Teacher Appreciation Week: Thank You Academy Spring Teachers!

By Alexis Hopper, Program Coordinator In celebration and in honor of Teacher Appreciation week, I’d like to take this opportunity to send a very special thank you to each of […]
Learn Something New at IEA’s Spring Academy
By Alexis Hopper, IEA Program Coordinator Write it on your heart that every day is the best day in the year. –Ralph Waldo Emerson IEA Academy invites you to join […]
2019 Vision & Leadership 2e Symposium

By Alexis Hopper, IEA Program Coordinator This past weekend, Bridges 2e Center for Research and Professional Development hosted the 2019 Vision & Leadership 2e Symposium. I had the honor and […]
Hallmarks of an IEA Academy Class

By Alexis Hopper, IEA Program Coordinator Academy courses encourage students to take the lead in their learning process. But what do young inquisitive minds find so compelling about the content? […]
The Process of Invention
By Alexis Hopper, IEA Program Coordinator To celebrate National Inventors Month, Alexis Hopper put together a blog post highlighting IEA Student Inventions through The Process of Inventing. “An invention has […]
More Than Just A Workshop
By Alexis Hopper, Program Coordinator This past July, 12-year-old educator and GOVLEARN founder (and now 2018 Caroline D. Bradley Scholar!), Luke Gialanella, presented Academy‘s fourth student-lead workshop. Votes and Voices: […]
Fall 2017 Academy Student Spotlight
by Alexis Hopper, Academy Program Coordinator The world is so empty if one thinks only of mountains, rivers & cities; but to know someone who thinks and feels with us, […]
Thank You, Teachers!
by Alexis Hopper, Program Coordinator In celebration of National Teacher Day, we would like to extend a thank you to all the educators who shape the lives of students across […]
Building Bridges
by Alexis Hopper, Program Coordinator Of all the meanings and usage of the word “bridge,” my favorite has to be “a time, place, or means of connection or transition” (Merriam-Webster’s […]
Questions
by Alexis Hopper, Program Coordinator “The art and science behind questions is the source of all knowledge” –Thomas Berger, novelist On occasion, I remember to ask my husband questions like, […]