Rebecca Bowen of Longwood University’s Institute for Teaching through Technology and Innovative Practices (ITTIP) presented a free two-day workshop on the gaming software Alice. Alice is a free object oriented programming environment that allows someone with little programming knowledge to create animations and virtual worlds.… Read More »Alice Workshop
On Thursday, January 21,2010, an awards ceremony was held in honor of the Digispired students who completed the three year project in Fall 2009. Students and their parents were treated to dinner with the actual ceremony being held in Longwood’s Blackwell Ballroom. Guest speakers included renowned educational speaker,… Read More »3rd Annual STEM Summit
Project Period: July 1, 2009 – June 30, 2011 Target Audience: Middle and High School Students Funding Source: National Science Foundation ITEST Grant/State Council of Higher Education for Virginia (SCHEV) Funding Amount: $88,746/$13,207 A collaborative project undertaken by Lean Institute at Old Dominion University, ITTIP at Longwood… Read More »Marine Tech
Project Period: July 1, 2009 – June 30, 2011 Target Audience: Middle and High School Students Funding Source: Mathematics and Science Partnership Grant (VDOE) Funding Amount: $47,315 (year 1), $94,629 (year 2) In 2008-09, twenty four middle and high school Mathematics, Science, and CTE (career and… Read More »Expanding Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, Career and Technical Education (ESTEMCaTE)
Project Period: June 1, 2009 – September 30, 2010 (award one) and May 1, 2010 – September 30, 2010 (award two) Target Audience: K-5 Science Teachers Funding Source: Mathematics and Science Partnership (MSP) Grant (From VDOE) Funding Amount: $125,356 (award one), $90,504 (award two) Transformation Teaching in Elementary Science (TTES)… Read More »Transformation Teaching in Elementary Science (TTES) I & II
Starting July 12, Digispired ii: Workforce Inspiration Investigation for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (WiiSTEM) will begin. This program was extended for another three years through a grant from the National Science Foundation. Digispired ii will involve 71 students from Halifax, Mecklenburg, Charlotte, Farmville, Cumberland,… Read More »Digispired ii
Project Period: March 2009 – September 2010 Target Audience: High School Mathematics Teachers Funding Source: Mathematics and Science Partnership (MSP) Grant (state MSP through VA Department of Education) Funding Amount: $125,145 Southside Virginia school divisions, Longwood University, and Longwood’s Institute for Teaching through Technology and… Read More »Algebra, Functions, and Data Analysis (AFDA)
The Institute for Teaching through Technology and Innovative Practices (ITTIP) at Longwood University hosted Virginia Competes: Envisioning the future of STEM in K-12 Environment – STEM Learning for ALL Students on January 29 – 30, 2009 on the Longwood University campus. This is the second annual… Read More »2nd Annual STEM Summit
The Institute for Teaching through Technology and Innovative Practices (ITTIP) at Longwood University and the Southside Regional Technology Consortium (SVRTC) hosted Virginia Competes: Envisioning the Future of STEM in K-12 Environment on April 16 and 17, 2008 on the Longwood University campus. The two-day summit… Read More »2008 STEM Summit
Project Period: January 2006 – December 2012 Target Audience: Middle and High School Students Funding Source: National Science Foundation ITEST Grant Funding Amount: $1,940,793 Eighty-five middle school students will develop critical thinking, collaboration, problem solving, and communication skills by participating in game design and robotics activities.… Read More »Design and Programming (Digispired i and ii)