Dr. Thomie Timmons

Bio

Dr. Thomie Timmons has served as an educator for Reynoldsburg City Schools in Reynoldsburg, Ohio for 29 years. For the past 5 years, Dr. Timmons has served in an administrative role and is currently the Deeper Learning Coordinator. Dr. Timmons provides professional development for Design Thinking, Problem Based Learning, and Maker Education for educators in Central Ohio. He has been a participant in the STEM teacher design team leading the integration of arts in STEM education for the eSTEM Academy, a nationally recognized high school model of STEM education. During his time teaching at the eSTEM Academy, Dr. Timmons founded the Reynoldsburg Battelle FabLab in 2013.

Thomie is a National School Reform Faculty Member and received this accreditation through a national teaching portfolio presentation. He received his Doctor of Education from Miami University-Oxford doing research on social justice in MakerSpaces. He received a Master of Art Education from The Ohio State University doing graduate research in the use of technology as a learning tool in the arts classroom. He has both a Bachelor of Arts Education from the Ohio State University and a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Columbus College of Art and Design. Dr. Timmons is currently leading the Center for Deeper Learning at Reynoldsburg City Schools and leading the development of K-12 MakerSpaces.