From the Washoe County School District:
A teacher at Lincoln Park Elementary School in Sparks is among 64 teachers nationwide to be awarded a scholarship for STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) education. Tracey Gaffney will travel to Boston to participate in the Engineering is Elementary (EiE) training program.
“I am honored to receive the STEM Scholarship from the Museum of Science, Boston, and I look forward to representing Lincoln Park Elementary School and the Washoe County School District while I’m in Boston,” said Gaffney, who has taught in the District for five years. “I plan to share what I learn about STEM with my colleagues and our students in the coming school year. I hope the lessons I bring back will help all of our students become even more enthusiastic about studying the sciences.”
“I am excited for Tracey to win this STEM scholarship because it is something she is truly passionate about,” said Lincoln Park Elementary School Principal Tracy Fisher. “She is always working toward new ways to teach our students, and she graduated this year from the Lemelson STEM master’s program. She will be our STEM Implementation Specialist at Lincoln Park in the coming school year, and I’m so proud that she was chosen for this scholarship program.”
Just 64 elementary school teachers and 18 teacher educators from across the country were chosen to attend the program that is designed to bring high-quality professional development in STEM studies to teachers at high-need schools. The scholarship program is sponsored by the Museum of Science, Boston, which developed the EiE curriculum. Each scholarship recipient will receive a complete classroom set of EiE curriculum materials, tuition, and travel expenses to attend the workshop at the Museum of Boston in the coming year.
From the Washoe County School District
