Educators

WakeEd Grants Support Students with Disabilities

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“Our WakeEd Partnership Teacher Innovation Grant has been life-changing for my class.” Kristin Burnette teaches students with significant cognitive and physical disabilities at Hilburn Academy. Typical classroom libraries consist of paper books that pose a variety of challenges for students with physical, cognitive, and communication limitations. For example, many students struggle with holding a book, …

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World Cafe Partnership Creates Thriving Student Business on School Campus

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Our 2017 World Cafe event opened with the premiere of this video – a World Cafe success story featuring The CW22 and Green Magnet Elementary School. Inspired by a group of third graders, educators from Green Elementary came to World Cafe seeking support for a student-run coffee shop. At the event, they were connected with volunteers …

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Celebrating Cultural Differences Through Teacher Innovation Grants

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By Elizabeth Propp | CCR Teacher, Lincoln Heights Elementary School With the help of WakeEd partnership, my classroom has embarked on a journey to develop multicultural awareness skills and discover the history of our families through our Cultural Recipe Project. Our project started with a trip to the NC Cultural Festival where students learned about cultural traditions …

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WakeEd\’s 5th Annual World Cafe

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The 5th annual World Cafe for STEM and Global Schools, sponsored by Biogen, BASF and Wells Fargo, was a tremendous success! Business, organization, government and education leaders from the Wake County community came together on Wednesday, Feb. 8 to support educators in bringing real-world, 21st century learning to local classrooms and schools. WakeEd Partnership and …

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The Impact of WakeEd Teacher Innovation Grants in WCPSS Classrooms

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Each year, WakeEd Partnership helps WCPSS educators bring their classroom dreams to life through our Teacher Innovation Grants program. Since the program’s inception, we have invested more than $1.5 million for teachers to bring innovative learning experiences and resources to thousands of students. Last year, Teacher Innovation Grant projects reached more than 4,400 students in …

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Developing the Agency of Teachers

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Beginning teachers receive hours of on-the-job support and professional development from mentors and other experienced teachers, but one subject that doesn’t always get formal attention is known as “teacher agency.”

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