Share Paper: Communities for Rural Education, Stewardship, and Technology (CREST): Successful Methodologies for STEM Implementation and Influencing Teacher Practice

  1. Ruth Kermish-Allen, Island Institute, United States
  2. Shey Conover, Island Institute, United States
  3. Bill Nave, External Evaluator, United States
  4. Hope Rowan, Island Institute, United States
  5. Nancy Carter, Island Institute, United States
Tuesday, March 3 1:30 PM-2:30 PM Meeting Room 7

Abstract: Rural school systems throughout the nation are looking for ways to access and use technology in a way that will be meaningful for their students. The Community for Rural Education, Stewardship, and Technology (CREST) project, funded by the National Science Foundation’s ITEST program, has developed and tested a model methodology to meet this need. CREST creates a non-hierarchal community of learners that uses integrated technologies to find creative solutions to local stewardship issues of relevance to students and their communities. This paper will discuss the methodology CREST has created to empower the student, educator, and community member through the integrated ...