TSU Alumna Wins Teacher of the Year

Author: Staff

June 30, 2020

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (TSU News Service) – A Tennessee State University alumna and 2020 Amazon Future Engineer Teacher of the Year Award recipient is using her position to turn high school students Big Blue.

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“I’ve really been trying to connect my students with TSU as much as possible,” says Charlton, a computer science teacher and Robotics Club staffer at Whites Creek Comprehensive High School in Nashville. “I have four students this year who are going to TSU to major in some form of agriculture.”

Charlton, a 2019 agricultural sciences major from TSU, was recently one of 10 individuals selected from among thousands of eligible teachers to receive $50,000 from Amazon – which includes $25,000 for the school and $25,000 in school supplies.

Amazon award recipients were chosen based on a variety of criteria, which included their commitment to promoting diversity and inclusion within computer science education, a recommendation from a school administrator, and compelling, personal anecdotes about their school and students.

Charlton’s ability to relate to students helped get the attention of Amazon. When her school presented

“She was extremely motivated as a student;

“As a student, Since then, the Tennessee Board of Regents instituted the Tennessee Transfer Pathways program, which superseded DAAs and provided guarantees to community college graduates statewide.

For more information about TSU’s College of Agriculture, visit https:/www.tnstate.edu/agriculture/

For more about community college initiatives at TSU, visit https:/www.tnstate.edu/commcolleges/

About Tennessee State University

Founded in 1912, Tennessee State University is Nashville’s only public university, and is a  premier, historically black university and land-grant institution offering 39 bachelor’s degree programs, 24 master’s degree programs, and seven doctoral degrees.  TSU is a comprehensive research intensive institution with a R-2 Carnegie designation, and has a graduate school on its downtown Avon Williams Campus, along with the Otis Floyd Nursery Research Center in McMinnville, Tennessee.  With a commitment to excellence, Tennessee State University provides students  with a quality education in a nurturing and innovative environment that prepares them as alumni to be global leaders in every facet of society. Visit the University online at tnstate.edu.