K-20 Educational Outreach

K-20 Educational Outreach and Programs

NIA’s team of STEM education specialists, Educators-in-Residence, media specialists, and program managers deliver signature regional and national programs to advance STEM literacy and inspire the next generation of engineers and scientists.

Award-winning educational outreach covers the continuum of education through programs that capture early fascination with science, technology, engineering, and math; feed that interest through the formative years; and share exciting discovery and innovation to audiences across the nation.

  • Educator training through pre-service and in-service professional learning experiences
  • K-12 student engagement through formal and nonformal integrative STEM learning programs
  • Teacher internships through local Educators-in-Residence programs
  • Development of web-based digital learning assets
  • Higher education and university student engagement through rigorous engineering challenges

Our Services Include

Kids exploring space technology through lego kit models

K-12 EDUCATION PROGRAMS

NIA’s Center for Integrative STEM Education focuses on the unique needs of the K-12 formal and nonformal STEM learning community.

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HIGHER EDUCATION PROGRAMS

NIA provides university level engineering design challenges, graduate level coursework in Integrative STEM Education, and Internship-Mentorship programming.

LEARN MORE ABOUT OUR HIGHER EDUCATION PROGRAMS

Program Director

Shelley Spears, Director of Educational Outreach and Programs

Questions?

Contact shelley.spears@nianet.org
or
(757) 325-6732.