education
Arch Coal's Innovative Teaching Grants Program
The Arch Coal Foundation introduced a new
Innovative Teaching Grants Program in 2007 to benefit teachers and students near the
West Elk mine in Delta County, Colorado.
Again
this year, the Foundation will grant up to
$10,000 to K-12 teachers in Delta County's
schools to invent and test innovative teaching
ideas in their classrooms during the 2011-2012
school year.
"This program has captured the imagination of the county's classroom teachers," Vickers said. "Now the Foundation’s leadership wants to share many of the excellent projects. In its first three years, this program has enabled Delta County’s teachers to undertake some amazing projects that have significantly helped our children. By having select projects appear on the Web, we are making it possible for our teachers to share their ideas and classroom successes around the world."
"This has to be one of the very best classroom-community-company collaborations I have witnessed," said Mike McMillan, Delta County Schools’ superintendent. "This is an excellent example of our teachers being involved in their professional learning community – sharing with their colleagues throughout the nation. Our district is delighted to be a part of a program that gives other teachers an opportunity to gain from our experiences and ideas.
The Arch Coal Innovative Teaching Grants Program hopes to encourage other teachers to replicate the best ideas. Individual classroom awards will be limited to $500 each. Eligible teachers, or teaching teams, can apply for one award every school year. A committee comprised of area citizens and local employees reviews the applications and makes recommendations to the Arch Coal Foundation for grant recipients.
Read more about our Delta County grant recipients:
2011,
2010,
2009,
2008,
2007
Apply for a Delta County grant:
