 2016 D-Lab Scale-Ups fellow Heather Beem (second from right) co-founded the Practical Education Network (PEN) while pursuing her PhD in mechanical engineering at MIT. Upon completing her doctoral degree in 2015, she turned her full attention to PEN, co-designing training programs focused on empowering K-12 STEM teachers in resource-constrained environments to engage their students in hands-on learning. PEN is currently based in Ghana. Credits: Photo courtesy of Heather Beem.
  2016 D-Lab Scale-Ups fellow Heather Beem (second from right) co-founded the Practical Education Network (PEN) while pursuing her PhD in mechanical engineering at MIT. Upon completing her doctoral degree in 2015, she turned her full attention to PEN, co-designing training programs focused on empowering K-12 STEM teachers in resource-constrained environments to engage their students in hands-on learning. PEN is currently based in Ghana. Credits: Photo courtesy of Heather Beem. 
 
      
            News | Jul 25, 2016 | Nancy Adams
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