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LOCAL TEACHERS RECEIVE EDUCATION GRANTS

Newcomb Recipients

Recipients of the Lola B. Newcomb Beginning Teacher Support Grant visited the UW College of Education in September to share the findings of their grant-supported inquiry projects. Shown during a break in their campus visit are (front row, left to right): Elizabeth Nowak, Dean Pat McClurg, Gretchen Graham, (standing, left to right) Brooklin Trover and Tonya Weber. Not pictured: Kimberly Burkhart. UW Digital Photo

Sept. 23, 2003 -- First-year teachers in Rock Springs and Laramie received mentoring and professional development assistance this year from the Lola B. Newcomb Beginning Teacher Support Grant.
Grant recipients were University of Wyoming College of Education graduates teaching in Wyoming K-12 schools. Funds generated by an endowment established by Lola B. Newcomb's estate made the awards possible.

This year's recipients used their $1,000 grants to fund travel to professional development opportunities, support visits to other classes for observation, and/or purchase resources for use in their classrooms. They then shared what they learned as grant recipients with UW College of Education students and faculty.
Newcomb Grant recipients for 2003, and their funded projects, are:

  • Kimberly Burkhart, Laramie -- Developed labs using a calculator-based data collection system to solve real-world scientific investigations.
  • Gretchen Graham, Rock Springs -- Observed special education programs in surrounding school districts to learn about effective instruction techniques, and purchased resources for use in her own classroom.
  • Elizabeth Nowak, Laramie -- Attended the West Coast Literacy Conference and consulted with colleagues on issues related to literacy instruction.
  • Brooklin Trover, Laramie -- Developed a mentoring plan to expand her effectiveness as a teacher of literacy, and purchased resources for use in the classroom.
  • Tonya Weber, Rock Springs -- Purchased the Picture Exchange Communication System for use in teaching autistic children, then implemented PECS in her classroom.

Applications for the 2004 Lola B. Newcomb Beginning Teacher Support Grant will be accepted later this fall. All first-year teachers who are UW graduates employed in Wyoming K-12 schools are eligible to apply. For more information contact Debra Beck, (307)766-2066, debbeck@uwyo.edu.