Ms. Kim Schumacher, a sixth-grade science teacher at Prairie Elementary School in Cottonwood, Idaho, has been awarded a classroom grant by Northwest Professional Educators (NWPE). This grant funding will be used to purchase needed materials including stream table kits for her Landforms within the Earth curriculum.
“These materials will allow students to have hands-on exploration of key landform concepts,” noted Ms. Schumacher in her submission. “Learning will become their own as they use these materials verses reading and answering questions from a science book. I am hoping to foster a love of science exploration within my classroom by allowing students to have a deeper understanding of major concepts like erosion.”
Northwest Professional Educators Teacher Scholarship and Classroom Grant Program seeks to acknowledge excellence in education through highlighting innovative approaches and best practices. Association of American Educators (AAE) Director of Professional Learning Melissa Pratt who oversees the NWPE Scholarship and Grant Program said, “Project-based, hands-on experiential learning brings science content to life and increases engagement for all types of learners. NWPE and the AAE Foundation are pleased to provide funding toward this effort and help educators realize their vision for their students’ best educational outcomes.”
The NWPE Teacher Scholarship and Classroom Grant Program is open to all full-time educators in Idaho, Oregon, and Washington. Applications are considered twice-a-year on a competitive basis and evaluated by a volunteer review committee of educators. The program is now accepting scholarship and grant applications through the next deadline of March1, 2023. More details and application information are available nwpe.org/awards.