STEM Educators

Minnesota STEM Education Organizations and Programs

College Readiness Consortium
The College Readiness Consortium works with educators and allies to increase the number and diversity of Minnesota students who graduate from high school with the knowledge, skills and habits for success in higher education.

GetSTEM
An online tool that offers connections between teachers and business professionals.

Math With Me
'Math With Me MN' is a community engagement initiative focused around students and teachers, collectively, creating math installations and experiences in their homes and communities. These projects are designed to connect people to each other and to mathematics

Minnesota Association for Environmental Education
MAEE is a state affiliate of the international North American Association for Environmental Education (NAAEE), as well as a member of the MN Green Schools Coalition (MNGSC). They serve environmental education professionals, students, K-12 educators, and their allies.

Minnesota Department of Education Science Page
The Minnesota Department of Education supports science achievement for all learners by providing guidance and technical assistance on implementation of academic standards, current literacy best practices, multi-tiered systems of intervention, and science policy administration.

Minnesota DNR Education Programs
Outdoor education opportunities, curriculum supplements, educational materials, and more!

Minnesota Project Lead the Way
Minnesota Project Lead the Way is an organization that provides rigorous and innovative STEM education curricular programs for K-12 schools.

Minnesota Science Teachers Association
The Minnesota Science Teachers Association works to stimulate, coordinate, and improve science teaching and learning.

Minnesota State Engineering Center of Excellence
The Minnesota State Engineering Center of Excellence facilitates relationships by engaging academic institutions with industry and provides educational outreach STEM.

Minnesota STEM Teacher Center
Frameworks for the Minnesota Science & Mathematics Standards created by SciMathMn and the Minnesota Department of Education.

Minnesota State IT Center of Excellence
Part of an initiative created by the MN state legislature to encourage engagement among students, teachers, IT professionals, and employers in order to advance IT education, the IT Center offers several programs for students.

Minnesota Technology and Engineering Educators Association

My Nature Connection, Camp Fire Minnesota
Spark your students’ curiosity through hands-on, experiential learning outdoors, in your classroom, or on the computer screen! Staff will engage your students and staff in environmental education classes that encourage discovery and conversations about being good stewards of our natural surroundings.

Project PEACE (Promote Environmental Action and Community Empowerment) by Youth

Project WILD Minnesota

Teach Outdoors! Minnesota
Teach Outdoors! Minnesota calls on teachers, administrators, school communities, families, and outdoor educators to provide healthy and meaningful learning outside. They provide weekly workshops as well as plentiful resources on how to bring STEM education outside.

The Echinacea Project
The Echinacea Project is recruiting an enthusiastic K-12 or community college educator for a paid professional development opportunity researching tallgrass prairie during the summer 2022 field season. As an NSF-funded RET (Research Experiences for Teachers) participant, you will gain hands-on experience collecting experimental data, ask novel questions by developing an independent research project, and design a plan to bring scientific concepts and methods into your classroom.

The EE Portal @MAEE
A place to share environmental education resources, jobs, and events with classroom teachers, naturalists, and non-formal educators in Minnesota.

Professional Development

Rivers Institutes Professional Development, Hamline University's Center for Global Environmental Education
Join us every summer for three-day professional development opportunities that inspire, educate, and engage educators through experiential, inquiry-based investigations at local watersheds.

TeachScience: Supporting Teachers in Energy, Climate & Green Careers (Climate Generation)
Free regional 2-day workshops supporting energy, climate, and green careers education.

National STEM Education Organizations

Advancing Science Research Teaching
A free program designed to equip high school teachers with the knowledge, insights and activities to increase science research opportunities for their students.

Engineering Education Service Center
The Engineering Education Service Center specializes in providing products and resources for educators to enhance student learning.

Lego Foundation
The Lego Foundation’s knowledge base provides access to research and activities designed to inspire you to get started with learning through play.

National Science Teachers Association
The National Science Teachers Association is an organization that promotes excellence and innovation in science teaching and learning.

Project Scientist
Project Scientist is an education nonprofit delivering high-quality experiences in STEAM to underserved and marginalized girls* ages 4-18. They deliver summer and after-school programs in partnership with local schools, school districts, nonprofit organizations and STEM Companies.

Science News in High Schools
Science News in High Schools helps educators and students receive reliable STEM journalism and classroom lessons plans. Participating schools receive copies of Science News magazine as well as access to a educator webinar series, community and guides.

STEM Forward
STEM Forward’s mission is to promote STEM excellence in our K-12 schools. Don’t miss their archive of STEM Talk videos.

You4Youth
You4Youth’s mission is to build a community of caring and competent professionals who nurture, motivate, and engage children and youth in 21st Century Community Learning Centers afterschool programs. Anyone can sign up for programming, courses, webinars and their newsletter.