Transforming STEM Teaching and Learning
All young people deserve a high-quality STEM education in order to shape their own futures and those of the communities in which they live.
Making STEM a Force for Good
The University of Notre Dame's Center for STEM Education engages in research, scholarship, and the professional formation of teachers to advance the teaching and learning of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.
We seek to transform the teaching and learning of the STEM disciplines as a powerful means for all young people – especially those who are underserved or marginalized – to shape their own futures and those of their communities for good.
Linking Research and Practice
In the Center for STEM Education, we believe that research and participation in STEM education is not a neutral pursuit, but rather a means for promoting the innate dignity of the human person and fostering the common good. We work at the intersection of research and practice, in which rigorous research informs our professional formation efforts with educators and in which our deep engagement with teachers' classrooms and school communities equips our researchers to explore relevant issues that advance the broader field.
Partnership with Advanced Coursework Teachers
Flagship program supporting high school educators of advanced courses (AP® and dual-credit).
STEM Teaching Fellows Program
Flagship program forming middle-grade STEM teachers to become teacher leaders.
Research
Conducting educational research that draws on the wisdom of practice and tangibly impacts STEM teaching and learning.
Resources
Explore our suite of tools to support high-quality instruction in the STEM disciplines.
