Biography

Tiffany Pace is a STEAM Teacher at Cross Lanes Elementary in Charleston, West Virginia. Here she inspires curiosity and creativity in students from kindergarten through 5th grade through real-world, hands-on, inquiry-based learning to foster critical thinking and problem-solving skills. She received a Master of Arts in Education from Liberty University and a Bachelor of Science in Journalism with a minor in Public Relations from West Virginia University. Pace is the WV 2020 Presidential Awardee for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching for Elementary (PAEMST), a Global Teacher Finalists, a Fulbright Teachers for Global Classrooms alumni, A Fund For Teachers Fellow, a Grosvenor Teacher Fellow, a Transatlantic Outreach Fellow, an Amazon Future Engineer Teacher Ambassador, a National Geographic Certified Teacher, an Earthwatch Teach Earth Fellow, a Teacher Astronaut finalist, and the 2023 West Virginia Elementary Environmental Teacher of the Year. She is a co-creator of the first United States and Uruguay STEAM Team and an author and reviewer for the National Science Teaching Association’s (NSTA) Science & Children journal. She has presented nationally for the NSTA, STEM Teacher’s Club, CSTA, Digital Promise, and STEMCon and Beyond. Pace is an Executive Board liaison for the West Virginia Science Teachers Association as the Elementary Science Ambassador Representative and is a presenter at their yearly conferences. For her district, she is a member of the Global Diversity Collaborative and a virtual curriculum designer. She has also written and received over one million dollars in grants for her district.