2018 INNOVATION SUMMIT STEMxChange Thin kin g Glo bally ...... S tartin g Locally

What is the Tennessee STEM Welcome to the fourth annual Tennessee STEM Innovation Summit and STEMxChange! Innovation Network? STEMx is a network of networks. The Dear STEM Partners – In 2010, the Tennessee Department STEMx network functions as an umbrella

of Education partnered with Battelle organization to support state members in We are excited to welcome you to Nashville to engage and learn with STEM experts Memorial Institute to launch the Tennessee from across the country as we seek to advance a vision where all students have access achieving individual goals while working STEM Innovation Network. Focusing on to high-quality STEM learning opportunities that prepare them for success in college, career, together to grow opportunities for students and life. This year’s event presents many opportunities to share what is working in Tennessee, “kindergarten to jobs”, the Network is at all levels. Starting with four states in learn about the promising practices of other state STEM networks, and brainstorm with new developing high-quality STEM programming 2012, STEMx has steadily grown. Today, the partners on how best tackle the obstacles to further ensure Tennessee students are network represents eighteen states, the standing in the way of student success. college and career ready upon graduation. Virgin Islands, and Guam. The Network utilizes Regional STEM We are delighted that STEMx has chosen to host STEMxChange, its annual member convening, Innovation Hubs located and STEM in conjunction with the Tennessee STEM Innovation Summit. STEMx is a national, multi-state Designated Schools across Tennessee to STEM network managed by Battelle that works with 20 states and territories to expand STEM increase student interest and participation in learning based upon years of collective expertise in implementation. Tennessee is a member of STEMx and benefitted greatly from the partnerships with other states as we launched the STEM fields. STEM network in 2010. From our experience, states working as a group can deliver more attention and resources to quality STEM education than any one state in isolation. TSIN supports the growth and quality of STEM education in Tennessee by: In addition to the expertise of our national partners, we are excited about the lineup of inspirational speakers and leaders from Tennessee that will share their expertise through • Connecting the best STEM schools, over 40 interactive learning sessions. Against this incredible opportunity, we will explore the teachers, and administrators to one conference theme of Thinking Globally. Starting Locally. We encourage participants to attend any learning session of interest, taking full advantage of the opportunity to attend sessions in another and to national resources the STEMx track or any of the other five tracks • Assisting schools and communities that offered throughout the event that may advance your work back at home. want to create new STEM schools and programs Members collaborate on a On behalf of the Tennessee STEM Innovation Network, STEMx, and the Battelle team, it is our common agenda, • Driving local STEM innovations through a research, best practices, and advocating for pleasure to welcome you to Nashville for this year’s event! Thanks for your participation network approach for statewide impact and for your continued commitment to advancing STEM for All. changes in public policy to support quality STEM education. The organization also Wes Hall provides direct support to individual states The Tennessee STEM Innovation Network is and advocates for them nationally. Executive Director, STEMx committed to helping the State of Tennessee @WesleyHall inspire and train the next generation of STEMx members gather for regular webinars innovative leaders. The presence of these on key problems of practice, issue joint Sandy Watkins highly skilled workers will enable the state reports together, and gather each year for Director, Tennessee STEM Innovation Network to grow businesses and industries that can STEMxChange. @Sandy4STEM successfully compete in the global economy. Network Marriott Conference Password Working together to make a difference! STEM2018 2 Wifi #TNSTEM 3 @theTSIN | @STEMx Thin kin g Glo bally ...... S tartin g Locally STEM School Designation Keynote Speakers - Tuesday, May 8 Tennessee STEM School Designation was developed to provide a “roadmap” for schools to successfully implement a STEM education plan at the local level. The tools and resources created define the attributes Dr. Candice Grant necessary for a school to create a comprehensive STEM learning environment for its students. McQueen Imahara The 15 schools receiving Tennessee STEM School Designation completed Tennessee Department Mythbuster, comprehensive digital portfolios that demonstrated their excellence in STEM education, of Education Animatronics Engineer, including student project-based learning, community partnerships, and support for Dr. Candice McQueen R2-D2 Operator teacher professional learning. Each school will hold their Designation status until 2023. currently serves as Before becoming Tennessee’s commissioner a Mythbuster, Grant

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in of the university’s executive leadership team and of the Machines, Matrix: Reloaded and Revolutions, h Moore Magnet Elementary School ...... Clarksville, TN oversaw both her college and the 1,300 pre-K- and most recently, Van Helsing and Star Wars: T 12th grade students in three schools at Lipscomb Episode III. Maxine Smith STEAM Adademy ...... Memphis, TN Academy. Under her leadership, Lipscomb’s college Oakmont Elementary School ...... Cottontown, TN of education and teacher preparation program were He has installed electronics in R2-D2 units for consistently highlighted as one of the top teacher Star Wars Episodes I and II, replacing the halogen Overall Creek Elementary School ...... Murfreesboro, TN training programs in the state of Tennessee for quality light source and rotating color wheel (for the sparkly Prescott South Elementary School ...... Cookeville, TN and effectiveness based on the Tennessee Report Card lights) with a custom microcontroller-based LED on the Effectiveness of Teacher Training Programs circuit that was originally created to make the STEM School Chattanooga...... Chattanooga, TN and was most recently pointed out as the second pulsating lights for the main engines of the Protector, highest ranking program in the nation by the National from Galaxy Quest. He also upgraded all of the radio Union Elementary School ...... Gallatin, TN Council on Teacher Quality. McQueen also founded equipment and speed controls to modern standards. Whitehaven Elementary School ...... Memphis, TN the Ayers Institute for Teacher Learning and Innovation Along with R2-D2 Crew Chief Don Bies and Nelson at Lipscomb. The institute has a focus on improving Hall, he is one of only three official R2-D2 operators professional learning for teachers by focusing on in the United States. embedded professional development, coaching and new approaches to leadership training and support.

Visit the ORNL Traveling Science Fair During the Summit!

All K–12 schools serving students in Tennessee are eligible. Step right up and experience science at a whole new level as Oak Ridge National Laboratory Visit www.tsin.org/designation to learn more. brings STEM to students through the traveling Science Fair! The ORNL Science Fair provides the opportunity for guests of all ages to learn more about science and the importance of the ORNL research directly from scientists as they tour carnival-style, interactive trailers that describe various fields of research and areas of future career opportunities. 4 The ORNL Traveling Science Fair is in the parking lot and available throughout the Summit. 5 Please step outside and visit! Thin kin g Glo bally ...... S tartin g Locally

BREAKOUT SESSIONS 2 - 12:45 PM

SCHEDULE ROOM SESSION TITLE PRESENTER(S) AUDIENCE TUESDAY MAY 8

Using Collaboration to Build Capacity Karen Peterson and Erin Hogeboom, National Girls Chattanooga All Educators and Increase STEM Engagement Collaborative Project TUESDAY MAY 8 Partnerships for Innovation: Our School. Sara Shaffer and Shanna Hensley Capitol I All Educators 8:00 AM - 8:30 AM | Registration Our Community. Our Future. D-B EXCEL, Kingsport

Out of the Library & Into the Classroom: Heather Henderlight and Callie Painter Stones River All Educators 8:30 AM - 8:45 AM | Welcome & Introductions in the Nashville Ballroom Building a Maker Culture Jefferson Middle School, Oak Ridge TUESDAY MAY 8 MAY TUESDAY Nashville The Extraordinaires: Leveraging Student Creativity Claire Williams McGee, All Educators Ballroom in Engineering without Technology Metro Nashville Public Schools, Nashville 8:45 AM - 9:25 AM | Commissioner Candice McQueen presents the Tennessee Designated STEM School Awards Cindy Moss, Discovery Education, Charlotte, NC All Educators Capitol II Putting the sizzle in STEAM David Williams, Metro Nashville Public Schools, Nashville 9:25 AM - 10:30 AM | Keynote Address by Grant Imahara Memphis Role of Youth Engagement Programs Elisabeth McClain, Adventure Science Center, Nashville High School in the STEM Pipeline and Chris Radek, Nashville Zoo, Nashville Educators 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM | Networking & Visit the ORNL Traveling Science Fair

11:00 AM - 11:45 AM | Breakout Sessions 1 BREAKOUT SESSIONS 3 - 1:45 PM ROOM SESSION TITLE PRESENTER(S) AUDIENCE Elementary & Natalie Beach and Angie Bilbrey 11:45 AM - 12:45 PM | Lunch Chattanooga Middle School Inclusive STEM Collaboration Prescott South Elementary School, Cookeville Educators

Natalie Beach and Angie Bilbrey 12:45 PM - 1:30 PM | Breakout Sessions 2 Jackson Dual Enrollment as a Recruitment All Educators and Retention Strategy Jennifer Zinth, Education Commission of the States

From Concept to Scale: How to Develop, Incubate, Michael Stone, The Innovation Hub at the Public Ed- 1:45 PM - 2:30 PM | Breakout Sessions 3 Capitol I ucation Foundation, Chattanooga and Tony Donen, All Educators and Share Innovative Practices STEM School Chattanooga, Chattanooga

Brandi Stroecker and Sandy Watkins, Capitol II All Educators 2:30 PM - 3:00 PM | Break Roadmap to STEM School Designation Tennessee STEM Innovation Network

Nashville Beauty and the Beak - An Engineering Design Leslie Suters and Kristen Trent All Educators 3:00 PM - 3:45 PM | Breakout Sessions 4 Ballroom Project using Informational Texts and 3D Printing TN Technological University, Knoxville Middle & A Student in STEM: The Student’s Hanna Selph, TSA Student Officer Coach and Junior at Stones River High School Point of View About STEM Education Hardin Valley Academy, Knoxville 3:45 PM - 4:00 PM | Closing Remarks and Door Prizes in the Nashville Ballroom Educators

BREAKOUT SESSIONS 1 - 11:00 AM BREAKOUT SESSIONS 4 - 3:00 PM ROOM SESSION TITLE PRESENTER(S) AUDIENCE ROOM SESSION TITLE PRESENTER(S) AUDIENCE Middle STEM Inquiry Activities Yield Students Tracy Anderson, Northwest Middle School, Knoxville and Michelle Bettis, East Hamilton Middle High School, Memphis School Capitol I The Future Is Female...Coding for Girls! All Educators Claudeen Denning, Rose Park Magnet Middle, Nashville Ooltewah Prepared for a Competitive Job Market Educators Lisa Vasser, University of Tennessee W.P. Ridley 4-H Middle Computer Science: Becoming the Anthony Owen, Arkansas Department of Education Chattanooga “Learn by Doing” the 4-H Way! Center, Columbia and Daniel Sarver, University of School Jackson and Scott Smith, Arkansas Public School Resource All Educators Focus of STEM Tennessee, Knoxville Educators Center, Arkansas

Jill Lansing, New York Nashville From Reaching to Reality: Catherine Jones and Kattie Nash School All Educators Stones River Challenge Grants Panel Susie Teague, South Carolina Ballroom Developing a Sustainable STEM Culture Prescott South Elementary STEM School, Cookeville Leaders Gay Stewart, West Virginia Elementary & Elementary & Lea Bartch and Cherry Ross Dr. Katrina Keene Senior Outreach Manager Capitol I Stop Bogus Science Before It Erodes STEM Thinking Middle School Stones River Cleverbots and Coding, OH MY!!! Middle School Overall Creek Elementary, Murfreesboro Wonder Workshop Educators Educators Science Dream It, Design It: Teaching the New TN Academic Adrema Higgins and Jenni Mason Getting Creative with Chromebooks: Boosting Teachers Capitol II Mary Coulter, Midway High School, Kingston All Educators Capitol II Sam Houston Elementary, Lebanon Student Engagement through Technology Science Standards through Design Challenges All Grades Middle Kurt Butefish, Tennessee Geographic Alliance, Knox- Leann Albert and Megan Criner Nashville Incorporating Geospatial Technologies Chattanooga School ville and Michael Camponovo, University of Tennessee, All Educators Learning Blade for Exciting STEM Engagement Lakeland Middle Preparatory School, Lakeland Ballroom into the Classroom Knoxville Educators

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USING COLLABORATION TO BUILD CAPACITY STEM INQUIRY ACTIVITIES YIELD STUDENTS PREPARED FOR A COMPETITIVE JOB MARKET

AND INCREASE STEM ENGAGEMENT TUESDAY MAY 8 Children are our future employers and employees! Sample favorite Come learn about the National Girls Collaborative Project (NGCP), a Tracy Anderson Karen Peterson Northwest Middle School, Knoxville hands-on, inquiry-rich STEM activities that excite students (including model for sustainable collaboration among cross-sector stakeholders. Erin Hogeboom Claudeen Denning 3-D printers, Science Olympiad, and other competitions), and reveal National Girls Collaborative Project Participants will engage in hands-on activities designed to facilitate Rose Park Magnet Middle, Nashville possibilities for their future careers. Take away several lessons you can Audience: All Educators collaboration and leverage resources and expertise, learn about current Audience: Middle School Educators use right away in class, and ideas to infuse more inquiry and career Room: Chattanooga research on the importance of collaboration, and be introduced to the Room: Memphis connections into your lesson plans. free tools available from the National Girls Collaborative.

TUESDAY MAY 8 MAY TUESDAY “LEARN BY DOING” THE 4-H WAY! PARTNERSHIPS FOR INNOVATION: OUR SCHOOL. OUR COMMUNITY. OUR FUTURE.

Learn how to catapult youth into lifelong learning with the 4-H “Learn Lisa Vasser “It takes a village to raise a child,” and therefore it takes a community University of Tennessee W.P. Ridley 4-H by Doing” philosophy. For over 100 years, 4-H educators have inspired Sara Shaffer Center, Columbia Shanna Hensley to raise a school. Come participate in brainstorming activities with your youth to learn STEM principles by doing fun projects designed to D-B EXCEL, Kingsport Daniel Sarver colleagues to uncover how to utilize community partnerships to meet University of Tennessee, Knoxville actively inspire them to learn more. Come find out what the “Game Audience: All Educators your school’s vision, while learning effective strategies to engage your Audience: Middle School Educators of Thrown” is, and the STEM principles behind this and other exciting Room: Capitol I community with student projects and work-based learning. Room: Chattanooga hands-on 4-H STEM activities!

CHALLENGE GRANTS PANEL OUT OF THE LIBRARY & INTO THE CLASSROOM: BUILDING A MAKER CULTURE Jill Lansing Last Fall, the National STEMx network launched the Challenge Grant New York Makerspaces encourage learning through inventing and creating but Susie Teague Program to provide states with up to $15,000 to develop solutions Heather Henderlight South Carolina Callie Painter have been traditionally constrained to school libraries. This hands- BREAKOUT SESSIONS 2 - 12:45 PM to pressing STEM education issues. Join STEMx state leaders to learn Jefferson Middle School, Oak Ridge Gay Stewart on session will inspire you to embrace the maker culture and provide how the program coalesced partners around solving a pressing state West Virginia Audience: All Educators strategies for developing standards-supported maker activities in your issue in computer science, workforce develop, and state-level “Grand Room: Stones River Audience: All Educators classroom. Room: Stones River Challenges.”

THE EXTRAORDINAIRES: LEVERAGING STUDENT CREATIVITY IN ENGINEERING STOP BOGUS SCIENCE BEFORE IT ERODES STEM THINKING WITHOUT TECHNOLOGY Join the ranks of the Extraordinaires!, a design studio that engages student interest in Lea Bartch Need ideas for banning bogus science and promoting authentic engineering with open-ended guided questioning. The design studio lends itself to paper Cherry Ross discovery and understanding? In this session, learn how one school Claire Williams McGee Overall Creek Elementary, Murfreesboro Metro Nashville Public Schools, Nashville and pencil design that students can then take to the next level using basic makerspace re-designed professional development to be based in genuine science items, found (free!) materials, or structured materials such as clay. You will leave this Audience: Elementary & Middle School Audience: All Educators session with integrated lessons that can be implemented with zero cost to the classroom, Educators practice and crosscutting concepts, resulting in deeper conceptual Room: Nashville Ballroom Room: Capitol I understanding for all. as well as guides to assist in planning. The Extraordinaires! lessons align to the new Tennessee State Science Standards and are cross-curricular in ELA and Math. GETTING CREATIVE WITH CHROMEBOOKS: PUTTING THE SIZZLE IN STEAM BOOSTING STUDENT ENGAGEMENT THROUGH TECHNOLOGY

As technology becomes more and more ubiquitous in our classrooms, Cindy Moss In this session attendees will learn about how MNPS is using research-based STEAM Mary Coulter Discovery Education, Charlotte, NC strategies with their middle schools to engage all types of learners and infuse fun into Midway High School, Kingston it’s essential that teachers have unique strategies for engaging students. In this session, we will demonstrate how to incorporate David Williams classrooms. Attendees will be exposed to the data indicating this is a necessary step, Metro Nashville Public Schools, Nashville lessons learned so far, and plans to take this initiative to scale. In the session participants Recommended Audience: All Educators programs such as WikiPages, video software, and simulations into your Room: Capitol II Audience: All Educators will experience a short STEMersion to understand how STEM/STEAM relates to all classroom environment. Bring your own device to practice using the Room: Capitol II BREAKOUT SESSIONS 1 - 11:00 AM SESSIONS BREAKOUT content and grade levels. Attendees will also leave with access to free, digital resources apps we discuss. to help them move forward on their STEM journey.

INCORPORATING GEOSPATIAL TECHNOLOGIES INTO THE CLASSROOM ROLE OF YOUTH ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMS IN THE STEM PIPELINE

Kurt Butefish Humans have been making maps for thousands of years, but geospatial Tennessee Geographic Alliance, Knoxville technologies have grown by leaps and bounds in our lifetime, and now permeate Elisabeth McClain Youth Engagement Programs in informal learning environments aim to better prepare Adventure Science Center, Nashville Michael Camponovo our daily lives. Learn what they encompass (Get the pun? A compass is a teens for STEM career pathways through directly involving youth in education, University of Tennessee, Knoxville Chris Radek mapping tool!) and how to effectively incorporate geospacial tech into your Nashville Zoo, Nashville interpretation, and career exploration. This session will focus on two middle Tennessee programs, providing program outlines, example activities, and training strategies used in Recommended Audience: All Educators classroom using problem-based learning tools designed for K-12 education, Story Audience: High School Educators Room: Nashville Ballroom Maps and GeoInquiries. These tools are particularly effective for cross-curricular Room: Memphis the Adventure Science Center “Youth CR3W” and Nashville Zoo “ZooTeen” programs. learning in English Language Arts. Bring your devices to play along!

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INCLUSIVE STEM COLLABORATION THE FUTURE IS FEMALE...CODING FOR GIRLS! TUESDAY MAY 8 Is the lack of female representation in STEM classes at your school noticeable? Natalie Beach Angie Bilbrey What can you do to encourage females? Teach them to code! Successful skill- Gain tried and tested tips (in communication, visual supports, Michelle Bettis Prescott South Elementary School, Cookeville building in coding, combined with role models, hands-on opportunities, and classroom structure, and academic scaffolding) for planning a STEM East Hamilton Middle High School, Ooltewah real-world career connections, has been shown to increase girls’ confidence in Audience: All Educators Audience: Elementary & Middle School project to make it more accessible for students with disabilities, while Room: Capitol I math and science classrooms, develop their growth mindset towards all things Educators highly effective for all learners, and more manageable for teachers. STEM-related, and in turn raise the enrollment of females in STEM classes Room: Chattanooga across the board. Bring your devices to play along!

TUESDAY MAY 8 MAY TUESDAY DUAL ENROLLMENT AS A RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION STRATEGY COMPUTER SCIENCE: BECOMING THE FOCUS OF STEM Research tells us that dual enrollment can play a powerful role in enhancing Natalie Beach Anthony Owen Through the bipartisan actions of the General Assembly and Governor, Angie Bilbrey students’ postsecondary aspirations, enrolment, and completion. But can Arkansas Department of Education Arkansas led the nation by being the first state to offer computer Jennifer Zinth dual enrollment also play a role in increasing the number of female and Scott Smith science in every high school. The state is continuing to refine and Education Commission of the States underrepresented minority students in STEM degree programs? This session will Arkansas Public School Resource Center, Arkansas explore what a dual enrollment program is, and what the key policy levers are implement a successful statewide CS initiative that is being replicated Audience: All Educators related to access and finance. We will also discuss how to ensure course quality, Audience: All Educators in other states. In this session, participants will learn how effective Room: Jackson Room: Jackson with the goal of motivating students to pursue STEM credentials and degrees. partnerships can support building an effective state K-12 CS initiative.

FROM CONCEPT TO SCALE: HOW TO DEVELOP, INCUBATE, AND SHARE INNOVATIVE PRACTICES FROM REACHING TO REALITY: DEVELOPING A SUSTAINABLE STEM CULTURE In 2017-2018, Hamilton County Schools opened 8 digital fabrication labs, dubbed Michael Stone Learn an easy process to guide you through the development of a STEM The Innovation Hub at the Public “Volkswagen eLabs,” with a $1 million investment from Volkswagen, in partnership Catherine Jones implementation plan at your school, promoting a strong STEM school culture! Education Foundation, Chattanooga with the State of Tennessee and the Public Education Foundation. Learn how the Kattie Nash Prescott South Elementary STEM School, Layers of STEM practices will be shared to spark ideas you can use upon BREAKOUT SESSIONS 4 - 3:00 PM Tony Donen TSIN Southeast Tennessee STEM Hub works with STEM School Chattanooga to returning to your own campus. Learn an easy process to guide you through STEM School Chattanooga, Chattanooga Cookeville develop, incubate, and scale innovative practices from a platform school to the Audience: School Leaders the development of a STEM implementation plan at your school, promoting a Audience: All Educators rest of the region. From Virtual reality to digital fabrication, Tony and Michael will strong STEM school culture! Layers of STEM practices will be shared to spark Room: Capitol I Room: Nashville Ballroom share specific strategies to integrate these exciting new practices in any setting. ideas you can use upon returning to your own campus.

ROADMAP TO TENNESSEE STEM SCHOOL DESIGNATION CLEVERBOTS AND CODING, OH MY!!! Robotics and coding are the newest rage to get more learners interested in computer science. Why Tennessee STEM School Designation was developed to provide a “roadmap” should I use robotics and how does it relate to coding in my classroom you may be asking? Join Dr. Katrina Keene for schools to successfully implement a STEM education plan at the local the fun and come to this session to explore and discover how Dash, Dot, and Cue are rocking our Brandi Stroecker Senior Outreach Manager student's STEM worlds! Engage in unplugged activities to challenge-based learning, even higher Sandy Watkins level. The tools and resources created define the attributes necessary for Wonder Workshop tech computational thinking activities writing your own code magic text messages. These hands- Tennessee STEM Innovation Network a school, regardless of location, to create a comprehensive STEM learning on collaborative dynamic duo and transformative trio team activities will provide a strong coding Audience: All Educators environment for its students. Learn more about the process to become a Audience: Elementary and Middle knowledge base, to empower your student's programming and coding pathways, while meeting digital fluency learning outcomes. Your mind will be spinning with new ideas of how to seamlessly Room: Capitol II designated Tennessee STEM School, recognized by the Tennessee Department School Educators Room: Stones River integrate student-led challenges, aligned to thematic unit literacy activities, while inspiring your of Education. student's critical thinking and problem-solving skills related to their world! BEAUTY AND THE BEAK DREAM IT, DESIGN IT: TEACHING THE NEW TN ACADEMIC SCIENCE STANDARDS THROUGH AN ENGINEERING DESIGN PROJECT USING INFORMATIONAL TEXTS AND 3D PRINTING DESIGN CHALLENGES Join us in a hands-on session that allows you to use engineering design Learn strategies to implement a STEM Design Task into your classroom Leslie Suters to address the real-world problem of designing prosthetics for animals! Adrema Higgins using the new TN Academic Standards for Science. See how a Kristen Trent Jenni Mason TN Technological University, Knoxville Bring your own laptop to research and design a prosthetic limb for an Sam Houston Elementary, Lebanon Kindergarten teacher and a Fifth Grade Teacher incorporate STEM Audience: All Educators “injured” pet (stuffed toy) using the online CAD program Tinkercad. Audience: Science Teachers in all Grades challenges in both of their classrooms, and how each teacher used

BREAKOUT SESSIONS 3 - 1:45 PM SESSIONS BREAKOUT Room: Nashville Ballroom We will 3D print your completed design and allow you to pick them up Room: Capitol II different criteria, constraints, and rubrics to assess their students in at a designated area after the session! each grade level.

A STUDENT IN STEM: THE STUDENT’S POINT OF VIEW ABOUT STEM EDUCATION LEARNING BLADE FOR EXCITING STEM ENGAGEMENT In this session, hear from Hannah Selph, a junior at Hardin Valley Academy in Knoxville, Hanna Selph as she tells her STEM story. From finding a Career Technical Education community in Leann Albert Learning Blade is a multi-disciplinary online learning tool that connects TSA Student Officer Coach and Junior at middle school to pursuing state and national STEM leadership opportunities in high Megan Criner STEM career exploration and academic standards in thematic units. In Hardin Valley Academy, Knoxville school, Hannah is personally seeing how STEM can positively affect and motivate Lakeland Middle Preparatory School, Lakeland this interactive demonstration, participants will see how Learning Blade Audience: Middle and High School students. She will offer thoughts and ideas on how to get and keep students engaged Teachers and Administrators in STEM, and why it is so important from a student’s perspective. Also, get a first-hand Audience: Middle School Educators is a helping hand in the middle school classroom, across subjects. Bring Room: Stones River look at Tennessee Technology Student Association and all the benefits it has for both Room: Chattanooga your devices to play along! students and teachers.

10 LEARNING ENGAGING UNDERREPRESENTED COMMUNITY SCHOOL INNOVATIVE INSTRUCTIONAL STEM CAREER 1111 TRACKS GROUPS IN STEM PARTNERSHIPS CULTURE STRATEGIES AWARENESS Keynote Speaker - Wednesday, May 9 AWARDS Tennessee’s recent successes in STEM are due to the combined efforts of strong teachers in the classroom, innovative school and district/regional leaders, and advocates that place STEM on the top of their priority list. The STEM Excellence Awards Joseph Acaba are pleased to recognize one awardee in each of the following areas: Excellence in STEM Teaching, Excellence in STEM Leadership, Tennessee STEM Advocate, and Tennessee STEM Innovator. NASA Astronaut Joseph M. Acaba was selected by NASA in 2004. The California native has Congratulations to our 2018 STEM Excellence Awards winners! logged a total of 306 days in space during three missions. In 2009, Acaba flew aboard STS-119 on the Space Shuttle Discovery to the International Space Station EXCELLENCE IN STEM TEACHING her journey with Jack Anderson in the role of 5000 times by teachers across the country. In to deliver the final pair of power-generating solar array wings and a truss element. Sharon Clark a parent. As the PTO president, Erin worked 2018, he was selected as a NASA Solar System During this mission, he conducted two spacewalks. In 2012, Acaba flew aboard a Teacher, East Side Intermediate alongside administration to secure funding Ambassador and is one of three nominees for Soyuz spacecraft to the space station where he worked as Flight Engineer for the School, Haywood County for a fully functioning STEM lab. Her role has the prestigious American Astronomical Society Schools now expanded to include securing community Outreach national award. Expedition 31/32. During this mission, the first commercial resupply spacecraft, Sharon Clark teaches partnerships, seeking and organizing all STEM SpaceX Dragon, arrived at the station. Acaba also served as Director of Operations STEM and Technology resources, designing STEM seminars, and TENNESSEE STEM INNOVATOR Russia in Star City supporting crew training in Soyuz and Russian Segment Enrichment to 4th and 5th supporting teachers in their implementation Dr. Tony Donen systems, and most recently served as Flight Engineer on the International Space grade innovators at East of Project Based Learning Units. Erin was a Principal, STEM School participant of the 2016-2017 Innovative Leaders Station for Expedition 53/54, landing back on Earth on February 28, 2018. Side Intermediate School Chattanooga in Brownsville, TN. Clark is a 2018 PBS Digital Institute Cohort, where she was able to visit and Dr. Tony Donen is the founding Innovator All-Star, a member of the Rural TN learn from many other STEM schools across principal of STEM School Prior to arriving at NASA, Acaba taught one year of high school science at STEM Collaborative Cohort, and a Lipscomb Middle Tennessee. Erin is passionate about the Chattanooga and is committed to Melbourne High School, Florida, and four years of middle school math and science at Dunnellon Middle University Tennessee Transformational transformation that she has witnessed at Jack helping improve STEM education Anderson since its implementation of STEM and School, Florida. Leadership Alliance Fellow. Clark enjoys throughout the country. Since empowering students through STEM education, often speaks about it at conferences. the inception of STEM School raising community awareness about the Chattanooga, the school has purpose of and need for STEM, and engaging TENNESSEE STEM ADVOCATE become a national leader in STEM education community members with her students through Billy Hix and a model for innovative teaching practices STEM related activities. She is passionate Professor Emeritus at Motlow and real-world student engagement. The school about sharing her STEM experience with other College and Director of STEM has been recognized by America Achieves as teachers from across West Tennessee. Outreach Program one of thirty schools worldwide denoted as a Billy Hix is a product of a "World-Leading Learner School" and by the Fab SCHEDULE EXCELLENCE IN STEM LEADERSHIP very rural, high poverty Foundation for prominence in digital fabrication Erin Thurston school where he wanted STEM STEM Coordinator, Jack to learn about the night education. Anderson Elementary, sky and dreamed of Tony has led WEDNESDAY MAY 9 Sumner County Schools working for NASA. He is passionate about professional Erin Thurston serves sharing his love of learning and astronomy development 8:00 AM - 8:30 AM | Registration as the STEM Facilitator with students from similar backgrounds. Billy is throughout at Jack Anderson Professor Emeritus at Motlow State Community Tennessee as Elementary School in College where he started the STEM Outreach one of the lead 8:30 AM - 8:45 AM | Welcome & Morning Remarks in the Nashville Ballroom Hendersonville, TN. In Program to pique the curiosity of students principals for the her role, she works closely with teachers and across the state. Additionally, Billy manages Innovative Leaders administrators to provide unique opportunities a visiting planetarium program, where he Institute for school 8:45 AM - 9:25 AM | STEM Excellence Awards and MakerMinded Prizes for all students to apply grade level standards provides students from across the state with leadership teams and in ways that allow for the Engineering Design the opportunity to be awed by the night sky. provides opportunities for Process. Erin prides herself on exposing her Since its inception, Billy has impacted the lives teachers and leaders from 9:25 AM - 10:30 AM | Keynote Address by NASA Astronaut Joseph Acaba students to STEM practices that help cultivate of over 52,000 students through the mobile across the country to visit critical thinkers while nurturing creativity and planetarium. Billy also created videos for the STEM School Chattanooga’s developing communication and collaborative TSIN to prepare students and teachers for the innovative campus. Eclipse of 2017. These videos were viewed over 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM | Networking and Visit the ORNL Traveling Science Fair skills necessary for their next steps. She began

11:00 AM - 11:45 AM | Breakout Sessions 5 Congratulations to our 2017-2018 11:45 AM - 12:45 PM | Lunch MakerMinded Schools of Distinction!

12:45 PM - 1:30 PM | Breakout Sessions 6 Each of these winning schools is preparing the 1:45 PM - 2:30 PM | Breakout Sessions 7 future generation of advanced manufacturers and engineers by engaging their students in 3:00 PM - 3:15 PM | Closing Remarks and Door Prizes in the Nashville Ballroom hands-on STEM opportunities, both in the classroom and the community.

12 Please join us for the MakerMinded awards and learning session to learn more about this free resource and statewide competition that encourages teachers and students to explore STEM. To learn more visit www.tn.makerminded.com. Thin kin g Glo bally ...... S tartin g Locally

BREAKOUT SESSIONS 5 - 11:00 AM HOMETOWN PRIDE: INSPIRING RURAL STUDENTS TO EXPLORE LOCAL STEM CAREERS ROOM SESSION TITLE PRESENTER(S) AUDIENCE Is the lack of female representation in STEM classes at your school noticeable? Hometown Pride: Inspiring Rural Students Rural What can you do to encourage females? Teach them to code! Successful skill- Stones River Sharon Clark, East Side Intermediate School, Brownsville Educators to Explore Local STEM Careers Sharon Clark All Grades East Side Intermediate School, Brownsville building in coding, combined with role models, hands-on opportunities, and real-world career connections, has been shown to increase girls’ confidence in Assets Matter: Developing Sylvia Pastor and Diane Ward Audience: Rural Educators in All Grades Capitol II All Educators math and science classrooms, develop their growth mindset towards all things Sustainable Financial Partnerships Roane State Community College, Harriman Room: Stones River STEM-related, and in turn raise the enrollment of females in STEM classes Taking on the STEM Grand Challenges: What Grace Doramus, Tom Peters and Susie Teague, across the board. Bring your devices to play along! Jackson All Educators might you learn from South Carolina’s approach? SC Coalition for Math and Science and 100kin10 ASSETS MATTER: DEVELOPING SUSTAINABLE FINANCIAL PARTNERSHIPS Becky Ashe, L&N STEM Academy and George Ashe, Chattanooga The Culture Club TBD Hardin Valley Academy STEM, Knoxville

Cristol Kapp and Beth Wilson Elementary Sylvia Pastor Learn how community partnerships brought about the “Rural Capitol I The STEAM Book Cafe and Makerspace Diane Ward Red Bank Elementary, Chattanooga Educators WEDNESDAY MAY 9 Roane State Community College, Harriman Communities STEM Initiative: Lab-in-a-Box” and brainstorm how to Nashville Middle & Audience: All Educators work with business partners in your community to incorporate hands- MakerMinded for STEM Career Awarenes Heather Sherman, Ohio STEM Learning Network, Ohio High School Room: Capitol II on STEM learning in your classroom. Ballroom Educators

BREAKOUT SESSIONS 6 - 12:45 PM TAKING ON THE STEM GRAND CHALLENGES: WHAT MIGHT YOU LEARN ROOM SESSION TITLE PRESENTER(S) AUDIENCE FROM SOUTH CAROLINA’S APPROACH?

Brandi Stroecker and Evan Curran, Capitol I TSIN Rural STEM Collaborative All Educators Grace Doramus Tennessee STEM Innovation Network Tom Peters Join our session to learn how to take “Grand Challenges” from

WEDNESDAY MAY 9 MAY WEDNESDAY Susie Teague Business Partnerships Bring STEM to Rob Porter SC Coalition for Math and Science and 100kin10 daunting to actionable by applying this innovative approach to move Chattanooga All Educators Life with Modular LEGO Builds Cummins Filtration, Cookeville Audience: All Educators the needle against the STEM challenges in your state! Room: Jackson Nashville TeamUP 2 GreenUp: Promoting Tracy Leaks, Shelby County Schools, Memphis All Educators Ballroom a Sustainable School Culture

Nikki Russell and Mary Avans THE CULTURE CLUB Capitol II SOLE-Student Organized Learning Environment All Educators BREAKOUT SESSIONS 5 - 11:00 AM Barger Academy, Chattanooga

Kattie Nash and Carolyn Fox Elementary Becky Ashe In this interactive session participants will hear how strong STEM cultures were created Stones River Computer Coding in the Elementary Classroom Prescott South Elementary STEM School, Cookeville Educators L&N STEM Academy in two different school models (one whole school and one small learning community). George Ashe Examining three critical components of culture, engaged learners will leave with Middle Hardin Valley Academy STEM, Knoxville Memphis Integrate STEM Career Awareness Josh Sniderman, Learning Blade School multiple strategies and actions ready to be applied in any school setting and any grade with Learning Blade Audience: All Educators Educators Room: Chattnooga level. Come find out why these presenters say “Culture eats strategy for lunch!”

BREAKOUT SESSIONS 7 - 1:45 PM THE STEAM BOOK CAFE AND MAKERSPACE ROOM SESSION TITLE PRESENTER(S) AUDIENCE

Purposeful Partnerships: Engaging Community Lynn Hodge and Karen Chang The STEAM Book Cafe and Makerspace invites you to experience a fabulous Chattanooga All Educators Cristol Kapp Members in Family STEM Nights University of Tennessee, Knoxville Beth Wilson selection of curated STEAM themed picture books. Participants will network Red Bank Elementary, Chattanooga and collaborate with peers and leave with a menu of fresh ideas for using picture How Public Private Partnerships are Angela Hemmingway, Idaho STEM Action Center Jackson All Educators books in your STEAM curriculum! Participants will have the option of participating Changing the Landscape of STEM in Idaho and Anne Seifert, Idaho National Laboratory, Idaho Audience: Elementary Educators Room: Capitol I in a wide variety of maker activities to encourage creativity and writing. Elementary & Our STEM-task-tic Journey to Tressa Sander and Erin Thurston Stones River Middle School Jack Anderson Elementary, Hendersonville, TN Becoming A STEM School Educators

Christy Shepherd and Tera Brooks MAKERMINDED FOR STEM CAREER AWARENESS Capitol I Get Your Class Flowing With Technology All Educators Northeast Elementary, Cookeville MakerMinded is a free program designed to help students learn about Middle Sally Pardue and Scott Eddins, Millard Oakley STEM School Heather Sherman opportunities in fields they may not have considered before, like advanced- Capitol II Making a Future with STEM Center and Tennessee Tech Educators Ohio STEM Learning Network, Columbus, OH manufacturing and explore them through site visits, and hands on activities. Nashville Audience: Middle and High School MakerMinded has been engaging students in TN, OH, KY and MI. In this All Educators Ballroom Dream Big Movie Screening Educators session, learn about MakerMinded’s success across states, and hear about Room: Knoxville opportunities to bring this program to your state through a new funding opportunity coordinated by STEMx.

14 LEARNING ENGAGING UNDERREPRESENTED COMMUNITY SCHOOL INNOVATIVE INSTRUCTIONAL STEM CAREER 1515 TRACKS GROUPS IN STEM PARTNERSHIPS CULTURE STRATEGIES AWARENESS Thin kin g Glo bally ...... S tartin g Locally

THE TENNESSEE RURAL STEM COLLABORATIVE PURPOSEFUL PARTNERSHIPS: ENGAGING COMMUNITY MEMBERS IN FAMILY STEM NIGHTS

In this session, we will share the approach and lessons learned in designing and Brandi Stroecker Interested in place-based education? Hear how the Tennessee Rural STEM Lynn Hodge Evan Curran Karen Chang implementing Family STEM nights. Learn practical tips in building sustainable Collaborative leverages PBE to increase rural educator’s capacity to connect Tennessee STEM Innovation Network University of Tennessee, Knoxville university and school partnerships through community events and explore with valuable expertise and access assets that focus on STEM locally. Join us to Audience: All Educators Audience: All Educators activities that have been successful in making STEM more accessible to hear from current Collaborative members and how you can become involved! Room: Capitol I Room: Chattanooga students and families!

HOW PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS ARE CHANGING THE LANDSCAPE BUSINESS PARTNERSHIPS BRING STEM TO LIFE WITH MODULAR LEGO BUILDS OF STEM IN IDAHO

Learn about working with business partners in your community as Cummins Angela Hemmingway This interactive session will highlight successful approaches to Rob Porter Filtration shares how they have partnered with the Millard Oakley STEM Center, Idaho STEM Action Center STEM partnerships including providing mentorship and volunteer WEDNESDAY MAY 9 Cummins Filtration, Cookeville Prescott Middle School, and Cookeville High School to advance STEM learning Anne Seifert Idaho National Laboratory, Idaho Falls, ID opportunities to serve in K-12 schools and out-of-school programs, Audience: All Educators over the past 5 years. The Cummins Filtration STEM program uses Lego based Room: Chattanooga hands-on STEM activities, which are easily paired with simple, industry-relevant Audience: All Educators expanding work-based experiential learning programs, expanding demos for students! Room: Jackson STEM and CS camps, competitions, and family events.

TEAMUP 2 GREENUP: PROMOTING A SUSTAINABLE SCHOOL CULTURE OUR STEM-TASK-TIC JOURNEY TO BECOMING A STEM SCHOOL

Tressa Sander Erin Thurston Come discover the steps Jack Anderson Elementary took to becoming a Tracy Leaks Participants will explore exciting and innovative strategies to engage students Jack Anderson Elementary, STEM focused school. We are excited to share the key design elements that Shelby County Schools, Memphis in sustainability efforts at school and learn how to conduct an energy audit of WEDNESDAY MAY 9 MAY WEDNESDAY Hendersonville, TN support project-based, interdisciplinary STEM instruction through a four-phase Audience: All Educators a school utilizing a STEM energy audit toolkit! Community partnerships that Audience: Elementary and Middle School immersion process. If you are ready to start your own STEM journey or want to Room: Nashville Ballroom increase the environmental literacy of students will be explored. Educators enhance your elementary STEM program, join us! Room: Stones River

SOLE-STUDENT ORGANIZED LEARNING ENVIRONMENT GET YOUR CLASS FLOWING WITH TECHNOLOGY BREAKOUT SESSIONS 7 - 1:45 PM

Nikki Russell Have you had trouble finding the time to incorporate projects into your Christy Shepherd Want your students to take ownership in their learning and be excited Mary Avans instruction? Join us to learn the benefits of a problem/project-based Tera Brooks about it? Then this session is for you! Keep your students engaged Barger Academy, Chattanooga learning (PBL) unit by utilizing the SOLE (Student Organized Learning Northeast Elementary, Cookeville throughout your lessons by effectively integrating technology. During Audience: All Educators Environment) strategy, start to finish project process in 1 hour! We will Audience: All Educators this session we will be using Classflow, quizlet, quizizz, edpuzzle Room: Capitol II Room: Capitol I share how this process can be customized to fit your classroom needs. google classroom, and kahoot!

COMPUTER CODING IN THE ELEMENTARY CLASSROOM MAKING A FUTURE WITH STEM We remember what we make! In this session, participants will learn ways to bring making and Kattie Nash The ability to code and understand the power of computing is crucial Sally Pardue manufacturing career knowledge into the classrooms of today to help build the future of tomorrow. Carolyn Fox for a student’s success in a hyper-connected world! Join us as we Scott Eddins Prescott South Elementary STEM School, Millard Oakley STEM Center at Tennessee Tech Instructors will provide some of the best practices being shared in the Upper Cumberland region by Cookeville emphasize the “why” behind computer coding in the elementary teachers from 16 primarily rural counties who have been meeting together as a professional learning Audience: Middle School Educators Audience: Elementary Educators classroom and have fun experiencing both unplugged and plugged Room: Capitol II community for the past two years. You will be lead through shortened versions of these teacher’s Room: Stones River coding activities! favorite activities and curated resources for connecting math and science to manufacturing careers.

INTEGRATE STEM CAREER AWARENESS WITH LEARNING BLADE DREAM BIG MOVIE SCREENING The TSIN provides Learning Blade free of charge to all middle schools in TN Join us for a short screening of Dream Big, a movie designed to show to enhance access to a blended learning approach to STEM. In this session, Joshua Snideman Jenny Brandon students the power of engineers in bettering our world. Then, join Dr. BREAKOUT SESSIONS 6 - 12:45 PM SESSIONS BREAKOUT Learning Blade, Chattanooga participants will take part in a hands-on Learning Blade training to learn how Ripley Middle School, Ripley Brandon from Lauderdale County Schools as she shares how she used to immediately integrate this web-based STEM career awareness program into Audience: Middle School Educators Audience: All Educators the Dream Big lesson plans and tools to inspire her students through Room: Memphis their middle school activities. Bring your own device to demo both student and Room: Nashville Ballroom hands on STEM in the classroom and provides resources to use in your teacher accounts and walk away fully trained on the strategies for creating and managing student accounts. own classroom.

16 LEARNING ENGAGING UNDERREPRESENTED COMMUNITY SCHOOL INNOVATIVE INSTRUCTIONAL STEM CAREER 1717 TRACKS GROUPS IN STEM PARTNERSHIPS CULTURE STRATEGIES AWARENESS Thin kin g Glo bally ...... S tartin g Locally

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STONES CHATTANOOGA RIVER Silver Level CAPITOL I JACKSON RE RE W ST M ST OMEN’ NASHVILLE EN’ ROOM Exhibitors ROOM BALLROOM FOYER C2 Education Cambridge Assessment Camcor S S www.c2educate.com International Education www.camcor.com Leslie Jenkins and Jason Isaacs www.cambridgeinternational.org Mike Winslett and Mike Jones Exhibit table 18 Keith Lucey and Aparajita Nandi Exhibit table 12 Exhibit table 14 Carnegie Learning Discovery Education Engineer Your World from carnegielearning.com www.DiscoveryEducation.com The University of Texas Mark Tipton Aimee Tait and Rob Warren engineeryourworld.org TSIN Provides Learning Blade® Exhibit table 17 Exhibit table 7 Marie Girardot and Cheryl Farmer Exhibit table 2 to Schools in Tennessee Great Smoky Mountains Institute Learning Blade at Tremont learningblade.com Learning Labs, Inc. www.gsmit.org Sheial Boyington and Joshua lli.com Rebekah Long and Jessa Goldner Sneideman Ben Richardson Exhibit table 4 Exhibit table 15 Exhibit table 3 OVER 500,000 STEM LESSONS National Inventors Hall of Fame Presentation Solutions, Inc. Project Lead the Way www.invent.org www.presentationsolutions.com www.pltw.org Shawn Wilson Regina Martin Paul Zurek COMPLETED IN TENNESSEE! Exhibit table 16 Exhibit table 10 Exhibit table 11

Science Guys Tennessee Geographic Alliance Texas Instruments, Inc. Thank you, Tennessee educators, for continuing to www.mrbondscienceguy.com www.tngeographicalliance.org www.education.ti.com Carol Buttenham (Cosmic Carol) Kurt Butefish and Mike Campon- Ron Thomas and Kari Donovan (Dr. E) ovo Exhibit table 9 introduce students to STEM careers Exhibit table 6 Exhibit table 1 Wonder Workshop while incorporating TN state standards. The STEAM Train Vernier Software & Technology www.makewonder.com thesteamtrain.cc www.vernier.com Dr. Katrina Keene and Bryan Miller Aram Perez and Sandra Perez David Carter Exhibit table 13 Exhibit table 5 Exhibit table 8 TN Teachers, sign up for FREE at www.LearningBlade.com/TN

18 Email [email protected] for free training or more info. 19 The Tennessee Rural STEM Collaborative

Thanks to our 2017-2018 TRSC participants!

Forty-Three educators across 24 counties impacted over 9,000 students with their STEM engagement initiative.

The Innovative Leaders Institute is a year-long training and mentoring experience for educators led by some of the top innovative school leaders in Tennessee. The Innovative Leaders Institute provides participants opportunities to network with other building-level leaders from across the state, visit innovative schools to examine diˆerent models of STEM integration, and share best practices and resources with the expectation of having an immediate impact on leader practice.

The Innovative Leaders Institute Focuses on 4 Key Areas: •Instructional Leadership for Continuous Improvement •Culture for Teaching and Learning •Professional Learning and Growth •Resource Management

TSIN fully supports the TDOE’s STEM Strategic Plan by guiding leaders in their design of implementing a fully The TRSC is approved for 24 hours of professional development credit. integrated K-12 STEM education for Tennessee’s students. Approved for 30 hours of TASL credit. Applications open in early Summer. Visit www.tsin.org/programs/pd for more information. Applications open in early summer. Visit www.tsin.org/programs/pd for more information. Innovative Educator Workshops Tennessee STEM Innovation Hubs Regional Hubs are committed to giving educators the resources and skills they need to expand STEM learning both inside and outside of the classroom. Through coordination with the Network, the Regional Hubs provide targeted and aligned professional development on a variety of topics through Innovative Educators Workshops. ETSU NE TN STEM Innovation Hub Northwest TN STEM Innovation Hub Johnson City Dyersburg May 31 May 31 - June 1 netstemhub.com www.dscc.edu/NWTN-STEM Innovations in K-20 STEM STEM and LiteraCy in Edication Conference Education (SLICE) Conference Jackson - West Tennessee STEM Hub & Tri-Cities - Northeast Tennessee STEM Innovation Hub Northwest Tennessee STEM Innovation Hub https://www.tinyurl.com/yaovqtwb East Tennessee STEM Innovation Hub http://www.dscc.edu/NWTN-STEM Knoxville ceems.utk.edu/stem=hub

Early - Mid June June 13 Integrating the New TN Academic Innovative Code Academy Standards for Science Dyersburg - Northwest Tennessee Murfreesboro - Middle Tennessee STEM Innovation Hub STEM Innovation Hub West Tennessee STEM Hub Middle TN STEM Innovation Hub http://www.midtnstem.mtsu.edu http://www.dscc.edu/NWTN-STEM Memphis Murfreesboro westtnstem.org midtnstem.mtsu.edu

Upper Cumberland Rural STEM Initiative Cookeville June 2, 9, 16, 23 ucrsi.org STEMulating Ideas Conference Knoxville - East Tennessee STEM Hub https://goo.gl/Gmk5JC PEF INNOVATION HUB Chattanooga pefinnovationhub.org tsin.org June 18-21 June 25-26 Chattanooga Fab Institute TSTA Summer Institute Chattanooga - Public Education Foundation at the Oakley STEM Center TSIN Executive Council https://www.vwlab.org/chattfab Cookeville - Upper Cumberland Rural STEM Initiative JAKE BASDEN JOEY HATCH PATRICK LOWRY https://www.tsta.wildapricot.org Vice President of Publicity & Corporate Executive Vice President Vice President Communications Skanska USA Building Inc. Technology & Innovation, Big Machine Label Group HCA/HealthTrust HEATH HOLTZ LAWRENCE BLANK-COOK Vice President of Vehicle Manufacturing DR. CANDICE MCQUEEN National Technology Director, Deloitte Supply Chain Management & Purchasing Commissioner Sign up for a professional Nissan Motor Corporation GRANT BOYD Tennessee Department of Education Senior Vice President of Business Development BRADLEY JACKSON learning opportunity CISCO SANCHEZ The Trust Company of Tennessee President & CEO, Tennessee Chamber of Vice President, in your area! Commerce & Industry BOB DEACY Enterprise Foundational Services FedEx Senior Vice President, DR. AIMEE KENNEDY Generation Construction Sr. Vice President of Education ANN THOMPSON Projects, and Services Philanthropy and STEM Learning Director of Workforce Development, TVA Battelle Tennessee Department of Economic & STATE REP. BRENDA GILMORE STATE SENATOR BO WATSON Community Development 22 (D) – Nashville (R) - Hixon 2018 INNOVATION SUMMIT STEMxChange