The multi-year effort was launched by the Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) and NextGenScience in June 2021. The PennSEL Network builds upon a larger strategy to strengthen STEM education by investing in and increasing access to STEM learning experiences for educators and students.
The program will provide new opportunities for educators and leaders to reflect on practice, share their best ideas, and collectively problem solve between organizations and across regions. Regional demonstration sites will be used to generate tools, resources, and processes that can be shared with school leaders and educators across the state to spotlight innovations that are improving science teaching and learning.
Seven educators from CIU 20 will work on a team of over 120 IU, community, district, and school-based science leaders to build a common strategy for improving local systems of science teaching and learning.
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Colonial Intermediate Unit 20
Dr. Heather Heimer
Assistant Director of Professional Learning,
STEM Point of Contact
Da Vinci Science Center
Karen Knecht
Senior Director of Education
Bethlehem Area School District
Maureen Leeson
Assistant Principal for Curriculum and Instruction, Supervisor of Science 6-12
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Pleasant Valley School District
Maricatherine Garr
High School Earth and Environment Teacher
Pocono Mountain School District
Corinne Long
High School Chemistry Teacher, Science Department Head
Maureen Elswick
Science Teacher and PA Junior Academy of Science Advisor
Colleen Kuzmak
Elementary Science Teacher
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