The STEM COLLECTIVE
August 14, 2018
The Sky is NOT the Limit!
Mission 13 to the ISS Kickoff
Check out Carter Middle School's team. They were featured in the Knoxville News Sentinel, WBIR-TV and WVLT-TV.
Mission 12 Launches on Space X's CRS-15 Dragon
Carter's Team!
Hard at work on their experiment
FIRST LEGO League is heading "Into Orbit"
Calling all FIRST Robotic Competition Teams!
Tennessee STEAM Festival
Cool Resources
NASA STEMonstrations
Picture Perfect STEM
STEM Resources Page
Keep me updated!
Tweet the awesome stuff your kids are doing!
The Application Deadline is Tuesday – September 18th @ 12:00 pm (no exceptions!) Finalists will be called in for an interview the following week. Winners will be announced before fall break!
If you are new to grant writing there will be a TeacherPreneur grant writing help session at the Sarah Simpson Center on Thursday, August 30th at the Sarah Simpson, Library from 4:30-5:30pm. If you need help coming up with STEM idea for this grant please email me at april.lamb@knoxschools.org.
Grant Opportunities
- First Energy Grant: Up to $1,000 for PreK-12th grade teachers for projects and teacher professional development in the STEM disciplines!
- Toshiba: awards grants of $1,000 for K-5 the deadline is October 1st, also grants for 6-12 with the next deadlines coming up September 1st and December 1st.
- Lowe's: The toolbox for education funds up to $5,000 for school technology or improvement projects. The deadline is September 28th or until 1500 applications are received.
- eCYBERMISSION Mini-Grant: The United States Army Educational Outreach Program is offering this grant to support teachers and program leaders as they implement the eCYBERMISSION program in the 2018-2019 school year. For educators of grades 6-9. Deadline is October 17.
- 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