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Grants Funded
Year | Type | Campus | Grade | Recipient | Amount | Grant Title | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2016-2017 | Standard Grant | Wood River Elementary | Karen Anderson | $9,892.40 | 1st Grade Chromebooks | Each 1st grade teacher received four new Chromebooks for their class-rooms. Among other lessons, students will use these Chromebooks for 70 minutes of "Guided Reading" time each week. | |
2016-2017 | Standard Grant | Wood River Elementary | Amy Sandoval | $1,528.27 | Building Character through Literacy - books | With this grant, almost 250 books were purchased for the Wood River K-3rd graders. These books will assist in the development of language skills, personality and social development, and foster creativity and imagination. | |
2016-2017 | Standard Grant | Wood River Elementary | Anna Rodriguez | $4,429.00 | Interactive Projector | Teachers are able to use a wide variety of resources to create engaging and interactive lessons with this interactive projector. Visual learners are able to observe, while tactile learners are able to touch the board, provid- | |
2016-2017 | Standard Grant | Wood River Elementary | Brenda Wright | $4,429.00 | Interactive Projector | The 2nd graders at Wood River Elemantary will benefit from the purchase of an interactive projector. Teachers are able to use a wide variety of resources to create engaging and interac-tive lessons that the students enjoy while learning. | |
2017-2018 | Standard Grant | CHS | 9th-12th | Dale Lamb | $6,325.00 | Ready, Set, Wow! | Advanced cameras, software and hardware are necessary for improved video quality and production. The skills students learn in Audio Video Productions provides them with opportunities in the areas of career and technology. |
2017-2018 | Standard Grant | CHS | 11th & 12th | Lara Burkhart | $2,498.95 | Instant Feedback…ask Syri! Need Direction….Navigation! | This Navigation system is used to test students on their ability to create and calculate circuits and apply Ohms law across the components of the circuit. They were able to use a virtual cir-cuit construction kit to build the circuit and check their calcu-lations. |
2017-2018 | Standard Grant | CHS / CMS | 6th - 12th | Nic Goodman | $1,495.00 | Steel Pan for Calallen Percussion | The Steel Pan (Steel Drum) allows percussion students to study, perform music, and gain a deeper understanding of the Trinidad-ian culture, on authentic instruments. |
2017-2018 | Standard Grant | CMS | 6th - 8th | April Taylor | $2,615.34 | Makers in the Making - 3D Printer | An additional 3D printer allows more students the opportunity to print their designs. Students choose to take more risks in their designs, learning critical thinking skills, when they know they will be able to see their projects finished. |
2017-2018 | Standard Grant | CMS | 6th-8th | April Taylor | $2,428.00 | CMS Destination Imagination | Through the Destination Imagination programs, students use creative ways to turn their ideas into reality while learning invaluable skills through creative thinking, team building, problem solving, risk taking and project management. |
2017-2018 | Standard Grant | District | 1st-7th | Elizabeth Blair, Kristi Nix | $4,390.00 | Tablets for Text | Students identified with dyslexia are able to practice the skills they are learning in their intervention classes with these tablets. Putting technology into the hands of each of these students is important to their individual learning needs. |
2017-2018 | Standard Grant | East Elemen-tary | Pk-3rd | Lynn LaStrapes | $1,360.00 | Light Up with Lightbox! | Lightbox allows students and teachers unlimited access both on and off campus. Lightbox is an interactive eBook that features unique learning experiences through videos, audio, weblinks, activities, and quizzes, providing student-centered learning for PK- 3rd graders at East. |
2017-2018 | Standard Grant | East Elemen-tary | Special Education & 1st RTI | Shelly Whitman | $1,233.20 | Touch Math | With Touch Math, remedial learners and special education stu-dents will learn by seeing, saying, touching and hearing. This multisensory approach gives students confidence to solve math problems and master fundamental skills. |
2017-2018 | Standard Grant | East Elemen-tary | 1st | Marisa Young | $8,977.67 | Chrome into the 21st Century | Chromebooks allow the teacher the resources necessary to accommodate different types of learners, as well as different levels of learning. |
2017-2018 | Standard Grant | Magee Ele-mentary | 4th & 5th | Lynn LaStrapes | $1,000.00 | Lightbox: Learning in a Whole New Light | Lightbox allows students and teachers unlimited access both on and off campus. Lightbox is an interactive eBook that features unique learning experiences through videos, audio, weblinks, activities, and quizzes, providing student-centered learning for the 4th and 5th graders at Magee. |
2017-2018 | Standard Grant | Magee Ele-mentary | 5th | Jessica Marie Almaraz | $1,576.99 | Reading Ignited - Building A Brilliant Reading Community & Beyond | Reading is ignited by a classroom library of books geared toward the development of comprehension, fluency, growth of vocabu-lary skills, and reading confidence. |
2017-2018 | Standard Grant | Magee Ele-mentary | 5th | Katherine Cassidy | $4,433.22 | Book Clubs & Text Sets - Hooking our Readers Through Mobile Literacy | 5th grade teachers will rotate resources each quarter, provid-ing an opportunity for each student to access all the titles in this highly engaging, culturally diverse, library of text sets, book clubs, and read alouds. |
2017-2018 | Standard Grant | Magee Ele-mentary | 5th | Kasie Meyer | $2,744.67 | Ultimate Interactive Classroom | White board tables give students the opportunity to learn in a unique and exciting way. These tables are erasable and can transform into standing tables permitting different learning environments. |
2017-2018 | Standard Grant | Wood River and East Ele-mentary | 3rd | Patty Fox | $661.89 | Targeted Problem Solving & Spiraling Review | The math lab focuses on small group, targeted instruction for students needing assistance with essential knowledge and skills. These labs focus on deeper understanding of combined skill, problem solving, and math vocabulary. |
2017-2018 | Standard Grant | Wood River Elementary | Pk-3rd | Lynn LaStrapes | $1,040.00 | Let the Light Shine with Lightbox! | Lightbox allows students and teachers unlimited access both on and off campus. Lightbox is an interactive eBook that features unique learning experiences through videos, audio, weblinks, activities, and quizzes, providing student-centered learning for PK- 3rd graders at Wood River. |
2017-2018 | Standard Grant | Wood River Elementary | 2nd | Brenda Wright | $4,099.93 | Chromebooks | Chromebooks allow the teacher the resources necessary to accommodate different types of learners, as well as different levels of learning. |
2017-2018 | Standard Grant | Wood River Elementary | K-3rd | Michelle Kautz | $2,451.41 | Read Today, Star Tomorrow | In order for students to become competent readers and writ-ers, they need to have access to a variety of reading materials. When each student can find books they enjoy reading, it de-velops their interest in literature. A classroom library helps ensure all students have that opportunity. |
2017-2018 | Standard Grant | Wood River Elementary | K-3rd | Michelle Kautz | $4,658.07 | Reading is Fun | Hands on manipulatives make reading fun! These items pro-vide students with the opportunity to manipulate sounds, build words, enhance vocabulary skills and develop reading comprehension, in a fun learning environment. |
2018-2019 | Standard Grant | CHS | 9th-12th | Sarah-Pipkin Love & Andrew McGinnis | $2,645.00 | Jugs Soccer Machine | JUGS Soccer Ball Machine helps student athletes practice their game and advance their skills, and also brings math to life for Algebra 1 and Algebraic Reasoning students. This machine allows students to see how the quadratic formula relates to real world situations. |
2018-2019 | Mini Grant | CHS | Lara Burkhart | $269.34 | Gravity, You Are Always Bringing me Down! | High School Physics students will see the study of gravity come to life through a contraption known as Gravity Well that allows them to visualize the gravitational attraction of massive ob-jects. | |
2018-2019 | Mini Grant | CHS | Dale Lamb | $471.00 | Podcasts: The Audio Netflix | Students in Digital Audio Technologies class will use quality mi-crophones for audio enhancements, voice-overs, and Podcasts that will be accessible on the internet and iTunes. | |
2018-2019 | Mini Grant | CHS | Sarah Pipkin-Love | $452.73 | Kinesthetic/Flexible Seating Classroom | Wobble chairs, pedal bikes, yoga ball chairs, elliptical desk pedals, and standing desk steppers will allow students to stay focused on the task-at-hand, improve cardiovascular health, and improve an overall state-of-mind. | |
2018-2019 | Standard Grant | CHS / CMS | 6th - 12th | Nic Goodman, Jeff Valperts, Glenn Herbst, Chris Ross & Travis Ratliff | $3,414.70 | Cello Steel Pans | Additional Cello Steel Pans (Steel Drum) allow more stu-dents the opportunity to study and perform music from the Trinidadian culture not only in concert, but through performance within the community. |
2018-2019 | Standard Grant | CMS | 6th-8th | Tiffany Amrich & Gina Wernig | $5,874.25 | Innovation for the Future | Creating digital classrooms using iPads, 7th grade students will gain a deep comprehension of math via hands-on ex-periences, utilizing the technology needed to become crea-tive, real-world problem solvers. This online visual will teach them the skill of analyzing as they see every step of how to solve math problems. |
2018-2019 | Standard Grant | CMS | 6th-8th | Selene Flores | $1,593.73 | Constructing STEM Connections through Project Based Learning | The construction of a shed will promote team building, problem solving, and further improve proficiency in STEM skills. Students will read blueprints, determine materials needed, and other elements that will expose them to real life, on the job responsibilities. |
2018-2019 | Standard Grant | CMS | 6th-8th | Christine Price & Glenda Huerta | $5,974.25 | State of the Art Learning | Creating digital classrooms using iPads, 7th grade stu-dents will gain a deep comprehension of math via hands-on experiences, utilizing the technology needed to be-come creative, real-world problem solvers. This online visual will teach them the skill of analyzing as they see every step of how to solve math problems. |
2018-2019 | Mini Grant | CMS | Selene Flores | $500.70 | Developing Problem Solving and Construction Skills through a 1 Board Challenge | Students will demonstrate problem solving skills and their knowledge and proficiency in the use of layout, cutting, fas-tening, and finishing tools through the completion of a self-selected lumber project with the use of a pine board. | |
2018-2019 | Mini Grant | CMS | Kristin Ross | $295.00 | Immersive Reading with Breakout EDU Kits | A unique collection of resettable locks, boxes, UV lights, and other items in the Breakout EDU kits will bring hands-on, prob-lem-solving skills to 8th grade Reading students with activities that will ignite critical thinking, collaboration, creativity, and communication. | |
2018-2019 | Mini Grant | CMS | Christine Price | $495.00 | Microbits Lighting the way to our Students’ Future | 7th grade math students will learn basic coding language through a pocket-sized computer, known as microbit that will ignite creativity with digital technology. With the kit, students will be able to code and customize equations and see the answers displayed. | |
2018-2019 | Mini Grant | District | Sonya Durrwachter | $414.40 | Behavior Basics—The BIG Bundle | A data program, book club, and 60 lessons are included in this bundle that will give all 3 elementary campuses access to a program that will assist teaching appropriate behaviors such as staying on task, following directions, and social skills. | |
2018-2019 | Mini Grant | District | Tracy Fletcher | $450.00 | Adaptive Yoga for Special Needs Students | Yoga provides numerous benefits such as building physical strength and endurance, sensory integration, and building self-esteem. Through learning yoga poses, special needs stu-dents will increase in cognitive and motor skills, improve concentration, and reduce hyperactivity. | |
2018-2019 | Mini Grant | East Elementary | Karen Story | $494.83 | STEM SUCCESS! (Science, Technology, Engineering, & Math) | Marble runs, magnetic gears and geometric tiles, plane kits, discovery tubes, and a survive the quake engineering kit all pro-mote the development of critical thinking, reasoning, and prob-lem solving skills. Students in the 3rd grade will love learning through these engineering activities that spark creativity. | |
2018-2019 | Mini Grant | East Elementary | Kim Rodriguez | $500.00 | Swivl: Self Reflection | Self-reflection is an essential practice. With Swivl, teachers will record lessons then review the recordings and see all the things they would’ve never noticed without the help of video. | |
2018-2019 | Mini Grant | East Elementary | Shelly Whitman | $339.80 | Boogie Board Tablets | Boogie Board Tablets are paperless LCD writing screens that magically erase with the touch of a button. Special Education students at East will use these tablets for sketching ideas, solv-ing math problems, spelling, and handwriting. | |
2018-2019 | Mini Grant | East Elementary | Jessica Garcia | $495.21 | Creating a Sensory Room | Creating a sensory room provides a space for students to calm down and focus so they can be better prepared for learning and interacting with others. Sensory rooms pro-mote well being, improve motor skills, and enhance learning through engaging different areas of the brain. | |
2018-2019 | Standard Grant | Magee Elementary | 5th | Laura Ozuna, Rebecca Nowlin, & Jessica Almaraz | $5,932.36 | STEM & Literacy United: Empower Students of the 21st Century | STEM nooks and collaboration stations provide an atmos-phere of inviting and divergent thinking. Students will ex-tend their learning as they team up to dissect featured books, character motives, analyze scientific and mathe-matical topics, and solve relevant stem challenges that pro-voke critical thinking, science, and technology exploration. |
2018-2019 | Standard Grant | Magee Elementary | 5th | Charlene Sandroussi & Karen Duplantis | $1,600.00 | ESCAPE with Math | Math break out kits, that include physical and digital games, help students incorporate critical thinking, collabo-ration, creativity, and communication skills to solve a set of problems and allows students to be more engaged in their own learning. |
2018-2019 | Standard Grant | Magee Elementary | 5th | Jessica Marie Almaraz | $2,448.08 | Literacy Station Revolution | To engage students’ interest about literacy, we must cap-ture their attention and spark their creativity. Literacy sta-tions do just that plus they promote high levels of reading frequency, increase motivation in learning, and promote critical thinking and problem solving skills. |
2018-2019 | Standard Grant | Magee Elementary | 4th | Terri Konarik | $1,611.53 | “SMART” Learners | SMART BOARD technology is the future of education. Les-sons are digital, colorful and collaborative. Students will be able to draw, highlight, label, and interact with the content of the lesson in a variety of ways using SMART BOARD tools and software features. |
2018-2019 | Mini Grant | Magee Elementary | Kasie Meyer | $191.00 | Giving Every Student a Voice | Q-ball is a throwable microphone ball that incites interaction, increases engagement, and promotes learning. Q-ball will allow every student to be heard. | |
2018-2019 | Mini Grant | Magee Elementary | Emily Flores | $69.99 | Albert’s Insomnia | Albert’s Insomnia is an award winning math game for both kids and adults to play that makes learning fun, helps with mental math, order of operations, problem solving and lets students create and solve their own math problems. | |
2018-2019 | Mini Grant | Magee Elementary | Robin Stringer | $400.00 | Kids in Commerce | Students will build problem solving skills as they work in teams to complete crafts of their interest that they will then market and sell. | |
2018-2019 | Standard Grant | Wood River Elementary | Pk-3rd | Misty Dworaczyk, Amanda Book, Sara Dennis, & Jennifer Vickers | $5,948.96 | Chromebooks and Storage Carts | Chromebooks allow the teacher the resources necessary to accommodate different types of learners and learning. Having Chromebooks readily available in the classrooms can engage, motivate, and encourage students to be proac-tive in their academic success. |
2018-2019 | Standard Grant | Wood River Elementary | PK-3rd | Elisa Valadez Brianna Hill Lauren Kiddy & Megan Boyd | $5,948.96 | Chromebooks and Storage Carts | Chromebooks allow the teacher the resources necessary to accommodate different types of learners, as well as different levels of learning. Having Chromebooks readily available in the classrooms can engage, motivate, and encourage students to be proactive in their academic suc-cess. |
2018-2019 | Standard Grant | Wood River Elementary | PPCD & Adapted Ed. | Marah Kirkland & Caroline Nowell | $5,875.00 | Teach Town Basics | TeachTown goes above and beyond to engage students in lessons by using characters to relate to social scenarios and reinforces games to motivate students to learning. With TeachTown, special education students will become familiar with the use of technology as well as acquire new skills that they aren’t able to verbally express. |
2018-2019 | Mini Grant | Wood River Elementary | Dayla Hearon | $500.00 | Crazy for Coding in Kinder | With the OSMO Coding Duo Kit, Kindergarten students will build logic and problems solving skills as they collaborate and communicate to solve problems, through interacting with a game that will boost their imagination and build con-fidence. | |
2019-2020 | Standard Grant | CHS | 9th-12th | Charles Garcia & Joyce Compton | $2,615.73 | Robotics: Build It and They Will Come | Students in the Robotics Club will participate and compete in the FIRST Tech Challenge. Teams will be challenged to design, build, program, and operate robots to compete in a head-to-head challenge in an alliance format. Students will also devel-op STEM skills and practice engineering principles while realiz-ing the value of hard work, innovation, and sharing ideas. |
2019-2020 | Standard Grant | CHS | 9th-12th | Dale Lamb | $2,500.00 | Macs A La Carte | With the addition of 2 new iMacs, students in the Digital Technology course will be able to create movies, PSA’s, commercials, hype and high-light videos, as well as audio and video editing. The new iMacs will also as-sist greatly in the production of editing podcasts and voice-overs for CTV. |
2019-2020 | Mini Grant | CHS | Cheryl Agustine &
Jo Elmore | $318.00 | Checking In | With the addition of a Chrome Book, students will be able to check in for tutorial assistance or to test through the day. | |
2019-2020 | Standard Grant | CMS | 6th | Cynthia Henderson-Minton, Kate Lopez, & Randi Maresh | $5,775.00 | 1 to 1 Chromebooks for Enhancement of 6th Grade Math Curriculum & Instruction | Creating digital classrooms using iPads, 6th grade students will gain a deep comprehension of math via hands-on experiences, utilizing the technology needed to become creative, real-world problem solvers. This online visual will teach them the skill of analyzing as they see every step of how to solve math problems. |
2019-2020 | Standard Grant | CMS | 8th | Amanda Kirchoff, Chantal Landry, & Jessica Perez | $6,000.00 | Ready to Breakout | The Breakout EDU kit is an immersive game platform that will help build students critical thinking and communication skills as they collaborate with one another to solve problems. This hands-on, innovative activity can be used with any lesson and is sure to increase student engagement. |
2019-2020 | Standard Grant | CMS | 7th | Christine Price | $5,893.60 | STEM Synergy | The goal of STEM Synergy is to introduce students to com-puter science by incorporating technology as much as pos-sible in the classroom and give students opportunity through hands-on robotics and programming lessons by using ozobot technology and iPads that teach computer programming and coding. |
2019-2020 | Standard Grant | CMS | 6th-8th | John Fitzgerald | $8,961.65 | Metric Drag Racing Unit to 1/20 Scale | Dragster design is an innovative STEM lesson that involves students following given specifications to create and de-sign a CO 2 metric drag racer with basswood wood blocks that they will then test by racing. Through this lesson, stu-dents will learn the metrics and the design process as well as practice relevant math and science standards in real time. |
2019-2020 | Standard Grant | CMS | 7th | Gina Wernig & Tiffany Amrich | $5,732.00 | Coding with Confidence | Through the use of iPads paired with microbits that were awarded last year, 7th grade students will learn coding skills to create their own probability game and perform probability experiments then evaluate the results. Through these hands-on experiences they’ll utilize the technology needed to become creative, real-world prob-lem solvers. |
2019-2020 | Standard Grant | CMS | 8th | Chantal Landy & Jessica Perez | $4,650.00 | Box Light Interactive Flat Panel | The Box Light Panel allows teachers to create captivating lessons using vari-ous methodologies. Through this innovative addition of technology, stu-dents will gain a deeper comprehension of 8th grade math via hands-on experiences, collaboration, critical thinking, creativity, and problem solving. |
2019-2020 | Standard Grant | CMS | 7th | Tiffany Amrich | $6,000.00 | Box Light Technology | Box Light educational technology offers an effective and engaging way to provide teacher-led instruction. When paired with other forms of technolo-gy purchased through CEF grant funds such as iPads and Ozobots, mutlitple math lessons can be written to help students to gain a solid foundation of computer science. |
2019-2020 | Standard Grant | CMS | 6th | Kate Lopez & Amanda Kirchoff | $4,650.00 | Box Light Interactive Flat Panel | The Box Light Panel allows teachers to create captivating lessons using various methodologies. Through this innovative addition of technology, students will gain a deeper comprehension of 6th grade math via hands-on experiences, collaboration, critical thinking, creativity, and problem solving. |
2019-2020 | Standard Grant | CMS | 6th | Susan Bellardinelli | $2,446.29 | Flip Grid | With Flip Grid, 6th grade Social Studies students can research countries in depth and create flip video projects that would be uploaded to Google Classroom and shared with the classroom to compare and contrast each country. |
2019-2020 | Standard Grant | CMS | 7th | Gina Wernig & Christine Price | $5,976.40 | Building our Technology Toolbox | With this addition of 12 iPads, each 7th grade Math teacher will have a total of 20 iPads for their students in each classroom. Not only will there be reduced paper use, but the students will be able to utilize the iPads at various stations. They will also inte-grate various forms of technology with the iPads including ozo-bots and microbits purchased with previous grant awards. |
2019-2020 | Standard Grant | CMS | 6th-8th | April Taylor | $8,806.00 | 21st Century Learning with BOXLIGHT Interactive Flat Panels | The Box Light Panel allows teachers to create captivating lessons using various methodologies. Through this innova-tive addition of technology, students will gain a deeper comprehension of math via hands-on experiences, collabo-ration, critical thinking, creativity, and problem solving. |
2019-2020 | Mini Grant | CMS | Laura F. Lopez | $456.01 | Video to Improve Teaching | Self-reflection is an essential practice. With an Ipad and Swivl stand, teachers will record lessons then review the recordings and see all the things they would’ve never noticed without the help of video. | |
2019-2020 | Mini Grant | CMS | Kate Lopez | $500.00 | Set the Stage to Engage | Glow Games, Order of Operations Hospital, Pizza Parlor ……Through these fun, hands-on stations, 6th grade math classes will be transformed into a magical learning experience that is sure to “stick.” | |
2019-2020 | Mini Grant | CMS | Christine Price | $500.00 | Study Warrior Challenge | The process of “how to study” can be hard when you don’t know where to begin. Through the “Study Warrior Challenge,” students will be intro-duced to principles of studying practices in a fun environment that will show them how to break down the studying process into steps. | |
2019-2020 | Mini Grant | CMS | John Fitzgerald | $500.00 | Drafting and Supplies | Solid core drafting boards will make it easier for students to draw per-fect lines. These items will be used in the construction trades lab to teach the principals of measurement and will give students a basic un-derstanding of constructions trade’s drawings. | |
2019-2020 | Mini Grant | CMS | Lamar Lopez | $472.52 | Student Lap Tracker | Lap trackers will show students how to measure their own performance more accurately, and develop plans for improvement. The use of tech-nology to assist in measuring and monitoring their own performance will also touch on a variety of P.E. TEKS. | |
2019-2020 | Mini Grant | CMS | Tiffany Amrich | $500.00 | Power Our Resources | In order to power up their iPads, 7th grade math students need a charg-ing cart to efficiently charge their iPads and keep them on the go. | |
2019-2020 | Standard Grant | CMS / CHS | 6th - 12th | Nic Goodman | $1,687.62 | Tenor Pan for Steel Band | A main unit of study at both campuses has been the steel pan music from the island of Trinidad. The musical ensemble that provides the vehicle for this study is known as the Calallen Steel Band. The tenor pan will not only actively involve more students but allow for more advanced skill sets to be devel-oped. |
2019-2020 | Standard Grant | District | K-12th | CISD | $17,392.00 | 16 Aver TR 310 Distance Learning Track-ing Cameras | Aver TR 310 Distance Learning Tracking Camera is placed in the classroom and uses artificial intelligence to automatical-ly detect and follow an instructor's movement. As the teacher moves around the classroom, the camera moves with them. The students at home looking at their comput-er, see that image on their computer screen, making them feel like they are in the classroom.
Other features of this amazing camera include:
· 10X optical zoom for zooming in on images;
· USB and HDMI connectivity;
· Video recording and live streaming functions; and
· The ability to connect a document camera to display physical objects and material during a class. |
2019-2020 | Standard Grant | East | K-3rd | Joli Finch | $9,975.84 | Ninja Warrior Course | This fun Ninja Warrior Course Program will add so much diversity to their exercise, students will love P.E. class. Through this course, students will engage in fun, meaningful movement and fitness activities they all while having fun and growing a love for being physicaly active. |
2019-2020 | Standard Grant | East Elementary | PK-3rd | Victoria Gallimore | $1,890.00 | Gaining Access to Higher Learning Through Technology | Students in the special education classroom will be able to apply various skills while working at their individual levels through the use of iPads. Not only will they be able to lis-ten to higher level books and work on comprehension skills, but the touch screen capability will allow them to build up writing skills such as letter formation. |
2019-2020 | Mini Grant | East Elementary | Karen Story | $480.67 | Guided Math Galore! | Through Guided Math, children will work in small group math stations consisting of games and activities that will promote the development of critical thinking, reasoning, and problem solving skills. | |
2019-2020 | Mini Grant | East Elementary | Jessica Garcia | $452.69 | Enriching The Sensory Room Experience | The sensory room provides students a place to practice healthy behaviors to reduces stress. Students who have had regular behavioral issues in the past are given a “Paw Pass” that they can utilize when they feel overwhelmed. This teaches them to recognize their own stress levels and to make a positive decision instead of acting out. | |
2019-2020 | Standard Grant | Magee | 5th | Charlotte Sears | $6,000.00 | Chromebooks + Collaboration = Quality Education | Students will use Chromebooks to access a social learning platform called “Flipgrid.” This platform allows teachers to ask question, then the students respond in a video as well as respond to their fellow classmates. Chrome-books will also allow students to access electronic books in the classroom through the district’s new initiative program Waterford. |
2019-2020 | Standard Grant | Magee | 5th | Jessica Almaraz | $6,000.00 | Engaging Tech-Savy Readers | Through the use of Chromebooks, students will access digital texts to collaborate ideas, share, develop, and nurture their reading skills. They will also utilize Chromebooks to participate in multi-genre teacher led interactive read alouds, shared read-ings with peers, and independent readings. |
2019-2020 | Standard Grant | Magee | 4th | Terri Konarik | $5,868.00 | “Raz” Up Your Reading with Chromebooks | Chromebooks in the classroom will allow 4th grade students to more effectively use “Raz Kids,” a program that increases read-ing fluency and comprehension through the use of technology. Through this duo of technology (Chromebooks and Raz Kids), students will read online level books, complete online reading assignments, and take eQuizzes. |
2019-2020 | Mini Grant | Magee | Terri Konarik | $479.94 | Active Learning | Bouncy Bands and Wobble Stools give students the opportunity to quiet-ly move while still listening and working. The benefits include increased focus, help high-energy workers fidget without distracting others, and help soothe student anxiety, frustration, and hyperactivity. | |
2019-2020 | Standard Grant | Magee Elementary | 5th | Jessica Almaraz | $2,417.46 | Literacy Ambassadors—Creating a Culture of Literacy | Literacy Ambassadors are on a mission to grow a love of litera-cy within others. As promoters of literacy, students will col-laborate with their peers, and have grand conversations about literature, as well as strategically plan and create their own literacy promotional bulletin boards, designs, or illustrations relevant to their reading that will be showcased in the hall-ways of the school they love. |
2019-2020 | Standard Grant | Magee Elementary | 4th | Stephanie Hamiter & 4th Grade ELAR | $6,000.00 | 4th Grade ELAR Chromebooks | Chromebooks with carts will allow ELAR students to be en-gaged and motivated to be proactive in their learning. Not only will they be able to access ebooks and learn typing skills but they will also be able to create presentations and then the share results from their research projects. |
2019-2020 | Standard Grant | Magee Elementary | 4th | Stephanie Hamiter & 4th Grade ELAR | $1,938.00 | 4th Grade ELAR Chromebooks | Chromebooks in elementary ELAR classrooms allows teachers to direct ac-tivities that are engaging for students and enriching to the curriculum. Op-portunities for extended daily lessons, freedom of choice in activities, and independent study are just some of the benefits of having Chromebooks available in the classroom. |
2019-2020 | Standard Grant | Wood River Elementary | 1st | Elizabeth Kelly | $1,087.24 | Classroom Chromebooks | Chromebooks allow the teacher the resources necessary to accommodate different types of learners and learning. Having Chromebooks readily available in the classrooms can engage, motivate, and encourage students to be pro-active in their academic success. |
2019-2020 | Mini Grant | Wood River Elementary | Korine Gomez | $476.10 | Help us BEE all that we can BEE | Bee-Bots are rechargeable robots that teach young children coding and command sequences. Kindergartners will use their coding skills for number operations, story sequencing, and to create word families. | |
2019-2020 | Mini Grant | Wood River Elementary | Marah Kirkland | $495.67 | 1-2-3 Let’s Work! | Work stations will not only structure a visual to-do list for students, but they will also build self-directed work skills that can be transferred into the work world. | |
2019-2020 | Standard Grant | Wood River Elementary & East Elementary | 3rd | Patty Fox | $1,691.45 | Making Math Relevant and Engaging | Math books and hands-on activities such as math games, mag-netic fraction circles, and manipulatives will make math more meaningful and engaging for students as they foster conceptual understanding, bridge the gap between concrete and abstract concepts, and apply math concepts to the real world. |
2020-2021 | Standard Grant | CHS | 9th-12th | Coach Dale Lamb | $516.00 | 65 Inch TV for Calallen TV Studio | This 65 inch TV makes a great, needed addition to the Calallen TV studio. |
2020-2021 | Mini Grant | CHS | Dale Lamb | $440.00 | Memory Full: Not Enough Storage Space | With two 12 TB of external hard drives, one used for file sav-ing and the other used for back-ups, the Audio Video Pro-ductions class can continue producing segments and cover-ing events for all of CISD. | |
2020-2021 | Mini Grant | CHS | Vanezza Reyes | $366.45 | Flower Anatomy 3D Model | The Dicot Flower Model is a hands-on learning aid featuring removable parts and detailing the anatomy of a flower and features enlarged views of the petal, stigma, style, stamen, filament, anther, receptacle and sepal. | |
2020-2021 | Standard Grant | CMS | 6th-8th | Chris Ross | $4,627.00 | Tactile and Immersive Student Led Music Teaching with BoxLight by Mimio | Through the use of the BoxLight Panel, CMS Band stu-dents will be able to manipulate the music notes on the screen to apply exactly to what they are performing. They can also utilize BoxLight as a virtual performance to watch their fellow band members as well as other performers. |
2020-2021 | Standard Grant | CMS | 7th | Christine Price | $5,549.00 | Project Based Review | Whole class learning is about learning together: teach-ers and students at the same time, in the same space, and with each person focused on the same learning goals. BoxLight educational technology offers an effec-tive, engaging way to provide teacher-led instruction so the teacher can teach the whole class from anywhere in the room. |
2020-2021 | Standard Grant | CMS | 7th | Gina Wernig | $5,928.33 | BoxLight, MimioPad Wireless Tablets, & Laptop | Now more than ever, teachers must provide instruction using various methods without utilizing additional re-sources, such as paper and pencil. BoxLight technology is designed to give teachers the opportunity to create captivating lessons and help students learn more effec-tively and develop the essential skills they need for suc-cess. |
2020-2021 | Mini Grant | CMS | Gina Wernig | $415.68 | Help Us “Maneuver the Middle” | The entire 7th grade Math department will benefit from the Maneu-vering the Middle Math curriculum that has already been so success-ful with 6th grade students. | |
2020-2021 | Mini Grant | CMS | Tiffany Amrich | $500.00 | Wacom-Intuos Wireless Graphic Tablets | Having wireless capability will help teachers actively monitor stu-dents while they are working in the classroom. These wireless graphics tablets will make it possible to record teacher’s lessons on a Chromebook. Teachers will also be able to connect through Blue-tooth to the new Box Light panels the Math team was awarded this past year. | |
2020-2021 | Mini Grant | CMS | Courtney Rios | $499.88 | Middle School Mental Health Zen Den | Color changing lamps, yoga supplies and other materials will create a relaxing atmosphere for the “Zen Den.” The “Zen Den” will be used for relaxation/mindfulness groups led by counselors and other staff members, social emotional wellness groups for students led by coun-selors and other staff members, and individual/group counseling. | |
2020-2021 | Mini Grant | CMS | Kate Lopez | $500.00 | Mimio Pad: Control your lesson from anywhere in the classroom & Glow Games 2021 | The Wireless Mimio Pad allows teachers to conduct interac-tive lessons wirelessly throughout the classroom. This frees up the teacher so that she can continue the lesson while walking anywhere in the classroom versus being stuck at the front of the board. The Wireless Pad also allows the teacher to write on the screen while recording her lessons for virtual students. Glow Games supplies will allow students to review Math in a fun, creative way. | |
2020-2021 | Mini Grant | CMS | Randi Maresh | $500.00 | Mimio Pad: Control your lesson from anywhere in the classroom & Glow Games 2021 | The Wireless Mimio Pad allows teachers to conduct interac-tive lessons wirelessly throughout the classroom. This frees up the teacher so that she can continue the lesson while walking anywhere in the classroom versus being stuck at the front of the board. The Wireless Pad also allows the teacher to write on the screen while recording her lessons for virtual students. Glow Games supplies will allow students to review Math in a fun, creative way. | |
2020-2021 | Mini Grant | CMS | Cynthia Henderson-Minton | $500.00 | Mimio Pad: Control your lesson from anywhere in the classroom & Glow Games 2021 | The Wireless Mimio Pad allows teachers to conduct interac-tive lessons wirelessly throughout the classroom. This frees up the teacher so that she can continue the lesson while walking anywhere in the classroom versus being stuck at the front of the board. The Wireless Pad also allows the teacher to write on the screen while recording her lessons for virtual students. | |
2020-2021 | Mini Grant | CMS | Evon Kelly | $474.00 | Dancing Through the Data | Through the use of an iPad and Apple pen, song re-quests can be moved to a Google document that will be then placed on a playlist that plays snippets of songs during daily announcements to boost moral and increase collaboration. |
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