It was in 2017 when Emily Johnson was one of ROI’s first STEM Fellows in cohort one. Johnson credits the ROI STEM Fellowship with jumpstarting her career journey to where she is now.
STEM Fellows: Where Are They Now?
ROI expands STEM Fellows program to middle school educators
Seventeen middle school educators began their fellowship year in August, bringing the total number to 111 Fellows working to advance science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) activities in Indiana Uplands classrooms and schools.
Nomination Announcement: STEM Fellows
Uplands Middle School Principals: Nominate a middle school teacher for the 2022-2023 STEM Fellowship cohort by Friday, May 20th.
ROI awarded Indiana Commission for Higher Education grant for STEM Fellows program
Regional Opportunity Initiatives has been awarded an $85,000 grant from the Indiana Commission for Higher Education’s STEM Teacher Recruitment Fund.
ROI’s STEM Fellows Program Grows to 97 Educators Working to Advance Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math in Regional K-6 Schools
The 17 K-6 educators chosen for ROI's 5th cohort will begin their fellowship year in August, bringing the total number to 97 Fellows working to advance science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) activities in Indiana Uplands classrooms and schools.
ROI adds 16 regional educators to STEM fellowship program
Sixteen K-6 educators from the Indiana Uplands region will spend a year developing teaching and leadership skills to advance science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) activities in classrooms and schools.
Nominations open for STEM Fellows Cohort 4
The principal nomination window for Cohort 4 of STEM Fellows is now open!
35 educators graduate from STEM Fellow program
Nine months ago, the third STEM Fellows cohort embarked on an education and leadership journey to improve STEM education throughout the Indiana Uplands.
Fueling the passion for STEM: ROI’s adds 32 elementary and middle school teachers to fellowship program
Fellows develop skills to become a STEM leader within their schools and encourage other teachers to integrate STEM into their curriculum.
Eighteen Indiana Uplands school teachers begin year-long STEM Fellowship program
Eighteen educators from schools in the Indiana Uplands gathered July 30-31 at WonderLab Museum to begin a year-long leadership and teaching program to advance science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) activities in K-6 schools.
STEM Fellows tour IVY Tech labs, discover new ways to integrate technology in the classroom
On Thursday, February 8, ROI's hosted a workshop for its first cohort of 15 STEM Fellows. The group gathered at Ivy Tech to discover new ways to integrate technology into education.
Eastern Greene 4th Graders explore Goose Pond whooping cranes
ROI STEM Fellow Mandy Buskirk's 4th-grade class is getting a very special look at whooping cranes.
Fifteen school teachers selected for regional STEM Fellows program
Fifteen Southwest Central Indiana K-6 school teachers have been selected to advance science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) activities in regional elementary schools.