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K-12 Teachers and Administrators

The Office of STEM Education at PNNL engages in outreach efforts with teachers and administrators in classrooms, schools and school districts across Washington State and the nation.  These educators cover the educational continuum from college students preparing to become teachers to classroom teachers to administrators who support the work of teachers.  To learn more, read about a current sampling of projects that includes:

  • Working with middle school teachers participating in the Teachers as Researchers: Understanding Student Thinking (TRUST) project. More info...
  • Providing STEM education leadership development for school principals and administrators through a partnership with the Association of Washington School Principals (AWSP). More info...
  • Conducting STEM education leadership institutes for leaders from schools, districts and regions across Washington through the Washington State LASER Partnership. More info...
  • Facilitating the work of STEM leaders in southeast Washington through the STEM Leadership Network, a joint effort of ESD 123 and PNNL. More info...
  • Preparing students, through the STEM Teacher and Researcher (STAR) project to teach STEM topics through immersion in the world of research at PNNL.
  • Supporting STEM-IT, a Washington State Math/Science Partnership Grant program led by ESD 123. More info...