About us:
About us: The Northern Virginia STEM Learning Network was established by Virginia Tech in 2007 as an informal network of STEM educators, maintained by Virginia Tech's DC Area Technical Education and Workforce Development Team. It became a formal part of the DMV Ecosystem in 2021 until that ecosystem grant expired in 2024. In October 2025 we received national recognition for our ecosystem and were now building the architecture to accomplish our goals. Please join us. STEM@vt.edu or Workforce@vt.edu
Tuesday, December 13, 2016
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Why strawberry DNA extraction is easier than others:
As biology teachers know, there are lots of seeds and all on the outside of the fruit.
Saturday, October 29, 2016
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Wednesday, July 27, 2016
STEM Education Lab Manager Job Opening
Virginia Tech is partnering with Qualcomm to develop a STEM education laboratory for middle schoolers and also upper elementary and high school students, their teachers, principals, and other administrators.
We have a lab manager position opening (available immediately) for our Thinkabit RoboCrafting Lab and our World of Work Lab at our campus in Falls Church City, just inside the DC beltway, serving Northern Virginia and DC public schools. The starting salary range is likely $50K or above plus benefits (including free graduate-level tuition at Virginia Tech), depending on qualifications.
We have a lab manager position opening (available immediately) for our Thinkabit RoboCrafting Lab and our World of Work Lab at our campus in Falls Church City, just inside the DC beltway, serving Northern Virginia and DC public schools. The starting salary range is likely $50K or above plus benefits (including free graduate-level tuition at Virginia Tech), depending on qualifications.
The position is part of both Virginia Tech's College of Engineering and the School of Education in the College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences. The labs are modeled after our partner Qualcomm's prototype in San Diego (https://youtu.be/H2Pk75QD0OM) .
Tuesday, July 19, 2016
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