Graduate Certificate in Engineering Education - Integrating STEM
Designed for PK-12 educators who want a rigorous introduction to a hands-on experience in STEM education with engineering.
Increasing STEM equity in a complex world
Center for Engineering Education
Our Core Mission: Providing PK-12 STEM Education for Teachers and Kids
The Center for Engineering Education prepares future and current PK-12 educators to teach STEM education with an emphasis on engineering and to increase students' engineering literacy in an ever-changing and complex world.
Through the Center for Engineering Education, PK-12 educators learn about innovations in engineering education and how to bring those advances into their classrooms. The Center supports teachers' STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) integration with engineering education through the STEM Graduate Certificate in Engineering Education program.
Credits earned in the graduate certificate program can be applied toward the School of Education's Master of Arts in Educational Studies with an engineering education concentration.
Contact
Kelsey Irizarry
Center for Engineering Education Director
Graduate Coursework for Engineering Educators
Graduate Certificate
M.A. in Educational Studies - Engineering Concentration
For educators pursuing a master’s degree with a concentration in Engineering.
Custom Programs for Your School
Are you looking for a custom STEM or Engineering Design oriented professional development program for your school? The Center for Engineering Education has experience creating professional development programs to specifically meet school's needs and interests.
For more information, please email Kelsey Irizarry at kelsey.irizarry@stthomas.edu or Doug Dunston at doug.dunston@stthomas.edu for details.
STEPS Program
The Science, Technology & Engineering Preview Summer - STEPS - program is an introduction to the exciting world of science, technology, and engineering for girls currently in the 6th and 8th grades.
Resources for Educators
Explore the many engaging STEAM resources and outreach opportunities available for engineering education integration through the St. Thomas Center for Engineering Education.
C-STEM Lending Library
Free of charge, Catholic elementary school educators can borrow STEM kits which are provided by the University of St. Thomas School of Engineering's STEM Lending Library.
Learn More about the C-STEM Lending Library
OK Go Sandbox
Inspiring Tools for Playful Learning
Helping students learn through the joy, wonder and fun of OK Go’s music videos.
Learn More about OK Go Sandbox