Allegan, Kent, Montcalm, Muskegon, Newaygo, and Ottawa counties

Making Michigan a Leader in STEM Education

The MiSTEM Network – which is connecting education, business and community partners across the state – is working to transform the way Michigan does STEM.

Established by the Michigan Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (MiSTEM) Advisory Council, the MiSTEM Network is a new vision for inspiring 21^st-century, STEM-equipped students, educators and workers.

Through 16 regional hubs focused on identifying and addressing STEM education needs across the state, we support opportunities for every student to experience project-based learning that allows them to use STEM skills to address authentic challenges in their communities.

“Our plan is for every K-12 student and educator in Michigan to have access to inspiring STEM learning opportunities that will not only spark creativity, but also cultivate an innovative workforce for tomorrow.” – Megan Schrauben, executive director

Vision and Mission

Mission
Be the catalyst for equitable access and engagement in authentic STEM experiences in every community in Michigan.

Vision
Michigan is home to a generation of innovators who create more inclusive and prosperous businesses and communities.

Who We Are
The MiSTEM Network builds and mobilizes committed networks of collaborators across Michigan to broaden the STEM ecosystem and embrace learning experiences beyond the physical classroom.

What We Do
We provide real-world connections between school, the workplace and our communities.

Responding to data
Partnering with business and education
Empowering STEM teachers
Ensuring high-quality STEM experiences in and out of school

By increasing STEM engagement in all Michigan communities, we will transform the culture of STEM, creating sustainable pathways and careers to cultivate an innovative workforce of the future.

Visit the state MiSTEM Network website

Our work revolves around four pillars

Create a STEM Culture: by using a systemic approach to enable community engagement, experiential learning, place-based education and by building capacity in our leaders, teachers and learners to create solutions to real-world situations.

Empower STEM Teachers: by creating opportunities for professional development, capacity building and support, and by connecting teachers with community partnerships that enable a diverse array of STEM-related engagement.

Integrate Business and Education: by bringing leaders together, establishing a common language, co-designing multidisciplinary real-world projects, and by providing authentic learning opportunities to help train a robust and diverse STEM literate workforce.

Ensure High-Quality STEM Experiences: that focus on real-world situations, immerses students in place-based, hands-on, experiential open-ended exploration, engages students in productive teamwork and integrates rigorous math and science content where failure is seen as a necessary part of the learning process.

Our Projects

West Michigan PBL Network

Collaboration across counties to support project-, place-, and problem-based learning
The Greater West Michigan Region is funding the development and ongoing content being added
The website is growing!
- Over 140 projects
- About 1500 unique visits
- Over 6600 page views

STEM Networked Improvement Community

The STEM Networked Improvement Community is a group that is focusing on exploring how we might develop students’ identities as collaborative problem-finders/solvers and innovators. We want to design experiences that result in students believing “We can solve problems collaboratively right here in my community, right now using what we know.”

STEM Workforce

Regional Career Outlooks through 2030

The Michigan Center for Data and Analytics publishes Regional Career Outlooks. These publications provide multiple lists of in-demand occupations through 2030 by education and training requirements, as well as highlight the most in-demand STEM occupations for each of Michigan's Prosperity Regions.

The West Michigan Career Outlook Through 2030 includes STEM High-Demand, High-Wage Occupations.

West Michigan Career Outlook Through 2030

Michigan Center for Data and Analytics

Science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) careers include a wide variety of job titles within fields such as engineering, health care, and the physical and social sciences. Preparing the workforce for current and future openings in these jobs is an important part of keeping Michigan’s economy competitive in a global labor market. This issue of Michigan's Labor Market News describes and explains STEM employment and the STEM talent pipeline in Michigan.