School | Teacher | Ref
# | Project Title / Description | Served | Budget |
Sleepy Hollow GIFTED | Sara Carlson | 2 | Guided Reading for Gifted Readers Purchase books at 3 graduated
levels for gifted readers to utilize ensuring that the kids are appropriately challenged. Include Teaching
resource materials and activities to be completed with book selections | 5th Grade / 30 | $500 |
Neubert | Luc Miron | 3 | Interactive Jeopardy
Review Purchase Interactive Jeopardy Game with software geared toward 3rd grade topics. Package includes
ability to customize quiz questions. Utilized to reinforce learning on key topics. | 3rd Grade / 30 / 100 | $500 |
HD Jacobs | Robert Piercy | 4 | Milestone Documents
in American History Purchase 4 volume (2100 pages) primary source documents to be used in research, comprehension,
and critical thinking by students. Includes 8 teacher guides to assist in lesson plan integration.
Includes an online subscription that is valid until December 31, 2011. | 9th – 12th Grade unlimited | $500 |
Golfview
Higgins Family Memorial Grant | Pamela Carlos | 8 | Weather Trackers Purchase equipment
students can use to track and monitor weather. Track data in Excel and create reports in Power Point.
Helping students to analyze weather patterns first hand. | 4th Grade / 100+ | $500 |
Dundee Crown SERVICE LEARNING | Elizabeth Woods | 9 | Kids in Chemistry
Lab High School Chemistry Students will create lesson plans on science experiments, invite Elementary classes
into the classroom and “teach” the chemistry lesson. Builds enthusiasm for science in both
age groups | Elementary
& HS / 150 | $500 |
Liberty | Tiffany Groh | 11 | Project Picture Book Purchase of
books, micro phone, recordable CD to be used to increase fluency. Students would practice fluency and eventually record the
story that could then be used by other students in conjunction with Large Picture books | 4th Grade / 25 / 700 | $500 |
HD Jacobs | Donald Stinson
| 12 | Creativity
through Composition Purchase of composition software to be loaded on existing PC’s. Music
students would compose their own songs as part of the course curriculum | 9th – 12th Grade / 200+ | $500 |
Dundee
Crown/ HDJ/ HHS | Joe Ehrmann | 14 | Crime Scene Documentation Kits – 6 Ward’s Crime Scene Photo
Documentation Kit to supplement Forensic Science Class. Includes all materials needed to implement
the standards in the collection of evidence. | 11th – 12th grade/ 300-400 | $500 |
Jacobs | Marce Kertsen | 19 | Modern World History
Alive – Latin America Purchase of materials creates experiences for students to increase their
comprehension an understanding of Latin America by understanding events, trends, that influenced the United States & Latin
America | 9th
Grade / 2200 | $409 |
Jacobs | Marce Kertsen | 20 | Government Alive Creates experiences
for students to increase their comprehension and understanding of fundamental concepts and objectives of the United States
Government. Materials supplement a required D300 course through interactive experience | 10th- 12th Grade / 2200 | $450 |
Cambridge
Lakes CHARTER SCHOOL | Martha
Rathbun | 23 | Detention Pond Monitoring Program Purchase equipment to engage
students in monitoring water quality and pollution levels in their own community. Teaches analytical skills
needed for science exploration. | k-8 grades / 250 | $490 |
TOTAL |
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| $5349 |