Award recipients with Gay Krause and Dr. Steven McGriff of KCI and Dan’l Lewin of Microsoft
It’s tough to be a public school teacher these days. Educational budgets and resources may be tight, but the expectations of students, parents, and community leaders are higher than ever. Today’s teachers must adjust to the new Common Core State Standards, cope with large classes of digital natives, and assimilate every-changing educational technology.
That’s what makes the winners of this year’s Krause Center for Innovation Awards so remarkable: not only are these educators succeeding at that complicated juggling act, but they are also finding innovative new ways to engage their students. Microsoft was thrilled to support the Krause Center for Innovation Awards last week, and we enjoyed celebrating these exceptional teachers.
Winning teacher Robert Pronovost from Ravenswood Makerspace
Thank you to Robert Provonost for creating Ravenswood Makerspace Collaborative, allowing every student in the Ravenswood City School District to experience hands-on, self-directed STEM projects.
Thank to you to Barbara Wright for empowering her students to become entrepreneurs and medical innovators through her Shark Tank program.
Thank you to Cassandra Pereira for guiding her students to harness the power of media, design, and research to tackle tough social issues like bullying, body image, and stress through the Healthy Choices program.
Congratulations to the 2015 winners of the Krause Center for Innovation Awards. Our entire community will benefit from your ingenuity, intelligence, and inspiration. Thank you!
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The Krause Center for Innovation’s mission is to design and implement innovative professional development education and training, with an emphasis on technology integration and STEM curriculum, to support the diverse workforce needed to compete in the knowledge economy. For more information, click here.
