STEM Fellows

Harrison Bay Future Ready students incorporate sustainable bamboo PBL into hands-on learning

How can we, as designers, provide temporary shelters from local products/supplies that are sustainable, renewable, and eco-friendly? This...

PEF STEM Fellows Spotlight: Haley Graham, Westview Elementary

The pandemic has brought its share of many challenges, however, we continue to be amazed at what teachers are doing to keep their...

Harrison Elementary's new STEAM campus and eLab promote empowered students and community

What do a nature park, wetlands, Hamilton County Schools eLabs, and outdoor learning space all have in common? They are just some of the...

Cooking Up Learning connects history with local culinary partners

Innovative educators seek ways each year to tie engaging, hands-on learning with curriculum they're teaching in school. For one DuPont...

VW eLab & STEM Fellows Spotlight: Jennifer Ellis, Hixson Middle School

Amusement park researching, designing, building, and implementation has been keeping eighth grade students busy recently in the Hixson...

STEM Fellows Spotlight: LeAnn Moore, Loudon Elementary

PEF's STEM Fellows has had a long-lasting impression on many teachers, but not just in Hamilton County, TN. Since its inception, STEM...

Programs for Success: VW eLabs & STEM Fellows positive impact on local family

For some students, finding their niche in school isn't always easy. Fortunately, for Chattanooga School for the Arts & Sciences senior...

Hunter Middle School Spotlight: Connecting STEM Learning to Real World Experiences

Jill Smith, Instructional Coordinator at Hunter Middle, provided an in depth look into the structure of the VW eLab curriculum for their...

Inquiry Based Learning

Since PEF's first STEM Fellows cohort launched in 2012, the Innovation Hub has been identified as a local, regional, and national leader...

The Connected K-5 STEM Lab

There I stood. On the production floor of Southern Champion Tray in Chattanooga. Amazed at the ballet of movement occurring on machine...