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MISSION
Our mission is to enhance our nation’s scientific and technological capabilities. We understand that, to prepare for STEM careers, all learners must have equitable opportunities to develop foundational STEM knowledge and skills. STEM Education builds an advanced understanding of how people learn with modern technologies in order to create individualized learning experiences, to inspire inquiry and life-long learning, and to foster creativity. We enable the curiosity of learners of all ages, cultivate a culture of innovation, and provide STEM leadership for regional, state, national, and global audiences. (Adapted from National Science Foundation)
VISION
Pursuing excellence for Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) teaching and learning
Affiliates:
- Cato College of Education: Daniel Alston; Rich Lambert; Michelle Stephan
- College of Computing and Informatics: Mohsen Dorodchi; Cori Faklaris; Mary Lou Maher; Syeda Fatema Mazumder; Marlon Mejias; Harini Ramaprasad; Audrey Rorrer; Erik Saule; Michelle Stephan; Kalpathi Subramanian; Weichao Wang; David Wilson
- William States Lee College of Engineering: Cathy Blat; Harish Cherukuri; Abasifreke Ebong; Brett Tempest; Mesbah Uddin; Dave Weggel; Terry Xu
- College of Liberal Arts and Sciences: Kathryn Asala; Tonya Bates; Markus Etzkorn; Gordon Hull; Donald Jacobs; Jenny Kent; Kevin McGoff; Jordan Polar; Adam Reitzel; Thomas A. Schmedake; Greg Wickliff, Damien WIlliams
- Belk College of Business: Dongsong Zhang
- School of Data Science: Doug Hague; Marco Scipioni
- College of Arts + Architecture: Liz McCormick; David Thaddeus; Isha Abdullah
- Center for Teaching and Learning: Jordan Register
Promoting Cybersecurity Education
Cybersecurity is an important topic in secondary schools. In this clip two high school teachers share their experiences with the cybersecurity professional development through the Center for STEM Education. Regina Smith and Lohanna Sanchez are STEM teachers at Kearns Academy of Computer and Information Science, a Guilford County Schools magnet program.
The Cybersecurity program at UNC Charlotte is designated as a Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense Education and Research by the National Security Agency and the Department of Homeland Security. Visit the Cybersecurity Program page more information on cybersecurity programs at UNC Charlotte. The Center for STEM Education is a leader in teacher and student programs in cybersecurity partnering with faculty and graduate students in the College of Computing and Informatics. The Center has been part of several GenCyber initiatives which promote the following goals: Ignite, increase and sustain awareness of secondary cybersecurity content and cybersecurity postsecondary and career opportunities for participants through year-round engagement; Increase representation of underserved students in cybersecurity college and career readiness pathways at the secondary level; and Facilitate teacher readiness within a teacher learning community to learn, develop, and deliver cybersecurity content for the secondary classroom in collaboration with other nationwide initiatives.
