See how these College of Ed professors are transforming STEM lessons

Technology lessons are expanding beyond the classroom.

Using tablets and GPS systems, Lehigh University College of Education professors and the Building 21 high school in Allentown are developing technology that allows students to gather, sync and analyze data based on their location.

The project is among 200 to be featured in the National Science Foundation's 2018 STEM For All video showcase. (STEM stands for science, technology, engineering and math.)

WATCH THE VIDEO: You can see the project video here, and vote for it in the Public Choice category until 8 p.m. May 21.

The video, called "Socio-environmental Science Investigations," describes the project: Students download a map, then go outside to gather data (in this case, identifying trees around the school) and return to sync and analyze the information they collected.

Alec Bodzin, a Lehigh University education professor, said in a news release that the program includes professionals from the community and promotes skills important to workforce development.

"Many important jobs, including city and environmental planning, use mobile devices for data collection and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) for data analysis to solve important environmental problems," Bodzin said.