Broward Education Foundation hosted virtual IDEA EXPO for Broward County Public Schools teachers
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – (February 4, 2022) – Broward Education Foundation hosted the Broward Teachers Union 25th Annual Innovative Teacher IDEA EXPO, presented by Office Depot, for more than 350 teachers from Broward County Public Schools who participated in the daylong interactive expo of educational workshops.
Celebrating its 25th year, Broward Education Foundation’s IDEA EXPO is renowned for its peer-to-peer “best practices” sharing to ignite student success in the classroom. During the virtual IDEA EXPO, educators interacted with more than 35 grant-winning innovative teachers who showcased creative projects proven to improve student academic performance. The projects and their creators illustrated effective and dynamic teaching strategies designed to keep students challenged, engaged and focused. Teachers can also download project curriculums, course outlines, lesson plans, resource lists, student worksheets and tools enabling them to adapt projects to their classroom. Broward Education Foundation provides grant funding for educators who wish to adapt these award-winning projects to their classrooms.
This year’s keynote speaker was Joseph P. Cox, president and CEO of the Museum of Discovery & Science, who enlightened teachers on how to grow a community-wide learning ecosystem.
Click here to view the 2022 course catalog.
Thanks to the generous support from sponsors, registration for this year’s event was free. In addition to Broward Teachers Union and Office Depot, additional partners in the Broward Education Foundation Innovative Teacher Idea Expo included the State of Florida District Education Foundation’s matching grants program, Education First Employee Giving Campaign, City of Hollywood, Bank of America, BrightStar Credit Union, Verizon, AT&T, State Farm, Wells Fargo, Jersey College, Museum of Discovery & Science, Regions Bank, T-Mobile Work Perks and University of West Florida.
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About Broward Education Foundation:
Broward Education Foundation is the only 501(c)3 charitable organization solely dedicated to supporting Broward County Public Schools and serves as a catalyst for educational excellence by providing teacher grants to fund development of innovative curriculum that advances Pre K-12 achievement; vitally needed school supplies for Title I school students, and scholarships for qualified high school seniors. Established in 1983, the non-profit Broward Education Foundation contributes more than $3 million to Broward County Public Schools annually. Most recently, and responding to the COVID-19 pandemic, the foundation provided students and teachers with PPE and supplies valued at an additional $2 million. In 2018, responding to the Stoneman Douglas High School tragedy, Broward Education Foundation initiated a GoFundMe campaign, established the official Stoneman Douglas Victims’ Fund and raised $10.5M for victims’ families, survivors and those impacted. Broward Education Foundation is proven agile, adept and responsive to shifting needs in education and our community.
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