08 - 09 Innovation Grant Awards

Innovative Grant Proposals

FY School Year 2008-2009

Proposals Recommended by the Projects Committee

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

$5349

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