WakeEd Grants Wishes at York Elementary

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By Meg Osterhoff | STEM Coordinator/Coach | York Elementary School “When you wish upon a star, makes no difference who you are, anything your heart desires will come to you…” or at least that’s what happened to us when WakeEd Partnership linked...

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...

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...

From the Classroom: The Ripple Effect

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By Sonia Clark | AIG Teacher | Ballentine Elementary School As I’m looking at my WakeEd Partnership Teacher Innovation Grant, I am reflecting on how it has changed our school, the lives of our students and our community. I am so overwhelmed with emotions that I cannot...

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...

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...