Cincinnati Engineering Enhanced Mathematics and Science Partnership (CEEMS)
CEEMS Goals
- Improve 7-12 science and mathematics achievement to prepare for and increase interest in the college study of engineering or other STEM careers.
- Develop mathematics and science teacher knowledge of engineering and the engineering design and challenge-based instruction process through explicit training and classroom implementation support.
- Recruit engineering undergraduates as science or mathematics teachers through involvement in teaching experiences with younger college students in the schools and through a defined licensure program.
- Recruit career changers to science or mathematics teaching.
- Build a sustainable education licensure STEM degree-granting infrastructure to positively impact the entire region.
CEEMS Research Questions
- How do students in a design and challenge-based learning environment engage in decision making, strategic planning, evaluation revision of plans?
- How do students in design and challenge based learning environments perceive their involvement in STEM careers?
- What measures and instruments are most effective at capturing and documenting these learning tasks?
- How are the teachers’ gains in knowledge of engineering transferred into instructional plans?
- What supports and barriers do teachers encounter as they implement their plans with students?
- How do the knowledge gains and implementation factors impact the teachers’ pedagogical content knowledge?
For More Information About CEEMS: http://ceems.mspnet.org/