An experienced STEM education leader with 25 years in urban, public K-12 education, Camsie McAdams serves as a Senior Advisor for Discovery Education. Camsie leads a national non-profit as the Director of the Institute for a STEM Ready America. Previously, Camsie led global STEM efforts at Discovery Education, where she was the lead for science and multidisciplinary curriculum development in Egypt and directed projects in the MENA region, China, and South America.
Camsie is a former classroom teacher, coach, and curriculum/instructional leader at school, district and national levels. Camsie served in the Obama Administration as the Deputy Director for STEM at the U.S. Department of Education. She was the recipient of the Albert Einstein Distinguished Educator Fellowship at the National Science Foundation and received the Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics Teaching. Camsie worked as the Director of STEM for DC Public Schools.
Camsie received a degree in general engineering and political science from the University of Denver, and a Masters of Education from the Harvard Graduate School of Education. She recently completed a Women’s Executive Leadership certification from Yale School of Management.