Congratulations to FFT Fellow Jamie Lauer for being named a Wisconsin finalist for the Presidential Award for Excellence in Math and Science Teaching! With a $5,000 Fund for Teachers grant, Jamie worked alongside researchers at the land based coral reef and sea urchin nursery at La Parguera in Puerto Rico to create STEM design projects that show students the importance of failure, uncertainty and perseverance. Good luck moving forward, Jamie. We're proud you are an #FFTFellow! (fb)

World Bee Day, TODAY, is a global call to remember, appreciate, and protect these essential creatures. And this makes US remember the 2023 fellowship of Carolyn Nichols (Bath, ME). Click on the link to learn more about how she used a $5,000 Fund for Teachers grant to participate in the Earthwatch expedition "Conserving Wild Bees and Other Pollinators of Costa Rica" and learn hands-on research protocols to expand an animal behavior unit to include scientific strategies for studying insect and honeybee behavior > https://bit.ly/4ktmHJF (fb)