“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.

No microscope is smarter than the human brain and nothing is more important than the human heart. Social Emotional Learning + Biology = the perfect blend of rigor and fun.

A steadfast encourager of creative thinking, empathy, possibilites, and problem solving: Sarah Jones Rough embodies all of this and more.

Student-centered; risk-taker; creator of authentic, hands-on learning; positive; collaborator: These are just a few words that describe Barb Currey, a truly excellent educator.

Mr. Bowers is all about rigorous experiences for himself and for his students. He believes that he cannot properly teach his students about the real music world if he is not an active participant himself.

Intervention Specialist Emily Sokolowski designs creative projects to engage learners at every level at Bath Elementary in the Revere Local Schools.

Kate Schwerzler consistently demonstrates kindness, empathy, and stability while teaching mathematics at Pattison Elementary School in Milford.

Zach Griffith embeds problem based learning, the design process, and collaboration in everything he does at Akron Public Schools’ NIHF STEM High School.

Nicole Zubik is an absolutely amazing teacher. Does she have goofy taxidermied animals all over her room? Yes. Is she the best teacher any kid could ever hope to have? Also, yes.

Jody Keith designed an ELA project for students and teachers in the Buckeye Local Schools to help them reconnect after the covid “time-out.”

Alicia Nussbaum strives to instill deep learning in her elementary classroom by engaging students in learning opportunities, communicating with students and parents, and using mastery-based data.

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.

Week-long, hands-on lab experiences show educators how to use applied engineering techniques in their classrooms.

Vernier sensor technology provides opportunities for experiential learning in grades 4-8 in the Piqua City Schools. The goal is for students to view “doing science differently.”

Teachers in Hardin-Houston schools are learning to use writing assignments to elicit deeper learning in all classes from social studies to music to mathematics to language arts.

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.”

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.

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.

Boys Hope Girls Hope has formed long term partnerships with highly capable students in northeast Ohio to complement what is happening at school and at home and to help them develop skills needed to be college and career ready after high school.