Our mission
Our mission is to increase access to equitable STEM educational opportunities through evidence-based decision-making, curricula, and support for growing STEM teacher quality. The STEM Innovations team has partnered with multiple U.S. states, federal agencies, and local school districts in this work. We have also partnered with other countries to develop STEM educational solutions and have led national STEM reform efforts.
President
Dr. Carla C. Johnson is the President of STEM Innovations, LTD. Dr. Johnson is an expert in integrated STEM education who has authored over 200 research papers, books, book chapters, and other publications focused on STEM education. Dr. Johnson has worked with many partners on educational evaluation, strategic planning, and curriculum development in the U.S. and other countries, including China. Dr. Johnson is the lead author of the STEM Road Map: A Framework for Integrated STEM Education (Johnson, Peters-Burton, & Moore, 2015) as well as the STEM Road Map curriculum series published by NSTA that includes 30 integrated STEM instructional units spanning grades K-12. Dr. Johnson has provided strategic planning support to over 50 new STEM Schools and has developed and delivered research-based professional development programs focused on improving STEM teacher effectiveness. Dr. Johnson has led state-wide and federal-level evaluations of STEM education policy investments. Johnson's disciplinary expertise is in science, literacy, and social studies.
EMAIL: cjohnson@steminnovations.com
Our TEAM
The strength of STEM Innovations, LTD is the power of our expert team that leads our work. All of our team members are leaders in STEM education working in K-12 and in higher education across the U.S. Our team includes experts in STEM evaluation, STEM school and curriculum development, and STEM teacher professional development.
Toni May, Quantitative lead
Dr. May is a recognized leader in educational research and evaluation. May brings psychometric expertise with a specific and intensive focus on educational instrument and assessment development and validation processes, and her work has been published in the top education research journals, including AERJ, Science Education, and others. May's disciplinary content expertise is in mathematics and science.
Janet Walton, Qualitative lead
Dr. Walton is the qualitative lead for STEM Innovations. Walton has over a decade of experience leading large-scale evaluation projects with partners, including NASA, AEOP, and several states. Walton's disciplinary content expertise is in science and mathematics.
Megan Wuebker, Communications Lead
Dr. Wuebker is our communications and AI specialist. Megan engages in project coordination, data collection, and facilitates communication with clients, partners, and participants. Megan's disciplinary content expertise is in computer science/AI, technology, and science.
MeLANIE Shores, Mathematics Expert
Dr. Shores is our mathematics education research expert. She is a member of our research team and engages in all aspects of SI projects with a mathematics focus.
Vanessa Morrison, Literacy Expert
Dr. Morrison is our literacy education expert. She has experience with the development of reading and literacy curriculum and has delivered professional development workshops to teachers from several states focused on content area literacy.