Teacher: Brenda Hintermeister School: Voyager Elementary Students Impacted: 500 students in grades K-5 Amount Funded: $3,606 The Safari Jungle Gym will be added to the existing traverse climbing wall (also funded by AEF) to bring obstacle courses to a new level. Students will challenge … [Read more...]

Teacher: Lukas Gotto School: Discovery Middle School Students Impacted: 1030 students in grades 6-8 Amount Funded: $8,652.96 Funding will provide 30 VR/AR kits, a classroom set, that will be utilized by many different classes. This technology expands learning opportunities far outside of … [Read more...]

Teachers: Maari Ost & Kayla Bous School: Voyager Elementary Students Impacted: 20-35 students - Kindergarten-3rd grade Amount Funded: $1,320 This grant will fund the purchase of Lego manipulatives along with a Lego table and wall. This project will meet the needs of the special education … [Read more...]

  Teacher: Jacob Munsch School: Voyager Elementary Students Impacted: 540 - Kindergarten-5th grade Amount Funded: $6,000 Funding will provide for the creation of a Makerspace lab for all grade levels. A makerspace is a collaborative learning environment with hands-on, creative projects … [Read more...]

Teacher: Kari Gilbertson School: Voyager Elementary Students Impacted: 100 - 3rd grade Amount Funded: $625 Funding will provide for the purchase of Breakout EDU kits - a fun, innovative way to develop problem solving, collaboration and critical thinking skills. Activities integrate core … [Read more...]

Teacher: Barb Walswick School: Woodland Elementary Students Impacted: 180 - 4th-5th grade Amount Funded: $1,500 Funding of this project will support student engagement and increase learning of electricity and circuits. Students will understand energy appears in different forms and they will … [Read more...]

Teacher: Denise Jorud School: Miltona Magnet Elementary Students Impacted: 149 - K-5th grade Amount Funded: $4,150 Funding will provide for the purchase of a VEX IQ Starter Kit in support of an elementary robotics experience at Miltona. The study of robotics relates to all facets of Science, … [Read more...]

Teacher: Chad Gilbertson School: Miltona Magnet Elementary Students Impacted: 149 - K-5th grade Amount Funded: $1,288 Students already love interacting with each other using Osmo gaming systems that encourage 21st century learning while practicing English/Language Arts skills. This grant will … [Read more...]

  Teacher: Kassandra Gibbons School: Alexandria Area High School Students Impacted: 1,215 - 9th-12th grade Amount Funded: $4,332 Funding will provide for the purchase of 19 professional-level cameras/lenses for the high school art department to create a full classroom set of 32 … [Read more...]

  Teacher: Patti Hinrichs School: Lincoln Elementary School Students Impacted: 500 - Kindergarten-5th grade Amount Funded: $4,000 This grant will provide for American Ninja Warrior type obstacles that will be used to enhance the current K-5 physical education program. Obstacle courses … [Read more...]

  Teacher: Kristen Schmidt School: Carlos Elementary Students Impacted: 25 - Kindergarten Amount Funded: $1,268 Funding will provide a way for students to orally share their learning with both their parents through an online portfolio. The equipment to record their work and thinking … [Read more...]

Teacher: Lukas Gotto School: Discovery Middle School Students Impacted: 1,000 - 6th-8th grade Amount Funded: $3,600 This grant will be used to add additional Sphero robots to the middle school Makerspace lab. The use of Spheros will reinforce math concepts, such as ratios and proportions, … [Read more...]

Teacher(s): Chad Gilbertson, Denise Jorud, Donna Evink, Christi Converse, Kimra Kirksey, Amy Revering School(s): Miltona Magnet Elementary Students Impacted: 149 - K-5th grade Amount Funded: $4,500 The learning tools this grant will provide will be utilized to bring more collaborative learning … [Read more...]

Teacher(s): Joe Hurlbut School(s): Garfield Elementary School Students Impacted: 20-30 - 5th grade Amount Funded: $120 Funding will provide for the purchase of technology software to help students create a digital portfolio to support oral and written language arts curriculum. … [Read more...]

Teacher(s): Chad Gilbertson, Denise Jorud, Donna Evink, Christi Converse, Kimra Kirksey, Amy Revering School(s): Miltona Magnet Elementary Students Impacted: 149 - K-5th grade Amount Funded: $1,022 Previous grant funding has enabled Miltona students to travel to places throughout the world by … [Read more...]

Teacher(s): Haley Kalina School(s): Discovery Middle School Students Impacted: 950 - 6th - 8th grade Amount Funded: $5,000 Funding will provide the foundational equipment for a Makerspace that will be utilized by all students. Students will be able to access these materials through their … [Read more...]

Teacher(s): Elizabeth Billberg School(s): Voyager Elementary Students Impacted: 25 - 3rd grade Amount Funded: $1,400 This grant will fund the purchase of items for a mini-maker space. This space will hold hands-on materials and activities focused on technology, engineering and the making of … [Read more...]

Teacher(s): Kim Froemming School(s): Alexandria Area High School Students Impacted: 1,200 - 9th - 12th grade Amount Funded: $6,000 This grant will fund the development of a Makerspace where students can build, collaborate, and problem solve. It will be partitioned into three main areas: … [Read more...]

Teacher(s): Ben Kettler School(s): Voyager Elementary Students Impacted: 25-30 - 2nd grade Amount Funded: $2,314 Funding will provide for the purchase of LEGO Robotics sets that come with a curriculum tied to math, reading, science, writing, and engineering standards. The lessons are … [Read more...]

Teacher(s): Andrew Steiner School(s): Alexandria Area High School Students Impacted: 576 - 11th and 12th grade Amount Funded: $6,290 Funding will provide for the expansion of current Agriculture programming at Alexandria Area High School to include a Plant Breeding and Biotechnology course … [Read more...]