A team of developers from North Carolina State University and RTI International, led by Distinguished University Professor of Mathematics and Statistics Education Holly-Lynn Lee, is a finalist in the 21st Century World Readiness track of the 2023-24 Tools Competition. Their tools will be integrated into his Invigoasting Statistics and Data Science Teaching through Professional Learning (InSTEP), a free professional learning platform that supports educators developing expertise in teaching secondary statistics and data science. .
of Instep assist The tool is one of 30 overall projects selected as finalists from over 475 applications and one of 10 finalists for the Growth Award. If chosen as the winner, Lee and the project team will receive $150,000 in funding.
“We are very happy to be among the 10 finalists. Competing with this step-by-step approach to funding research and development has brought out our entrepreneurial spirit,” said Lee. Ta. “We spent 4 minutes building a compelling case for why and how InSTEP Assist can make a difference in how teachers prepare students for a world filled with data. We are working hard to prepare the pitch.”
The project team includes Emily Thrasher and Gemma Mojica from the Friday Institute for Educational Innovation, and Patrick Brown, Andrzej Proczka, and Jonathan Holt from RTI International.
Instep assistThe tool that Lee and the project team are seeking funding for is an artificial intelligence-powered tool that will be integrated into the InSTEP platform and leverage large-scale language models to help tailor the learning experience for educators. Provides targeted recommendations for educators. Stated demographics, goals, available time, user activity, and available resources.
Since its launch in 2019 through a $3 million grant from the National Science Foundation, InSTEP has attracted more than 885 users and the project team is working with districts and projects in North Carolina, Virginia, and Connecticut, as well as with the University of the Virgin Islands. We are affiliated.
