Enhancing the classroom is enhancing education. So far in my first grade classroom we have used our wireless microphones in teacher instruction which has made a big difference, as well as several plays and performances that children have done for the holidays. We use our Amazon Alexa daily for graphing weather, music, schedule, alarms, and so many…Read More

My students and I are loving our fluorescent light covers. Not only are they a beautiful addition to our classroom, but they are very calming and easier on the eyes than the regular fluorescent lights. I am in the process of collecting data that pertains to attendance, illnesses, and behavior to compare before and after the light covers were…Read More

The name of my grant is called “Through the Eyes of a Child”. With this grant I have purchased skylight covers for my classroom to help with the problems caused by fluorescent lights. Many times classroom lighting is an overlooked factor for children’s success in school. Studies have shown that lighting plays a very crucial role in how well…Read More

The Miracle of Life was a very successful project in my class this year. I was able to purchase technology for my classroom including a digital incubator, ova scope, brooder box, and use iPads for students to make daily movies about what is going on inside the egg each day of development. Chickens were successfully hatched and students were given…Read More

The Miracle of Life Project in my first grade classroom was a huge success. Students used technology such as a digital incubator purchased with my ARI grant money, iPads to make videos each day, and an ova scope students used to watch the development and movement of the chicks inside the egg. After the chicks hatched they were placed in a…Read More

“The Miracle of Life”
In my first grade class we will do a unit on different life cycles. I want my students to experience this first hand with the lifecycle of a chicken. I want to not only capture the hatching of the chickens through technology, but also engage my students through the daily progression by helping to monitor the temperature and…Read More

“The Miracle of Life”
In my first grade class we will do a unit on different life cycles. I want my students to experience this first hand with the lifecycle of a chicken. I want to not only capture the hatching of the chickens through technology, but also engage my students through the daily progression by helping to monitor the temperature and…Read More