About ASAP

The ASAP Program is re-imagining what STEM education looks like in Arizona schools.

What Is ASAP?

The Arizona STEM Acceleration Project is a response to a widespread learning loss crisis, a lack of equitable education, and the pressing need to improve and support STEM Ed. across the state.

Founded in 2022, ASAP has provided vital funding and guidance to teachers and professional development organizations, increasing their ability to foster engagement, update curricula, and acquire vital materials to improve STEM education for Arizona’s students.

Our program continues to function as a grassroots effort to enhance and accelerate STEM activities in schools across Arizona. This project connects educators with professional development organizations and funding partners to build a collaborative foundation for developing and delivering STEM resources and opportunities to educators statewide.

ASAP continues to collaborate with Arizona State University’s Center for Science and the Imagination and Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College.

This initiative has equipped me with vital resources, extensive professional development, and a strong support network, empowering me to provide exceptional STEM education to my students.

Michael Angelo DeLa Cruz - AZ Science Teacher of the Year 2023

Highlights Of Our Program

⭐Our permanently free STEM Lesson Plan Database (over 2,000 K-12 lessons of every subject created by educators, for educators)
⭐Provided funding for our 30+ Professional Development Partners to host free or reduced cost development workshops across the state, notably in rural and undeserved communities
⭐Impacted over 247,000 students to date since the founding of our program
⭐Our extensive research in partnership with ASU's University Office of Evaluation and Educational Effectiveness on the benefits of funding STEM Education
⭐Hosted the ASAP STEM Exchange, a conference provided free resources, materials, and training to nearly 300 Educators
⭐Received the 2024 ASU's President's Medal for Social Embeddedness, and the Arizona Tech Council's Judges Award for the Governor's Award of Technology and Innovation

ASAP Fellows Across Arizona

ASAP has supported over 900 STEM Fellowships, who are working to provide enriching STEM activities to students throughout Arizona. From north to south, east to west, our fellows are making an impact in their classrooms and their communities.

Each blue dot on our maps below represent one of the schools where one of our STEM Fellows work, and the number of communities impacted across all Arizona counties by our program continues to rise!

Professional Development Organizations

With the help of local professional development organizations, we continue to support and accelerate improvements in STEM education. These organizations spread throughout Arizona provide nonprofit, high-quality development to educators, and may have resources for you!

See Our Partners