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JAX Chamber Teacher Fellowship Program connects teachers, students to workplace skills

7/27/2016

Guest blogger Beth Pupke is the Workforce Development Coordinator at JAXUSA, a division of JAX Chamber. JAXUSA partners with JAX Chamber every year for the JAX Chamber Teacher Fellowship Program, which allows teachers to visit companies around town and see how their subject area is being applied in the workforce. Beth gives us some insights into what teachers learned during this year’s Teacher Fellowship Program!

How to talk to your students about social justice and race relations

7/15/2016

We have compiled some resources for educators and parents to use when engaging with their students regarding issues of race and social justice in these difficult times. These tools help to provide the factual data to inform the conversation, but also context and tangible examples of how they can impact the change that they wish to see. 

Free Pecha Kucha event will explore the question, "What makes a great teacher?"

7/6/2016

What makes a great teacher? It's not as simple as you think. The Jacksonville Public Education Fund and PB&J Jacksonville present an evening of high-energy speakers who are passionate about public education and with a wide variety of perspectives and answers to this question. Come to be inspired and energized by students, teachers and advocates, all with a different take on what makes a great educator.

Keep reading to learn more and RSVP.

Rotary Clubs support teachers through the founding of the Teacher of the Year awards program

6/27/2016

Many know that the Rotary Clubs of Duval are great supporters of teachers and public education — but did you know that they are also the founding organization of the EDDY Awards?

Five ways you can say thanks this Teacher Appreciation Week

5/3/2016

We could use this blog post to outline all of the research on the crucial importance of a great teacher in the lives of students here and across the nation. We could write a book about just some of the incredible educators in Duval County who are inspiring their students and colleagues alike. Or we could just encourage you to #ThankATeacher past or present on social media (which, by the way, you should do).

But we'd like to use this occasion to ask you to go one step further. Here are five things you can do this week to make teachers a priority — not just in schools but in our community as a whole. Keep reading to see five ways you can celebrate Teacher Appreciation Week.