Community Educational Learning Experience

Boles Junior High - Moreno

We want to expand vocational learning out to the community which will provide authentic (real time learning) to exceptional students. Part of the funds will be used to fund a coffee cart that our students will maintain and serve our campus community. This would encourage students to practice their social, communication and vocational skills necessary for successful future employment.

$2,398.00

Establish VEX Robotics in the Classroom

Dan Dipert Career & Technical Center - Herron

VEX Robotics Competition presents a new game every year, which requires that students analyze the presented tasks in order to design, build and test a robot without "ready-made" instructions. The design process reinforces industry skills and reinforces soft skills, such as team building, leadership, decision making, and problem solving. Student engagement is reinforced through competition.

$10,000.00

A Blast from the Past: biographies

Ditto Elementary - Murrow

This grant would provide current quality biography books with many different reading levels for the Ditto Elementary School Library. Many of our grade levels study and create projects about important people, including athletes, inventors, authors, musicians, world leaders, civil rights activists and scientists. Our teachers and students need access to accurate, updated biographies to be successful regarding their goals.

$3,109.02

Osmo Innovators

Hill Elementary - Roseberry

Our goal is to provide students with access to hands-on, innovative learning using the iPads and Osmos to enhance learning opportunities and inspire our learners to take risks and ownership of their own learning. The Osmo Genius Kit will increase rigor and higher level thinking skills through literacy, numeracy, and problem solving while collaborating with others to help build a strong foundation in K-2 that is necessary for future learning.

$4,980.00

Wrestling Practice Mats

Lamar High School - Sturgill

Lamar wrestling needs new mats for the teams to practice on due to the age and poor condition of the current practice mats.

$5,000.00

Arlington Raises Literacy Outcomes (ARLO) Bookmobile

Library Media Services Department - Cano

The AISD Library Services Department and six school librarians in the Librarians LEAD leadership program will operate the Arlington Raises Literacy Outcomes (ARLO) Bookmobile during the summer for students attending seven AISD elementary schools with low Reading STAAR scores. Providing students enrolled at these campuses with access to books during the summer months will increase reading achievement of students as well as boost literacy skills and promote reading for enjoyment.

$10,000.00

Chromebooks for Authentic Publishing, Active Learning Cycles, and Digital Collaboration

Little Elementary - McMurrough

This cart of Chromebooks will enable my students to publish their written pieces for a variety of audiences and network with other students across the district. We will also collaborate with each other via Google Drive/Google Slides and Seesaw on the creation of multimodal science projects and digital writing portfolios Outside the classroom, these Chromebooks will allow us to incorporate technology-based learning into campus-wide Family Engagement Nights and our student organization, Little Ladies.

$6,248.00

SeeSawing on iPads

Little Elementary - Bush

Our classroom would love to have access to iPads. We are trying desperately to keep up with technology standards, integrate technology in our daily classroom routines, as well as utilize the SeeSaw app which allows students to create, respond, and share their learning with each their teacher, peers, and families.

$5,385.00

21st Century Learning in the High School Mathematics Classroom

Martin High School - Morris

This grant represents an opportunity for two teachers to enhance integration of technology in the classroom. Having accessible chromebooks in each classroom allows teachers to develop meaningful lessons on Canvas, IXL, DeltaMath, Kahoot, Quizziz, ect and create different opportunities for students to communicate what they've learned. Students will use technology to deepen their understanding of Mathematical concepts and use engaging technology to practice their skills.

$7,635.00

Design it! Program it! Make it in the library!

Martin High School - Severns

This project will allow the librarian to add makerspace items to teach/reinforce math, science, and design concepts. All students will have access to these items, and special STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math) activities will be offered during lunch and after school to encourage the use of these items. Activities will require creativity, critical thinking, collaboration, and/or communication while coding, building models, creating circuits, and more.

$4,960.00

Moore "En"Lightened Learning in the Library with Lightbox

Moore Elementary - Boden

Lightbox is a multi-user interactive electronic book which creates excitement for science and social studies topics with the use of videos, audio, slide shows, quizzes, and Google Maps. Each title is easily integrated into technology platforms and will provide exciting new ways to enrich the learning of the students at Moore. Housed in the library collection, both teachers and students will have easy access to these engaging new learning tools.

$4,720.00

Tech Tools for the Talented

Peach Elementary - Williams

Gifted Learners need differentiated instruction and providing them opportunities to research, collaborate, and expand their learning beyond the classroom and school setting is a vital part in the enrichment for these advanced learners. Equipping them with the technological tools needed to advance and excel to their highest potential in our technological era is possible with regular consistent exposure and use.

$5,508.16

Robot Revolution

Pearcy STEM Academy - Lewis

This project is to prepare students by problem solving and using critical thinking though robotics and coding. Students will be able to experience different types of robotic machines and different formats of coding such as writing lines and drag and drop. Coding helps improve math and writing skills as well as learning and applying 21st century skills for their future careers.

$10,000.00

A Library's Journey From "Needs Improvement" to "Accomplished"

Pope Elementary - Campos

The library's project is to improve book access to students in poverty so we may increase reading achievement and create avid readers through authentic texts, student requested books, high interest books, diverse books, and books appropriate for all grade levels. The project is also the beginning of a 5 year plan to progess the Pope Library from "Improvement Needed" to "Accomplished" in the area of Collection Size of Print and Digital Resources based on School Library Programs: Standards and Guidelines for Texas.

$5,800.00

College Bound for Junior High

Shackelford Jr High - Hodges

The goal of this program is to improve achievement for students by preparing them for college and career readiness and success in a global society. This is achieved by incorporating advanced classes for the students and activities involving college and community sectors.

$3,500.00

Transforming Learning with LightBox Digital Multi-Media Books

Swift Elementary - Tom

Follett Lightbox books will help transform learning with engaging digital content using a multimedia platform for all learners. The use of digital content will transform the learning experience by increasing students' interest in the subject matter.

$4,000.00