Outreach Workshops, Applications, and Resources

Abstract

Many elementary and middle school teachers’ confidence and competence with respect to science, mathematics, and technology (SMT) topics and effective information communication technology (ICT) use in support of student learning is limited. This is often an echo of sparse opportunities to experience authentic, meaningful, SMT-related activities and effective technology use in their own educational experiences (K–university). In the Pacific CRYSTAL Project, technology, which emphasizes design to adapt the environment to address or alleviate problems, is taken to include engineering and computer science (see Yore, Chapter 2 this book).