May 13, 2021 The University of Wyoming’s WYTeach competition has been included in the 2021 World Changing Ideas Awards by Fast Company. This honor recognizes businesses, policies, projects and concepts that are actively engaged and deeply committed to pursuing innovation when it comes to solving critical issues. The UW contest was named a finalist in the creativity category and earned an honorable mention in the education category. The competition was developed as an innovative way to inspire high school students to become interested in careers in teaching by providing them with an authentic teaching experience. The project was led by Lindsey Freeman, an assistant lecturer in UW’s College of Education, and was supported and nurtured by the UW Trustees Education Initiative (TEI) in partnership with immersive virtual reality industry leader Mursion.