TN STEM Innovation Summit
Learning Sessions 2024 

About the Learning Sessions

The Tennessee STEM Innovation Summit is intended to showcase innovative strategies to advance STEM integration in the classroom, providing direction on where to start planning and how to grow existing programs. All learning sessions are meant to be interactive, experiential, and/or designed to stimulate thinking across a broad range of subject areas and grade levels.

All sessions are 45 minutes and in-person. 

Learning Session Focus Areas

The learning sessions are intended to provide attendees opportunities to interact with educational leaders and practitioners who are seeing success with integrating STEM practices in their classrooms and communities. Learning Sessions are to focus on timely, relevant topics centered on one of six focus areas (click each to read more):

  • Community Partnerships

    When schools and community organizations collaborate to strengthen student learning outcomes, everyone benefits. In this track, strategies for intentionally selecting and engaging community stakeholders will be shared.

  • Computer Science

    Computer Science is emerging as an integrative part of high quality STEM instruction cutting across all grade levels and content areas.  In this track, participants will discover innovative strategies and ideas for integrating students’ exposure to computer science and computational thinking concepts and skills as part of rigorous instruction.

  • Engaging Underrepresented Groups

    Ensuring traditionally underrepresented populations of students have access to quality STEM teaching and learning experiences is a critical step to ensure STEM for All. In this track, key strategies for expanding access to STEM education for specific groups of students will be shared.

  • Innovative Instructional Strategies

    Classroom learning can be highly engaging when infused with innovative STEM instructional strategies. In this track, participants will explore effective and unique classroom techniques to enrich traditional curriculum.

  • School Culture

    A school culture is intangible, but it’s essential. This track will explore strategies for creating a shared sense of purpose and value, instructional norms of continuous learning and improvement, and collaborative relationships that drive a STEM school culture.

  • STEM Career Awareness

    Mastering the skills necessary for the jobs of the future is essential in preparing students for the future. In this track, the employability skills students must possess to be successful are identified along with practices to promote post-secondary success.

Scheduled Sessions for 2024

Please review the key below to navigate the schedule.


KEY

Learning Track

Community Partnerships

Computer Science

Engaging Underrepresented Groups in STEM

Innovative Instructional Strategies

School Culture
STEM Career Awareness

STEM Hubs

Northwest TN Region
Northeast TN Region
East TN Region

Middle TN Region
Southeast TN Region
Upper Cumberland Region

West TN Region

Audience

Elementary School

Middle School

High School

School Leaders/Admin

District Leaders

STEM/Instructional Coaches

All Attendees

Miscellaneous Labels

Check-In and Breakfast

BREAK

LUNCH

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