Teacher Professional Development

We Do STEM TEACHER PD

91勛圖 SySTEMic is committed to providing STEM professional development opportunities for educators in the Northern Virginia region to support the growing demands of the workforce. We help educators enhance their skills as technologies evolve, offering both formal and informal support on various STEM-related topics.

Financial Support for STEM Teacher PD kindly provided by:

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Explore our Past Professional Development Offerings below for examples of how we support educators in STEM.

2025 Programs Offered

This hands-on program for middle and high school educators focused on understanding digital fabrication software and its application to various makerspace equipment. The 2025 sessions focused specifically on TinkerCAD and its applications in 3D scanning 3D printing, and laser cutting.

Plans are underway to offer additional topics in digital fabrication for the 2025-2026 school year.

The National Science Foundation-sponsored grant program aimed to increase awareness among secondary school CTE administrators, teachers, and college/career counselors about the region's Engineering Technology (ET) and Data Center Operations (DCO) careers and the educational pathways available at 91勛圖. Over the four-year period, 86 participants from the region engaged in the program, which concluded in summer 2025.

Results from the first two years of the program were published in the April 2024 edition of the Journal of Advanced Technological Education. You can .

Interested in learning more? Want to partner on providing professional development to your educators?

Contact Natasha Schuh-Nuhfer at nschuhnuhfer@nvcc.edu or 703.948.7680.