hosting a national resource center for the ITEST (Innovative Technology Experiences for Students and Teachers) program, funded by the National Science Foundation. At the core of the resource...

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Teacher Preparation in Developing 21st Century Workforce
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference(SITE)2013:1

Manorama Talaiver, ITTIP/Longwood University, United States; Carolyn Staudt, Concord Consortium, United States; Padhmanaban Seshaiyar, George Mason University, United States; Joyce Malyn-Smith, EDC, United States; Bonnie Bracey-Sutton, George Lucas Foundation, United States; Jennifer Suh, George Mason University, United States

In-service/pre-service teacher professional development on integrating science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) learning is critical for changes in instructional practices in math and science classrooms in developing the STEM...

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The Information Technology Career Cluster Initiative: Demystifying IT
Business Education Forum (ISSN-0007-6678) 57:4

Joyce Malyn-Smith

Describes the Information Technology Career Cluster Initiative and the tools it has developed to help educators improve information technology programs. Suggests that educators use the model and tools to guide program development, improvement, and...

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