The AFT Innovation Fund grant was awarded in July to the Baltimore Teachers Union, which in turn selected Lakeland and Violetville elementary/middle schools for the projects. The hands-on learning for middle-school students involves collaboration between teams of teachers, the National Commission on Teaching and America’s Future, and outside partners such as scientists, engineers, farmers and corporations, giving students real-world connections to their academic work.
The AFT Innovation Fund is a competitive grant program, funded by the AFT and private philanthropic organizations, that invests in AFT affiliates’ creative approaches to education.
For more information, go to www.aft.org/about/innovate.
WHAT: Visits to Baltimore schools with innovative food- and gardening-related programs
WHO: AFT President Randi Weingarten, AFT Secretary-Treasurer Lorretta Johnson and BTU President Marietta English
WHEN: Friday, Nov. 1
10:45 a.m. Violetville Elementary/Middle School, 1207 Pine Heights Ave., Baltimore
11:45 a.m. Lakeland Elementary/Middle School, 2921 Stranden Rd., Baltimore
The AFT represents 1.5 million pre-K through 12th-grade teachers; paraprofessionals and other school-related personnel; higher education faculty and professional staff; federal, state and local government employees; nurses and healthcare workers; and early childhood educators.
Contact: Janet Bass, 202-879-4554, www.aft.org.
