STEM Engagement Reports
The America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2010 (Public Law. No. 111-358) established a mandate for the development of a Federal Government-wide strategy for STEM education investments. NASA submits annually a COMPETES Act progress report on key investments’ participant data and evaluation information. NASA’s Office of STEM Engagement (OSTEM) also reports annually on performance goals and success criteria outlined in an annual performance plan which is publicly available in NASA Volume of Integrated Performance (VIPer) reports, provides an annual STEM Highlights Report, which follows, and distributes information on current activities via the NASA EXPRESS listserv.
NASA STEM Engagement Highlights
Find out how NASA’s STEM opportunities and activities in fiscal year 2023 enabled students and educators to engage with the agency’s most ambitious missions and programs.
Read NASA STEM Highlights 2023 about NASA STEM Engagement Highlights
Evaluation Report Briefs
Internship Process Evaluation
NASA STEM Engagement engages in continuous performance assessment and evaluation of the internship program to develop knowledge of the internship application process, identify process strengths and challenges, and understand the demographic characteristics of applicants and interns.
CONNECTS Evaluation
NASA STEM Engagement engaged in an evaluation of NASA’s Connecting Our NASA Network of Educators for Collaborating Together in STEM (CONNECTS) to understand the reach of and collaboration within this online educator community of practice, relevance of content, efficiency of using the platform to find resources, and practices to support sustainability.
Learning Agenda Report Brief
In support of the Evidence Act and related guidance from the Office of Management and Budget, this report brief presents the NASA Office of STEM Engagement (OSTEM) Learning Agenda for FY 2019–FY 2021, which aligns with and serves as amplification to the Agency’s strategic plan and learning agenda.
K-12 Stakeholder Needs Assessment/Gap Analysis Evaluation
NASA STEM Engagement conducts investigations to understand how NASA’s K-12 activities and resources are working to inspire K-12 students of diverse backgrounds to engage in STEM activities, research, and careers and how projects can better meet educator needs.
