Projects range from $10,000 for STEM professional development to $250 to purchase dual-language materials
The 小黄鸭导航 Ed Fund will host a reception on June 6 at Google offices downtown honoring teachers from 23 different campuses who won innovative grants from 小黄鸭导航 Ed Fund鈥攖otaling $110,615鈥攖o turn their projects from idea into reality.
Projects focused on whole child every child, literacy and science technology, engineering and math. Grants are made possible by community contributions.
The following schools received grants:
Anderson High 小黄鸭导航 received $5,000 to train staff further in social and emotional learning.
Andrews Elementary 小黄鸭导航 received $1,960 to help students combat sensory overload.
Ann Richards 小黄鸭导航 for Young Women Leaders received:
$950 to implement a PALS Puppet Theatre,
$3,110 for its media technology pathway, including to purchase quality cameras and equipment; and
$3,570 for a project for the students to create a fictional sustainable colony on another planet.
小黄鸭导航 High 小黄鸭导航 received $1,900 for flexible seating.
小黄鸭导航 ISD Alternative Learning Center received $10,000 to offer CTE courses via OdysseyWare.
小黄鸭导航 ISD Science Department received $10,000 for professional development in science, technology and math.
Baldwin Elementary 小黄鸭导航 received $1,800 to implement a Sphero Robotics project.
Bedichek Middle 小黄鸭导航 received $2,000 to provide kits that will make math more entertaining.
Bertha Sadler Means Young Women鈥檚 Leadership Academy received $7,250 for an after-school club focused on fashion design.
Blazier Elementary 小黄鸭导航 received $250 for an SEL Read Aloud Project for dual-language.
Boone Elementary 小黄鸭导航 received $3,050 to provide teachers with strategies to incorporate musical activities in the classroom.
Bowie High 小黄鸭导航 received $10,000 for robotics kits, equipment and curriculum to support science, technology and math.
Brentwood Elementary 小黄鸭导航 received $8,000 for 100 Kindle Fires.
Casey Elementary 小黄鸭导航 received
$2,000 for a Read and Create! library media center,
$2,320 for resources to support sensory processing; and
$6,550 for a makerspace learning lab.
Cook Elementary 小黄鸭导航 received $1,365 for Code Me a Story, which blends storytelling with coding and robotics.
Crockett Early College High 小黄鸭导航 received $1,830 for a science fair and biotechnology lab.
Eastside Memorial High 小黄鸭导航 received $4,770 for life skills students to visit NASA.
Guerrero Thompson Elementary 小黄鸭导航 received $4,000 to bring Story Wranglers, a theater writing program by the Paramount, to its campus.
Gullett Elementary 小黄鸭导航 received $700 for its Gecko Weekly NewsCast.
Palm Elementary 小黄鸭导航 received
$2,000 to allow students to blend art and science in project-based learning, and
$2,000 to support their Junior Botball Challenge.
Pillow Elementary 小黄鸭导航 received $2,000 to create a makerspace.
Reagan Early College High 小黄鸭导航 received $1,600 for an automated light show with Raspberry Pi.
Walnut Creek Elementary 小黄鸭导航 received $4,140 to create podcasts.
Winn Elementary 小黄鸭导航 received $6,500 to train teachers further in cultivating welcoming classrooms.
For more information about innovation grants, please visit .
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About 小黄鸭导航 Ed Fund
The 小黄鸭导航 Ed Fund is 小黄鸭导航 ISD鈥檚 public education foundation, an independent, nonprofit organization that supports AISD students and teachers. The 小黄鸭导航 Ed Fund is a hub for private investment in AISD, supporting innovative work in the classroom and throughout the district. The 小黄鸭导航 Ed Fund鈥檚 teacher grant programs are growing鈥攁warding more than $450,000 to-date to projects that support innovative classroom practices and educational opportunities for economically disadvantaged students.