Melissa Davenport

Georgia Teachers Initiative Grant Winner

Ms. Davenport will use the Teacher Grant for Innovation to enhance her curriculum on rocks and minerals and the life cycle. Specifically, she would like to make her rock and mineral lessons more innovative by using a variety of supplies and equipment, including a rock tumbler, rock and mineral samples, tools for rocks and minerals, and kits to identify rocks and minerals. Additionally, when teaching about the life cycle, she will use the grant to purchase owl pellets which students will dissect to see what owls eat. 

I pride myself in offering as many hands-on experiences as I possibly can in my classroom. Students are going to remember the things they did way more than they will remember the things they read about. I consider my classroom to be very innovative as I provide many activities that make learning come to life for my students.

- Melissa Davenport

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