Joan Schumaker Chadde

- Director, Center for Science and Environmental Outreach
- Director, Family Engineering Program
- Staff, Civil, Environmental, and Geospatial Engineering
- Secondary Science Education, Michigan Technological University, 1998
- MS, Water Resources, University of Wyoming, 1984
- BS, Natural Resources, University of Michigan, 1977
Biography
I have been engaged in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) and environmental education for the past 27 years at the Michigan Tech Center for Science and Environmental Outreach. I am interested in developing and facilitating dynamic, engaging STEM learning opportunities for diverse audiences of both teachers and K-12 students, to spark interest, build confidence, and encourage STEM and environmental stewardship career paths.
I am a staff member in the Department of Civil, Environmental, and Geospatial Engineering as well as an allied faculty member in the Department of Cognitive and Learning Sciences.
Links of Interest
Areas of Expertise
- Great Lakes education and stewardship
- Environmental education
- K-5 engineering and STEM outreach
- K-12 science education
- K-12 teacher professional learning
Communicating Science to a lay audience - Co-facilitator of biannual Lake Superior Youth Symposium students in grades 8-12
- Producer and disseminater of 85+ Great Lakes floor maps and Lake Superior floor maps
- Coordinator of 9 Water Festivals for Gr. 4-12 students in the western Upper Peninsula
- Coordinator of 15 Western Upper Peninsula STEM Festivals for Gr. 4-8 students (2004-2019)