STEM Education Center at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI)

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Provenance: Katherine Chen, Worcester Polytechnic Institute
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To transform STEM education for ALL with PK-12 educators through professional development, research, and community engagement

STEM Education Center, Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI)
Established: 2011

https://www.wpi.edu/academics/stem-education-center

Vision and Goals

We envision a world in which educators guide integrated and inclusive STEM learning alongside their students to solve relevant problems in their lives and community.

Our core values are:
- empowering educators
- high quality STEM
- equity and access
- communities in partnership
- scholarship in STEM education

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Description of Programming

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