Pt 2 anticipation of success! Engineers successful! Robotics successful! Computer techs-Coding successful! Biology scientists successful! It was amazing to watch! Check out ⁦UTC-ChallengerCenter⁩ Commander’s reaction! We are ⁦gigcitygirls⁩! #impact ⁦HCS Opportunity Zone⁩

Our gigcitygirls club (48 3rd-5th graders) was well represented at the OKES Promotion! The crowd went wild! #innovation #realworldchange #thefutureofchattanooga Andy Berke Nikki Russell PEF Innovation Hub Bryan Johnson, Sr. Jill Levine HCSTech #hcsstem #hope #impactbyopportunity

Check out the HCS Opportunity Zone being represented in PEF STEM Fellows for the 2018-2019 school year. So grateful for the opportunity, collaboration and partnership! #hcdestem #wearehamilton Hamilton County Schools Anthony Goad, Ed.D. @GlitterNGadgets HCSTech

Always a fantastic experience each summer! Can’t believe this was our 4th summer of Teacher Edition!!!! I believe over 400 teachers have graduated!!! So Grateful to TGH CHA for offering this opportunity for Hamilton County Schools teachers!

Design Process.....to sweet success! Engaged Ss working hard in the lab!!!!! ⁦HCS Opportunity Zone⁩ ⁦Hamilton County Schools⁩ ⁦OKESLions⁩

Our OKES FIRST LEGO League robotics team working hard & prepping for competition!!! Beyond proud of their determination! (Ss very first time EVER assembling LEGO designs w/ directions & specific pieces!) Scott Rosenow HCS Opportunity Zone Hamilton County Schools Nikki Russell Wendy Scruggs

Our dedicated OKES Green Team in action! Taking ownership of the program & monitoring how much of an impact we are making in our community by recycling!!! We fill a DUMPSTER each week! Ss are so excited to recycle! #buyin #studentlead HCS Opportunity Zone Hamilton County Schools Nikki Russell

Water Cycle with GoNoodle - find us on BSKY! in 3rd grade STEM!!!!! Students made models to show their learning & love rapping with the Blazer Fresh crew to make sure they understand!!!! Fun Friday! Hamilton County Schools HCS Opportunity Zone OKESLions Nikki Russell

The OKESLions lab made the finalist list! So honored to be mentioned among so many Hamilton County Schools educators!

Check out these 2nd Grade (7 yr olds) Engineers today in the lab! They were so proud of their creations- I was as well! Actively engaged, focused and demonstrating their 4 C’s!!! #goalaccomplished HCS Opportunity Zone Hamilton County Schools Nikki Russell

Panther Nation - Brainerd High School - thank you for your outpouring of love through snacks, cards, and comforting words. Thank you for helping mend all the broken hearts during this critical time. #strongteachers #strongcommunity OKESLions HCS Opportunity Zone

Check out our OKES electric car club competing today in the GreenPrix Fun Run Race! Ss designed & assembled their cars!!!!! Representing Hamilton County Schools HCS Opportunity Zone today in the race! They have worked so hard & did a fantastic job! Can’t wait til the next race! green|spaces

Ss learning how to collaborate, create, compromise, critically think & communicate while building their own Caines Arcade creations! So proud of their hard work!!! They absolutely loved every minute & didn’t want to leave class! HCS Opportunity Zone Hamilton County Schools #WeAreHamilton

Here we go!!!!! Our LEGO Lions are excited on this morning & ready to compete today at the First Lego League Robotics Qualifiers!!!!! Please keep them in your thoughts today as they are a rookie team & this is their first experience ever!!!!! So proud! Orchard Knob Elem STEM Lab HCS Opportunity Zone

TETA awarded 3 big awards to 3 great educators at TETC2019. Wanda Terral won the Outstanding CTO Award... Loudon County took home the TEAM Award... and Niki Russell took home the Outstanding Teacher Award. So proud of these folks, congratulations! #TN_TETA #teachTETA #TETC2019

All huddled up learning how to use ⁦Ozobot⁩ app & robots! This 2nd grade class (7 yr olds) are all intrigued, engaged & ready to try them out! Fun #CSweek in the lab! #perseverance #possibilitiesforthefuture #exposureiskey ⁦HCS Opportunity Zone⁩ ⁦Hamilton County Schools⁩

Check out our very own STEM Facilitator OKESLions!!! She loves STEM / all things tech and most of all her students! Congrats Mrs. Russell!

Check out STEM HS Chattanooga Ss leading lessons they created w/ Creative Discovery -teaching OKESLions 5th G Ss in our Orchard Knob Elem STEM Lab !! Everyone is engaged & having fun while learning! #wearehamilton James David Tony Donen Suzanne Ness @LThirkill Nikki Russell Anthony Goad, Ed.D. HCS Opportunity Zone

Winter Session of @TechGoesHomeCHA at OKESLions Elementary graduates! Amazing group of parents & students learned all about tech and walk away with devices & tons of resources! They rocked their final projects! Super proud! Orchard Knob Elem STEM Lab Wendy Scruggs HCS Opportunity Zone Hamilton County Schools

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