Teaching Tool Grants Support STEM Education
The chapter annually disperses Teaching Tool Grants to deserving science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM)-focused teachers in the Atlanta metro area during the January chapter luncheon held at Georgia Tech Research Institute. For 2015, the chapter awarded $1,000 grants to five teachers: Cathrine Nolan, Central Educational Center of Coweta County; Maria Brown, Washington Park Elementary of Fulton County; Carla Vashaw and Chas Harsh, North Gwinnett Middle School of Gwinnett County; and Bobby Burford, Loganville Middle School of Walton County. These well-deserved and much need funds assist the teachers in procuring STEM related goods and/or services to keep grade-, middle- and high school-level students interested in STEM education. Congratulations all!