Gilbert Public Schools Educator Wins Qwest Grant

Gilbert Public Schools is pleased to congratulate Highland Park Elementary fifth grade teacher, Stephanie Bowers, for winning a Qwest Foundation for Education Grant. She will be recognized and will receive her award at the 17th annual Arizona Technology in Education Alliance (AzTEA) Teaching & Technology Conference on Saturday, January 31, 2009 at Empire High School in Tucson, AZ. The amount of the grant was nearly $8,200.

In her project, Can We Be Sun Wiser, the students in her class will use technology and EPA SunWise activities to study the harmful effects of the sun’s UV rays. These results will be posted onto their virtual classroom, where they will also collaborate with their sister class at Albert Park Primary School in Melbourne, Australia. Students will then compile this information into multimedia projects that they will use to teach their school and community about skin cancer prevention.

Stephanie Bowers is a fifth grade teacher at Highland Park Elementary in Gilbert Public Schools. This is her first year teaching fifth grade. Prior to this, she taught sixth grade for nine years, junior high math for two years, and fourth grade for one year. She is constantly looking for fun, innovative ways to incorporate technology into her lessons. Stephanie received her BS in Human Development from Lee University in Cleveland, Tennessee and her MS from Northern Arizona University. She spends her spare time traveling, reading, and cheering on her husband, Lee, and their eight-year-old son.

Gilbert Public Schools
140 S. Gilbert Rd.
Gilbert, AZ 85296
www.gilbert.k12.az.us

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