Students in traditional lecture-based STEM courses are 1.5x more likely to fail than peers in active learning classrooms (Freeman et al., 2014). The Disengagement to Discovery Guide tells you why, and what you can do about it.

Why STEM Student Engagement is Non-Negotiable

STEM fields are what will drive our future. But are we really doing enough to keep students plugged into these critical subjects in college? Simply delivering lectures isn't cutting it. We need students who are truly engaged: students who are invested, motivated, and actively participating in their own learning journey. We need them to feel that spark.

Think of it this way: if your college or university had a heartbeat, student engagement would be it. When students are tuned in, invested, and eager to learn, that's a sure sign that everything is okay. But when that spark begins to fade, and students start to tune out, it's usually a signal that something is amiss. And those issues don't just affect students; they can really hurt your institution's reputation. If students aren't engaged, nobody wins.

Understanding what engagement really looks like, spotting the signs (and costs) of disengagement, and recognizing why this matters now more than ever is the first step for faculty and administrators who want real student success in STEM. It's about creating an environment where students don't just attend; they engage. 

Strategies for Engagement

Download the Guide for practical, research-backed strategies to re-engage students and improve outcomes in STEM.

What’s Inside the Guide

STEM programs are losing students at every stage, and most interventions focus on the wrong problem. The issue isn't motivation. It's that the way we teach lab science hasn't caught up with how today's students actually learn.

In the guide, we answer:

• Why are students disengaging, even the ones who chose STEM?
• What does active learning actually look like at scale?
• How do virtual labs change outcomes for underrepresented students?
• What should you ask before adopting any new learning tool?
  

Who the Guide Is For

From Disengagement to Discovery: Transforming STEM Education is for STEM faculty and academic administrators navigating engagement, retention, and the shift to more experiential learning models.

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