Students shared their scale models of the world’s tallest buildings in the world in Frankfort and we had them on display at the Fire Summit. I will continue this process next year but I am going to restructure the lesson to begin with a research project. Students will submit reports periodically. I felt that some groups were not as focused as o…Read More

I was so pleased with how my grant “Alexa, Help My Students Become More Independent” turned out. I expected my students to become interested in using the Echo Dots in their classrooms and once more familiar with reaching out for, and using information, spread into using other technological devices to obtain needed information. I did run into a…Read More

I feel my grant “Graduating with Our Senses” was a success. My students really enjoyed all of the sensory input and activities. I really feel like it increased their attention to task and behaviors so that they could be more successful with the skills we were practicing.

I also was able to collaborate with the special ed teachers, regular ed…Read More

My grant was for iPads for my special needs classrooms. Having the iPads allowed my students to hone many academic skills through the use of apps such as iXL and Teach Your Monster to Read. They were able to continue working on important skills during times when there was not an adult to work 1:1 with them, which was beneficial to their…Read More

My grant allowed me to introduce my students to a critical thinking and problem solving concept that I could never have achieved otherwise. Incorporating the Break Out boxes into my math class has taught my students about persistence, communication, team work and other skills that will carry them not only into my math class next year, but into…Read More