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STEM Summit IVThe Summit meeting provided an opportunity for educators (both PK-12 and higher education), community and business leaders, and state and local-level policy makers to show their commitment to preparing Massachusetts’ students for STEM careers... (more) Funds Will Help Support High School Physics and Math Curricula
A program designed to build a research and learning network between UMass Lowell graduate students in engineering, sciences and education and students and teachers at Lawrence and Lowell high schools is among 92 programs around the nation that recently received a Motorola Foundation Innovation Generation Grant. (more) Featured Fellows Adam Felzani In the sixth grade, we teach General Science, covering Earth, Life, and Physical Science, as well as Ecology. Attending last month’s NSTA conference in Boston was one of the best decisions I’ve made in my teaching career; I found every day to be a rewarding one. So many positive benefits have come from my time at the conference. (more) Other Featured Fellows
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The mission of the Northeast Network STEM Pipeline Project is to increase the number of qualified young people who choose careers in the fields of science, math, engineering and technology (STEM) fields. This mission is driven by the need for Massachusetts to increase its technology talent pool in order to remain competitive in the global innovation economy. The Northeast Network has chosen to “prime the pipeline pump” by focusing on teacher professional development. (
Like many other teachers, my interest in math and teaching began in the classroom with an inspirational teacher, Sister Mara, my 9th grade Algebra I teacher at Fontbonne Academy, an all girls catholic high school in Milton, Massachusetts. The year was 1963. A “new math”, developed by the University of Illinois and Chicago University, was just being introduced into American schools, in response to the Russian Sputnik scare. 
