Temple Education Foundation

2005 Grant Winners

Into Every Hand
$9,500

Cater - David Dixon
Garcia - Rhonda Etheridge
Jefferson - Beth Giniewicz
Kennedy Powell - Suzy McKinney
Meridith-Dunbar - Leonard Grohoski,
Patricia Jarma, Lea Ann Turner, Paula Vasek
Raye-Allen - Jennifer Andrews, Mary L. Cortez,
Lisa Fanz, Ken Jarrell, Christy Powell
Scott - Marcia Pope
Thornton - Sue Hildebrand
Western Hills - Karin Borman

The Book "Mental Mathemagicians" provides teaching strategies and activities that go from the concrete to the abstract by helping students verbalize and visualize concepts. The book includes a CD and will serve as a resource for every 1st. through 5th. grade teacher.

Exercise 4 Life
$9,000

Kennedy Powell
Kathy Anthony
Sandry Harmon
Dee Martin
Marci Petter
Kenney Westmoreland

With the recent trends toward childhood obesity, there is a need to increase student awareness of various activity levels and increase fitness. Physical activity equipment and monitoring devices promote healthier lifestyles and encourage students to Exercise 4 Life.

Science and Math Brought
into the 21st. Century
$4,000

Meridith-Dunbar
Laurie Cook
Patricia Jarma
Marta Jones
Cindy Sullivan

Students with few prior learning experiences need hands-on and visual approaches to learning science and math. By "frontloading" knowledge before it is formally introduced, students can come to a lesson with more understanding and applicable queries for future learning. Hands on models for science and math allow students to have a visual representation which they will be able to recall in the future.

Book Commercials
And Now a Word From Our Readers
$1,000

Bonham
Julie Popelka

Students will read books and create commercials about them that will be video taped, edited and televised over our VBrick System to the classrooms. This will provide other students with ideas for which books they might select and the motivation to read them.

Quantum Leap to Reading
$2,500

Western Hills
Susan Carroll
Beverly Mesecke

The Quantum Leap to Reading Program provides 3rd. 4th. and 5th. grade at risk ESL students with Personal Learning Tools (PLTs) to use at home with family support. These PLTs consist of a carrying case and QuantumPad (books with stylus and audio). This interactive multisensory program promotes success in reading and mastery of the TAKS test and is aligned with the goals of the Campus Plan. Vocabulary development is crucial to ESL students and parents and this new technology provides assistance in an innovative way.

Math, Music and More
$1,725

Bonham
Sara Baker
Karen Batson
Jeremy C. Cameron
Brent Matheson

Students will develop knowledge skills from Math, Science, Reading, Writing and Social Studies and use them through real world application in music theory and practice to improve musical knowledge and performance.

Saturday Service in the City
$1,000

Wheatley
Clarence Williams

Service learning is a tool to advance and deepen the students' capacity for critical thinking, problem solving and acceptance of personal responsibility. Besides building a work ethic, it also teaches the participants vocational skills which will be of use for future employment. Wheatley features a service learning component which requires all students to assume full responsibility for the custodial maintenance and landscaping duties of the campus. Students engage projects daily. This project will expand the program to provide Saturday service to the City of Temple twice a month.

Deaf Ed Computer
$1,300

THS
Sheila Devine

Technology that includes the use of the computer along with input devices like the digital camera and scanner are excellent teaching tools. Lessons which focus on multiple ways to communicate using technology will promote the teaching of Technology TEKS along with those in the area of English Language Arts and Reading. Students participants will use the Internet for research and tools like PowerPoint to create a scrapbook for their Deaf Education class.

Modeling Science
$2,000

Western Hills
Jill Jeter
Claudia Russo
Anna Marie Schmidt

Science is hands on and requires models for students to use and experiment with so that they can experience the relationships, outcomes, systems and cycles that make up the Science curriculum. The use of manipulative models helps students to discover processes and concepts that will increase their knowledge of the TEKS allowing them to be better prepared to pass the TAKS Science test.

Dyslexia Simulation
Put Yourself in the Shoes of a Student with Dyslexia
$500

Travis
Nancy Lefler

This hands-on workshop is designed to increase awareness of the difficulties and frustrations students with dyslexia encounter daily. The parents of dyslexic children are the target group. Participants at the simulation rotate among learning stations which simulate various language related tasks similar to those found in the classroom followed by a group discussion and debriefing. Childcare and a light supper will be provided as incentives for attendance.

Math Family Fun Packs
$2,500

Western Hills
Beverly Mesecke
Pam Bulls

Frog Family Math Fun Packs are game kits for 3rd. 4th. and 5th. graders that review twenty-five Math skills on a rotating basis. As a supplement to classroom activities, the games allow interaction between parents and students. Research has shown that parent participation in their child's education will result in increased learning and positive attitudes. The games support the Campus Plan through the targeting of high- risk students, by increasing TAKs scores by providing opportunity for collaboration with parents.

2005 Grant Winners
Into Every Hand $9,500 Cater - David Dixon Garcia - Rhonda Etheridge Jefferson - Beth Giniewicz Kennedy Powell - Suzy McKinney Meridith-Dunbar - Leonard Grohoski, Patricia Jarma, Lea Ann Turner, Paula Vasek Raye-Allen - Jennifer Andrews, Mary L. Cortez, Lisa Fanz, Ken Jarrell, Christy Powell Scott - Marcia Pope Thornton - Sue Hildebrand Western Hills - Karin Borman The Book "Mental Mathemagicians" provides teaching strategies and activities that go from the concrete to the abstract by helping students verbalize and visualize concepts. The book includes a CD and will serve as a resource for every 1st. through 5th. grade teacher.
	Exercise 4 Life $9,000 Kennedy Powell Kathy Anthony Sandry Harmon Dee Martin Marci Petter Kenney Westmoreland With the recent trends toward childhood obesity, there is a need to increase student awareness of various activity levels and increase fitness. Physical activity equipment and monitoring devices promote healthier lifestyles and encourage students to Exercise 4 Life.
Science and Math Brought into the 21st. Century $4,000 Meridith-Dunbar Laurie Cook Patricia Jarma Marta Jones Cindy Sullivan Students with few prior learning experiences need hands-on and visual approaches to learning science and math. By "frontloading" knowledge before it is formally introduced, students can come to a lesson with more understanding and applicable queries for future learning. Hands on models for science and math allow students to have a visual representation which they will be able to recall in the future.
	Book Commercials And Now a Word From Our Readers $1,000 Bonham Julie Popelka Students will read books and create commercials about them that will be video taped, edited and televised over our VBrick System to the classrooms. This will provide other students with ideas for which books they might select and the motivation to read them.
Quantum Leap to Reading $2,500 Western Hills Susan Carroll Beverly Mesecke The Quantum Leap to Reading Program provides 3rd. 4th. and 5th. grade at risk ESL students with Personal Learning Tools (PLTs) to use at home with family support. These PLTs consist of a carrying case and QuantumPad (books with stylus and audio). This interactive multisensory program promotes success in reading and mastery of the TAKS test and is aligned with the goals of the Campus Plan. Vocabulary development is crucial to ESL students and parents and this new technology provides assistance in an innovative way.
	Math, Music and More $1,725 Bonham Sara Baker Karen Batson Jeremy C. Cameron Brent Matheson Students will develop knowledge skills from Math, Science, Reading, Writing and Social Studies and use them through real world application in music theory and practice to improve musical knowledge and performance.
	Saturday Service in the City $1,000 Wheatley Clarence Williams Service learning is a tool to advance and deepen the students' capacity for critical thinking, problem solving and acceptance of personal responsibility. Besides building a work ethic, it also teaches the participants vocational skills which will be of use for future employment. Wheatley features a service learning component which requires all students to assume full responsibility for the custodial maintenance and landscaping duties of the campus. Students engage projects daily. This project will expand the program to provide Saturday service to the City of Temple twice a month.
Deaf Ed Computer $1,300 THS Sheila Devine Technology that includes the use of the computer along with input devices like the digital camera and scanner are excellent teaching tools. Lessons which focus on multiple ways to communicate using technology will promote the teaching of Technology TEKS along with those in the area of English Language Arts and Reading. Students participants will use the Internet for research and tools like PowerPoint to create a scrapbook for their Deaf Education class.
Modeling Science $2,000 Western Hills Jill Jeter Claudia Russo Anna Marie Schmidt Science is hands on and requires models for students to use and experiment with so that they can experience the relationships, outcomes, systems and cycles that make up the Science curriculum. The use of manipulative models helps students to discover processes and concepts that will increase their knowledge of the TEKS allowing them to be better prepared to pass the TAKS Science test.	Dyslexia Simulation Put Yourself in the Shoes of a Student with Dyslexia $500 Travis Nancy Lefler This hands-on workshop is designed to increase awareness of the difficulties and frustrations students with dyslexia encounter daily. The parents of dyslexic children are the target group. Participants at the simulation rotate among learning stations which simulate various language related tasks similar to those found in the classroom followed by a group discussion and debriefing. Childcare and a light supper will be provided as incentives for attendance.
	Math Family Fun Packs $2,500 Western Hills Beverly Mesecke Pam Bulls Frog Family Math Fun Packs are game kits for 3rd. 4th. and 5th. graders that review twenty-five Math skills on a rotating basis. As a supplement to classroom activities, the games allow interaction between parents and students. Research has shown that parent participation in their child's education will result in increased learning and positive attitudes. The games support the Campus Plan through the targeting of high- risk students, by increasing TAKs scores by providing opportunity for collaboration with parents.