School:Woodland Elementary School Grade(s):Kindergarten Teacher(s):Jennifer Erickson Amount Funded:$3,550 To establish hands-on literacy centers to meet kindergartners’ developmental needs. … [Read more...]

School:Voyager Elementary School Grade(s):2 Teacher(s):Benjamin Kettler Amount Funded:$2,350 Grant support will provide for technology integration of iPads and Kidblog supporting collaboration and peer review on literacy projects. … [Read more...]

Discovery Middle School Grade(s): 8 Teacher(s):Heidi Fischer Amount Funded:$4,800 Funding will provide for the purchase of graphing calculators for 8th grade math classrooms. Through ongoing use of the calculators within all units of the current 8th grade mathematics curriculum, students will … [Read more...]

School: Alexandria Area High School Grade(s) 11-12 Teacher(s):Meg Simon Amount Funded: $5,110 Health Applications is an upper-level elective course in the Health Sciences and Human Services Academy which is focused on practical learning experiences in the healthcare field. Funding will provide … [Read more...]

School: Alexandria Area High School Grade(s): 10-12 Teacher(s):Ty Granning Amount Funded: $6,000 This grant will provide for additional equipment to enhance the media production department’s current technology and support a student produced news program. … [Read more...]

Teacher(s): Tom Ellison, Todd Dahlseid School(s): Alexandria Area High School Grade(s): 10-12 Amount Funded: $10,000 This grant will enable selected math and science classrooms to initiate an effective way to utilize face-to-face time with students. Students engage with direct instruction … [Read more...]

Teacher(s): Christi Converse School(s): Miltona Magnet Elementary Grade(s): K-5 Amount Funded: $7,649 The SMART table is a mobile tool (on wheels) that allows teachers to adapt quickly to meet the needs of students at varying academic levels, supports standards-based education, engages … [Read more...]

School:Miltona Magnet Elementary Grade(s):3 Teacher(s):Chad Gilbertson Amount Funded:$2,300 Grant dollars will enable students to collaborate with peers, analyze and synthesize information and utilize technology skills to create digital stories. Using an iPad for video recording, a green … [Read more...]

School:Early Education Center Grade(s):Pre-K Teacher(s):Connie Good Amount Funded:$3,300 This grant will provide preschoolers with technology tools like iPads and ProScope handheld digital microscopes in order to explore materials, record information, and take pictures, promoting scientific … [Read more...]

School:Discovery Middle School Grade(s):7-9 Teacher(s):Caroline Petefish Amount Funded:$3,500 Grant dollars will provide for updating sewing technology by purchasing computerized machines, curriculum and design software to support family and consumer sciences (FACS) curriculum. It will also … [Read more...]

School:Voyager, Garfield and Miltona Elementary Schools Grade(s):6 Teacher(s):Nathan Knick Amount Funded:$3,500 This grant will allow for a more challenging and rigorous level of glass fusion for 6th graders; introduce glass blowing and glass fusion for high school curriculum; and continue and … [Read more...]

School:Jefferson High School Grade(s):10-12 Teacher(s):Tom Smith, Mary Beth Farrow Amount Funded:$7,400 Grant dollars will provide for the purchase of ultrabooks, tablets, iPads, and iPad minis in order to expand on the secondary instructional and learning process in select math, science, … [Read more...]

School:Jefferson High School and Discovery Middle School Grade(s):7-12 Teacher(s):Caroline Petefish Amount Funded:$630 Grant dollars will provide for updating resources to comply with current food and nutrition information. In addition, monies will provide for hands-on classroom labs and … [Read more...]

School:Miltona Magnet Elementary Grade(s):3-6 Teacher(s):Amy Revering Amount Funded:$1,600 This grant will provide for collaboration between 3rd - 6th grade classes by evaluating and engaging students with SMART Response interactive response systems. This technology tool gives teachers the … [Read more...]

Teacher(s): Kathy Johnson School(s): All Elementary Grade(s): K-6 Amount Funded: $6,770 Funding will enable all elementary students to access books 24/7 with various devices through the establishment of an electronic book library. The use of eBooks enhances the curriculum and can be used with … [Read more...]

Teacher(s): Dave Harstad, Pam Pearson Program: High Potential Learners School(s): All Elementary Schools Grade(s): 4th through 6th grade Amount Funded: $7,000 Funding will purchase the LEGO Mindstorms robotics program, supporting hands-on delivery of science, technology, engineering, and math … [Read more...]

Teacher(s): Tom Smith School(s): Jefferson High School Grade(s): Amount Funded: $9,000 This grant will enable selected math and science classrooms to initiate an effective way to utilize face-to-face time with students. Students engage with direct instruction outside of class through online … [Read more...]

School:Lincoln Elementary Grade(s):3 Teacher(s):Shari Petersen, Julie Hatlestad Amount Funded:$5,868 This funding will support and expand upon the NEO technology currently in place with the purchase of a NEO 2 Smart Option Mobile Lab, an all-in-one solution for transforming any classroom into … [Read more...]

School:Woodland, Lincoln, and Miltona Elementary Schools Grade(s):5 Teacher(s):Leanne Miller Amount Funded:$5,760 This grant will equip each elementary Classroom of the Future (COF) with a document camera. Primarily, the document cameras will enhance literacy lessons - specifically in writers' … [Read more...]

School:Carlos Elementary Grade(s):2 Teacher(s):Stephanie Groetsch Amount Funded:$7,000 Funding will purchase Nook Color e-reading tablets for use as an interactive technology tool to help children hear stories, increase vocabulary, listen to correct grammar, and motivate children to read. … [Read more...]