Resources for ISU Faculty

Broader Impacts Support

CeMaST supports ISU community members as they seek funding opportunities to use their STEM expertise to solve societal problems . Accomplishing this goal usually comes in the form of aiding in the creation of   grant proposals and facilitating networking opportunities that enable strong “broader impacts” of grant-funded projects. 

Early Career Learning Community

CeMaST hosts the Early Career Learning Community (ECLC) that supports pre-tenure faculty in assembling a competitive proposal for National Science Foundation funding opportunities by utilizing resources from across the ISU campus community and beyond .

STEM Teaching Observation & Coaching

The CeMaST Director,  Dr. Rebekka Darner, is happy to observe your teaching in your STEM classroom and provide feedback, support, and coaching toward improved STEM instruction and learning.

Project EDDIE

Project EDDIE (Environmental Data-Driven Inquiry & Exploration), led locally by Drs. Catherine O'Reilly and Rebekka Darner, partners with the Science Education Resource Center (SERC) at Carleton College to provide professional development to faculty who want to use authentic datasets to improve students' quantitative reasoning skills.