Innovative Delaware Educator Awards
Empowering forward-thinking educators
The Innovative Delaware Educators Awards (IDEAs) celebrate educators who provide "wheels up" moments for their high school students and school communities, and share their amazing ideas with the broader community. IDEAs are mini-grants for educators of up to $500 to be used on implementing innovative projects in their schools.
2020 Award Recipients & Projects
Eligibility
Applicants must satisfy the following requirements:
- Work in a school in Delaware
- Must be a full-time, secondary educator involved with learning and curriculum and/or classroom instruction (any subject)
- Worked in the Delaware high school for at least one year
2021 Schedule
February 21, 2021 |
Application deadline |
March 1, 2021 |
Notification of awardees |
June 2021 |
Kickoff event & workshop |
Fall 2021 |
Execution of projects |
The educators program gave me a framework through which to develop my program and countless ideas for engaging students and expanding creative design thinking. The ability to network with other innovative teachers and administrators from the region was also a terrific aspect of the program
Director, Center for Experiential Learning, Abington Friends School
The educators program gave me a framework through which to develop my program and countless ideas for engaging students and expanding creative design thinking. The ability to network with other innovative teachers and administrators from the region was also a terrific aspect of the program
Director, Center for Experiential Learning, Abington Friends School