Debby Lewis, Kristen Hampton and Selina Walker
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Lewis and her colleagues’ innovative teaching idea, “I Spy a C.I.A. (Collaborate, Innovate, Assimilate) Lab,” is designed to create a lab to help students and teachers become fully immersed in educational technology. In the lab, students will have the opportunity to collaborate with peers in STEM-based learning experiences. Students will utilize hands-on technology devices and tools to experience deeper, real world learning to innovate their prior knowledge. They will then assimilate digital media through various forms of the arts, including but not limited to visual, musical, and film production. Through collaboration, innovation and assimilation, the students will embark on a journey to become ready for college and careers in the 21st century.