In Spring 2006, Virginia Tech (VT) became the first in the US to offer an Integrative STEM Education graduate program. These new graduate degree options develop 21st century K-16 STEM educators, leaders, scholars, and researchers prepared to investigate, teach, and disseminate new integrative approaches to STEM teaching and learning. Our focus on the investigation and application of new integrative approaches to STEM education uniquely sets us apart from other STEM programs. Integrative STEM Education is wholly consistent with, and is an exemplar of, the recommendations of the seminal STEM education reform publications of the past two decades, including Science for All Americans, Benchmarks for Science Literacy, Principles and Standards for School Mathematics, National Science Education Standards, Standards for Technological Literacy, and Educating the Engineer of 2020.

Integrative STEM Education Core Classes*
STEM Education Pedagogy
STEM Education Foundations
STEM Education Research
STEM Education Trends & Issues
STEM Education Field Study
*Offered on the VT campus since Spring 2006 and online since Fall, 2007.

Integrative STEM Education Certificate and Degree Options

Certificate Program: 12 graduate semester hours (from the Integrative STEM Education core above) that prepare educators and leaders to teach and/or facilitate new integrative approaches in STEM education.
Integrative STEM Education Graduate Certificate Program

Master’s Degree: A program primarily for K-12 STEM educators and related fields that develops 21st century STEM educators, leaders and scholars by facilitating broader understanding of the intersections among the STEM/ STEM education disciplines and new integrative approaches for the teaching/learning STEM content.
MAEd Program Summary

Education Specialist (EdS) Degree: A program for those holding master’s degrees in education and STEM fields that develops STEM educators, leaders, and scholars for the 21st century. Scholar/practitioners in this program expand their understanding of integrative STEM/STEM education, investigate curricular connections among the STEM subject areas, and apply integrative strategies to the design of instructional materials for teaching and learning STEM concepts.
EdS Program Summary

Doctor of Education (EdD) Degree: A doctoral program designed primarily to prepare 21st century K-16 STEM educators, leaders, and scholars for postsecondary teaching, teacher education, and leadership positions.
EdD Program Summary

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Degree: A doctoral program designed principally to develop 21st century university-level STEM educators, researchers, scholars, and leaders who wish to conduct research pertaining to teaching and learning, as situated at the intersections of the STEM education disciplines.
PhD Program Summary

For More Information
Mark Sanders, School of Education, 300 War Memorial Hall, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061
(540) 231-8173      (540) 231-9075 (fax)       http://TechEd.vt.edu/TE/STEM.html
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STEM Education Course Descriptions

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