(From left) Principal Valerie Fowler and teacher Barbara Black of West Teays Elementary with Joe Haynes of AEP’s John Amos Plant. Fowler and Black received $500 from AEP’s Teacher Vision grants program.
(From left) Principal Valerie Fowler and teacher Barbara Black of West Teays Elementary with Joe Haynes of AEP’s John Amos Plant. Fowler and Black received $500 from AEP’s Teacher Vision grants program.
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The
Putnam
Standard
January 19, 2010
TEAYS VALLEY - AEP Teacher Vision Grants from Appalachian Power have enabled Putnam County educators to improve student learning in their classrooms.
Local educators receiving $500 grants are, Kristi Baker of Confidence Elementary, Valerie Helmstetter of Poca High, Barbara Black of West Teays Elementary, and the team of Valerie Fowler and Barbara Black for West Teays Elementary.
The AEP Teacher Vision Grant program was launched in November 2003 to provide aid ranging from $100 to $500 to classroom teachers.
"These grants are designed to reward the talents and creativity of Pre-K through grade 12 educators. These innovators are devoted to motivating youth to think creatively and to step into leadership roles and to address the challenges of the future," said Joe Haynes, Community Relations Manager of AEP's John E. Amos Plant.
Educators who live or teach in the AEP service area or in communities with major AEP facilities are eligible to apply for the mini-grants.
Priority is given to educators who have attended AEP Workshops for Educators, National Energy Education Development (NEED) Project training, AEP's E-LAB projects in Bolivia and Belize or who are affiliated with an AEP school-business partnership. Projects that have an academic focus and a goal of improving student achievement are eligible for consideration.
AEP has a special interest in science, mathematics, technology, electrical safety and the balanced study of energy and the environment.
For more information on the AEP Teacher Vision Grant program and other AEP education initiatives, see www.aep.com/go/education.
American Electric Power owns more than 36,000 megawatts of generating capacity in the United States and is the nation's largest electricity generator.
AEP is also one of the largest electric utilities in the United States, with more than 5 million customers linked to AEP's 11-state electricity transmission and distribution grid. The company is based in Columbus, Ohio.