I wrote yesterday about a fascinating conversation about Dreaming Big and Big Dreaming. I posed the following question:What can you do NOW to begin moving towards something you dream about or believe in?
I am proud to share my answer with the world, let me introduce you to Support a Local Teacher (S.A.L.T.) :
I believe that nothing will change or improve in education without teacher support and support of teachers. It is the goal of Support A Local Teacher (S.A.L.T) to find funding to further the professional development of local teachers. Without question: Smart teachers will produce smart kids.
Teacher expertise matters. But who pays for the expertise? As districts struggle with dwindling budgets, it is often left to the individual teacher to initiate and support their own professional growth. S.A.L.T. was born out of many conversations with teachers who were eager to learn, hungry for tools and training, but strapped because their district did not have the money to support their learning.
S.A.L.T. works towards Building and Preserving Excellence in Education by finding and helping provide corporate sponsorships to further the professional development of local teachers. We hope this becomes a nationwide effort, we are starting in the MidWest.
For years, the business community has cried out how education is not preparing the right kind of workforce necessary. Here, we have teachers willing to learn — and it’s our hope that an organization like S.A.L.T. can bridge the gap between business and education.
More to come…
UPDATE: I’m going to post this on the Big Dream Gathering board on May 13th. I’ll let you know what happens.
