To teach STEAM is to ignite curiosity, cultivate thinkers, and shape the architects of tomorrow's world -

one equation, one experiment, one innovation at a time.

About me...

"Choose to be limitless as you dream."

-Tiffany Pace

As a child, I grew up in extreme poverty and was, at time, homeless. I had big dreams, but experiencing that type of childhood trauma created imposter syndrome in me. I never felt as if I was "good enough" to make those dreams come true.

In 2020 I was awarded the Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching. This honor ignited my dreams once again and shortly after I was awarded a Fulbright Teachers for Global Classrooms Fellowship. Did my imposter syndrome kick in again? Absolutely! During this fellowship, as I interacted with so many amazing educators from around the country, I kept wondering why they chose me. However, I put my heart and soul into my fellowship and I can say the experience changed my life.

Shortly after my International Field Experience to Uruguay, South America I was invited to co-create the first United States and Uruguay STEAM Team. Each month, my students and students from schools in Uruguay Zoom call to complete STEAM projects together - helping to build an international bridge of friendship and change makers. I have to admit, each month, tears fill my eyes as I see my students connecting with their global peers and calling one another, "friend."

I decided to keep pursuing my dreams of bringing the world to my classroom and with that determination I have traveled to Germany with the Transatlantic Outreach Program, the Galápagos Islands as a Grosvenor Teacher Fellow, and Greece as a Fund for Teachers Fellow. I have had the honor of working along scientists in Acadia National Park as an Earthwatch Teach Earth Fellow and was chosen as a top 50 finalist for the Global Teacher Prize where I traveled to Dubai to celebrate with my fellow educators. I have also had the pleasure of working with my national and global educational peers as an Amazon Future Engineer Teacher Ambassador and micro:bit Champion.

Professionally, I am a writer and reviewer for the National Science Teaching Association's Science & Children Journal, a national conference presenter, and have written and received over one million dollars in grants for my school district.

As a K-5 STEAM Teacher at Cross Lanes Elementary in Charleston, West Virginia I can truly say I have my dream job. I love sharing my global adventures with my students and helping them develop a passion to be world changers.

My challenge for you is this: As a teacher we often tell our students to dream big and make their dreams come true, but what about you? Choose to dream big and dream without limits as you too choose to believe anything is possible.

STEAM Adventures

STEAM is a universal language. In Salto, Uruguay with Fulbright TGC

US Finalists for the Global Teacher Prize 2024.

Museum of the Future in Dubai

PAEMST 2020

My amazing Grosvenor Fellows and our naturalist, Ixora

Grosvenor Teacher Fellowship Expedition to the Galápagos Islands

AFE at CSTA National Conference

Exploring Seattle with my AFE fellow Ambassadors

This photo was taken at the "Country Roads Codes" event at our state's capitol where my students shared their coding projects and taught our lawmakers how to code. I am so proud of my amazing students - they continue to inspire me daily and I cannot wait to see how they change our world!