Category: CATALYST

The 8th annual Indiana STEM Education Conference took place on January 12 at Purdue University, sponsored by Purdue’s Center for Advancing the Teaching and Learning of STEM (CATALYST), the College of Education, 1st Maker Space, Amplify, Comcast, Get More Math, LEGO Education, Keep Indiana Learning, STEM Synergy, NearSpace Education, Purdue Department of Forestry and Natural Resources, Rose Hulman Institute of Technology, STEM Education Works, Tallo, and TinkRworks.

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — More than 500 teachers and education professionals from across the state will attend the Indiana STEM Education Conference on January 12, 2023. The annual conference runs from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Thursday (Jan. 12) in...

“This Is Purdue” podcaster Kate Young interviewed Purdue Education alum, chemistry teacher and TikTok superstar Phil Cook (BSChemEd ’00, MSEd ’13) about his passion for education – and observed his “Chem-o-ween” experiments: an exploding pumpkin, liquid nitrogen marshmallows and flaming candy corn.

Purdue College of Education faculty member, Dr. Nathan Mentzer, has been awarded the Christian J. Foster Award, presented annually to a faculty member who has contributed to K-12 science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education in Indiana. Dr. Mentzer has...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Indiana – Registration is now open for the seventh-annual Indiana STEM Education Conference to be held on Thursday, January 13, 2022, at Purdue University. The conference theme is “STEM Education: Making Giant Leaps,” and will offer both in-person...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Indiana – Girls Excelling in Math and Science (GEMS) at Purdue University announced on Wednesday, September 29 the formation of a new partnership with Sensory Spectrum, a leader in the field of product and consumer research. The partnership will...