The CyberQUEST project aims to broaden the participation in cyber-activities through both teacher cyberinfrastructure (CI) expertise development and student CI-supported geosciences learning experiences at the middle school level. The project will develop and refine curriculum units, referred to as TechQuest Lessons, to provide technology (Tech) supported inquiries and investigations of concepts (Quests). Computer Science and Information Systems (CSIS) students at California State University San Marcos (CSUSM) will work with education, geosciences, and computing experts to develop resources that leverage existing CI-investments and provide customized access to CI-tools for TechQuest Lessons. The project will nurture a cadre of Lead Teachers who will be tasked with teaching other teachers in the CyberQUEST workshops, which target 176 science teachers from schools within California (Riverside, Los Angeles and Sacramento) as well as in Arizona and New Mexico.
