GEAR UP 3.0 APEX AIM Grant PITCH Competition Hear from educators in the GEAR UP 3.0 APEX cohort as they present innovative, student-centered proposals designed to transform learning. Selected winners will receive up to $8,000 in funding to bring their ideas to life.
AIM GRANT PRESENTERS:
12:05- Jessica Esposito (Catawba) Code, Create, Cultivate: A Cross-Curricular STEM Initiative 12:13- Tiffany Clapsaddle and Erin McCoy (Clay) “One School, One Future: Climate Action Through Literacy and Student Leadership” 12:20- Raymond Szpara (Macon) Bridging the Gap: STEM FORWARD 12:27- Tosha Ramsey (McDowell) FCS Student Journalism Initiative: Building 21st-Century Skills Through Reporting, Media Production, and Community Engagement 12:34- Jennifer Blake (McDowell) STEM on the Go 12:41- Corabelle Wood (Catawba) From Clay to Culture: A Cross-Curricular Ceramics Program 12:48- Donna Duncan and Christy Arrowood (Burke) Next Generation Educators: The Middle School Teacher Launch Pad 12:55- Melissa Painchaud (Catawba) Increasing student participation in STEM through STEM fair projects 1:13- Katie McFarland and Nakia Carson (McDowell) Blueprint for Belonging
