Six sixth-graders at Rockford Environmental Science Academy are exploring Next Generation Science Standards – and having a blast at the same time.
Pi-Sui Hsu, an associate professor in the Department of Educational Technology, Research and Assessment, is making weekly travels to Rockford to run an after-school program called SAITIS: Scientific Argumentation in Transportable Invention Space.
Her development of science-focused, after-school programs benefits students in the STEM area (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) and prepares them for college readiness.
This work is supported by state and federal grants funneled through Rockford Public School District 205 as well as a College of Education Dean’s Partnership Grant.
For 75 minutes each Tuesday afternoon, the boys and girls meet in a “makerspace” classroom equipped with a 3D…
