You’re invited to join us Tuesday August 12th through Thursday August 14th for the 2025 STEM Summit at the Wenatchee Convention Center! The STEM Summit provides professional learning opportunities for teachers and educational staff members in the areas of science, technology, engineering and mathematics taught by experts and specialists in their fields.
This workshop is intended for classroom teachers and program directors interested in learning the basics for writing competitive STEM grants. Two follow-up session include (1) Grant Writing for Teachers: Completing a Grant Proposal on Tuesday afternoon and (2) a drop-in clinic on Wednesday to answer questions or receive individual or team help with a grant idea or proposal.
Retired educator with over 50 years experience as a teacher and administrator in basic and higher education. Now working with public schools, universities, and non-profits to help them build capacity and effect their respective missions. Areas of expertise include curriculum and instruction... Read More →
This session is a continuation of the STEM grant writing session offered this morning .
This workshop will expand on the morning session: Grant Writing for Teachers: An Introduction introduction and give participants basic information about completing a competitive grant application. It will be followed on Wednesday by a walk-in clinic where participants can get answers to grant related questions or receive individual or team assistance with grant writing.
Retired educator with over 50 years experience as a teacher and administrator in basic and higher education. Now working with public schools, universities, and non-profits to help them build capacity and effect their respective missions. Areas of expertise include curriculum and instruction... Read More →
This session is intended for individuals and teams who want to get individualized advice or assistance related to writing STEM grants. Attending one or both of the workshops on Tuesday will be of benefit, but is not required. This is a drop-in event, so come by when your schedule permits. If you can't fit this into your schedule, let me know and I can schedule a time to accommodate you.
Retired educator with over 50 years experience as a teacher and administrator in basic and higher education. Now working with public schools, universities, and non-profits to help them build capacity and effect their respective missions. Areas of expertise include curriculum and instruction... Read More →
We knock down the barriers of stress, bias and emotional reactivity with powerful, practical and proven neural-informed learning practices so that all students can learn.
North Central Education Foundation (NCEF) provides grants to teachers in the North Central ESD region of Washington State (Chelan, Douglas, Grant and Okanogan counties). These grants of up to $300 per teacher are used for innovative, but unfunded, classroom projects and resources. Teachers otherwise often use their own personal funds to purchase these resources in order to meet students’ needs and prepare their classrooms for school.
Secretary/Liaison, North Central Education Foundation
Eldene Wall serves as Secretary/NCESD Liaison for North Central Education Foundation, after retiring from North Central ESD after 29 years. Her passion for the work of NCEF resulted in continuation of her work there. Eldene is editor of Teachers Make a Difference, a book that gathers... Read More →
