SJSU STEM Resources

• SJSU Jay Pinson STEM Center

  • The SJSU STEM Center

    A collaborative effort dedicated to increasing the capacity of teachers to deliver effective instruction in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM); inspiring and mentoring youth to enter and excel in the STEM career pipeline; and inspiring and supporting mentorship in STEM-related endeavors.

• Science Education Resource Center (SERC)

  • SERC

    Committed to inspiring and assisting educators & SJSU students to teach STEM content by providing free resources, programs and consultation with the ultimate goal of helping their students to connect, discover, and explore the world of science. Provides services through the Wildlife Ambassador Program, Junior Biologist Program, Service Learning Projects and Resource Lending Program.

• Wildlife Ambassador Program

  • Wildlife Ambassador Program

    SERC has a collection of Wildlife Ambassadors including snakes, turtles, tortoises, & frogs available to come for a few days to visit in your classroom.

• College of Science Virtual Seminars

  • Virtual Seminars

    This is a great way to stay in touch with current research going on in the SJSU College of Science

• Bay Area Environmental STEM Institute (BAESI)

  • https://www.baesi.org/

    Builds on 25 years of experience and the expertise of a unique interdisciplinary team of scientists and educators to support teachers in implementation of the Next Generation Science Standards while making connections to the closely aligned Common Core State Standards. Services include 1) professional development (in-person and online) that blends earth, life and environmental science concepts with ready-to-use classroom activities and 2) an E-STEM Web Portal (www.baesi.org) that features a searchable database of teacher-vetted resources including model lessons, illustrative NGSS-linked learning sequences, and self-paced online courses.
• Mathematics, Engineering, Science Acheivement (MESA) Schools Program

  • https://mesasjsu.org/

    An after school program that serves underrepresented students in grades 6 through 12, MESA provides academic, leadership and hands-on experience and exploration with mentor volunteers in STEM activities, developing a high level of literacy in math and science.
• Green Ninja Project

  • https://web.greenninja.org/

    Helps young people take action on climate through engaging videos and practical school-based curriculum. Related educational materials are used to support teachers in the classroom and promote hands-on learning experiences for students. The media and educational resources use storytelling and community action to help make solutions-based science interesting and relevant for students from all backgrounds.
• College Awareness Network (CAN)

  • https://cansjsu.wixsite.com/cansjsu

    They extend the collegiate experience to a new generation of learners through fun and innovative campus tours.
• SJSU/Intel Rapid Prototyping Challenge (RPC)

  • https://www.facebook.com/intelrpc/

    In this multidisciplinary collaboration between SJSU’s Davidson College of Engineering and College of Humanities and the Arts, student teams from art, design, business and engineering create innovative product prototypes using Intel Edison microprocessors, actuators, sensors and electronics. The SJSU/ Intel Rapid Prototyping Challenge is creating exciting opportunities for students and faculty at San José State University to solve real-world problems through collaboration and technological innovation, while receiving mentorship, development resources, and scholarships prizes from Intel Corporation.

• Project Lead the Way

  • https://www.pltw.org/
    PLTW

    Jinny Rhee, Associate Dean, College of Engineering
    jinny.rhee@sjsu.edu
    Offers engineering curricula to high schools and middle schools,and provides teacher professional development programs.
• MESA Engineering Program (MEP)

  •  MEP

    Support services for underrepresented and first-generation engineering students. Involves cohort building, professional development and counseling.

• Engineering Projects in Community Service (EPICS)

  • EPICS

    A service learning model for Engineering students.

• SJSU Engineering Ambassador Program

  • EAP

    The EAP is a K-12 outreach program staffed by our undergraduate students. Please contact us to have an Ambassador visit your school or event.

• Engineering Pathways to Success (EPS):

  • EPS

    Jinny Rhee, Associate Dean, College of Engineering
    jinny.rhee@sjsu.edu
    An effort to increase the pipeline of students into engineering programs. Includes Project Lead the Way K-12 teacher training, EXCEED summer bridge program for incoming minority freshmen and a mentoring program, and Engineering Ambassadors student outreach to high schools.

• NASA Aerospace Academy
  • F.D. Rivera, Chair, Dept of Elem. Ed (Lurie College of Ed.)
    & Professor, Dept. of Methematics & Statistics
    ferdinand.rivera@sjsu.edu
    Provides curriculum enhancement activities, aerospace lab experiences, and family cafe opportunities to high school students. Professional development will also be provided to high school teachers, enabling them to integrate engineering design concepts and activities into their existing STEM courses for students.
• Engineering in Action
  • Dayana Salazar, Executive Director, CommUniversity San Jose; professor, Urban & Regional Planning
    dayana.salazar@sjsu.edu
    Engineering students design hands-on workshops on engineering topics for elementary and middle school children.
• Tech Expo
  • Dayana Salazar, Executive Director, CommUniversity San Jose; professor, Urban & Regional Planning
    dayana.salazar@sjsu.edu
    A school-based fair where SJSU students use hands-on activities to demonstrate the principles of aerodynamics to 600+ high-school students.
• Science Extravaganza
  • Jinny Rhee, Associate Dean, College of Engineering
    jinny.rhee@sjsu.edu
    A one-day program for middle school students that engages students’ interest in science, engineering and other technical fields through hands-on projects and experiments.
• WOW! That's Engineering!
  • Jinny Rhee, Associate Dean, College of Engineering
    jinny.rhee@sjsu.edu 
    An annual outreach event that offers high school girls an opportunity to look at engineering as a career and exposes them to engineering activities, workshops, a tour of the university and a panel comprised of successful female engineers.
• Power of WIE

  • WIE

    An annual conference devoted to promoting women in tech careers.

• Santa Clara Valley Mathematics Project

  • http://sites.cmpso.org/home/santa-clara-valley-mathematics-project

    Intensive, year-round workshops and institutes in mathematics for teachers and administrators. Includes leadership and coaching institutes, assessment collaboratives, lesson study groups, math network meetings, and other professional development opportunities.

• SJSU Research Initiative for Scientific Enhancement (RISE)

  • RISE

    The SJSU RISE Program is funded by the National Institutes of Health. Its main goals are to increase the graduation rate of underrepresented minority students (URM) in the biomedical STEM fields and to strongly encourage these students to continue to doctoral degrees and biomedical research careers.

• Minority Access to Research Careers (MARC)

  • MARC

    The program offers special research training support to four-year colleges, universities and health professional schools with substantial enrollments of minorities such as African Americans, Hispanic Americans, Native Americans (including Alaska Natives), and natives of the U.S. Pacific Islands. The goals are to increase the number and competitiveness of underrepresented minorities engaged in biomedical research by strengthening the science curricula at minority-serving institutions and increasing the research training opportunities for students and faculty members at these institutions.

• Engineering Leadership Pathway Scholars Program (ELPS)

  • ELPS

    The project awards annual renewable scholarships to academically talented undergraduate engineering students. Scholarship recipients form a group of students engaged in personal leadership development activities in parallel with their academic development. Students develop their own visions of leadership and emerge with personal and professional goals, which help them make the best of their own talents as well as be prepared to tackle the challenges that face the nation's technical leaders. The project provides the support services and activities to motivate and prepare students to complete the Bachelor of Science degree with attitudes, knowledge and skills to pursue graduate degrees and to be leaders in the 21st century workforce.