Celebrating the Educators Shaping Tomorrow’s Innovators

This Teacher Appreciation Week (May 4-8), Samsung is celebrating the educators inspiring the next generation of creators and changemakers. Across the country, teachers are moving beyond traditional lesson plans and guiding students as they take on real-world challenges using science, technology, engineering and math (STEM). Through programs like Samsung Solve for Tomorrow and Samsung Teacher Academy, educators are helping students build confidence and see new possibilities for their future.

As Samsung's flagship STEM education initiative, Solve for Tomorrow is designed to empower public school students in grades 6-12 to apply classroom learning to real-world problems in their communities. Over the last 16 years, the program has reached more than 2.9 million students globally and awarded over $31 million in technology and classroom resources. Along the way, it has helped students develop essential critical thinking problem-solving skills that translate into any path they choose.

At the heart of this impact are teachers like Brittany Miller, Leigh Metcalfe and Jiang Wu - three educators whose students were named National Winners in this year's Solve for Tomorrow competition.

Brittany Miller: Building Confidence Through Community Impact

For Brittany Miller, Solve for Tomorrow created a powerful connection between classroom learning and community impact. Her students developed a multi-stage water purification system to address contamination from acid mine drainage, a challenge that directly affects their region.