About the Series

The Oakley STEM Center has developed a series of professional development trainings to assist educators in navigating the transition to the new Tennessee Science Standards. Each session is anchored in the Conceptual Framework for K-12 Science Education.

Sessions 4:30-6pm

 February 11: Register Here

March 10: Register Here

About the PLC

This PLC is designed to provide a series of professional development opportunities for educators seeking to implement technologies into their mathematics classrooms.

These sessions provide Upper Cumberland mathematics teachers with the tools and community needed to use the technologies with confidence.

We invite you to join the Upper Cumberland Math Professional Learning Community (PLC).

February 13 Session: Real Life Application of Mathematical Concepts To Use In Your Classroom

Students often ask their math teachers a wonderful question, “Where am I going to use this stuff?” In this workshop, we hope to accouter the teachers with an answer to this precise question via multiple engineering/physics examples. While it is true that formulating and solving engineering problems often requires knowledge of college level math like calculus, vectors, and differential equations, we will not employ any of those concepts here, and instead, we will focus on the final solution of the problem which is usually an algebraic expression, or at most, a trigonometric expression. Specifically, we will look at the influence of each term in the solution to the physical situation addressed in the problem.

Presenter: Dr. Sam Narimetla

Session: 4:30-5:30pm

February 13: Register here

 

During the program students participate in multiple hands-on, minds-on, cross-curricular, standards-aligned activities, PLUS a Virtual Theater experience.

Lesson experiences are designed based on the grade level of the students attending and may vary from year to year as new experiences are developed.

Please email Carlos Galindo at cgalindo@tntech.edu to coordinate details and arrange a date for your visit.

NOTE: Tech Policy No. 120 requires a 30-day advanced approval process requiring groups bringing minors on campus to secure local administrative permission using the following language to be included on your student permission slips:

MINORS ON CAMPUS: Language for P-12 / Parents

Tennessee Tech cares deeply about the safety and welfare of children while on its campus. As the event organizer or parent (as applicable), you are solely responsible for the supervision, oversight and protection of the participant(s) while on Tennessee Tech property.

Each activity can accommodate 25-30 students, led by one Oakley STEM Team member, and facilitated by one or more classroom teachers.

Total capacity is 75-100 students, requiring three to four teachers, during one Expedition.

Total capacity requests can only be accommodated when Tech is out of session during May, August, or December.

Teacher

COMPLETE Minors on Campus Form Letter and return to the STEM Center 30 days prior to Expedition date.

ARRANGE bus transportation to and from the STEM Center for teachers and students.

BRING a minimum of 1 teacher per 25 students.

PROVIDE lunches and beverages for each student participant and yourself (if needed) or make arrangements to eat on campus.

PROVIDE BEHAVIOR GUIDANCE for students while they are guests of the Oakley STEM Center.

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