The Tennessee STEM School Designation process, developed under the guidance of the Tennessee Department of Education STEM Leadership Council as a component of the state’s STEM Strategic Plan, was created to provide a roadmap for integrating STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) strategies into their instruction and design and to recognize schools for their use…
On August 21, 2017, Tennessee will witness a rare, once-in-a-lifetime teachable moment. There has not been a total solar eclipse in the lower 48 states since 1979. This is a particularly awe-inspiring event for those in or along the Path of Totality. The Path of Totality stretches along a 70-mile wide band that will pass…
In a recent post for her school website, former Tennessee Educator Fellow and Oak Ridge science teacher Cathy Ginel compares the Tennessee surge in enthusiasm for hockey to the surge in her district for STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) education and project-based learning. She highlights some of the engaging, rigorous work students have been…
The State Collaborative on Reforming Education (SCORE) has released this statement from Executive Chair and Chief Executive Officer Jamie Woodson about Tennessee fourth-grade and eighth-grade performance on the 2015 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) science assessment. Tennessee can take real pride in the state science grades on the Nation’s Report Card, which mark the…
The U.S. Department of Commerce estimates that jobs in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) will grow 17 percent by 2018 – nearly double the growth for non-STEM fields. Projections show that by 2018, the U.S. will have more than 1.2 million unfilled STEM jobs because there will not be enough qualified workers to fill…