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On May 17, University of Florida held a Symposium centered around Artificial Intelligence in Education. Our incredible Undergraduate Research Associates presented posters focused around EQuIPD projects such as the Micro: Bit Goldberg Camps, Designing AI contest for K12 students, and the implementation of a musical AI chatbox! To learn more about the symposium and our […]

Dr. Nancy Ruzycki, Principal Investigator of EQuIPD, discussed the importance of Artificial Intelligence (AI) with the University of Florida’s Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering. With the incorporation of the EQuIPD model, Dr. Ruzycki explores how AI can be incorporated into every facet of our lives, including education curriculum, healthcare, environmental systems, and human interactions. As […]

The EQuIPD program has run for three years with great success and many accomplishments that we are excited to share. We received the final evaluation from SERVE, our external evaluator, and the results turned out positive and impactful on teachers and students who participated in the program. Our program resulted in What Works Clearing House […]

We would like to congratulate the Tampa Bay Lightning on winning the Stanley Cup two times in less than one year! Additionally, we would like to thank the crew at Amalie Arena for giving our teachers a tour of the facility in March of 2020. Maintaining a professional ice surface in Tampa in July is […]

Congratualtions are in order for EQuIPD Intervention teachers Ben Donatelli (left) and Karina Carwise (right) as they have been awarded science teachers of the year in Hillsborough county! We are so happy that your hard work has been recognized. Keep up the great work.

In May of 2021, the EQuIPD grant, along with 286 other federally funded projects were invited to produce short videos that demonstrate what we are doing to improve STEM and computer science education. Our entry, Working Together Alone: The EQuIPD Grant, can be viewed on the STEM for All page, along with the public discussion. […]

In this issue of the EQuIPD newsletter, we feature some of the stellar work our EQuIPD teachers have been doing. Specifically, we will look at how teachers foster collaboration in hybrid learning classrooms, with in-person and remote learners. Please download your copy today to learn more about … Students With Speical Needs Maintain Working Hydropoinc […]

Dr. Nancy Ruzycki, principal investigator of the EQuIPD grant, recently gave a TEDx talk at the University of Florida. In her talk, she discusses how we all use models to understand the world around us, how we use system thinking to build those models, and how differences in models can lead to bias. EQuIPD works […]

EQuIPD Professional Learning Community (PLC) teachers from Sheehy Elementary in Hillsborough County engaged their fifth-grade students in the Student Spaceflight Experiments Program (SSEP). Their students won the competition and will be sending their chamomile seed germination experiment on Mission 15 to the International Space Station. Dr. Nebi Salim Bakare is the science resource teacher who […]

David Lee, a math teacher at LaBelle High School in Hendry County, FL recently earned a prestigious Math MicroGrant 2020. Mr. Lee’s proposal was one of only five accepted this year, earning a top spot amidst a record number of proposals. Mr. Lee has earned up to $20,000 worth of site licenses for teachers and […]