Jennifer Steiner serves as an Academic Advisor on the STEM101 leadership team. She collaborates with teachers and school teams to support the implementation of STEM101 programs. Her experience teaching the middle level STEM101 courses, her previous work as a STEM101 curriculum consultant, and her instructional coaching experience has provided her with an extensive knowledge of innovative pedagogical methods for project-based learning.
Jennifer earned a Bachelor’s degree and a Master’s degree from The Ohio State University where she specialized in middle level math and science education. She earned a Specialist degree in Educational Leadership from Arkansas State University, and is currently working on her Doctorate of Education in Educational Leadership at Liberty University.
Jennifer taught middle school math and science at White Knoll Middle School before becoming a STEM teacher and robotics coach at Meadow Glen Middle School. After nine years in the classroom, she became a Digital Learning Coach at River Bluff High School where she served as an instructional coach, assisted teachers with the impactful use of technology, and led professional development on EL Education strategies. During this time, she sponsored the Girls Who Code club, hosted Women in Science and Engineering conferences for students, presented at ISTE, was a pilot member of Digital Promise’s Dynamic Learning Project, and became a Google for Education Certified Coach.
Jennifer currently resides in Lexington, South Carolina. She is an assistant principal at White Knoll High School where she heads the Office of Accountability. When she is not at school or writing for her doctoral program, she enjoys competing in marathons and triathlons, and has even completed a full Ironman.
