Of the 56% of student participants that showed interest
in becoming a teacher, 72% of them indicated that
they would like to teach STEM subjects and 99.9% were
willing to teach in high-need schools. Financial assistance
was needed by 99.8% of the students to complete the
educator preparation program.
About 50% of teacher participants from the Teacher
survey thought that the funding designated for K-12
STEM education was insufficient. 40% of them also believed
that K-8 STEM education was inadequate and professional
development for STEM teachers was insufficient.
Teacher participants would like universities to provide
training or professional development for teachers such as
the implementation of vertical curriculum alignment and
the establishment of partnerships between universities
and school districts.
Keywords: STEM Education, Science, Technology, Engineering,
Mathematics, Computer Science, Physics, South
Texas