Niswonger Foundation Rural LIFE

Former Rural LIFE literacy coach Dr. Brooke Drinnon successfully defended her doctoral dissertation last week, and we are beaming with pride!!! Keep #doingthework! 👏😀🥹🎓

Register for STEM.LD's first annual Summer Institute today: tinyurl.com/STEMLDSI

If you missed out on going to B&N Biltmore to meet Alan Gratz today but want signed copies of his wonderful books I can give you the hook-up!

As we say goodbye to the Rural Life project, we want to express our deepest appreciation to the district leaders, school leaders, instructional coaches, teachers, and students who participated. Keep #doingthework! 💪

What a wonderful opportunity for STEM.LD students!!!

So excited for the book clubs we will be able to have now! Students helped me sort books and were so excited! Thanks @NF_RuralLIFE @SouthSide_JCS @jcityTNschools 35 sets of books(25per set)!

I spy Jill Paris, former Rural LIFE teacher leader 📚 , Strong Start Network member 💪 , and all-around awesome human being! @GreeneCoSch

Because educators submitted such stellar applications to the 5 Years, $5,000 Mini-grant Competition, Rural LIFE awarded 5 additional mini-grants for $3,000 each! Congratulations to our Honorable Mentions mini-grant recipients!

Congratulations to Rural LIFE's five $5,000 mini-grant recipients! Although nearly fifty (!!!) compassionate educators submitted applications to this competition, these five rose to the very top.

Building a community of coaches with @LeadingEDge4U

Educators from across Northeast Tennessee are at the @GreenevilleCity PDC today for Part 2 of the Rural LIFE Coaching Collaborative. We are glad you’re here!

Sunday, February 5–Today is the LAST DAY to submit a mini-grant application! Will you be one of the five mini-grant recipients? @NiswongerFound @BNVickieCombs

⌛️ Only 5 days left to apply! ⏱ Don't pass up this chance to win a $5,000 mini-grant to Barnes & Noble: bit.ly/5yearsofrurall…

"Music teachers are reading teachers." -Elaine Bernstorf, professor of music education and coauthor of _The Music and Literacy Connection_ edutopia.org/article/music-…

In his memoir _On Writing_, @stephenking praises reading: “Books are a uniquely portable magic.” Add magic to your history or social studies classroom with a classroom library, book study, or book club! bit.ly/5yearsofrurall…

I’m so thankful to have had the opportunity to be a part of RL! @NF_RuralLIFE

"CTE classes are a great place for literacy lessons as students are presented with authentic texts like technical manuals, computer programs, and blueprints." -@HilliardPhd edutopia.org/article/litera…

We are so proud of the work y'all have done with Rural LIFE! 👏 💪 @WCDE_TN @ridgeviewraptor

Robert Emerson, an art teacher at Bulls Gap School, built a classroom library to enrich student experiences through class projects and unit studies. Apply now: bit.ly/5yearsofrurall…

It isn't too late to sign up for the Rural LIFE Coaching Collaborative! ANYONE in a coaching role can attend (instructional coaches, administrators, teacher leaders)! TASL approved ✅ Certificates provided 🥇 Sign up here: bit.ly/RLCC2023