Teacher-Company Partnerships
Register for 205-26 cohort!
2023-2024 TCP Impact Report
Stellar Collab Example from Bristol!
Documentary! from 2023-2024 team
- Thanks to Carolyn Ferrel and team at the Robinette Company, and
- Catherine Lamie, STEM Teacher, Tennessee Middle School
Purpose
- Forge meaningful collaborations across schools and employers
- Increase student awareness of
- local job opportunities across STEM fields
- what STEM careers are possible
- strategies for companies to bring content to life for middle school students
- Engage students in applied learning projects connected to real company challenges
- Program description
Impact
- Check out our year 1 report!
- Majority of teachers and employers viewed experience positively!
- Sign up for 2024-2025!
Plans
- Kickoff!
- Fall kickoff dinner meeting in person, at NeSCC's TEC Building, Tues, Sep 24, 4-7pm
- Teams meet, eat dinner, plan for the individualized collaboration
- Attendees share across sectors and teams, ideas to bolster the project
- Collaborate!
- Between Sep 2024-May 2025, teams collaborate in at least 2 ways
- Methods of collaboration are decided by the teams in ways that best meet their goals, resources, students
- Share out!
- Register and attend in person, Spring STEM Hub meeting, May 6, 2025, 4-7pm at Sulphur Springs Elementary School
- Be prepared to share out briefly what happened, how it went, what would be changed next time, and any outcomes of note
- Give feedback
Resources
- Recruitment Letter for School Families - edit at will!
- Unlocking Career Success grant program, US Dept of Education Learn more!
- Registration for May 6, 2025 STEM Hub meeting
- Registration is now open for 2025-2026 Cohort of the STEM Education: Teacher Company
Partnerships (TCP)
Partners: 2024-2025 Cohort
Teacher Partners
- Diana O'Neal & Spicey Pate, Sulphur Springs Elementary, Washington County Schools, with TVA
- Catherine Lamie, Tennessee Middle School, Bristol Tennessee City Schools, with BTES
- Kirsten Murray, Fall Branch School, Washington County Schools, with Streamworks
- Annette True, John Sevier Middle School, with CAM Industrial Solutions
- Sarah Benson, Tusculum View Elementary, Greeneville City Schools, with Streamworks
- Chris Hatcher, Unicoi County Middle, Unicoi County Schools, with Stone Mt Technologies
- Rachel Perry, Boones Creek Elementary, Washington County Schools, with Create Appalachia
- Brandie Sanchez, Indian Trail Middle, Johnson City Schools, with Microporous (and others)
- Brennan Allen & Rachel Jarrett, West View Elementary, Washington County Schools, with Bell Helicopter
- Neeta Mehrotra, University School, Washington County Schools, with Siemens
- Heather Shelton, Grandview Elementary School, Washington County Schools, with ETSU Sports Science
- Christie Lewis, Gray School, Washington County Schools, with Northeast State Community College
- Elizabeth Luttrell, Towne Acres Elementary, Johnson City Schools, with Brightridge
- Alisha Anderson, Cocke County Innovation Center, (Newport) Cocke County Schools, with Tennova
- Suzanne Minga, Sullivan Gardens Elementary, Sullivan County Schools, with Erwin Fish Hatchery
Employer Partners
Partners: 2023-2024 Cohort
Schools
- Chuckey-Doak Middle, Greene County Schools
- Clinch School, Hawkins County
- Greeneville Middle School, Greeneville City Schools
- Indian Trail Middle School, Johnson City Schools
- Liberty Bell Middle School, Johnson City Schools
- Robinson Middle School, Kingsport City Schools
- Rogersville Middle School, Hawkins County
- Sevier Middle School, Kingsport City Schools
- Sulphur Springs Elementary School, Washington County Schools
- Tennessee Middle School, Bristol City Schools
- Unicoi County Middle School, Unicoi City Schools
- University School, Washington County Schools
School Systems
- Hawkins County
- Johnson City Schools
- Washington County Schools
- Kingsport City Schools
- Bristol City Schools
- Unicoi County Schools
- Greene County Schools
- Greeneville City Schools
Companies/Employers
