2015-2016 Approved ASD Foundation Grant Applications
Teacher / Grant / School / Affected / Grant TotalKrista Ritzert / Calculators for Kids / West Hills Intermediate / 54 6th Grade Students / $500.00
EITC
Lacy Wile / Sing-Along Song that Teach / Dayton Elementary / 15 K-2 Regular & Special Ed Students / $500.00
Babette Kane
Pat Mulroy / Arduino for Advanced Computer Science / Armstrong Jr/Sr High School / 10-20 current & future Programming III & IV Students / $500.00
Christy Orlosky / Investigating the Effects of Microhabitats.... / Armstrong & West Shamokin Jr/Sr High School / 300 9th Grade Students / $1,000.00
EITC
Jolena McFarland & Angela Poster / COPE 24: Preventing Shaken Baby Syndrome & Child Abuse / Armstrong & West Shamokin Jr/Sr High School / 450 10-12th Grade Students per year / $1,000.00
Jolena McFarland &
Angela Poster / Playschool Lab & Introductory to Student Teaching / Armstrong & West Shamokin Jr/Sr High School / 100 10-12th Grade Students per year / $1,000.00
Tracy Eddy / Meaningful Math / Dayton Elementary / 45 3rd Grade Students / $1,000.00
Tracy Eddy / Kindle the Fire / Dayton Elementary / 40 3rd Grade Students / $1,000.00
Amy Swast
Deena Shaal / Implementation of Expanding Expression Tool in Classrooms / West Hills Primary / 60 3rd Grade Co-Teaching Classroom Students / $1,000.00
Christy Orlosky / Beyond These Four Walls / Armstrong Jr/Sr High School / 400 Science Students / $2,000.00
EITC
Angela McMasters / Creating Stars of Tomorrow.... / Lenape Elementary / 860 K-6 Students / $2,000.00
David Powers / Safe Driver Awareness Day / West Shamokin High School / 300 10-12th Graders / $2,000.00
Jolena McFarland &
Angela Poster / Science and Our Food Supply / Armstrong & West Shamokin Jr/Sr High School / 200 10-12th Grade Students per year / $5,000.00
Kristen Reitler / Independent Study: Biotechnology Course / Armstrong & West Shamokin Jr/Sr High School / 11-12th Grade Students / $5,000.00
EITC
Tony Grenda / Technology Initiative / Administration / 100's of students per year / $50,000
EITC
Total / 24,500
Krista Ritzert - Calculators for Kids-West Hills Intermediate - $500 EITC
Goal: To teach my students to use the same calculator they will see at Armstrong High School. They are user friendly and can be used on the PSSA.
Lacy Wile - Sing-Along Songs that Teach - Dayton Elementary - $500
Goal: I want to have my young students learn and master heir grade level sight words, letters, and numbers using a multi-sensory approach. Students will not only benefit academically but will also find learning to be fun and motivational.
Pat Mulroy - Arduino for Advanced Computer Science - Armstrong Jr/Sr High - $500 EITC
Goal: Students will complete a minimum of 3 projects as outlined in the purchased kits and create at least one original project using the Arduino kits during the 15-16 school year
Christie Orlosky - Investigating the Effects of Microhabitats on Food Chain Complexity and Biodiversity through the Use of Mini-Cover Boards - Armstrong and West Shamokin Jr/Sr High Schools - $1,000
Goal: To encourage students to investigate the effects of microhabitats on food chain complexity and biodiversity. Students will describe and explain biotic and abiotic factors affecting these topics through data collection and analysis.
Jolena McFarland & Angela Poster - COPE 24: Preventing Shaken Baby Syndrome and Child Abuse - Armstrong and West Shamokin Jr/Sr High Schools - $1,000
Goal: To address academic standards as well as educate students on the physical, emotional, social, and financial costs of parenting and the stressors that can result. We will discuss the demands of parenting especially when adding in all of the other stressors of the real world. Students will be viewing 10 parenting scenarios in which parents could be tempted to abuse children (child not sleeping, parent up all night long, stress at work, etc) and what actions are appropriate and what are not. Class discussion is followed up with asking what went wrong, what other choices did the caregiver have and what should the caregiver have done to prevent this abuse.
Goal 2: Students will discover firsthand the important roles of caregivers in the life of a child and the importance of high quality parenting skills and readiness.
Jolena McFarland & Angela Poster - Playschool Lab and Introductory to Student Teaching - Armstrong and West Shamokin Jr/Sr High Schools - $1,000
Goal 1: Introduce high school students to the field of early childhood education as well as experience a pre-student teaching atmosphere.
Goal 2: Students will discover firsthand the important roles of educators in the life of a child and the importance of high quality child care.
Goal 3: Utilize STEAM in a Pre-Student Teaching Environment within a childcare setting.
Goal 4: Prepare students for the workplace by learning about licensing rules and regulations, different career paths, and safety considerations.
Tracy Eddy - Meaningful Math - Dayton Elementary School - $1,000 EITC
Goal: The goal of Meaningful Math is to establish why being proficient in math is essential to life inside and outside of the classroom walls. Through Meaningful Math, students will apply common core standards to real life situations. With direct and immediate feedback and reinforcement of math activities that require more problem solving or critical thinking skills and slightly less paper and pencil practice, students will be more motivated to learn elementary math topics and apply them to authentic and meaningful problem solving situations.
Tracy Eddy - Kindle the Fire - Dayton Elementary School - $1,000
Goal: This project will provide the opportunity to expand the classroom library digitally. By analyzing student reading levels and interests, I will be able to incorporate new, classic, or current books representing a variety of genres into my reading instruction. Additionally, students will have greater opportunities to read, practice, and demonstrate important reading skills necessary to be successful readers.
More reading = proficient readers
Amy Swast & Deena Schaal - Implementation of Expanding Expression Tool in Classrooms - West Hills Primary - $1,000
Goal: Using the EET program, students will learn to increase their oral and written expression from single word response to more detailed paragraphs and reports.
Christie Orlosky - Beyond These Four Walls - Armstrong Jr/Sr High Schools - $2,000 EITC
Goal: The main goal of this grant, as the title suggests, is to get students in the mindset of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) activities. The foundations will be taught in the science, math, and technology classrooms, while the hands-on portion will be done via the various activities. It’s a fantastic and much more meaningful way for students to get their hands dirty and their minds pondering.
Angela McMasters - Creating Stars of Tomorrow: Supports for PBIS (Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports) Implementation and Programming - Lenape Elementary School - $2,000
Goal: The goal of the project is to create a system of acknowledgements and supports for students, which will in turn, maximize their learning. In conjunction with other staff members in the building, we’ve developed a check-in/check-out system (CICO) for students who need additional positive interactions with adults, a review of behavioral expectations to enhance the safety of the learning environments for all, and/or to support academic success by assisting with skill development and acquisition. Specifically, the goal is to decrease disciplinary referrals, improve academic achievement, and increase students’ attendance.
Jolena McFarland & Angela Poster - Science and Our Food Supply - Armstrong and West Shamokin Jr/Sr High Schools - $5,000
Goal1: Investigate the Food Supply and the Importance of Food Safety from Farm to Table
Goal 2: Understand both Beneficial and Harmful Food Bacteria
Goal 3: Applying STEAM Experiments in the classroom Science
Tony Grenda - Technology Initiative - Armstrong and West Shamokin Jr/Sr High Schools - $50,000
Goal: To replace laptop carts in the two secondary buildings that were originally purchased in the 06-07 school year as part of the Classrooms for the Future Grant. These laptops will increase instructional time with quicker boot times and handle the needs of new software packages. The grant will also cover the purchases of more iPad carts for the primary buildings.