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...
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...
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....
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...