Jason Beatty

I'm a degreed Engineer turned Educator, now merging my two professional passions, bringing authentic & engaging STEM learning experiences to student engineers and teachers across Michigan and beyond. My broad experience in Engineering, Business, Education & Leadership has resulted in a diverse & unique skillset for designing and implementing innovative, engaging, authentic, technically sound, engineering focused learning experiences. With proper scaffolding, and immersive project/problem based pedagogy, we can integrate rich engineering content into high school curricula, resulting in unparalleled authenticity and extreme student engagement. My passion lies in developing these high impact programs.

My Background....

• U of M 1996 - BSE Marine Engineering & U of M 2005 - MA Education

• (4 yrs) Project Engineer for $7M Robotic Cutting Line at Naval Shipyard

• (3 yrs) Owned & Operated Small Trucking Company

• (7 yrs) Taught High School Physics, Computers, & STEM Classes

• (6 yrs) Led High Performing Urban High School (Principal)

• (1 yr) Led Northeast Michigan Region as MiSTEM Director, collaborating with educators & employers on STEM Initiatives

• (since 8/2019) Developed, Implemented, Managed STEM Learning Opportunities for STEM Non-Profit