{"id":44248,"date":"2026-08-24T06:00:44","date_gmt":"2026-08-24T06:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/education\/?page_id=44248"},"modified":"2026-08-27T22:08:42","modified_gmt":"2026-08-27T22:08:42","slug":"stem","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/education\/programs\/secondary\/stem\/","title":{"rendered":"STEM Education Pathway"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2026\/08\/PXL_20240404_153401160-1-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-44254\" src=\"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2026\/08\/PXL_20240404_153401160-1-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Students using handheld spectrometers observe gas discharge tubes.\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1365\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Thinking of exploring teaching STEM in the middle school or high school classroom? If so, this page is for you!<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Did you know?<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Teachers in the United States rate their lives better than all other occupation groups, trailing only physicians.<\/li>\n<li>At year 15, the middle 50% of teacher salaries ranges between $68,000 and $114,000, nationally.<\/li>\n<li>Check out <a href=\"http:\/\/getthefactsout.org\">getthefactsout.org<\/a> for more.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">All STEM Education students work closely with two faculty mentors: one in their major field, and a second in Education.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For more information, or to develop an individualized academic plan, reach out to one of the faculty mentors listed below.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"http:\/\/https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/education\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-44319\" src=\"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2026\/08\/Screenshot-2026-08-27-164547-300x56.png\" alt=\"A button that says &quot;education&quot; and leads to the Education homepage.\" width=\"113\" height=\"21\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2026\/08\/Screenshot-2026-08-27-164547-300x56.png 300w, https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2026\/08\/Screenshot-2026-08-27-164547.png 666w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 113px) 100vw, 113px\" \/><\/a><\/h3>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/faculty\/malchow-lloyd-rachel\/\">Rachel Lloyd<\/a><\/strong>, Associate Professor, Education Department Chair<\/p>\n<p>&#108;&#x6c;&#111;&#x79;d&#114;&#x40;&#97;&#x75;g&#x73;b&#117;&#x72;&#103;&#x2e;e&#x64;&#x75;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Christopher Smith<\/strong>, Associate Professor<\/p>\n<p>sm&#105;&#116;&#104;&#99;&#x32;&#x40;&#x61;&#x75;&#x67;sb&#117;&#114;&#103;&#46;&#x65;&#x64;&#x75;<\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/biology\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-44323\" style=\"letter-spacing: 0.03em;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2026\/08\/Screenshot-2026-08-27-165534-300x92.png\" alt=\"A button that says &quot;biology&quot; and leads to the Biology homepage.\" width=\"85\" height=\"26\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2026\/08\/Screenshot-2026-08-27-165534-300x92.png 300w, https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2026\/08\/Screenshot-2026-08-27-165534.png 492w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 85px) 100vw, 85px\" \/><\/a><\/h3>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/faculty\/bankers\/\">Jennifer Bankers-Fulbright<\/a><\/strong>, Associate Professor<\/p>\n<p>&#x62;&#x61;&#x6e;&#x6b;&#x65;&#x72;&#x73;&#x40;&#x61;&#x75;&#x67;&#x73;&#x62;&#x75;&#x72;&#x67;&#x2e;&#x65;&#x64;&#x75;<\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/chemistry\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-44322\" src=\"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2026\/08\/Screenshot-2026-08-27-165516-300x69.png\" alt=\"A button that says &quot;Chemistry&quot; and leads to the Chemistry homepage.\" width=\"114\" height=\"26\" \/><\/a><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Gaby Amberchan<\/strong>, Assistant Professor<\/p>\n<p>&#x61;&#109;&#98;e&#x72;&#x63;&#104;a&#x40;&#x61;&#117;g&#x73;&#x62;&#117;r&#x67;&#x2e;&#101;d&#x75;<\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/mscs\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-44320\" style=\"letter-spacing: 0.03em;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2026\/08\/Screenshot-2026-08-27-165446-300x48.png\" alt=\"A button that says &quot;mathematics&quot; and leads to the Mathematics, Computer Science, and Data Science homepage.\" width=\"143\" height=\"23\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2026\/08\/Screenshot-2026-08-27-165446-300x48.png 300w, https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2026\/08\/Screenshot-2026-08-27-165446-768x123.png 768w, https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2026\/08\/Screenshot-2026-08-27-165446.png 840w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 143px) 100vw, 143px\" \/><\/a><\/h3>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/faculty\/haines\/\">Matthew Haines<\/a><\/strong>, Professor<\/p>\n<p>haines&#64;&#97;&#117;&#103;&#115;&#98;&#117;&#x72;&#x67;&#x2e;&#x65;&#x64;&#x75;<\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/physics\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-44321\" style=\"letter-spacing: 0.03em;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2026\/08\/Screenshot-2026-08-27-165502-300x89.png\" alt=\"A button that says &quot;physics&quot; and leads to the Physics homepage.\" width=\"88\" height=\"26\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2026\/08\/Screenshot-2026-08-27-165502-300x89.png 300w, https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2026\/08\/Screenshot-2026-08-27-165502.png 507w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 88px) 100vw, 88px\" \/><\/a><\/h3>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/faculty\/stottrup\/\">Ben Stottrup<\/a><\/strong>, Professor, Director of the School of Natural Sciences<\/p>\n<p>&#x73;t&#x6f;t&#x74;&#114;&#x75;&#112;&#64;&#x61;u&#x67;&#115;&#x62;&#117;&#x72;&#103;&#46;&#x65;d&#x75;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-44260\" src=\"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2026\/08\/genericnoyce-300x104.jpg\" alt=\"National Science Foundation - Noyce Logo\" width=\"93\" height=\"32\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2026\/08\/genericnoyce-300x104.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2026\/08\/genericnoyce.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 93px) 100vw, 93px\" \/><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">NSF #2344873; Building Partnerships &amp; Pathways to Elevate STEM Education<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thinking of exploring teaching STEM in the middle school or high school classroom? 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