2012-13 MACUL Grants Awarded
Congratulations to the following MACUL Grant Recipients! These grant winners will be posting podcasts about their proj- ects on the MI Learning site on iTunes U or presenting at the MACUL Conference. Watch for a new MACUL Grant cycle in Spring 2013 at
www.macul.org.
Rebekah D’Haene ............$1,380.44 Mt Morris Jr. High School
A Vernier LabQuest 2 Science Kit with additional probes and sensors will allow students to conduct scientific inquiries and collect datum for further interpretation. It is hoped when students are presented with opportunities for science in a real world context that they will understand difficult science concepts more than in a traditional setting. Probeware will be used to help students collect, analyze, and record their observations during labs, fieldwork and demonstrations.
Sheila King .......................$1,499.00 Heritage Christian Academy
The M-bot Personal 3D Printer will be used to develop CAD instruction as part of an 8th grade computer/ careers curriculum. We will beta-test the TinkerCAD software, lesson plans, and 3D printer in the after-school computer club. Using data from the testing phase, we will create the lesson unit plans for the curriculum.
Jessica Steffel ....................$1,408.00 Ausable Primary School
7 sets of 5 Sifteo Cubes will allow intelligent play in word work centers to improve students’ decoding and spelling skills. Using Sifteo’s creativity kit, we will design activities for the cubes aligned with our phonics and spelling instruction. These hands-on, self-checking activities will allow for individual application and immediate feedback on skills acquired, leading to stronger decoders and spellers.
Tasha Candela .................$1,425.38 Lake Shore High School
8 licenses of Adobe Flash CS6 and a Canon PowerShot S95 Camera will enhance the curriculum in an Advanced Web Design class and allow students to continue mastery of another industry program for creating websites. These students will compete in a contest to display their skills.
Delia Bush ........................$1,456.38 Alpine Elementary, Kenowa Hills
Students & staff will utilize 6 iPod Touches to create video and audio book reviews of classroom and school library books. A QR code for the book reviews will be placed in the reviewed book so students can easily access the review to determine if they are interested in reading the books.
Rachel Husek ...................$1,314.47 Academy of the Sacred Heart
A Hitachi XGA Multimedia Projector & other materials will be used to construct both a Frustrated Total Internal Reflection (FTIR) table and Laser Light Plane (LLP) table. Lessons will be simultaneously presented to early elementary students on these multi-touch tables to determine which is more educationally sound and developmentally appropriate.
RachelGoldberg ...............$1,400.00 East Middle School, Plymouth-Canton
8 Raspberry Pi microcomputers, Arduino microcontrollers, & peripherals will be used to introduce hands-on technology to interested students who will progress along a continuum from concrete to abstract understandings of circuitry, microprocessors, and computer programming.
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Kathy Walcott ..................$1,448.00 Roguewood Elementary, Rockford
4th and 5th grade students in a Spanish immersion program will use videoconferencing, video recording and editing tools on (2) 32GB iPads with wi-fi to help develop verbal and written communication skills by interacting with native Spanish speakers in multiple countries. Additionally, students will develop these skills by creating online content to be shared with parent and student communities within our district and region. The devices will also support differentiated learning in other subjects as students engage in independent projects and investigations.
Betty Picard ........................$459.89 Harper Creek Community Schools
Karla Hammond $871.92 Pennfield High School
8 Ebook Readers and 8 copies of The Voyage of the Beagle will be used to introduce the instructional use of ebook readers for primary source articles and books into the classroom. The initial 12 texts selected will be based on Science standards to extend reading and writing across the curriculum.
Pam Brennan ...................$1,359.00 Tower High School, Warren Woods
An iPad 3, Apple TV and other peripherals will be used to develop mathematical practices related to the Common Core State Standards. Student work will be broadcast from their desk, allowing them to explain their mathematical thinking on a daily basis and to hear other students’ explanations. This technology enters the students’ digital world and captures their interest.
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