2014 Grant Recipients
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GRANT |
STAFF MEMBER(S) |
Deerfield High School |
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| Skype with Author Ji-Li Jiang To provide a Skype session with the author of Red Scarf Girl, a memoir of her life as a student at the time of the Cultural Revolution in China for students in Freshman English Survey and World History Survey classes. |
NikolettaAntonakos&Christine Saxman |
| Active Expression 2 To purchase Active Expression Learner Response System and Document Camera which will provide the ability to augment instructional and assessment methodsfor use in Special Education classes. |
Lisa Berghoff& Jason Smith |
| Marine Sciences To support the continued development of an inquiry project in Aquatic & Marine Science that allows students to study marine life in the classroom in a unique way by providing each lab team with the opportunity to take ownership of a 12 gallon salt water aquarium and the organisms within it. |
Stephanie Chambers |
| Galaxy Note To introduce the use of a Samsung Galaxy Note in the classroom, which would allow for more teacher mobility and throughout-the-room flexibility. |
J. Benjamin Palmberg |
| Writer’s Week To bring a diverse range of writers to present workshops, performances and interact with students to expose them to various forms of writing and how it can enrich, educate, and entertain them throughout their lives. |
Jennifer McKinney |
| WDHS Digital Switcher To provide a digital switcher to enable full digital streaming on the web and the school’s new online video distribution system. |
Brett Schwartz |
| AP Psychology Material To obtain material that would provide students with opportunities to be collaborative and explore and conceptualize difficult concepts in psychology. |
Jig Vora |
| Raspberry Pi To purchase a set of Raspberry Pi computers for use in Advanced Computer Science classes that will allow students to learn about programming in C, C++, Java and Python. These computers will also be used to create programs by the DHS Women in STEM club. |
Derrick Tiverson& Steve Svetlik |
Highland Park High School |
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| Science Olympiad To provide funding for the Science Olympiad Club which will enable students to develop in depth understanding of science-related topics and then demonstrate this knowledge in various competitions across the Chicagoland area. |
Franni Schmidt & Sam Blekhman |
| VernierSpectro-Vis Plus To purchase lab equipment to be used in the Science Department that will enhance the study of wavelength spectrum by students. |
Shannon Bain & Heather Hernandez |
| Builder/Maker/Hacker/MacGyver Group To fund the construction of three different types of Rocket Stoves by a group of students who undertake various unique building projects over the course of the year. |
Aaron Fay |
| The Reading Hour To facilitate faculty/staff/community members sharing of books with students & staff. This monthly gathering highlights a book selected by the presenting individual or group and seeks to build a shared joy of reading. |
Jennifer Firer |
| Promethean Boards To help fund the purchase of two Promethean Boards for English classrooms which helps improve student engagement and critical thinking skills. |
Eileen McMahon |
| AEP English/Reading Fundamentals To facilitate the involvement of students with challenges in reading skills in selecting books for this self-contained English/Reading classroom. |
Richenda Peterson |
| HP3: Soul, Salsa, Spirit To fund HP^3 programs which further the district’s racial equality goals. This ongoing conversation about race, which includes minority and non-minority students, provides an opportunity for students and staff to talk about issues related to race in a safe environment. All participants work towards building bridges across different cultures and races.This groupwas originally funded with the support of the District 113 Education Foundation. |
Mary Pike |
| Galaxy Note To introduce the use of a Samsung Galaxy Note in the classroom, which would allow for more teacher mobility and throughout-the-room flexibility. |