Teacher Appreciation — We Love Our Teachers!
To celebrate and acknowledge all the hard work and dedication teachers pour into our students both in and out of the classroom, we held a special giveaway just for them during Teacher Appreciation Week in May of 2020.
To be entered into the giveaway, a teacher needed to be nominated in the comments on this page. All nominations included details on who the teacher was, what school they represented and what grade or subject they teach. We received so many amazing nominations and stories about teachers across the US and are so thankful for all their hard work!
Giveaway Winners & Prizes
Those who received a nomination were entered into the giveaway where three teachers won one of three prizes: An Individual STEM Kit of their choosing, a PCS Edventures $100 off coupon or a PCS Edventures $50 off coupon. Below are the giveaway winners who were randomly selected.
Grand Prize Winner
Our winning teacher nomination was submitted for Nancy Gonzales-Montez! Nancy teaches 6-8 grades students at Bernarda Jaime Junior High School in San Diego, Texas. Nancy selected the Discover Mini Drones Individual STEM Kit as her prize.
Discover Mini Drones
Grades: 4-12
From understanding UAV basics to introductory and advanced coding to Python courses, students will take to the sky using mini drones!
2nd Place Winner
Our second place teacher nomination winner was submitted for Beth Chappelear. Beth teachers 6-8 grade students at Heritage Middle School in Ringgold, Georgia. She is the recipient of a $100 off coupon that can be used towards the purchase of an Individual STEM Kit
3rd Place Winner
Our third place teacher nomination winner was submitted for Sharon Spencer. Sharon is a 2nd grade STEAM teacher at RB Wright Elementary School in Moultrie, Georgia. She is the recipient of a $50 off coupon that can be used towards the purchase of an Individual STEM Kit
*Minimum purchase required of $300.00 or more at edventures.com
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Sonya Brown
Palacios Jr High
6th Reading
She’s a robotics teacher that does great things for her team. She makes reading fun…the kids want tocontinue with her so they join robotics! She’s a sweet and funny lady.
I would like to nominate Jesse White of the educational nonprofit We Are FARMily. Jesse is the lead for the Making and Outdoor Education areas of programming for 9th-12th graders and makes everything from everything from project design, to circuitry and coding, to utilizing power tools to complete builds approachable and highly enjoyable. When students shared concerns about not being able to continue in-person programming during the stay-at-home order when they felt they needed to increase the skills and knowledge they learn through their experiences with We Are FARMily, Jesse immediately began developing distance programming kits which include projects that continue to develop these skills from the safety of their homes. Now their weekly delivery is the highlight of the students week and he often receives photos and/or videos of project progress before he even gets back home! Jesse meets EVERY student where they are and empowers them to be successful in any challenge they tackle through We Are FARMily’s programming.
I would like to nominate Casey Boothby for this award. He teaches Middle School/High School STEM, Advance Placement Computer Science, Middle School Intro to Coding, High School Intro to Computer Science, and 7th grade Science at Vision Charter School in Caldwell. This man wears many hats at our school and we are lucky to have him on our staff! Not only does he go out of his way to help his peers be successful, he also makes learning a ton of fun for the kids. During this COVID Crisis time, he uses his free time to use his 3-D Printer to make ear guards for face masks to donate to our local hospitals. Way to go Casey Boothby!
Mr. Jones, Instructs 6-8 grade students for Falling Creek Middle School in Chesterfield Virginia. He went against the odds and create a new Drone Program for FCMS and for Juniors and Seniors high school . He shares teaching STEM is Fun and Games and we have the fun and games of learning. The digital learning sites are career building skills from coding to learning about Drones leaning to careers.
I am nominating aurelia, she works in the preschool and school age kiddos at shoreline preschool . She goes above and beyond . She has a heart of gold and you can tell she loves working with the kiddos