The STEM COLLECTIVE
October 30, 2018
Not so Spooky STEM!
STEM Night PD
The East Tennessee STEM Hub is partnering with Knox County STEM and Pond Gap Elementary School to show you how to present a STEM Night at your school. During this 2 Hour PD you will participate in Pond Gap's STEM Night and then we will meet for more information on how to duplicate the process at your school. There are only 10 spots available for Knox County staff. The event will be on November 8th from 5-7pm. Please register on My Learning Plan and with the STEM Hub.
*Deadline tomorrow * Win a Makerspace Mega Pack K-12!
Student Spaceflight Experiment Showcase
See the experiment proposals written by Knox County 5th-12th graders.The top 3 proposals will be announced and one of these proposed experiments will be carried out on the International Space Station!
Tuesday
November 13, 2018
5-6:30 pm
L&N STEM Academy Commons
401 Henley Street
Knoxville, TN 37902
VEX Robotics Competition
VEX Worlds
VEX IQ
VEX Robotics
Student Competition
Have a Dot and Dash Robot?
Training Opportunity for High School Teachers
Learn more about Respberry Pi, Python, UX and Web Development. The workshops will be in Knoxville at the Knoxville Entrepreneur Center from 9am-3pm each day. Teachers will need to pre-register since we are limited each day to 20 seats. The workshop is open to any TN high school teacher. Maximum of 2 teachers per school each day.
Raspberry Pi microcomputers and Python (November 14, 2018)
Research Experience for Teachers
Calling all FIRST Robotic Competition Teams!
Cool Resources
E is for Explore!
Step into STEAM
eCYBERMISSION
Keep me updated!
Tweet the awesome stuff your kids are doing!
1st Grade Chemistry!
AdvancED Certification
Northshore Elementary
Grant Opportunities
- Association of American Educators Grant: $500, Deadlines October 1st and March 1st. Classroom grants can be used for a variety of projects and materials, including but not limited to books, software, calculators, math manipulatives, art supplies, audio-visual equipment, and lab materials. Funds must be used within one year of the application deadline.
- First Energy Grant: Up to $1,000 for PreK-12th-grade teachers for projects and teacher professional development in the STEM disciplines!
- Toshiba: grants for 6-12 with the next deadline coming up December 1st
- Motorola Solutions: Up to $50,000 the deadline is February 1st.
- If you ever need help with grants, please consider contacting the STEM Coach if you need ideas on what to get with grants, or Dr. Laura Denton, the Grants Development Manager, for help writing it up. Dr. Denton is a wordsmith, and very willing to help you achieve your goals! Her email is laura.denton@knoxschools.org.
- Please let me know if you choose to pursue a grant, to help me know which items are of most interest to you! april.lamb@knoxschools.org.
KCS STEM
Email: april.lamb@knoxschools.org
Website: http://knoxschools.org/stem
Location: 912 South Gay Street, 10th Floor, Knoxville, TN, USA
Phone: 865-594-1576
Twitter: @kcs_stem