Is there an area of STEM/STEAM education standards that has you scratching your head and asking, "How do I meet that?" Don't worry. STEM/STEAM educators in the Purdue Fort Wayne School of Education are here to help. You can request a consultation, an on-site or an on-campus workshop, or a presentation through our Northeast Indiana Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics partners today.

Did you know NISTEM has a box truck and van that brings STEM/STEAM labs and demonstrations directly to your school? A fee of $5 per student, per program, with a minimum fee of $150, applies to each class being presented per day, up to 30 students. Transportation and materials fees may vary depending on the lab or demonstration. Contact us to let us know your specific needs we will be glad to help.

Is there some STEM equipment you would like to borrow for a short time? Let NISTEM know what you need. We may have the equipment available for you to borrow or rent, or we will add it to our get-this list. NISTEM is always applying for grants to help us help you meet your teaching needs.  

NISTEM has a 14-foot box truck that we love to load up and use for in-classroom or mobile use (parking lot, park, backyard party, etc.). STEM events. Have an idea for a STEM excursion and need some expert advice? Let us know what you are thinking, and we can design a purposeful experiment that meets your needs. We want to help create that spark of curiosity.

NISTEM has an ever-growing series of standards-based lesson plans and ideas, many of which include how-to videos. Do you have ideas you would like to share? Consider sharing them on the NISTEM online platform. All submissions are vetted by a university team of STEM/STEAM professors who are experts in the areas and/or topics addressed in each lesson. While not all submissions make it online, all lessons are properly reviewed and uploaded only after careful vetting. If you have a lesson you believe would benefit other educators, especially one that embeds a neat discrepant event, please consider sharing it with us. We can better help and assist one another by working together.

The NISTEM center, housed within the Purdue Fort Wayne School of Education, provides on-campus and on-site professional development, coursework, workshops, and in-services that help educators teach. If you are a STEM/STEAM educator and would like assistance in any way, or would like to share your ideas with others, partner with us in some capacity, because education is our passion. Let us know how we can help.

Purdue Fort Wayne offers a licensure program for Elementary STEM. For more information about certification to teach Elementary STEM, please click here.  

STEM Flights is a national nonprofit organization that connects Middle and High School students with local Pilot Mentors to receive a free flight experience. They have partnered with Sweet Aviation to deliver flight experiences in the Fort Wayne area. This means there are licensed pilots ready and waiting to give students a free flight experience. Students can apply anytime, year-round! Find out more about this process here.