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Stokes, L.; Carroll, B.; Helms, J. V.; Mitchell, H.; Phillips, M.; St. John, M.; Tambe, P. – Inverness Research, 2018
This is the executive summary of the report, "Combining Researchers' and Practitioners' Intelligences for STEM Improvement: A Study of the Local Labs of the Research and Practice Collaboratory." The Research and Practice Collaboratory (RPC) supported projects in three states--California, Maine, and Washington--that had the function of…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Partnerships in Education, STEM Education, Educational Improvement
St. John, Mark; Castori, Pam – Inverness Research, 2014
This brief presents a third party, external perspective on the Akamai Workforce Initiative (AWI), highlighting some of the contributions of the initiative over the last ten years. AWI is a program that seeks to develop a skilled local STEM workforce to meet the needs of Hawai'i's growing high-tech industry. It began as an internship program…
Descriptors: Labor Force Development, STEM Education, Skill Development, Job Skills
St. John, Mark; Heenan, Barbara; Tambe, Pamela – Inverness Research, 2009
The California's Outstanding Math Educators' Ongoing Network (COME ON) initiative is a unique and innovative effort to support high school mathematics teachers in California. It serves as a living example of a successful model that addresses an issue critical to all of mathematics education K-18--how to sustain and strengthen those most directly…
Descriptors: High Schools, Secondary School Mathematics, Instructional Improvement, Mathematics Instruction
Carroll, Becky; Smith, Anita; Castori, Pam – Inverness Research, 2009
The Exploratorium is home to XTech, a science education program which began in 2006 and was primarily funded by a three-year National Science Foundation grant (Award # 05-25217) through its ITEST (Innovative Technology Experiences for Students and Teachers) initiative. XTech provided project-based afterschool activities in science, engineering,…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Field Trips, Summative Evaluation, Outreach Programs