West Tennessee STEM Hub

Vision: The West Tennessee STEM Hub will serve as a resource for West Tennessee to increase students interest in and preparedness for the STEM workforce through a variety of activities. Collaborative partnerships between STEM Hub, Platform School, and STEM community (K-16 faculty, industry, government) professionals will be the cornerstone of this effort. Goals: To support the successful operation of the STEM Platform School (Southwind High School), and facilitate dissemination of best practices across West Tennessee To assemble and facilitate utilization of curricula aligned with state and common core standards that effectively engage West Tennessee K-12 students in STEM learning To create a sustainable culture of sharing and collaboration in the local, regional and state STEM community through the establishment of productive partnerships among K-12 and IHE STEM faculty, business/industry representatives, and community organizations