Innovative Educator Workshops
The NE TN STEM Innovation Hub is currently accepting grant applications for Innovative Educator Workshops! Consider applying to lead your own workshop this year!
2024-2025 Workshops
Tennessee V. Scopes
- Join us for an engaging and insightful workshop focused on the pivotal historical event known as the Scopes Trial
- Pick the most convient date for you! We will be at ETSU on June 5th from 9am-3pm!
- Register now!
Canva Workshops for Educators
- Canva basics and how to teach students to use it
- Led by Kelly Porter, Professor of Art & Design at ETSU and Washington County Schools educator, Felicia Strayhorn
- Free, registration required, spaces limited
- Choose ONE of two dates:
Preschool STEM Institute
- Stellar co-facilitation team
- Registration open
- Grants available
- Attend one or both days
Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion in STEM Education Book Study and Workshop
- FREE Online Book Study on Feb 6th, March 6th, and April 3rd, 2025 from 4:00pm-5:00pm
- Free Books for all Participants! Limited Spots available!
- Learn more & Register by Jan 15th, 2025!
Computer Science Professional Development, led by TN DOE Staff: Feb 6, 2025 @ ETSU
- Led by Brandon Smith from the TN Department of Education and colleagues, register
for this free event to
- Learn about the new TN state CS standards,
- Watch demo activities from practicing teachers,
- Discuss with colleagues in grade bands
- Get free lunch
- For middle and high school educators and school leaders
- Registration closed. Email Brandon Smith to see if there are last minute cancellations: Brandon.2.Smith@tn.gov
Free Course on AI Basics - Spring 2025 Sessions (a CloudWise Academy offering)
Participate in person or virtually (synchronous). Funded by TNECD, led by CloudWise
Academy, in partnership with Johnson City Chamber and others. Could be good for high
school students looking to improve their resumes, or any educator who wants the basics.
Learn about common AI tools, how to write a prompt, etc.
Sign up: 4-Week AI Certification Course - Unicoi session starts Jan 13, 2025- Email Joe McKenna at joe@cloudwiseacademy.com for additional training dates and locations.
Ongoing Offerings
Below are programs offered each year.
Preschool STEM Workshops
Preschool STEM Institute
- July 2025 - 5th Year! All day, virtual, interactive professional learning.
Cloudwise Academy
Past Workshops
Examples of past workshop topics
- PBL in K-12, Sulphur Springs Elementary School, Spring 2025
- Adobe Certifications, ETSU, Fall 2024
- Biology Workshop with Quillen College of Medicine, 2024
- EDIA Book Study - Chris Bowen and team, fall 2022-spring 2025
- Robotics for 6-12 Educators, Streamworks, spring 2023
- Hacking Project-Based Learning, spring 2022
- Synthetic Biology, spring 2022
- Epidimiology, fall 2021
- Bridging STEM Education and Business, 2021
- Coding in K-5 classrooms, fall 2022