1. Innovative Technology in Science Inquiry Scale Up (ITSI-SU)
Teaching with Probes and
Models
ITSI-SU activities
run on Windows, Macintosh and Linux computers
with Java 5 (1.5) or later installed.
Carolyn Staudt -
Melanie Hoskins -
For exemplar activities visit:
ITSI material is based upon work supported by the National
Science Foundation under Grant No. DRL

2. ITEST Innovative Technology Experiences
for Students and Teachers (ITEST)
was established by the National Science Foundation
In 2003 in direct response
to the address the looming shortage of
information technology workers in the United States.
ITEST Learning Resource Center

3. ITEST ITEST Experiences — include 161 projects across
39 states — helps young people and teachers
build the skills and knowledge needed
to succeed in a technologically rich society.

4. ITEST Funding H-1B is a non-immigrant visa category
Allows American companies and universities
to seek temporary help from skilled foreigners
who have the equivalent US Bachelor’s Degree education
H-1B employees are employed temporarily in a job
category that is considered by the US Citizenship &Immigration
Services to be a "specialty occupation”.
Microsoft,IBM,Oracle Corporation, Cisco,
Intel, QualComm, Yahoo, Hewlett Packard, and Google
$5,000/year for 65,000 not including non-profit universities

5. ITSI-SU Sustainabilty
Innovative Technology in Science Inquiry Scale Up (ITSI-SU) is a five-year project which will reach three times as many teachers as its predecessor ITSI in three years.
• 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.

6. Meeting Special Needs
ITSI-SU states offer a diverse range of students including urban and rural districts with an emphasis on low-income, minority populations. Each state has unique and different needs and will be able to create and modify activities so that they can meet their own objectives and standards.

7. ITSI-SU Robust Design
• ITSI-SU provides activities in earth, life, and physical sciences for grades 3-12.
• Fees to maintain the portal and software will be generated by licensing individual school-based professionals and selected organizations to offer the program.
• Unsubsidized training will be offered to further increase the number of certified trainers.

8. Avoiding Scale-up Traps
• Teacher training is extensive
with workshops over the
summer, face-to-face meeting
and online courses.
• Teachers are also part of an
enriching online educational
community where they share
their work which is peer
reviewed by project staff, site
directors and other teachers.
• The project website provides
templates with rubrics for
creating and customizing
activities.

9. Coping with Difficult Settings
Ongoing evaluations of the project will begin after the school year and will examine:
• Proficiency changes in science
achievement.
• Impact on student attitudes on
pursuing STEM careers,
particularly in minority and
low-income populations.
• Project’s sustainability
strategy.

10. Previous ITSI District Site
How many times does a science teacher try implementing a new technology, then goes back to their old way of instructing because they don't feel competent to use the new technology or confident that the technology will work? With ITSI, every participating teacher has successfully implemented lessons they have written that use probes and models…100%.
Carol Williamson, ITSI site coordinator

11. Innovative Technology in Science Inquiry Scale Up (ITSI-SU)
Teaching with Probes and
Models
ITSI-SU activities
run on Windows, Macintosh and Linux computers
with Java 5 (1.5) or later installed.
Carolyn Staudt -
Melanie Hoskins -
For exemplar activities visit:
ITSI material is based upon work supported by the National
Science Foundation under Grant No. DRL