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ITS PCB All Levels Workshop #1
March 27-28, 2019 | Florida Department of Transportation District 7 in Tampa, Florida

Day 2 Presentation | March 28, 2019

Preparing Our Students for the Technological Age

Presenter: Christina Martin
Presenter’s Org: Giles County Public Schools STEM Education Program

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Slide 1: Giles County Public Schools STEM Education Program | Preparing Our Students for the Technological Age

Slide 2: After School STEM Programs

Investigate and Simulate ITS Technology

[This slide contains six photos: (1) a student in a school hallway looking at a model of a road on the floor, the area between two lines of small cardboard boxes, (2) a student sitting on the floor of a classroom, looking at an ITS-enabled model vehicle, which is on a fabric four-lane, divided road, (3) two students, one wearing headphones, sitting behind a computer and monitor working with a device that is connected to the computer by wires. There are papers on the desk, too, (4) a man in a safety vest and a hard hat in a classroom, (5) four students sitting at a table, performing a map-based activity on a map of the United States, and (6) two students in a classroom looking at a model road on the floor, the area between two lines of small cardboard boxes.]

Slide 3: STEMposium!

Career Exploration

[This slide contains five photos: (1) groups of students and instructors around tables in a cafeteria, (2) two people on the passenger side of a semi-trailer. The passenger doors are open and there’s a person sitting in the front passenger seat of the truck, (3) a group of students gathered around a student using a driving simulator, (4) students standing over a model city block, constructed out of pool noodles and large Lego-type blocks, and (5) a group of students examining an ITS-related device.]

Slide 4: Summer STEM Camp

ITS Technology

[This slide contains five photos: (1) students and instructors working together on computers, (2) a young girl sitting on the floor behind a piece of paper printed with boxes and with miniature bowling pins strewn over it, (3) small groups of students, sitting on the floor, gathered around small plastic bins, building some models, (4) a teacher assisting two students who are sitting at a computer, and (5) students gathered around three model street grids. The streets are drawn on butcher paper, and assorted household items represent buildings.]

Slide 5: Virginia Tech Field Trip

[This slide contains four photos: (1) a group of students posing for a picture in front of a Virginia Tech building, (2) a group of students listening to an instructor in a workshop. In the background is a car with an open hood and trunk, (3) an instructor showing a group of students how an instrument is used, and (4) a group of students looking through windows into a workshop.]

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