{"id":2487,"date":"2017-08-17T19:13:24","date_gmt":"2017-08-18T02:13:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nau.edu\/cstl\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2025-09-02T17:07:40","modified_gmt":"2025-09-02T17:07:40","slug":"stem-education","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/department-stem-education\/","title":{"rendered":"Department of STEM Education"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Department of STEM Education<\/h1>\n<h2>STEM education in Arizona starts at NAU!<\/h2>\n<p>The Department of STEM Education (DSE) houses undergraduate academic programs for pre-service science and mathematics teachers (in partnership with the <a href=\"https:\/\/legacy.nau.edu\/math\/\">Department of Mathematics and Statistics<\/a>) and graduate programs for in-service science teachers. The department also co-sponsors the PhD program in <a href=\"https:\/\/legacy.nau.edu\/teaching-and-learning\/curriculum-and-instruction\/\">Curriculum and Instruction<\/a> for STEM professionals. Additionally, the DSE houses the Center for STEM Teaching and Learning (<a href=\"https:\/\/legacy.nau.edu\/cstl\">CSTL<\/a>), which engages in STEM education research, professional learning, community engagement, and outreach programs.<\/p>\n<h2>Explore our degrees<\/h2>\n<div class='shortcode-column-container'><!-- shortcode-column -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-column shortcode-column--count-2\">\n    <!-- shortcode-image-caption -->\n<span class=\"shortcode-image-caption shortcode-image-caption--center\">\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/department-stem-education\/undergraduate-program\/\">    <span class=\"shortcode-image-caption__container\">\n                <span class=\"shortcode-image-caption__caption\">\n            <span>\nUndergraduate\n\n\n<\/span>\n        <\/span>\n                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2657 size-landscape-image\" src=\"https:\/\/legacy.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/199\/4581_WritingCommons_20181010-464x348.jpeg\" alt=\"Online education\" width=\"464\" height=\"348\">\n    <\/span>\n    <\/a><\/span>\n\n<\/div>\n<!-- shortcode-column -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-column shortcode-column--count-2\">\n    <!-- shortcode-image-caption -->\n<span class=\"shortcode-image-caption shortcode-image-caption--center\">\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/department-stem-education\/graduate-programs\/\">    <span class=\"shortcode-image-caption__container\">\n                <span class=\"shortcode-image-caption__caption\">\n            <span>\nGraduate\n\n\n<\/span>\n        <\/span>\n                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1850 size-landscape-image\" src=\"https:\/\/legacy.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/199\/Home-Professional-Development-e1553555587256-464x348.jpg\" alt=\"Woman reviews another woman's work\" width=\"464\" height=\"348\">\n    <\/span>\n    <\/a><\/span>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"eplus-bg-color-row bg-color-nau-blue\"><div class=\"eplus-bg-color-row-content\">\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/department-stem-education\/summer\/\">Enroll in one of our online summer courses<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<h2>Free Tuition for In-State Students<\/h2>\n<p>Students in our <a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/department-stem-education\/undergraduate-program\/\">bachelor&#8217;s<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/department-stem-education\/graduate-programs\/\">master&#8217;s<\/a> programs are eligible for the Arizona Teachers Academy (ATA) scholarship. The scholarship covers all tuition and fees for students willing to commit to teaching one year for every year they receive an ATA Scholarship in an Arizona public school. See the <a href=\"https:\/\/legacy.nau.edu\/coe\/arizona-teachers-academy\/\">NAU ATA<\/a> website for more details. For students not in Arizona, please see our <a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/department-stem-education\/financial-assistance\/\">Financial Assistance<\/a> page for more ways of paying for your degree.<\/p>\n<!-- shortcode-right-column -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-right-column\" >\n    <div class=\"shortcode-right-column__container\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/beyond100k.org\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3669 size-uncropped-small\" src=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/department-stem-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/366\/2023\/03\/Beyond100K-Primary-Logo-FullColor-RGB-1-300x154.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"154\" srcset=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/366\/2023\/03\/Beyond100K-Primary-Logo-FullColor-RGB-1-300x154.png 300w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/366\/2023\/03\/Beyond100K-Primary-Logo-FullColor-RGB-1-1024x527.png 1024w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/366\/2023\/03\/Beyond100K-Primary-Logo-FullColor-RGB-1-768x395.png 768w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/366\/2023\/03\/Beyond100K-Primary-Logo-FullColor-RGB-1-600x309.png 600w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/366\/2023\/03\/Beyond100K-Primary-Logo-FullColor-RGB-1.png 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Department of STEM Education STEM education in Arizona starts at NAU! The Department of STEM Education (DSE) houses undergraduate academic programs for pre-service science and mathematics teachers (in partnership with the Department of Mathematics and Statistics) and graduate programs for in-service science teachers. 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