2008 Grants to Teachers Award Winners
Westfall Elementary |
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$399 |
“Stacking for Success” The purpose of cup stacking is to increase the student’s bilateral proficiency. Increasing the bilateral movements provides more pathways from one hemisphere of the brain to the other. The nature of the project is to teach each student specific stacking patterns using specially designed cups. After mastering the patterns, students are timed and challenged to improve their own best time. $399.00 |
$100 |
“Bibliotherapy” Bibliotherapy is use of books to support children needing to process difficult person events that are painful, confusing and overwhelming. Stories can convey messages beyond what a teacher or counselor can convey with simply words. $100.00 |
| Nicoma Park Elementary | |
$445.99 |
“Reaching Out to All Learners Through Rosetta Stone” The Rosetta Stone Classroom Edition English Level One software program will provide educational opportunities for education students who come from non-English speaking backgrounds, while at the same time incorporating the technological aspects of learning, which is proven to engage students at a higher learning level. $445.99 |
| Nicoma Park Intermediate | |
$499.29 |
“Research Warriors” Purchase a set of 25 new children’s dictionaries and 24 new student almanacs. I will be using these on and off throughout the year with every grade level. The outcomes will be measured by increased achievement in the areas of Research and Information in the Spring 2009 statewide test in April. $499.29 |
| Nicoma Park Junior High | |
$500 |
“Count on Reading” This project will partially fund the upgrade of our current Reading Counts system, a program based on scientific research that supports reading across the curriculum, increases vocabulary and comprehension, and helps students prepare for computer-based standardized testing. $500.00 |
| Indian Meridian Elementary | |
$500 |
“Bully Free Program” The Bully Free Program is a research-based program with proven practical prevention and intervention strategies. It includes curriculum and a multitude of strategies that promote acceptance and a sense of belonging, that empower bystanders, and that address all forms of bullying behavior. $500.00 |
| James Griffith Intermediate | |
$500 |
“Smart Board Produce Smart Kids” This project focuses on interactive, skill specific technology to be used in the classroom. Students will be able to interact using the internet as a resource for PASS objective using activities that the SMART board has the capability to do. Lessons will also be teacher created, student created, and found on the internet which other students and teachers have created to download. $500.00 |
| Choctaw Elementary | |
$410 |
“Amazing American History Race” The Amazing American History Race is designed to provide an active hand-on review of reference resources, incorporating the study of American History, for fifth graders students. Students will have to work cooperatively in small groups to complete challenges using the dictionary, encyclopedia, thesaurus, atlas and almanac. $410.00 |
$89.25 |
“A Picture’s Worth a Thousand Words” To purchase twenty-six posters by various artists to demonstrate the various elements of art and principles of design. The project allows teacher to highlight one element or principle each week for 18 weeks and show various artworks that display the element, principle or both. The award will allow the teacher to engage her students to take them closer to the actual art produced by famous artists like O’Keefe, Warhol, Dali, Michelangelo and Vincent Van Gogh. $89.25 |
| Choctaw Junior High | |
$500 |
“You Are What You Eat” You Are What You Eat is designed to update the health and nutrition books in the media center and promote health nutrition and food safety among students. The grant will also provide a collection of books containing recipes from around the world. $500.00 |
| Choctaw High School | |
 Danita Coursey $414.00 |
“Anyone, Anywhere, Anytime: Technology in Action for Math Classes” A new technology devise called AirLiner wireless slate that enhances SMART Boards. With the AirLiner wireless slate, the teacher or students can communicate wirelessly with the SMART Board. The wireless slate allows the teacher to teach from anywhere in the room. Using the battery-free tethered pen to toggle between write, erase and mouse functions, users can control software applications and write notes in digital ink. |
| CATS (Choctaw Alternative Transitional School) | |
 Angie Harvey $500.00 |
“Action Speaks Louder Than Words: Improving Students Editing Skills Through Interactive Involvement” The CATS program has provided 5 SMART Boards for the classrooms at Choctaw HS. To further enhance this technology in the English classes at CATS, we would like to purchase an AirLiner wireless slate. The AirLiner wireless slate allows teacher and students to teach from anywhere in the room using the battery-free tethered pen which functions as a pen, an eraser, and a mouse, controls software applications and writes notes in digital ink. |
| Oklahoma Natural Gas Grant Award Winner | |
 Billie Smith |
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Dorothy Shetley
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Funding for grants is provided by way of fundraisers, membership fees, and private donations. Grants will be awarded through available funding from previous school years. Grants will be awarded through School Site Grants and Grants to Teachers...