Teacher Education Programs: 色狐入口 Tech

Director Megha Khandelwal, PhD

STEM Education Center

色狐入口 Tech鈥檚 proposal to create STEM Education Center was awarded endowment funds from NM Higher Education Department to:

Increase the number of student enrollments in NMT鈥檚 teacher education programs and improve graduation rates to have more STEM teachers in the K-12 classroom.
To facilitate STEM education reform within and beyond NMT by hiring faculty members with a degree in a STEM discipline and research focus on education.

Classroom Activities

NMT Teacher Education Programs offer 3 distinct Pathways to becoming a teacher and/or enhancing STEM Knowledge. Students gain the skills and experience needed to succeed in the teaching profession.

Masters of Science for Teachers (MST): A STEM-focused program, with a distance education option, for current K-12 teachers.

Alternative License Program (ALP): Have a bachelors degree? You may start teaching at a K-12 school upon admission to ALP.

Undergraduate Minor in Secondary Education (UMSE): For current NMT undergraduates to earn a secondary teacher license to teach grades 7-12.