Eight UC educators selected to participate in STEM learning opportunity for rural communities

NASHVILLE –The Tennessee STEM Innovation Network, a public/private partnership between the Tennessee Department of Education and Battelle Education, announced today the 2019-2020 cohort of the Tennessee Rural STEM Collaborative– a yearlong professional development opportunity for rural educators designed to share promising practices in STEM education, seek solutions to local education challenges, and encourage the development of a targeted STEM solution for each community or school represented. This year, 46 educators representing 27 counties across Tennessee were competitively selected for the collaborative, including eight educators from across the Upper Cumberland.  

2019-2020 Tennessee Rural STEM Collaborative Cohort U.C. Educators

TeacherSchoolCounty
Chassity BurksWest Side SchoolCannon
Casey GarrisonPrescott South Middle SchoolPutnam
Breeonna WheelerPrescott South Middle SchoolPutnam
Lacey WilliamsGordonsville Elementary SchoolSmith
Lynn BrownGordonsville High SchoolSmith
Ann CraigheadNew Middleton Elementary SchoolSmith
Darrian TurnerWarren County High SchoolWarren
Scott WilsonWhite County High SchoolWhite


“All communities, regardless of zip code, possess local assets that can support quality STEM instruction and workforce development initiatives,” said Brandi Stroecker, director of education strategy at the Tennessee STEM Network. “The collaborative model is intentionally designed to connect rural educators with community partners and facilitate co-learning about STEM teaching strategies, promoting immediate impact at the local level and collective impact statewide.” 

Within the collaborative, there are three regional cohorts that will map the STEM resources unique to the educational landscapes in West, Middle, and East Tennessee. The collaborative provides a stipend for teachers to engage with the program and implement a targeted STEM initiative within their own communities. For more information, visittsin.org/tennessee-rural-stem-collaborative.  

The Tennessee STEM Innovation Network is a public-private collaborative between the Tennessee Department of Education and Battelle Education, emphasizing a “kindergarten through jobs” philosophy by promoting the teaching and learning of STEM education and integrating real-world and hands-on learning in K-12 public schools across Tennessee. Visit: www.TSIN.org

2019-2020 Tennessee Rural STEM Collaborative Cohort

TeacherSchoolCounty
Constance LundyDutch Valley Elementary SchoolAnderson
Kelley WalkerBriarwood Elementary SchoolBenton
Chassity BurksWest Side SchoolCannon
Lindley CarpenterChester County Jr. High SchoolChester
Bradley GreggCocke County High SchoolCocke
Rebecca ArrowoodCosby Elementary SchoolCocke
John A. Bell, J.D.Cosby High SchoolCocke
Callie CraigSouth Gibson County Elementary SchoolGibson
Elaine LutherSouth Gibson County High SchoolGibson
Brandi HinsonKenton Elementary SchoolGibson
Kimberly McIntyreGreeneville High SchoolGreene
Cynthia  PropstGreeneville High SchoolGreene
Michelle Wright WigginsTracy City Elementary SchoolGrundy
Deana SainBolivar Middle SchoolHardeman
Kim RossGrand Junction Elementary SchoolHardeman
Jeff BakerBolivar Middle SchoolHardeman
DeShadrian CampbellMiddleton Elementary SchoolHardeman
Louie BucudBolivar Elementary SchoolHardeman
Brittney RhotonClinch SchoolHawkins
Cindy MooreHaywood Middle SchoolHaywood
Kim BarnettScotts Hill Elementary SchoolHenderson
Dana RobinsScotts Hill Elementary SchoolHenderson
Erin SinclairW.G. Rhea ElementaryHenry
Karen GoodmanInman Middle School and Paris ElementaryHenry
Susan MartinRush Strong SchoolJefferson
Joseph BreedloveNorth Middle SchoolLoudon
Tamera CrewsMt. Pleasant ElementaryMaury
Joe CorneliusE.A. Cox Middle SchoolMaury
Jennifer WalkerRandolph Howell ElementaryMaury
Houston SarrattMt. Pleasant Middle SchoolMaury
Ya’Lisha WoodenKenwood Middle SchoolMontgomery
Casey GarrisonPrescott South Middle SchoolPutnam
Breeonna WheelerPrescott South Middle SchoolPutnam
Toni ChannellOliver Springs High SchoolRoane
Amy HaneyOliver Springs High SchoolRoane
Lacey WilliamsGordonsville Elementary SchoolSmith
Lynn BrownGordonsville High SchoolSmith
Ann CraigheadNew Middleton Elementary SchoolSmith
Annette TrueJohn Sevier Middle SchoolSullivan
Sheri HamiltonAvoca Elementary SchoolSullivan
Sarah CombsPortland East Middle SchoolSumner
Jenna EnglandPortland West Middle SchoolSumner
Kathryn VaughnBrighton Elementary SchoolTipton
Paula S. DeaverHorace Maynard Middle SchoolUnion
Darrian TurnerWarren County High SchoolWarren
Scott WilsonWhite County High SchoolWhite
Michaela StottlemireCarroll-Oakland Elementary SchoolWilson

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