Northeastern students can get involved with STEM outreach in a variety of ways:
• Consider volunteering with the Center for STEM Education! The Center runs STEM field trips every Friday, as well as other events throughout the year (Building Bridges, STEM Expos, etc).
• Taking ENGR 4956: Experiential Engineering Education through Informal Outreach [CRN 41238]
Course Description: This Experiential Learning Opportunity (ELO) course will explore the field of informal STEM education, a field of science and engineering education outside the formal school & classroom environments. This ELO is designed for Northeastern undergraduate and graduate students, especially those in any science, technology, engineering or math major or minor, but not limited to these disciplines. Enrolled students will explore opportunities to learn about science and engineering principles, frameworks relevant to informal STEM education in K-12 outreach programs, experiential learning theories (Kolb, 1984), curriculum frameworks for K-12 science & engineering education (Next Generation Science Standards and state-specific science, engineering, technology and digital literacy standards), STEM lesson development and delivery with a focus on place-based community needs, student learning assessment tools, and program evaluation. Spring 2025 Syllabus
• Joining STEMout, our K-12 outreach student organization
• Joining other student organizations that do STEM Outreach with the Center. If you want your student organization to get involved with more outreach through us, see here for how to collaborate. Organizations that often collaborate with us can be found at: Affiliated Northeastern Clubs.
