Walden University Offers $5,000 Teacher Grants

       Walden University will honor educators across the country in support of the National Education Association’s (NEA) Educator for a Day program.  The online institution created the day to celebrate the teaching profession and to reward teachers and their students for their dedication to education.
The goal of the program is to encourage awareness of the need for more teachers and of the benefit of the teaching profession.  Schools nationwide will host Educator for a Day events as part of the NEA’s American Education Week, November 11-17, 2007.
A judging panel will award a $5000 grant to three schools as part of the celebration.  “This is an excellent opportunity to highlight the work of our nation’s teachers and invigorate the interest of those who want to be teachers,” said Dr. Susan Saxton, acting dean of Walden University’s College of Education.
Participating teachers must fill out nomination form of short essay questions about their profession, including the importance of knowing the duties of a teacher, why their school should receive a Walden Educator for a Day Grant and what their school would do with their grant if selected. Recipient schools will be selected after the Oct. 15 nomination deadline by a panel familiar with the issues currently facing K-12 teachers and administrators. Recipient schools will be officially presented with grants on Nov. 15, 2007.
Grants must be used for educational purposes of the recipient school’s choosing, including school supplies or an educational activity. In addition, recipient schools will be required to host at least one aspiring educator who will shadow a teacher during this day. 
To learn more about Walden University’s Educator for a Day Grant, please visit www.WaldenU.edu/educatorforaday

— Teachers of Color