Jo Anne Vasquez

Jo Anne Vasquez, Ph.D., is a nationally recognized leader in STEM and science education and coauthor of STEM Lesson Guideposts: Creating STEM Lessons for Your Curriculum and STEM Lesson Essentials, Grades 3–8: Integrating Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics. She has authored articles on STEM integration, including “STEM—Beyond the Acronym” in Educational Leadership, and has worked extensively with districts and educators to develop integrated, hands‑on STEM lessons and units for elementary and middle school classrooms.

Vasquez has served as Vice President and Program Director of Arizona Transition Years’ Teacher and Curriculum STEM Initiatives at the Helios Education Foundation and previously worked as a classroom teacher, district science specialist for Mesa Public Schools, adjunct professor of science education at Arizona State University, and director of professional development and outreach for ASU’s CRESMET center. A past president of both the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) and the National Science Education Leadership Association, she was appointed to the National Science Board as its first and only K–12 educator member and has received multiple honors, including NSTA’s Robert H. Carlton Award for Leadership in Science Education, Arizona’s Outstanding Educator of the Year, and the National Environmental Association’s Teacher of the Year.