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Connecting Urban Students with Science and Nature
Dana Starvaggi believes in the uniqueness of all scholars and exemplifies the qualities of an ideal science educator.
Art as a Catalyst for Learning
ArtWorks gives teens opportunities to hone artistic talents and learn essential workplace skills through apprenticeships held year round in northeast Ohio.
Making Math Matter
Students benefit from daily number sense routines while playing games with highly-engaging, tactile manipulatives at Norwayne Elementary School in Creston.
Go Beyond…Be Brave…Discover
Where in the world will you go? Jennings Fund For Teachers Fellows design educational experiences that take them to destinations within the US and around the globe leading to personal and professional growth.
Rejuvenating Math Teachers
The Jennings Mathematics Institutes combine practical teaching advice while clarifying mathematics concepts that should be taught in the classroom. The summer seminars are held in Cleveland each year for math teachers throughput the state.
Dream Big; Think Practically
Students at Lake Elementary in Hartville are dreaming up big ideas for projects they believe will enhance their community.
Elementary Students STEAMing Ahead
“Everything is new, every single day,” says Jessica Lay about projects she teaches in the STEAM labs she has built from the ground up at Kinder and Jane Chance elementary schools in the Miamisburg City Schools.
Exploring STEM Principles Through Art - “Teachers Honor Teachers”
Lancaster City Schools' art teacher Kerri Rodenbaugh exemplifies excellence in teaching through her innovative practices, including incorporating STEM principles in her classes – making STEAM a reality for the youngest students in Lancaster.
Sparking Interest in Materials Science
Week-long, hands-on lab experiences show educators how to use applied engineering techniques in their classrooms.
Just to Love to Write
A group of young authors inform Evanston Elementary School in Cincinnati have published a collection of personal stories written under the direction of high school student Ann Vettikkal. Ms. Vetikkal hoped to inspire confidence in these youngsters as they learned to find their “voice.”
A Network of Passionate Educators
Erase the Space arranges exchanges between students from different backgrounds in the Columbus area. They learn from and with each other and work to find solutions to long-standing problems associated with equity within the schools.
Teaching Mindfulness Strategies to Deal with Pandemic
Youth Yoga Project trains teachers on how to use mindfulness strategies themselves and with their students to help deal with day-to-day stress, which has been heightened by the pandemic.
Building Confidence While Focusing on Careers in Art
Art students in Sandusky build the confidence they will need to pursue their passion as a career.
Flavorful Hands-on Lessons in Healthy Eating
Pleasant Valley Elementary first graders spent a year learning where their food comes from and grew to appreciate locally-grown, fresh fruits and vegetables.
Creating a Robust Career-Connected Learning System
Building Bridges to Careers is working with liaisons to six Washington County Schools Districts to connect students to career-related learning and resources that fulfill objectives set forth in the county’s Portrait of a Graduate.
Zoo Presents Challenges; Students Create Solutions
Akron middle school students are asked to find solutions to “Challenges” modeled after real-life problems experienced by professionals at the Akron Zoo.
How Camp Invention Connect Brings Innovation Home
Camp Invention reinvented its STEM summer program to offer children the opportunity to enjoy challenging and inspiring camp activities while at-home.
Setting a Stage for Creativity from Home
2019 Master Teacher Jennifer Davis worked to recreate an existing media center into an Innovation center that invites students to invent, explore, experiment, and problem solve. School closings due to COVID-19 challenged students to be just as creative working from home.
Ideas Launch at McKinley STEM School
Student work at McKinley STEM Academy in Steubenville revolves around the engineering and design process, every day from start to finish.