TSTEM Program Lead Teacher Cherie Smith Tel 915

T-STEM Program Lead Teacher: Cherie Smith Tel: 915 -434 -6077 Website: https: //www. yisd. net/Page/16194 E-mail: csmith 8@yisd. net Address: 5932 Quail Ave, El Paso, TX 79924 CLUBS & ORGANIZATIONS Parkland T-STEM Academy is a TEA designated Academy that has served as a role model Academy since 2012. The T-STEM Academy is proud to serve 6 th-12 th grade students as a nationally certified Project Lead the Way (PLTW) premier engineering magnet program.

WHY T-STEM? § Science, Technology, Engineering and Math is where the JOBS ARE! § STEM workers can expect HIGHER salaries § There are not enough STEM workers in the work force § American students are not keeping up with other countries in science and math § STEM knowledge and education is critical to the U. S. for economic growth. § NOT having a STEM education is costing Americans JOBS and MONEY LEARNING PHILOSOPHIES: ENGINEERING Pathway § Project Based Learning § Teambuilding Activities § Cooperative Learning Opportunities § PLTW- Intro to Engineering Design § Small Learning Community § PLTW- Digital Electronics § Building student teacher Relationships § PLTW- Civil Engineering and § College-prep Curriculum (Pre-AP, & Dual Credit) § PLTW - Engineering Design and § Job Shadowing § Internships § Mentorships § Scholarships ACADEMICS Students choose their field of study from 4 different pathways: § Digital Electronics § PLTW- Principles of Engineering Architecture Development Computer Science Pathway: § Fundamentals of Computer Science § Computer Science 1 § Computer Science 2 § On. Ramps Computer Science Advanced Manufacturing Pathway: • Civil Engineering & Architecture • Computer Science & Software Engineering § Fundamentals of Computer Science • Robotics § Computer Science 2 § Computer Science 1 § On. Ramps Computer Science