Abby McCulley, a sophomore and special education major who also happens to be a volunteer fire fighter helped secure a Tech nursing white lab coat for a nursing student she helped rescue from a 3-vehicle accident on Highway 111 Friday, Sept. 22. Emergency responders had to cut the nursing student’s lab coat off to rescue him. Per Abby, when she saw this, “It broke my heart. You know he’s spent a lot of time to get to the point he can wear that lab coat. It’s the little things.” COEd administrators made sure Abby did not pay for the lab coat out of her own pocket. The following are links to the story:
https://www.wkrn.com/video/tennessee-tech-student-administrators-gift-lab-coat-to-nursing student-following-car-crash/9273485/
Queen Ogbomo, Stephanie Richards, and Perihan Fidan were awarded a faculty grant whose funds they used to bring a group of underrepresented high school students to tour the College of Education. The students used the makerspace in the Jeffers Learning Resources Center with 3-D pens, virtual reality, and metal casting. These innovative interactions are vital to show students the exciting possibilities in the teaching field. A primary objective of the grant is to expose students to the creative side of teacher education and help celebrate teaching as a profession. They also toured the university and dined in the RUC. Please see attached photos.
The Tennessee Science Teachers Association hosted its annual conference with record attendance of 550+. The Department of Curriculum and Instruction provided COEd backpacks (including graduate program flyers) for all participants. Dr. Leslie Suters is the president of TSTA and Drs. Kelly Moore and Stephanie Wendt are board members. These faculty members, in their administrative board roles, are strong advocates for the education profession. Their work with TSTA provides opportunities to interact with and influence the state of science education in the state of Tennessee and beyond. This strong support and messaging is impactful for pre service and in-service educators. The conference team video recorded their session (Using Inquiry to Make Sense of Phenomena) which will be shared out on the TSTA website. From left to right in the attached photo are Stephanie Wendt, Aliesha King, Allison Jackson, Elizabeth Lawson, Lexie Newman, Kara Meadows, Annie Smith, Colter Alexander. All are students except for Dr. Stephanie Wendt.
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