The online certificate in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) Teaching and Learning in the Curriculum & Instruction program in the School of Education is appropriate for both school-based educators and informal educators.
This graduate certificate bundles existing graduate courses in STEM education into a coherent certificate program. The program includes courses that develop a consistent framework for advancing educators' knowledge on a range of strategies to teach and assess learning in STEM areas.
School-based and informal educators will learn to create interdisciplinary learning experiences with STEM subjects as the point of focus. Courses in the STEM certificate may apply toward the online or on-campus MEd in Curriculum and Instruction.
This certificate is designed for current education professionals, K-12 teachers, or informal educators seeking professional development in the STEM areas, wishing to teach more effectively in the STEM disciplines, or to grow into a new position focused on STEM teaching and learning.
Student learning outcomes include:
- Produce a STEM project-based learning activity.
- Adapt a current curricular or learning activity into an integrated STEM activity.
- Participate in a STEM inquiry learning activity.
- Implement, assess, and monitor student learning during a STEM activity.