The Florida Center for Research in STEM is operated by FSU's Learning Systems Institute.
Its mission is to help the State of Florida improve STEM teaching and learning in grades K-12 and prepare students for higher education and STEM careers.
The inaugural Visiting Scholar Partnership Program (VSPP) laid the foundation and established a blueprint for Florida State University's effort to build partnerships with the top research institutes around the world. So proud of our LSI team for their tireless work on this project.
07/28/2026
As part of the Successful Start: CGI program, our team hosted our first year-four cohort designed to find the perfect balance between CGI, state benchmarks and district resources. This group spent time diving further into problem types and making connections within vertical alignment. We spent time on choral counting, counting collections, place value, addition/subtraction and multiplication/division. | Children's Board of Hillsborough County | Florida State University | Learning Systems Institute | Florida State University Division of Research | FSU Governmental Relations
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07/27/2026
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MyStemKits was created at FCR-STEM and is the world's largest library of standards-driven 3D printable kits and curriculum, which focus on interdisciplinary education and nurturing the skills necessary for success in the 21st century, such as creativity, problem-solving, critical thinking and teamwork.
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07/24/2026
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In 2010, our team began the FCR-STEMLearn project, which was an intensive professional development program that expanded to include grade 6-12 physical science, earth science, cell biology, diversity and ecology, as well as algebra, statistics, geometry and grades K-5 mathematics. To date, the program has served over 2,000 math and science teachers in Florida.
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07/23/2026
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During the pandemic, FCR-STEM made an impact in Florida and around the world. CPALMS was made available worldwide, where more than 20 million students depended on the platform. In Florida, FCR-STEM helped address the impact that COVID-19 had on elementary and secondary schools through an ESSER II grant.
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All we can say is THANK YOU 🙏 to the FCR-STEM InSPIRE workforce development team, to the facilitators, the support staff, our community partners and all the Northwest Florida Gulf Coast counties for your continued support. Most importantly THANK YOU to the teachers who took time during the summer to learn with us and whose students will be better prepared because of it.
Florida State University | Florida State University Division of Research | Learning Systems Institute | Okaloosa County School District | Santa Rosa County District Schools, Florida | Walton County School District, Florida | Institute for Strategic Partnerships, Innovation, Research, and Education | Bay District Schools | Gulf District Schools | Escambia County Public Schools
07/20/2026
𝓒𝓸𝓷𝓰𝓻𝓪𝓽𝓾𝓵𝓪𝓽𝓲𝓸𝓷𝓼 to Carrie Meyers who received the FLATE Award for outstanding contributions to promote and support technology education and career-awareness in manufacturing. Thank you to FloridaMakes for recognizing Carrie's tremendous impact on strengthening the Northwest Florida Gulf Coast talent pipeline for high-demand industries, including advanced manufacturing and aerospace.
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07/19/2026
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In 2018, FCR-STEM began conducting a five-year study funded by the U.S. Department of Education to provide Cognitively Guided Instruction (CGI) professional development in mathematics for 2,790 elementary teachers and 120 elementary school principals, reaching as many as 150,000 students in more than 200 Florida schools.
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Florida State University Division of Research | Florida State University | FSU Governmental Relations
07/16/2026
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In 2017, FCR-STEM donated thirty 3D printers to Duval County classrooms. The team also trained hundreds of teachers on 3D printing and provided free subscriptions to download 3D printed STEM materials for their classrooms.
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07/15/2026
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Our team is in Okaloosa County working with InSPIRE-ing teachers from Okaloosa, Santa Rosa and Walton counties. These are the final two professional development workshops of the seven-week, nine-session summer swing on the Northwest Florida Gulf Coast. We are proud to partner with Eglin Elementary, Eglin Air Force Base and 96th test wing.
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