Georgia Institute of Technology

Lizanne DeStefano, executive director of the Georgia Tech Center for Education Integrating Science, Mathematics, and Computing, is one of 18 inaugural members of the STEM Education Advisory Panel of the National Science Foundation. The new panel will advise the interagency federal Committee on Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics.

Georgia Tech’s CEISMC GIFT program inspires middle school teacher Carrie Beth Rykowski’s pedagogy in STEM education.

This spring, CEISMC hosted a discussion panel called “Representation Matters: Black Images in STEM” that followed a screening of Black Panther at Regal Atlantic Station. Panelists, who hailed from a variety of fields and professional backgrounds, reflected on the film and discussed how figures in media can illuminate opportunities in STEM for young people.

Winners from the K-12 InVenture Prize at Georgia Tech held in March compete and place at the National Invention Convention and Entrepreneurship Expo.

The Advanced Manufacturing and Prototyping Integrated to Unlock Potential (AMP-IT-UP) program at Georgia Tech will be featured in the 2018 STEM for All Video Showcase funded by the National Science Foundation. The online event will be held May 14 -21, 2018.

Horizons Atlanta at Georgia Tech is participating in Horizons Giving Day, a national effort on May 16 with a single goal: to raise more than 1 million dollars to expand existing Horizons programs and bring Horizons to more communities and families nationwide.

The STEAM Leadership Conference aims to help STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art, and mathematics) decision makers – including superintendents, curriculum coordinators, principals, academic coaches, content specialists, teacher leaders, and artists – lead their districts and schools in becoming more STEAM-focused.