MiSTEM Region of Macomb County covers nearly 500 square miles and is home to over 860,000 people, including over 130,000 students in K-12 public school classrooms. It is a beautifully diverse region that stakes claim to the gremomatest stretch of Lake St. Clair shoreline. Its eastern cities and townships embrace the recreational and business opportunities that come with being a lakefront community on a significant body of water near the Great Lakes Shipping channel. The county stakes claim to over 70,000 business owners and 1,700 unique STEM industries. These businesses require an educated work force and a large part of Macomb’s strength in STEM education lies in the close, collaborative efforts of the 21 districts in the county. These districts represent 239 schools and work together with leadership and educational support from the Macomb Intermediate School District (MISD) to provide a rich educational experience to every child.
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.
MiSTEM - Macomb
Macomb ISD
44001 Garfield Rd.
Clinton Twp., MI 48101
586-228-3466