Welcome to the FIT Project!
The Fostering Interest in Information Technology (FIT) project is a part of the National Science Foundation
(NSF)'s Innovative Technology Experiences for Students and Teachers (ITEST) program.
The project is designed to increase the opportunities for underrepresented and underserved high-school
students, particularly those from disadvantaged urban communities in Southeastern Michigan, to learn,
experience, and more importantly use information technologies (IT) within the context of science,
technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) and explore 21st century career and educational
pathways.
The project participants will learn about environmental science, web-based applications (games,
databases), robotics, and bioinformatics while gaining experience using GIS, GPS, STELLA, Visual Studio,
IGRIP, and Minitab software systems. It’s anticipated that such experiences will provide awareness of and
insightful solutions to collaborative leading-edge IT developments at the college and high-school level while
also directing students into 21st century IT careers.
(Copyright 2008, http://fit.umd.umich.edu/)
Tour of University of Michigan-Dearborn by DPS STEM schools
The Fostering Interest in Information Technology (FIT) project is a part of the National Science Foundation
(NSF)'s Innovative Technology Experiences for Students and Teachers (ITEST) program.
The project is designed to increase the opportunities for underrepresented and underserved high-school
students, particularly those from disadvantaged urban communities in Southeastern Michigan, to learn,
experience, and more importantly use information technologies (IT) within the context of science,
technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) and explore 21st century career and educational
pathways.
The project participants will learn about environmental science, web-based applications (games,
databases), robotics, and bioinformatics while gaining experience using GIS, GPS, STELLA, Visual Studio,
IGRIP, and Minitab software systems. It’s anticipated that such experiences will provide awareness of and
insightful solutions to collaborative leading-edge IT developments at the college and high-school level while
also directing students into 21st century IT careers.
(Copyright 2008, http://fit.umd.umich.edu/)
Tour of University of Michigan-Dearborn by DPS STEM schools
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