About ETXSC

The East Texas STEM Center (ETXSC) is a partnership developed by the University of Texas at Tyler’s:

  • College of Engineering and Computer Science,
  • College of Education and Psychology,
  • College of Arts and Science, and
  • College of Business and Technology.

The ETXSC brings together stakeholders in STEM education that include  institutions of higher education, local education agencies, state agencies, educational service centers, informal education providers, research centers, civic leaders, and business to address the educational needs in East Texas. The center also partners with national organizations and institutions to develop capacity and expertise, as well as increase visibility for the new center.

The East Texas STEM Center utilizes research-based models and approaches that provide all students access to high quality, standards-based educational opportunities in STEM education for grades 4-16 with a focus on students attending rural schools in Educational Service Center Regions 5-8.

The East Texas Context

The East Texas STEM Center is headquartered in Tyler, TX located in the heart of East Texas, halfway between Dallas and Shreveport, LA.  The ETXSC serves rural East Texas.  ETXSC activities focus on effectively serving rural schools.

Goals of the Center: The goals of the ETxSC are to: 

  • Align high school, postsecondary education, and economic development activities across the areas of STEM and the broader high school curriculum;
  • Lead the transformation of teaching methods, teacher preparation, and instruction in science, technology, engineering, and math in areas of high need in Rural East Texas;
  • Demonstrate how the implementation of T-STEM teaching and learning increases the number of East Texas high school students from diverse backgrounds graduating prepared to succeed in postsecondary study and careers in STEM-related fields;
  • Train administrators, principals, and teachers in effective leadership strategies for supporting T-STEM instruction in secondary schools;
  • Improve preservice STEM preparation and increase the number of new STEM Teachers; and 
  • Disseminate promising practices and research-based strategies for integrated STEM teaching and learning to all high schools.
  • Work to assure students are college ready upon high school graduation.