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Enhancing Language/Pre-Reading
Skills
in Students with Autism |
$2968.59 |
Funded in Part by Bob Bilmeimer Fund
Computer based literacy instruction in all K-5 Communication Classes. It is research based for early readers. The program will provide computer activities and hard copies of books with activities for one on one teaching to support guided reading, multi-sensory reinforcement, phonics activities and extensive practice opportunities that students with autism need.
Country Place Elementary
Laura Rogers, Geri Patterson, Anita Shepherd |
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Lights Camera Action
Kindergarten Productions! |
$999.95
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Funded in Part by Plano Office Supply
A green screen allows students to have a more hands on approach to create movies. This grant will purchase the Chromakey background (green screen), memory stick and software to produce movies. Imagine a kindergartener on the moon!
Rainwater Elementary
Nancy Murphy |
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Butterflies for the Outdoor Classroom
6th-8th grade science |
$983.63 |
Funded by Valwood Improvement Authority Teacher Grant
Construction and installation of a Butterfly Habitat in the secured courtyard of DeWitt Perry. This habitat will include: host plants for larvae, nectar plants to attract adult butterflies, butterfly houses, nectar feeders and a vivarium for released butterflies.
DeWitt Perry Middle School,
Dan Kinkade |
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Listening to Learn: iPods for Bilingual Students
Kindergarten |
$2993.29
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Funded in Part by the Nancy Strickland Fund
Bilingual Kindergarteners will take home an Apple iPod shuffle. This will help language enrichment at home and those struggling to master certain concepts.
Montgomery Elementary
Stephanie Hayes, Yolanda Bangert, Rebecca Buck, Aida Gonzalez, Monica Hixson |
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Computer Media Club (after school program)
3rd-5th grade |
$2994.30
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Funded in Part by Sam’s Club
After school Computer Media Club will be offered to students in grade 3-5. The club will provide basic computer instruction, as well as direct training using many of the most popular software programs. Students will meet twice a week for 12 weeks to learn and apply computer technology.
Good Elementary
Kelly Boyer and Shelley Justice |
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Raising Reading Levels
7th Grade Language Arts |
$997.34
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Funded in Part by Blalack PTA Teacher Grant
Students will select their own reading group based on their interest. The group sets goals for reading assignments in order to complete novels by the end of the literature cycle. Students direct their own discussions and analysis of novels.
Blalack Middle School,
Laura Gonzalez |
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iPod Shuffle
Pre-Reading for Pre-K |
$3000.00
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Funded in Part by Tenet Healthcare
Identified at-risk and English Language Learners will use Apple iPod shuffles as a resource for helping students hear correct letter sounds and increased vocabulary at home.
Carrollton Elementary,
Vanessa Levin, Olga Quintero, Lucrecia Amara, Jolene Fetters |
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Career and Technology Yearbook
11th-12th Grade |
$1650.00
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Funded in Part by Carl Catfish and Kay Montgomery Fund
An Alumni book will be designed and developed. History of the school, alumni directory of on campus personnel, biography of all past principals, feature stories about major organizations, accomplishments of the prior year are some of the topics featured in this book about R.L. Turner.
R. L. Turner,
Tehrani Mansoureh |
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Book Bags – Big Bang for the Buck!
9th-12th Grade |
$963.50
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Funded by Alcoa
High school students receive a plain canvas bag. They select from a group of paperback books and magazines to keep in the bag. Students will draw from the collection in their book bags during specific reading instruction times, as well as free reading time. At the end of the year the students take home the bag along with one paperback book of their choice. This project is for reluctant readers.
R.L. Turner,
Sherri Wilcox |
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Backpacks for Brainiacs
3rd grade Language Arts/Math |
$996.25
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Funded by Alcoa
Backpacks filled with books, activities, journals, manipulatives and games about language arts or math. Students and parents are encouraged to read the books together and complete 2-3 activities included in the bag. Packs supplement curriculum.
Kent Elementary
Stacy Reavis |
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Increasing Reading Comprehension/Fluency
Using Books on iPods |
$3000.00
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Funded in Part by Theresa Salerno Library Grant
The use of audio books on iPods to increase reading comprehension, vocabulary and background knowledge on the Primary Reading Inventory, Benchmarks and TAKS tests among low performing and ESL population.
Freeman Elementary,
Gayle Baar and Julie Nelson |
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From the Music Room to the Garage Band
3rd-5th Grade Music |
$822.00
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This project will
incorporate the use of a Macmini
computer with Garage Band software
to facilitate students reading,
writing and creating standard music
notation.
Riverchase Elementary,
JoAnn Wright |
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mClass Reading
1st grade – Reading |
$998.00
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Funded in Part by Bea Clodfelter Teacher Grant
Wireless Generation mCLASS (Mobile Classroom Assessment) is a comprehensive tool for early reading assessments. Using handheld computer based software, teachers are able to administer ongoing assessments that track and analyze the reading progress of students. In using this diagnostic approach, immediate assessment results drive instruction and activities planned for the classroom. Web-based reports are generated by class and by individual student.
Furneaux Elementary
Margaret Hunley |
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Teaching Dictionary Skills for Independent Literacy Centers
2nd grade |
$749.25
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Funded by Alcoa
Soft dictionaries are provided to teach independent dictionary skills. Dictionaries currently available, beginner and intermediate, are either too simple or too difficult for second graders. With class sets, dictionary skills can be initially taught in a whole group. Students can then use the dictionaries as supplements on their own.
Farmers Branch Elementary
Linda Mahoney, Nicky Hunt, Deborah Weeks, Luz Soto-Dimas, Colleen Tehan |
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Literacy through Theatre
6th-8th grade – ESL |
$606.23
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Funded by Alcoa
By purchasing play scripts, costumes from Goodwill and a cabinet to lock up everything, this teacher wants to help ESL students express themselves orally. “It’s my opinion that my student’s speaking ability is lower than acceptable because opportunities to use and play with oral English in a meaningful way is limited for them.”
DeWitt Perry Middle School
Karen Rollins |
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Hello World: Making Connections Beyond Four Walls of a Classroom
Grades 6, 7 and 8 |
$3000.00
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Funded in Part by Tad Dodson Memorial Grant
This program allows students and teachers to communicate through video podcasting, effortlessly create and manage video content, automatically share videos, publish video content in a variety of formats and immediately showcase their talent and creativity.
DeWitt Perry Middle School
Brooklyn Murray |
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Reinforcing Math through Active Learning/Station Exploration-
3rd grade |
$971.10
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Manipulatives used in bilingual classroom to reinforce math concepts. This grant seeks to build directly on student’s experiences, entry knowledge and skills, in effort to sidestep barriers raised by lack of language skills.
Farmers Branch Elementary
John Soto |
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Self Portrait Quilts
4th Grade – Art |
$489.96
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Fourth grade students will make a self portrait on a canvas quilt square. They will be using a digital picture to grid the portrait and paint the quilt square with acrylic paints and fabric markers. The completed quilts will be hung in the school hallways. This will help character studies of pride and respect.
Farmers Branch Elementary
Donna Wright |
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Cow Hear This! Greener Pasture
7th Grade – Texas History |
$1000.00
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Funded in Part by Alcoa
This grant would expand an earlier funded grant by EF. This allows the weekly podcast in Texas History to be done outside the classroom – from remote locations such as field trips, school programs, other classrooms, sporting events, etc.
Blalack Middle School
Danny Trout |
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The Investigation Math Project
5th grade |
$2995.50
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Take along kits to reinforce key math skills with in-depth experiences in number, data, geometry and mathematics of change experiences, providing a foundation for algebra.
Farmers Branch Elementary
Sabrina Garza, Mary Coffelt, Cathy Sanders, Virginia Sandoval, Heidi Robinson |
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Mindstorm Applications
4th-8th grade Science & Engineering |
$2365.00
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Funded in Part by Washington Mutual
Practical Robotics (Botball) gives students hand on experiences in designing, building and programming a team of robots. Mindstorms are the building blocks to help prepare 4th-8th grade programs and build robots. It slowly guides them to the “C” language used in the Botball competition.
R.L. Turner
Vivian Field, Sherry Murray |
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