Joules Webb

Welcome to my world! I'm Joules Webb, a Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Synthesizer fostering collaborations in STEM education.

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 Joules Webb has a passion and expertise for STEM Education gained through over twenty years of experience working in both education and industry roles. In education, she has served as a Texas high school science teacher and instructional coach, a STEM Educational Specialist with Texas Education Service Center Region 20, a Program Coordinator for The University of Texas at Austin Cockrell School of Engineering and currently as Associate Director of The University of Texas at San Antonio Prefreshman Engineering Program (PREP) . She is concurrently completing her doctoral studies in Integrative STEM Education at Virginia Tech. She served on the Texas Education Agency Texas STEM (T-STEM) Academy Blueprint design committee and on the T-STEM coalition board for two years. Joules also serves/ed as a volunteer for a variety of regional STEM outreach efforts including the Greater San Antonio Chamber of Commerce IT committee, the Innovate San Antonio STEM Council, the San Antonio Math and Science Education Coalition, and the non-profit collective impact organization, SASTEMIC. She was a founding host/producer of the weekly radio show TechCityUSA highlighting economic developement issues, workforce talent development needs, and STEM education in San Antonio, TX. Prior to her educational career, she was employed as a chemist in industry which affords her the opportunity to bring the workforce perspective to the education workplace. She brings a depth and breadth of STEM education knowledge to the community, acting as a synthesizer fostering collaborative partnerships among academia, industry, and military/government.

Associate Director at UTSA Prefreshman Engineering Program

May 2013 - Present | San Antonio, TX

Conduct ongoing and rigorous review of PREP curriculum under a continuous improvement approach, evaluate its effectiveness in preparing students for success in undergraduate STEM education, and make revisions as necessary. Ensure curriculum alignment with appropriate standards. Implement appropriate pedagogical strategies based on research and best practices associated with STEM education. Design and develop an instructor evaluation system. Assist in planning, developing, organizing and coordinating operations of PREP. Joules also facilitates Project-Based Learning (PBL) workshops for educators and provides ongoing classroom coaching support through project implementation.

Consultant at STEAM-LABS

April 2014 - October 2014 | Medellin, Colombia

Joules is currently a consulting member of the STEAM-LABS development team working through UT Austin's IC2 Institute and College of Education. This partnership with the Medellín, Colombia Office of the Secretária de Educación, working through Parque Explora, and in concert with other regional partners, is examining how the STEM/STEAM movement in the United States can translate in locale-appropriate ways to strategies, models and tools for Medellín. Joules facilitates Project-Based Learning workshops with Medellin educators and provides support for classroom implementation.

Program Coordinator at UT Austin - Engineering College

November 2012 - April 2013 | Austin, TX

Executive Director at SASTEMIC

January 2013 - April 2013 | San Antonio

STEM Education Specialist at Education Service Center, Region 20

May 2007 - November 2012 | San Antonio TX

Facilitate K-12 STEM professional development institutes to develop educator understanding of design/engineering/technology as context for teaching of STEM concepts. Oversee the development, field testing, and delivery of professional development institutes, assuring alignment with scientifically-based models of PDI, focusing on best practices, curriculum alignment, project-based learning, design-based learning and strategies to assure implementation of lessons learned. Design and implement innovative interdisciplinary curriculum framed within the Engineering Grand Challenges of the 21st Century. Develop relationships with local and national programs with close focus on those that provide access to underrepresented groups in STEM. Coordinate with partners, IHEs and industry to develop opportunities for teachers and students to participate in IHE and/or industry-based internships, apprenticeships, co-ops, service learning and/or capstone projects. âSupport the development of regional, state, and national STEM Innovation Networks to stay current with curriculum trends, instruction, technology, assessment, and school systems.

Quality Control Chemist at DPT Laboratories

1993 - 1996

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

2009 – 2015

PhD student

Concentration: Integrative STEM Education

Our Lady of the Lake University

1998 – 2000

MA in Education

Concentration: Secondary Mathematics and Science Education

Sam Houston State University

1988 – 1991

BS Chemistry

Concentration: Chemistry

STEM, Project Based Learning, K-12 Program Administration, Non-profit management, grant writing, STEM advocacy for underrepresented students, tennis and horses