'Live Green' Teacher Grant Program

Middle School Teachers: Develop Ideas to Further Environmental and Energy Sustainability

To encourage educators to "live green," Discovery Education and General Motors will award 40 educators in public middle and junior high schools $1000 each to implement inventive classroom lessons on the environment or renewable energy initiatives.

Winners will also be invited to participate in an online professional development program promoting school-specific green initiatives. As part of the Webinar series, grant recipients will each receive a free digital camera to document their experiences teaching environmental or renewable energy lessons.

Teachers of grades 5–9 are eligible to participate. Applicants must submit online a 750-word essay that explains how they will advance student learning about sustaining resources through the use of new and emerging technologies. Essays should demonstrate vision, creativity, and a novel way of presenting environmental and energy-related concepts.

The deadline to apply is May 15. For more information and to apply, visit http://livegreen.discoveryeducation.com.