PROFIT: Pictures Represent Opportunities For Inspiration in Technology

用图片计算是向中学生介绍信息技术（IT）的一种直观的方式，因此ITEST师生综合项目以将计算机视觉和成像体验引入数学和IT的核心课程为中心。每年，大奥兰多地区的20名教师和60名即将入学的十年级学生都参与了探索数学和图形计算之间关系的模块的学习和互动。计算机视觉和成像科学领域是令人兴奋的，因为它们在艺术、医学、安全和娱乐等不同领域的应用。这些模块的重点是建立对数学科学的理解，这是图形算法的基础。以探究为基础的学习，友好的团队竞争来开发游戏，以及一个支持性的、培育性的环境提供了教育框架，使所有人都能享受这种体验。这些教师在PROFIT年度开始时获得120小时的夏季专业经验，并在每月的周末活动中获得40小时的全年后续接触，包括与当地IT公司的互动，并在PROFIT年度结束时参加40小时的反思研讨会。老师们还在80小时的暑期课程中教授学生。学生们参加暑期学院，全年放学后参观大学，每季参加周末社交活动，他们和父母在那里与当地行业互动。此外，每年约有1500名学生通过教师定期教授的核心课程中引入的模块与PROFIT直接接触。行业是PROFIT的重要合作伙伴，通过行业合作机制，教师和学生可以接触到行业演讲者、行业参观、高中实习机会和工作见习。

Computing with pictures is an intuitive way to introduce secondary school students to information technology (IT), so this ITEST Comprehensive Project for Students and Teachers is centered on introducing Computer Vision and Imaging experiences into the core curriculum of mathematics and IT. Each year, twenty teachers and sixty incoming tenth grade students in the Greater Orlando area are involved in learning about and interacting with modules that explore the relationship between mathematics and pictorial computing. The areas of computer vision and imaging science are exciting because of their applications to such diverse areas as art, medicine, security, and entertainment. The modules focus on creating an understanding of the mathematical science that underlies pictorial algorithms. Inquiry-based learning, friendly team competition to develop a game, and a supportive, nurturing environment provide the educational framework so the experiences can be enjoyed by all. The teachers receive 120 hours of summer professional experience at the beginning of the PROFIT year, are supported by 40 hours of follow-up year-round contact in monthly weekend activities that include interactions with local IT companies, and attend a 40-hour reflective workshop at the end of the PROFIT year. The teachers also teach the students in the 80-hour Summer Institute. The students attend the Summer Institute, visit the university after school throughout the year, and attend quarterly weekend social events where they and their parents interact with local industry. Additionally, about 1500 students a year have immediate contact with PROFIT through modules introduced into the core classes regularly taught by the teachers.Industry is a significant partner in PROFIT via an Industrial Affiliation mechanism that exposes the teachers and students to industry speakers, industrial tours, high-school level internship opportunities, and job shadowing.