Northeast TN STEM Innovation Hub - FALL 2024 Regional Gathering

Location: McPheeters Training Center (Hawkins County)

Address: 1115 Goshen Valley Rd., Church Hill, TN 37642

Date: 21 Nov

Overview

Connecting STEM Education Stakeholders in Northeast Tennessee

Join this free meeting to learn more about what we and others are doing in the region to support STEM education across PK-12+.

Topics

• Technology in the classroom: AI, 3D printers, and more
• Integrating Computer Science in the Elementary School Classroom

We define S.T.E.M. and integrated STEM education broadly, and thus STEM learning is relevant to most industries. STEM education starts early, there are many career pathways related to STEM, and our region has exciting initiatives to support these pathways.

We will share ways that educators and other stakeholders have leveraged the incredible strengths of those in this region to support teachers and students in STEM.

The Center of Excellence in STEM Education at ETSU oversees the Northeast TN STEM Innovation Hub.

Agenda and content drafts below.

Agenda

PRE-WORKSHOP - K-12 Educators

• 12-3pm - Generative AI as a Tool for Learning, Ariel Cintron-Arias, ETSU (applied workshop for educators K-12)

HUB MEETING

• 3:30-4:15pm - Arrival, Appetizers, Networking, Informational Tables

• 4:15-4:30pm - Welcome, Announcements

• 4:30-5:30pm - Tracks, Part A

• 5:30-6:50pm - Tracks, Part B

• 6:50-7:00pm - Closing, Feedback, Giveaways

TRACKS, TOPICS, AND RESOURCES

Track 1

Integrating Computer Science in the Elementary Classroom - 30 minutes each

(especially for elementary, but open to any grades)

• Computer science basics in K-5
• Integrating Computer Science with ELA in elementary schools

• Technology to support CS in the elementary classroom
• 3D printers: getting started

Track 2

Technology in the Classroom. Mini-Workshops on Tech Tools for Education (30 minutes each)

(especially for middle/high school educators, but open to anyone)

• 3D printers: the basics
• Fun with Drones, by STREAMWORKS

• Using VR Headsets in the Classroom, led by Jason Clevinger, Elizabethton High School
• Vex Robots (middle/high school)- Getting Started, by Felicia Strayhorn
• Finch Robots

Informational Tables

• Lending Library, NE TN STEM Innovation Hub, ETSU
• Z-Space Demonstrations: what, why, how, led by Reletech

IMPORTANT N OTE:

We will be taking pictures for the event and we will be sharing names, affiliations, and email addresses to facilitate networking. Please email Amie Perry (Craven) if you do NOT wish for your name to be included or you prefer not to give your consent to be photographed: [email protected].

SAVE THE DATE - Spring 2025 Meeting

• Thursday, May 1, 2025
• 12-3pm Pre-Meeting Workshop
• 4-7pm meeting

Learn More about Us

C ESE: https://www.etsu.edu/coe/stem-education/

Northeast TN STEM Innovation Hub: https://www.etsu.edu/coe/stem-education/innovation-hub/default.php

Lending Library: https://www.etsu.edu/coe/stem-education/lendinglibrary.php

Newsletter: https://www.etsu.edu/coe/stem-education/newsletter.php

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/etsucese

L inkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/center-of-excellence-in-stem-education-8332b0249