The Tennessee Valley Authority, in partnership with Pennyrile Rural Electric Co-Op and Bicentennial Volunteers Incorporated has awarded Todd County Middle School STEM teacher Sherry Cawood with a $5,000 grant.
According to a news release, the $5,000 grant is a part of $800,000 in competitive STEM grants awarded to nearly 200 schools across TVA’s seven-state service territory.
Cawood says, “The project Todd County Middle School submitted, Bringing Robotics to Life, will enable our STEM class at TCMS to purchase a classroom set of 30 Sphero Bolt bots. This will allow each student in class to explore coding and programing through discovery. Our STEM class will also receive 3 new IPADS to enhance our robotics program as well.”
The competitive grant program provided teachers an opportunity to apply for funding up to $5,000 and preference was given to grant applications that explored TVA’s primary areas of focus: environment, energy, economic and career development and community problem solving as well as pandemic related projects. Schools who received grant funding must receive their power from a TVA distributor.