ETSU's Center of Excellence in STEM Education leads the Northeast Tennessee STEM Innovation Hub, funded by TSIN
CESE serves as the head of the NE TN STEM Innovation Hub, funded by TSIN. Major activities
include innovative professional learning experiences, regional meetings and gatherings,
and a Lending Library started in fall 2022.
Key Activities
- provide professional development for hundreds of math, science, and STEM educators across NE TN
- foster collaborations across educators and organizations
- support regional programs, like coding camps for kids, and STEM field days
- lead grant-funded initiatives to support innovative STEM practices and partnerships
- support a Lending Library
School Systems Served
- Bristol Tennessee City Schools
- Carter County Schools
- Cocke County Schools
- Elizabethton City Schools
- Greeneville City Schools
- Greene County Schools
- Hancock County Schools
- Hawkins County Schools
- Johnson City Schools
- Johnson County Schools
- Kingsport City Schools
- Newport City Schools
- Rogersville City Schools
- Sullivan County Schools
- Unicoi County Schools
- Washington County Schools
Vision and Goals
Our vision in leading the NE TN STEM Innovation Hub is to serve as a center for STEM innovation for Northeast Tennessee that capitalizes on robust STEM assets and disseminates pedagogical practices throughout the region. We aim to expand awareness of our resources and to increase access to our supports to educators across NE TN. We are continuing to build a sustainable, synchronized learning network of partners to leverage the region’s STEM assets, including educators, LEA’s, IEH’s, business and industry, and non-profits.
Our goals are to
- provide high-quality professional learning experiences for educators in STEM
facilitate interaction through regional meetings that raise up the voices and expertise of educators, disseminate innovative ideas, and lead to new collaborations - support the local workforce and students by connecting and sharing the needs of regional employers with PK-12 schools and with insitutions of higher education in our region, and to form partnerships for mutual benefit
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