The Science and Technology Education Center (SciTEC) at Louisiana Tech University is an active outreach program of the College of Education.
The division was originally organized to serve the surrounding school systems and communities and to meet the many challenges facing Louisiana schools in the new environment of accountability. Work now takes place with partners internationally and more broadly through initiatives focused in areas from teacher preparation, professional development, AR/VR curriculum design, workforce development, upskilling and reskilling, network building, holistic wellness and STEM education-related research. Over the last three years, faculty and staff in the division have secured more than 10 million dollars in grant funding to support related initiatives and expand services to reach a broader audience. Select existing partners include the Louisiana Department of Education, the Louisiana Board of Regents, the Louisiana Center for Afterschool Learning, Cyber.org, AEOP, and Coursera to name a few.
Lindsey is a graduate of Ouachita Parish High School and a first-generation college completer. She earned a B.A. in Secondary English Education, an M.S. in Adult Education, certification in Biology Education, and an Ed.D. in Educational Leadership from Louisiana Tech University. She holds a certificate in Positive Psychology from the University of Pennsylvania as well as a certificate from Johns Hopkins University in contact tracing, both acquired through Coursera. She also holds a certificate in Digital Wellness from the Digital Wellness Institute and a Certificate in School and Management Leadership from Harvard Business School Online and the Harvard Graduate School of Education.
Keywords/Tags: Outreach, STEM, Upskill, Reskill, Education, Community Engagement, PK-12, Holistic Wellness, Learning, Prevention
Link to lab website:
https://education.latech.edu/research-outreach-innovation/scitec/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/lindsey-keith-vincent/
