Carnegie Institute (Carnegie Science Center)

The Carnegie Science Center (CSC) along with a consortium of five other science centers, will expand its STEM Excellence Pathway as a proof of concept for its broad applicability. The Pathway helps science centers support and empower schools and districts to assess their STEM programs, identify needed improvements, and create sustainable plans for addressing them. It is customized to school priorities and complies with Common Core and Next Generation Science Standards. CSC will extend the program to its consortium members, each working with ten schools, by providing both workshops and other training for the science centers and Pathway tools, extensive online resources, and a robust suite of training materials and professional development opportunities to use with their school partners. The project will measure the extent to which program partners are better prepared to work with districts and schools to increase the quality of STEM programming and will allow science centers and museums to become catalysts for STEM education improvements in their communities.