Welcome!

Welcome to the home of STEM Transitions: Enhancing Mathematics and Science Rigor Through Evidence-Based Curriculum Projects. This one-year project is being led by the Center for Occupational Research and Development (CORD). Funded by the U.S. Department of Education Office of Vocational and Adult Education under cooperative agreement with the League for Innovation in the Community College, the project is building on the work of the College and Career Transitions Initiative begun by the League in 2003. At the heart of the project are the six Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) career clusters that will provide the context for instructional materials demonstrating the convergence of academic and technical content at the two-year college level.

During the STEM Transitions project, CORD staff will engage community college faculty and industry representatives in the development of classroom-ready, standards-based integrated projects to aid in student mastery of essential math and science concepts while promoting the pursuit of STEM-related careers.

We invite you to learn more about the project and the six STEM-related career clusters. We also encourage you to take advantage of the Teaching Resource Clearinghouse that will continually expand throughout the life of the project.

Project materials available for download:

• STEM Transitions session at the 2008 NISOD Conference
• STEM Transitions project flyer
• STEM Transitions project/lesson titles under development