This year, the Foundation set aside $35,000 to fund professional development for MLWGS faculty. So far this year, 26 teachers have applied for and received grants to offset costs of graduate coursework and/or conference attendance. This funding allowed Ms. Stinnett to take a course the history of the motion picture. It sent Mrs. Reed to "MathFest" in Chicago. It paid for Mr. McGuire to speak as a guest of honor at the Saskatchewan Teachers Institute
The Foundation has set aside $35,000 in this fiscal year to go toward faculty professional development. Since June 1, twenty one teachers across six departments have accessed this funding to pay for graduate coursework, conferences, and workshops that enrich their instruction at MLWGS. This funding just helped Mr. Benesh attend the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics 2017 Regional Conference in Chicago. "Having a blast thanks to you guys. Thanks again!" he wrote to us
Kori with Peregrina Garcia, a member of the Santo Domingo Pueblo In the 2017-18 fiscal year, the Foundation has reserved $35,000 for professional development for the MLWGS faculty. Kori Mosley recently returned from a workshop called "Tres Culturas: Exploring the Artistic Spirit of Santa Fe & Albuquerque." Kori teaches Art I, Art II, and Art III, and is the sponsor for Art Club and for the National Art Honor Society. Kori reports that