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GIS Approach - the key to introduce college level learning in a middle school
UPDATE: (May 14, 2019) - SHOUT OUT! to our STEAM 8th grade scholars: Ruquia Presley Brandon Harold They WON -- Gold Medal in the 1st...
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Oliver Middle students met author Margot Lee Shetterly - Hidden Figures
The big day arrived... 42 students from Oliver Middle experienced literary grandiosity. They sat in the first row and closely listened to...
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The NEA Foundation's Salute to Excellence in Education - GALA!
Thanks to LP Pencil, President and CEO - Angie Adams - and Southwest Airlines I attended the NEA Foundation's GALA in Washington D.C....
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Hidden Figures and Oliver Middle School!
Today, a group of students, who also participate in the i3 STEM Grant After School program, had the honor to receive a copy of the Hidden...
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Recognizing Team Work and Commitment!
To make the decision to bring 40 middle schoolers to a fun and learning facility 2hrs away from school, in the eyes of many, it is...
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HOUR OF CODE
Thanks to the invaluable support of Zach Duensing from Studio NPL we held Hour of Code in our STEM/STEAM classrooms today. Everyone had...
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STEAM ART WITHOUT BOUNDARIES!
STEAM's powerful language ruled today at the Frist Art Museum in Downtown Nashville. Borderless Arts Tennessee invited me to join a group...
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The Power of "Yes, You Can!"
Denise Rocha, NAZA STEAM Initiative Site Coordinator at Wright Middle School joined the students and supported the learning steps. Last...
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Proud to be an Engaged Educator...
Welcoming in our classroom a Tennessee Teacher of the Year reaffirms my belief in the power of engagement. Ms. Cathy Pressnell was...
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NAZA STEAM INITIATIVE - AFTER SCHOOL - WRIGHT MIDDLE
Bilingual and limited English speaking students are having the opportunity to experience new technologies in vertical farms - no soil,...