STEM Education Alliance
Plug Into Your Dream
STEM is more than a discipline; it's an alliance. Join a community of educators and innovators as you discover new ways to teach science and mathematics.
Plug Into Your Dream
The STEM Education Alliance brings together four disciplines for the benefit of all. Through collaboration, education and innovation, you'll learn better ways to teach STEM in high school and college classrooms. You’ll have the opportunity to gain collegiate-level teaching experience through our Learning Assistant program and also have access to several scholarships designed specifically for you.
Upcoming Workshops
COSINE-Tx Spring Workshop
The East Texas A&M STEM Education Alliance invites you to apply for our COSINE-Tx Spring 2024 Workshop scheduled for April 20. The workshop is open to all science and math teachers at grades 6-12 and community college level who want to network with other teachers, as well as college students interested in teaching as a career.
To apply, please complete the registration form. Spots are limited and participants will be chosen based on answers to questions in the form.
Note: This workshop will be hosted in person at the Keith D. McFarland Science Building (building B34 on the East Texas A&M campus map) in Commerce, Texas from 9:30 a.m. through 3:00 p.m.
Get Involved
Physics Educators
Community for the Advancement of Physics Education (CAPE) is a group of current physics high school teachers who support one another. Collaborate with your peers as you share creative ways to bring physics education to the high school classroom.
Get Involved
- Participate in Physics Day, a teaching workshop for local high school educators and students.
- Inspire young women in high school to pursue physics degrees by incorporating lesson plans from STEP UP.
- Network with other physics high school teachers.
NOYCE PROGRAM
Receive up to $11,500 in scholarships through the Noyce Scholarship Program! Open to physics, chemistry, biology and math majors, the Noyce Program is here to support you and provide financial assistance.
The Noyce Scholarship application is now closed.
COSINE
Community of Science and Instruction in Northeast Texas (COSINE) brings together high school STEM educators, university Learning Assistants and Noyce scholars to provide professional development and support. Get involved by joining the Noyce Program or CAPE community.
Learning Assistants
Are you an undergraduate student who wants to help teach classes? Become a tutor through our Learning Assistants (LA) program. Choose from more than 30 integrated sciences and STEM courses, and gain the experience you need before teaching at the high school or college level. Not only will you help students understand STEM, but you will benefit, too!
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