K-12 Integrated STEM Education Graduate Certificate (Online)

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INSPIRE. ENGAGE. TEACH. STEM.

The K-12 Integrated STEM Education Grad Certificate allows students to advance their understanding of integrated STEM education approaches, learn how to design curriculum materials for integrated STEM education, and teach their disciplines using integrated STEM approaches.

This fifteen (15) credit program can be taken over three semesters. Students will be provided with a conceptual understanding of integrated K-12 Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) education and the philosophical underpinnings/nature of the disciplines of STEM.

What makes for a successful STEM teacher in education?

Purdue specific outcomes and program highlights:

Distinguish yourself in the education industry with a superior credential from an institution with worldwide recognition and impact.
Learn tools & highly relevant techniques for integrating STEM in K-12 schools.
Advance and network with an experienced and motivated peer group for mutual support, team exercises, and enhanced learning.

Purdue quality. Flexible schedule.

Online students enjoy the same rigorous academic programs as on-campus students, but with a much more flexible class schedule. Assignments, discussions, and other coursework are posted each week in the virtual classroom. For those interested in the on-campus program, please see K-12 Integrated STEM Graduate Certificate (Residential).

Courses are eight weeks long and 100% online.

Purdue University believes in stackable credentials. Complete the K-12 Integrated STEM Graduate Certificate on the way to completing the MS Curriculum and Instruction with a concentration in Integrated STEM (Online).

Purdue University is excited to partner with the Center for Leadership Learning (CELL) to offer tuition assistance through the STEM Teach program. Participants will need to first apply for the STEM Teach program before applying for university admission.

To find out more about this fully funded program for IN teachers, visit the STEM Teach program website.

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This program does not lead to licensure in the state of Indiana or elsewhere. Contact the College of Education Office of Teacher Education and Licensure (OTEL) at licensure@purdue.edu before continuing with program application if you have questions regarding licensure or contact your state Department of Education about how this program may translate to licensure in your state of residence.

Career Outlook

STEM careers have the potential to engage students in critical thinking, problem solving, practical literacy, creativity, and much more, every day. This engagement in turn helps students find careers that are interesting, challenging, and productive.

STEM education includes the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. Teachers deliver STEM education across all grade levels, from preschools to post-doctorate, in a wide range of settings that include traditional classrooms, distance learning, and informal non-credit programs.

Job Titles

K-12 STEM Teacher
Technology Teacher
Computer Science Teacher
High School Pre-engineering Teacher
Math Teacher
Algebra Teacher
Geometry Teacher
Science Teacher
Biology Teacher
Physics Teacher
Life Science Teacher
Chemistry Teacher
High School Teacher

Let this program give you the credentials and the experience to make your own future bright.

Courses

Online courses have the same rigor and quality of our face-to-face courses. All courses have been designed by Purdue Faculty. If faculty do not teach the course our Online Lecturers have been selected by our faculty and will teach the courses designed by Purdue faculty. Faculty have done research in the area of STEM Education and offer the most up to date pedagogy and methodology for today’s teachers.

Students spend an average of 15 hours a week on homework.

The online program offers:

100% online
8 week courses

Current online MEd students in Curriculum and Instruction with STEM focus can earn the online K-12 Integrated STEM Graduate Certificate that can be earned as a stand-alone certificate.

EDCI 53900: Introduction to K-12 Integrated STEM Education (3 credits)
This foundational course will provide students with a conceptual understanding of integrated K-12 Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) education and the philosophical underpinnings/nature of the disciplines of STEM. Students will explore implications for teaching, learning, and teacher education through an evaluation of integrated approaches to STEM, national teaching standards and current research. This course also introduces integrated STEM pedagogies including project/problem-based (PBL), design-based, and inquiry-based approaches to teaching. Students learn to plan and create integrated STEM instruction for K-12 classrooms.

EDCI 54900: Assessment in STEM Education (3 credits)
Teachers of STEM will recognize the link between productive assessment and productive instruction, using STEM education standards for teacher competence in educational assessment. This course also helps STEM teachers meet professional standards and understand the public pressure as well as instructional need for effective formative and summative assessment.

EDCI 55800: Integrated STEM Education Methods – Secondary (3 credits)
This methods course will focus on operationalizing the theoretical pedagogical approaches to integrated Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics and Agriculture (STEM) education. Students will collaboratively and cooperatively investigate, plan and deliver integrated learning experiences appropriate for secondary education. Course content will blend philosophical considerations with practical application. Undergraduate and graduate students in these areas are encouraged. Currently practicing teachers interested in integrated pedagogies are encouraged to participate and should contact the instructor.

Requisite: Must be taken after or concurrently with EDCI 53900 and a disciplinary methods course, or with instructor approval.

EDCI 55850: Introduction to Teaching Engineering and Technology Design in the Context of Integrated STEM (3 credits)
In this course, students are introduced to engineering and technology design and examination of where and how best fits in the K-12 curriculum. Students learn how to use engineering and technology tools to design, develop, prototype, deliver and assess authentic integrated STEM artifacts and lessons utilizing engineering and technology design principles.

EDCI 55950: Engineering Design Practicum (3 credits)
This practicum is an EDCI version of EPICS–a course in which graduate students will participate in the traditional EPICS course with an additional research component. EPICS is a service-learning design course in which teams of students from across campus work together on long-term projects that benefit the community. The students will engage in a small-scale research project with their project team. The students will study one aspect of design such as teamwork, problem identification, client communication, ideation, decision making, or a variety of other topics. The student will have 2 roles on their project team. They will be a researcher of their team and they also will have a role as a team member on the project. This will allow the student to learn about engineering design as well as understand one aspect of design from a research perspective.

Cost

The Graduate Certificate in K-12 Integrated STEM Education is affordable and competitive in cost.

	In-State	Out-of-State
Total Cost Per Credit	$425	$450
Credit Hours	15	15
Total Costs	$6,375	$6,750

_{*Tuition and fees are charges on a per credit hour basis and are subject to annual increase. Annual increases may change the total program costs.
*Textbooks and course materials are not included}

K-12 Integrated STEM Education Graduate Certificate (Online)

INSPIRE. ENGAGE. TEACH. STEM.

What makes for a successful STEM teacher in education?

Purdue quality. Flexible schedule.

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