New Grant Awards: December 2, 2009
The following grant applications have been accepted:
Goal: Students will explore their local and regional environment to develop a better understanding of how the non-living components of our environment leave evidence of our planetís history, while at the same time functioning in a constant state of cycling. They will collect data, make observations, and capture and edit video of their ideas and reflections on numerous field experiences, then share their findings with the school community and with an authentic audience of professionals working in the geology field.
Implementation will begin in mid-January.
Goal: Students will explore picture book art, culture, artistic expression, dance and video in a collaborative environment. They will create original visual art and choreograph dances inspired by books. They will capture and edit video of their work to share with the school community and a relevant audience outside of the school. Students will make connections across disciplines and communicate their work to an authentic audience. (...using a SmartBoard that will be installed in the Library/Media Center)
Implementation will begin in mid-January.
Grant Goal: I am proposing to use the Apple iPod Learning Lab for instructing my unit on American Decades 1920-2000 in order to enhance learning by my diverse community of learners. By creating pre and post surveys about content knowledge, I will be able to blend instruction with assessment. The iPod touch devices will allow me to gather data anonymously, create small study groups to research critical topics, allow students to organize their scope of work, and perhaps most importantly, allow students to interview community members and post all of the information online so that the community at large can contribute to our learning. The grant will purchase the Apple iPod Learning Lab which is comprised of 20 iPod touch devices and a charging and synching cart, to gain vital access to the multitude of applications
available for research and presentation of data.
Implementation will begin in mid-January.
Frank Kelley and Toby Treu - Freedom and Unity Project - $914.77
Grant Goal: Document the influence of the Industrial Revolution in Chester and surrounding communities by examining primary documents from historical societies, creating a photo documentation and ultimately a digital collection of artifacts and documents.
Current Grants:
E-rate
VTCite Summer/ Fall 2009 Course Grant for the team of Jeanie Phillips, Jeremy Kelloway and Pat Gutierrez
Past Grants:
Application in progress for Title II D Competitive Grant for Summer of 2008
2006-07 Title II D Grant: Funded the pilot for the NWEA's Measures of Academic Progress (MAP) program. The successful pilot resulted in the continued commitment to this program. Click here for grant application
We also are requesting e-rate discounts on phone and internet service.
Technology Literacy Challenge Grant
Okemo Community Challenge
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