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A goal for the Center is to demonstrate leadership in STEM education through professional development for K-12 teachers and administrators, promote high-impact and effective learning opportunities for students, and establish connections with business and industry who recognize as essential that high schools with a strong acumen for higher order problem-solving and communication skills unique to the 21st Century. Learn about INSTEM GPSEC Videos STEM Teaching Endorsement VCSU offers a 12 credit teaching certificate/endorsement for k-12 teachers. All courses are offered online and can be taken at either the undergraduate or graduate level. Learn more about our certificates and endorsements below. STEM Education - Elementary Certificate STEM Education - Secondary Certificate STEM Education - Graduate Certificate About GPSEC At the Great Plains STEM Education Center, our goal is to bring North Dakota to the forefront of STEM Education. Our role is to provide leadership, professional development for teachers and administrators, documentation of STEM Education competence through endorsements that appear on licenses and certificates that appear on transcripts, promote student competitions and connect with the larger community. In other words, transform delivery of these critical subjects. So what is STEM Education? STEM is much more than the acronym implies. STEM Education above all, is about student engagement. STEM Education is about project based learning. STEM Education utilizes the scientific inquiry process and the engineering design process. STEM Education is multi-disciplinary. STEM Education utilizes elements of competition. STEM Education is about active learning. STEM Education is about collaboration and teamwork. STEM Education is about practical problem solving. STEM Education connects the abstract to the lives of students. STEM Education intermingles process and content. STEM Education is standards-based. STEM Education provides students a reason to invest in rigorous subjects. STEM Education is Education for the 21st Century. STEM Education is about America’s future. Meet Our Staff Heide Beierle Heide Beierle, Administrative Assistant Departments Science, STEM Office Location Rhoades Science Center 203 heide.beierle@vcsu.edu | 701-845-7452 Jason Lee Dockter Jason Lee Dockter, M.Ed. Assistant Professor Departments STEM, Technology, Technology and STEM Education Office Location BSC Automation, Energy, & Adv Tech jason.dockter@bismarckstate.edu | 701-845-7447 Jamie Wirth Jamie Wirth, Ph.D. Professor Departments Mathematics, STEM Office Location Rhoades Science Center 132A jamie.wirth@vcsu.edu | 701-845-7734 Valley City State University 101 College Street SW Valley City, North Dakota 58072 800.532.8641 US/Canada Contact Report Accessibility Issue © 2024 Valley City State University Quick Links Athletics Bookstore EEO/Consumer Information Library VCSU Catalog Valley City Community Get Involved Visit Apply News & Events Student Life Employment Student Complaint Form VCSU Instagram VCSU Twitter VCSU...