With the Mad River running through their “backyard”, teachers in the Benjamin Logan School District developed a yearlong PBL initiative to teach students in all grades about its environmental significance.

Natalie Campana shares her passion for flying through the AEROSTEM program at Steubenville High School.

A visit to Senegal and Morocco through a Jennings FFT grant allowed French teacher Megan Murphy to learn about the culture and language of Francophone countries beyond France.

A passion for conservation led Laura Balliett to southeast Asia where she would learn how residents of Bali and Borneo practice environmentalism and educate future generations around the concept of sustainability.

Students at Bio-Med Science Academy are integrating theater in their study of literature from Euripides, Shakespeare, Arthur Miller, and Tennessee Williams.

The task to write a student-led curriculum on the Protestant Reformation led two middle school teachers to Germany to learn about the movement where it began.

Joy, confidence, collaboration and problem solving become visible as students create stained glass art to brighten their school building.

As a Jennings Fund for Teachers Fellow, Elida High School computer science teacher Mark Suter learned how companies are using 360 video and VR to either train employees or entertain audiences.

At Waterville Primary educators are teaching mindfulness-based approaches to all students in the school “from the inside out.”

Educators in Summit County are learning how to teach for equity, empowerment, and deep learning in mathematics.

For one week in June, classrooms and labs in The College of Wooster’s state-of-the-art life science center are filled with middle school girls totally engrossed in science.  

“People don’t become more creative because you tell them it’s important. They become more creative because you set the conditions for curiosity to thrive…”

A STEAM educator in Shelby has replaced a 20th century style “shop” class with a design and manufacturing curriculum that requires 21st century technical skills.

Deep learning results from students designing projects and asking thought-provoking questions.

Students research the '“science” behind wind turbines, which are sparking controversy in their rural community.

If you are requesting technology or materials, they must be vehicles to help achieve your goals, not the central purpose of your grant. These two examples will help make the difference in the writing of your proposal.