The Union Innovation Lab is the place to be for STEM activities at Union Public Schools. In addition to four classrooms used by teachers, the lab at 6235 S. Mingo Road has a virtual/digital gaming room, a computer classroom, a room for Tulsa Tech, a room for Ubotics, soft seating and more.
Innovation Lab, 6235 S. Mingo Rd.
Single story building with total building square footage of 24,530
Phase 1 of the Innovation Lab is 16,402
Classrooms – Seven total
Four used by Union teachers for instruction (109, 110, 111, 114)
One virtual / digital gaming (112) talk with Gart Morris on how this room will be used
One Tulsa Tech (113) Tulsa Tech teacher with Union students
One project construction (108)
Soft Seating Collaboration – two
One area has lounge chairs and a charging station for student devices
The other area also has lounge chairs and a charging station. In addition it has glass marker boards and a 65” digital display that students can connect their devices to
Each classroom has a 70” interactive digital display
Each classroom has hallway windows that can be used as marker boards
Each classroom has multiple walls with dry erase wall coverings
Each classroom has its own dedicated wireless access point
The project construction classroom (108) has:
A large floor sink
Concrete floors for easy cleaning
Ceiling mounted reel extension cords for easy power access in the middle of the room
Two mobile work benches
A large tool storage cabinet
The computer classroom (109) has:
30 computers
Two 3D printers
One poster printer
One standard laser printer
Classroom Furniture
KI ruckus desks with wheels for easy room configuration changes for student collaboration
KI ruckus chairs built for sitting in backwards, forwards, on the side, and even sitting up on the backrest
All lighting is LED and dimmable
The robotics club has a large dedicated room (119)
There is a breakroom (102) with a full kitchen for faculty use
Women’s and Men’s Restrooms
Phase 2 is still being programmed with no construction scheduled