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December 2007 - RE-SEED Meeting

On December 11th, RE-SEED will be holding its 14th annual meeting on Northeastern Campus. The keynote speaker will be Dr. Phillip Sadler, Director of the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics Science Education.

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September 2007 - Kickoff Event

On October 15th, the Center for STEM Education will be having its "official" kickoff celebration. The event will be held in Raytheon Amphitheater from 3:00-4:30.

August 2007 - Additional Funding

The Center for STEM Education receives additional funding to maintain the RET site for at least 3 more years.

Also, the Center has received funding from NSF to lead the NU STEP-UP initiative. The Center will work with various STEM departments on campus and with three Massachusetts Community Colleges on the project.

Summer 2007 - Programs End

The Center would like to thank all staff, faculty, funders, and participants involved in the running of three successful summer programs: The ExxonMobil Bernard Harris Summer Science Program, The Research Experiences for Teachers (RET) program, and the Young Scholars Program (YSP).

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Center Overview

This newly-established University-wide Center aspires to serve as the connecting link between all the University Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) Departments and the School of Education. Our main goal is to play a key role in shaping the GK-20 STEM Education vision at Northeastern University and put the University on the national map in this field. This will be accomplished in part by consolidating and coordinating existing outreach programs and by creating new ones that will have a significant impact on the STEM pipeline, on STEM teaching and learning in GK-20, on GK-12 STEM outreach, and on STEM Education Research.

More specifically, through collaboration and integration of all K-20 efforts at Northeastern University and the creation of new ones, the Center for STEM Education will:

  • Optimize the available resources to run existing and new programs more efficiently.
  • Maximize its impact on local urban school districts.
  • Strengthen all existing programs through increased accountability/evaluation.
  • Expedite the sharing of best practices both internally and throughout the Higher Education Community.
  • Create multiple program offerings for faculty seeking to make connections and share their expertise to the K-12 community.
  • Provide technical assistance to STEM faculty across the campus interested in incorporating K-12 outreach into current and future proposals.
  • Streamline access to all University efforts by target audience, i.e. teachers, students, faculty.
  • Create a common vision for the University consistent with the broader goals of Practice Oriented Education by creating K-12 opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students - broadening/deepening their educational experience.
  • Integrate professional development and pre-service — creating/expanding opportunities for intergenerational learning, as we prepare the next generation of urban teachers.
  • Work with all STEM faculty on adding an education component to all new research proposals, as required by NSF and other funding agencies.
  • Strengthen the STEM education research.
  • Initiate new STEM Education proposals that use the Center’s infrastructure and build on its existing strengths.
  • Play a key role in improving teaching and learning of STEM courses in GK-20.


The Center for STEM Education at Northeastern University - 716 Columbus Place, Suite 378 - Boston, MA 02115 - 617.373.8380 (tel) - 617.373.8924 (fax)