LEAN INTO LEARNING GRANT AWARDS

2017 Lean into Learning professional development recipients hail from the following schools/districts:

• Parkway School District

• Ritenour School District

• Lindbergh School District

• Sunrise R-IX School District

• Mehlville School District

• Whitfield School

• Alton School District

• Ferguson Florissant School District

• Tower Grove Christian School

• University City School District

• Rockwood School District

• Louis Public Schools

• Webster Groves School District

• Fox C-6 School District

• Clayton School District

• Affton School District

2017 Professional Development Experiences:

• iNACOL Conference, Orlando Florida

• Lewis and Clark Makerspace, Epic Elementary School Visits, Kansas City, MO

• National Gifted Conference, Charlotte, North Carolina

• Writing Exchange for teachers between Fox C-6 and Sunrise R-IX School Districts

• Missouri Alternative Education Network, Lake Ozark, MO

• National Council for the Social Studies Conference, San Francisco, CA

• Vernier Summer Institute, Beaverton, Oregon

• Harvard Graduate School of Education online course taken by a small group of educators entitled: Visible Thinking: Building Understanding through Critical and Creative Thinking

• Long Elementary Collaborative Professional Development Day with some time spent at the CET

• Project Based Learning workshop at Education Plus, St. Louis, MO

• PBL 101 Conference, Buck Institute, Columbus, Ohio

• Collaborative Work Session at Ritenour School District professional development day featuring the following outstanding local educators: Adam Hamilton, JaNekka Hutchinson, Manuel Herrerra, Austin Houp, and Chris McGee

• Conference on Cultural Connections and Interrupted Learning at Ed Plus

• National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM), Chicago, IL

• LEAP InnovatED Summit, Chicago, IL

• High Tech High School Visit, San Diego, CA

• Taylor County School Visit, Campbellsville, KY

• 0 Schools Visit, New Orleans, LA

• MO Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance Convention, Lake Ozark, MO

• Project Lead the Way Summit, Orlando, FL

• MoreNet 2017 Conference, Lake Ozark, MO

• Learning Forward Conference, Orlando, FL

• American Association of School Librarians Conference, Phoenix, AZ

• FabLearn Conference at Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA

• Ed Tech Teacher Summit, Boston, MA

• Hosted local learning workshop where every participant received their own Raspberry Pi

The online application will open again on June 1, 2018.  Professional development opportunities must be completed by December 31, 2018 and there is a $3000 limit.  Apply early because funds ran out in September of 2017!  ITEF is excited to support educators as learners.  More information about this initiative can be found on our website.  https://innovteched.wpengine.com/2017/04/05/lean-into-learning-2016/