Home

Cultivating Ensembles in STEM Education and Research, September 15-17, 2017

Conference Theme:
Cultivating Extraordinary Science Communities: Re-imagining Arts, Humanities, and STEM

CESTEMER 2017 takes place at Goodman Theatre in Chicago.

The Cultivating Ensembles in STEM Education and Research (CESTEMER) conference, focused on performance, science and science education returns to Chicago in 2017. This innovative conference brings together faculty, graduate students, K-12 educators and professionals in STEM and art fields who are exploring, practicing, and researching performance in science. CESTEMER advances, among these diverse attendees, the practices of community-building, collaborative creativity, diversity and inclusion and their relationship to ensembles.

Share Faire submissions are accepted here.
Register for CESTEMER’17 here.

Contact info@cestemer.org for more information and to help organize.

CESTEMER 2015

Registration table

CESTEMER 2015

The Unconference

CESTEMER is a dynamic conference for exploring diverse approaches at the intersection of Improv, STEM, and Art for igniting passion in STEM fields and gaining deep understanding of STEM related information.

-Loretta Cheeks

CESTEMER 2015

Group photo of CESTEMER 2015 attendees

CESTEMER 2015

The Unconference

A place where people working in STEM fields get together and communicate ideas through personalized and artistic avenues. Improv meets science. A friendly and open (and open ended) opportunity to present work.

-Melissa Wyman

CESTEMER 2015

CESTEMER is a fun and engaging conference that has the serious intent of improving science education, communication and collaboration.

-Nick Gross

CESTEMER 2015

Nick Gross and Ben Taylor

CESTEMER 2015

A safe environment to explore new ideas and tools for communication.

-Susan Walsh

CESTEMER 2015

An interactive workshop

CESTEMER 2015

Sarah Dewitt's Keynote address

Download Flyer for CESTEMER 2017