“I realized that I needed to come up with a fresh approach to making math more fun for my students, and what better way to do that than with dance.” Granite Park Jr. High 8th grade math teacher Heather Francis sought for new approaches to help her students understand key math concepts. What developed was a series of engaging activities ...
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Armstrong Academy educator highlighted as Teacher Innovation awardee
Last week we told you about two GSD educators who are among five teachers statewide to receive this year’s KUED Teacher Innovation Award. In that article we included a link to a Salt Lake Tribune article about Kearns Jr. High CTE teacher Chris humbert. This week the Salt Lake Tribune featured the second GSD educator to receive the award: Neil ...
Two GSD teachers among five KUED Teacher Innovation Award honorees
Each year KUED recognizes five outstanding educators in Utah for innovation in the classroom. This year, two of those five teachers were from Granite School District. This week The Salt Lake Tribune featured Chris Humbert of Kearns Junior High School. Chris is a former architect who uses his background to help his students in the engineering ...
KUED accepting nominations for Teacher Innovation Awards
KUED is accepting nominations for outstanding teachers in its annual Teacher Innovation Awards. KUED will recognize five educators, grades PreK-12, for the 2014-2015 school year. This year KUED is expanding the awards to any educator who is using innovative classroom techniques. Winning teachers will be featured in a video documentary, be ...
Bennion Elementary teacher recognized for innovation in the classroom
For Amber Palmer’s fifth grade class at Bennion Elementary, history has a way of coming to life through a method you would not normally expect. Scattered in different groups throughout the room, her students diligently work on tablet computers as they step into the lives of individuals from World War I and the Great Depression. Lessons that ...
GSD school wins award for innovative educational environment
Granite School District’s newest academic facility has received a special award for providing a unique environment that is conducive to exceptional learning. Neil Armstrong Academy received an Award of Merit from the Utah Chapter of the Council of Educational Facility Planners International. The Apex Awards in Innovative Educational Environments ...
Granite Preschool Services nominated for national Innovation Award
Granite School District’s Preschool Services has been nominated by Open Minds USA for the organization’s national Opening Minds Innovation Awards. The award honors individuals and organizations throughout the nation whose innovations advance the field of early childhood care and education. Granite is among ten finalists selected from thousands of ...