S h a p i n g a n d i m p l e m e n t i n g t h e K - 2 0 S T E M e d u c a t i o n s t r a t e g y

VISION

The Center for STEM Education plays a key role in shaping and implementing the K-20 STEM Education strategy at North-eastern University and impacts STEM teaching and learning at all levels, both locally and nationally.

CONTACT

MISSION

• Improve student performance in STEM subjects by designing and supporting academicandextracurricularprogramsinSTEMfields.

• ImprovethequantityandqualityofteachersinSTEMfieldsbyprovidingandsupporting teacher professional development programs in science content and pedagogy.

• Expand the opportunities for traditionally under-represented groups to engage in STEM studies and pursue STEM-related careers.

• DrivethefieldofSTEMeducationbyencouragingintra-departmentalcollabora-tion, providing resources and expertise for STEM faculty to include education and/or K-12 outreach components into research proposals, disseminating new researchfindingsinSTEMeducation,andsharingbestpracticeswithintheinstitution and beyond.

• Serve as a recognized leader in the implementation of STEM education-related programswhilehelpingNortheasterntoachievedistinctioninthefieldofurbaneducation.

Christos ZahopoulosExecutive Director andAssociate Professor, Engineering & Education

c.zahopoulos@neu.edu

Claire DugganDirector of Programsand Operationsc.duggan@neu.edu

Center for STEM Education520 International Village 360 Huntington AvenueBoston, MA 02115617.373.8380 (tel) 617.373.7084 (fax)stem@neu.edu

www.stem.neu.edu

Master of Education in Middle School Science DegreeA graduate degree administered by the Center for STEM Ed-ucation providing teachers with the strong science content knowledge and research-based pedagogy needed to teach middle school science effectively. This degree is approved by the Massachusetts Department of Elementary & Secondary Education and satisfies the professional licensure require-ments for the state. The courses in this degree have been funded by several state and federal grants since 2005.

Step UP (Mayor’s Initiative)Five Boston-area universities partner with the Boston Public School (BPS) district to provide a variety of programs focused on expanding opportunities for BPS students and families and raising student achievement.

Research Experiences for TeachersA six-week summer research experience for STEM teachers and community college faculty with professional develop-ment focused on developing inquiry-based teaching strate-gies. These lessons are incorporated in their curricula, con-necting research within the laboratory to their respective classrooms.

Boston Energy in Science TeachingUses the professional development opportunities devel-oped by the Boston Science Partnership to help teachers understand and teach fundamental concepts of science, like energy. It aspires to bridge the academic disconnects that can exist when curriculum is organized by single scientific disciplines.

NU STEP-UPA collaboration with three local community colleges to focus on recruiting and retaining traditionally under-represented students in STEM fields by providing academic and mentor-ing support for students and professional developement op-portunities for faculty.

RE-SEEDFounded at Northeastern in 1991, this pioneering program is dedicated to increasing student learning and engagement in science through the training, placement and support of volunteer science and engineering professionals in K-12 classrooms nationwide. To date, volunteers have served over 700,000 hours in classrooms in 13 states.

Investing in Tomorrow’s Engineering LeadersProvides financially needy students a scholarship and vari-ous resources in collaboration with the Bernard M. Gordon Center for Subsurface Sensing and Imaging Systems.

PRISMPRISM seeks to increase the number of students majoring in STEM subjects at Northeastern by attracting undeclared students in these fields as well as retaining the number of existing majors. PRISM hosts weekly seminars with leading university researchers, offers a no-cost one-credit course ex-ploring these topics through team-based problem solving and offers an intensive four-week summer program, engag-ing students in science and mathematics research topics.

Young Scholars ProgramEstablished in 1989, the program offers academically talent-ed students from Greater Boston access to research oppor-tunities early in their academic careers. Students engage in six weeks of research, build relationships with talented peers from high schools across the region, and work hand-in-hand with STEM students and faculty from the university.

ExxonMobil Bernard Harris Summer Science CampMiddle school students from greater Boston participate in activities designed to increase student interest and engage-ment in science at a two-week residential summer science camp hosted by Northeastern.

CAPSULEA collaboration with the Museum of Science and the Boston Public Schools to develop a model for the integration and implementation of an engineering design project-based high school STEM curricula within urban school districts. The approach is designed to interest students in STEM careers, involve them in engineering design project-based learning opportunities, and help school districts effectively meet the demand for a skilled STEM workforce.

AFFILIATED PROGRAM

Boston Summer Advanced Math ProgramRising high school seniors from Boston Public Schools par-ticipate in an intensive six-week summer day camp focused on preparing them to take advanced high school calculus courses in the coming fall.

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