Teacher: Chad Gilbertson School: Miltona Elementary Students Impacted: 150 students in grades K-5 Amount Funded: $3,590 This grant will engage students in learning that will highlight how they can apply STEM principles to real world scenarios involving sports. Through hands-on activities … [Read more...]

Teacher: April Larson School: Early Education Center Students Impacted: 250 students in PreK Amount Funded: $2,500 These funds will help to create more outdoor learning space as well as expanding the current playground space. … [Read more...]

Teacher: Megan Jacob School: Alexandria Area High School Students Impacted: 64 students/semester in grades 10-12 Amount Funded: $1,900 Students in Entrepreneurship class will receive a loan of $25 to start a small business. This grant provides real-world experience and will be ongoing and … [Read more...]

Teacher: Barb Walswick School: Woodland Elementary Students Impacted: 450 students in grades K-5 Amount Funded: $1,000 Six cameras will be installed in the woods behind Woodland Elementary. Students will be able to track the wildlife present and record data for longitudinal analysis of … [Read more...]

Teacher: Kayla Noble School: Lincoln Elementary Students Impacted: 470 students in grades K-5 Amount Funded: $1,344 These funds will be used to purchase bass bars for the xylophone and will complete the set of Orff instruments at Lincoln Elementary. This allows for more creativity and more … [Read more...]

Teacher: Amy Staples School: Discovery Middle School Students Impacted: Grades 6-8 Amount Funded: $800 Funding will be used to purchase a coffee cart and organizer. Students in the classroom for Development/Cognitive Disabilities/Autism at DMS have been running a coffee cart for the past 3 … [Read more...]

Teacher: Meg Simon School: Alexandria Area High School Students Impacted: 350 students in grades 11-12 Amount Funded: $4403.01 ZSpace offers a unique opportunity for students to work with science concepts in a three dimensional world. This technology will allow students to visualize, compare, … [Read more...]

Teacher: Jeff Pokorney School: Alexandria Area High School Students Impacted: 60-90 students in grades 10-12 Amount Funded: $2,100 Funding of this project will purchase quality binoculars for students to observe birds within their natural habitat. Binoculars will assist in better observation … [Read more...]

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...]