Jayme Sneider is a biosciences teacher at the St. Vrain Valley School District Innovation Center and was selected for the Fullbright U.S. Distinguished Teaching Award.
Sneider is among 20 U.S. citizens traveling to 14 countries across the world this year. The award winners will collaborate in school projects, teacher training, government ministries and educational non-governmental organizations, according to a news release from SVVSD. Sneider’s project will introduce STEAM project-based learning to a high school in Vietnam over the summer.
I am eager to explore new adventures, both personally and professionally,” Sneider said. “In my upcoming Fulbright experience in Vietnam, I look forward to collaborating with Vietnamese colleagues to introduce STEAM project-based learning and contribute to organizing a local STEAM festival. I am also excited about immersing myself in Vietnamese culture, arts, and cuisine.”
The Fullbright Program was created in 1946. It is the U.S. government’s flagship international educational exchange program that allows participants from 160 countries the opportunity to study, teach and conduct research, exchange ideas and contribute to finding solutions to shared international concerns, according to the news release.
“My goal is to bring back global collaboration opportunities for St. Vrain students and expand partnership opportunities. With technology, we are not bound to our own school culture. Now we can speak and learn from one another halfway across the globe,” Sneider said.
