Cedar Falls teacher takes home final ‘Tools for Schools’ award this year
The money will be used toward buying material to create math games for the second graders. Michael plans on buying dice, decks of cards and dominoes.
TOOLS FOR SCHOOLS: Two Cedar Falls teachers take home April award
Pease and Wagner said the district kicked off a coding initiative in November, so they’re trying to bring coding to life in the classroom.
Tools for Schools: Lowell Elementary takes home the monthly prize
In February, the roof collapsed at Lowell Elementary due to snow. Luckily, no one was hurt. However, the building won’t reopen until next school year.
Tools for Schools: Band teacher using money to repair instruments
Franzen said the Band program is so much more than a class — but a place where students can express themselves and showcase their love of music to the community.
Tools for Schools: January winners buying nonfiction books
Stacy Gary, Jennifer McCartan and Angie Chambers are third grade teachers at North Cedar Elementary in Cedar Falls. The teachers hope to use the award money to buy Guided Reading Nonfiction Scholastic Short Reads.
Fourth Cedar Valley Tools for School award goes to teacher at West High
One teacher wins $1,000 for the fourth Cedar Valley Tools for Schools award this school year.
Tools for Schools: November Winner
One teacher wins $1,000 for the third Cedar Valley Tools for Schools award this school year. Brett Willams is a social studies and mathematics teacher at Pete Junior High in Cedar Falls.
Tools for Schools: October winner planning to buy electronic piano
One teacher wins $1,000 for the first Cedar Valley Tools for Schools award this school year. Jessica Lieb is a music teacher at Bunger Middle School in Evansdale.
Tools for Schools: September Winner
One teacher wins $1,000 for the first Cedar Valley Tools for Schools award this school year. Lori Engel is an English teacher at Pete Junior High in Cedar Falls. Because of students’ difficulties sitting still while they’re learning, Engel uses rocking chairs in her classroom. However, she only has two right now, and they are in popular demand.
Teacher buying sensory tables with Cedar Valley Tools for Schools award money
Another teacher wins $1,000 for this month’s Cedar Valley Tools for Schools award money.
“Classroom Yoga,” Tools for Schools money going toward school yoga mats.
A 5th grade teacher at Kingsley Elementary is teaching her students yoga.
Waterloo teacher buying carpet with Tools for Schools money
Brittany Nechanicky, a kindergarten teacher at Lincoln Elementary in Waterloo, is the Tools for School winner for the month of December.
Ackley teacher buying camera, microphone with Tools for Schools money
Another lucky teacher won this month’s Cedar Valley Tools for Schools award money.
Waterloo teacher using Tools for School award to make book boxes
Mandi Severson is an extended core teacher at Kittrell Elementary in Waterloo.
STORMTRACK 7 FORECAST
TRACKING: Chance of storms today. Hot and humid through the weekend
The higher potential of storms will be in the northeastern portion of Iowa.
