Mini-Grant Schedule for 2009-2010


  • We will mail information to all Dysart Teachers by the last Friday in September
  • The last date for teachers to submit grant proposals to Ass't Sup't office is the last Friday in October
  • Grant proposals will be picked up by a DEF Board member from Ass't Sup't office by the second Friday in November
  • Grant committee scores proposals before December Board meeting
  • Approval of selected grants at DEF Board meeting the first week in December (during DEF Board Meeting)
  • Checks written, distributed to Directors to award to teachers the first week in December (during DEF Board Meeting)

You can view the Mini-Grant Guildlines here.


2009-2010 Mini-Grant Winners

NAME/POSITION/SCHOOL TITLE SUMMARY
Mario Hiter
Art 9-10
Shadow Ridge High School		 Self-Portrait
Linoleum Cut Prints		 Funds will be used to purchase a machine for printing linoleum prints, cutting tools, and other supplies that will enable students to explore printmaking, including additive and subtractive methods of carving, the importance of layering various blocks to create a successful image, and will better understand how mass produced objects and imagery are created. These resources are reusable and will be used yearly by art students.
Jeff Braun
Physical Ed r. K-8
Cimarron Springs Elem		 Raise Your
Heart Rate		 Teacher will buy twelve Reebok EZ Touch Heart Rate Monitors. While the "regular" classroom has changed greatly in the last few years due to technological innovations, the PE classroom is essentially unchanged. Heart rate monitors will allow students to see where their heart rates are during exercise, and make good fitness decisions based on their data.
Danae Marinelli
Music K-8
Cimarron Springs Elem		 Musical Literacy
through Literature
and Technology		 Funds will allow this music teacher to integrate music and literature through the use of technology. Students will be able to identify and notate notes, as well as compose, improvise, and critique musical pieces. Older students will create projects based on music history, composers, jobs in the music industry, music vocabulary, and present day artists. Younger students will focus on reading stories based on musical literature.
Paige Davis
Biology
Valley Vista High School		 My Pipet or Yours? Teacher will purchase Digital Micropipets, which will allow students to conduct various electrophoresis labs. This equipment will allow the teacher to incorporate biotechnology into the classroom. Biotechnology is a fast-growing industry that needs a prepared workforce. Students will conduct biotechnology experiments using the micropipets, analyze the data, and will discover career opportunities related to the field
Ronni Fredrickson and
Kindergarten Team
Surprise Elementary School		 SMART Kinders!! Teachers will purchase a SMART board to be shared among five kindergarten teachers, with each teacher having the SMART board one day per week, with that day's lessons planned around using the SMART board. Kindergarten students are very tactile and need to be able to manipulate things in order to learn. The SMART board will enable them to use manipulatives at a higher level.
Dan Herrera
English Grade 12
Willow Canyon High School		 Reading
Comprehension		 Teacher will purchase supplemental materials to assist in teaching the topics of the English Romantics, Beowulf and Macbeth, including an interactive PowerPoint that will be used to introduce the topic of the English Romantics, and two challenge games that will serve as reviews for the final exam.


2008-2009 Mini-Grant Winners

NAME/POSITION/SCHOOL TITLE SUMMARY
Todd P. Simonson
Library/Media Specialist
Dysart Elementary School		 21st Century
Library Buildup		 Based on research into current library trends and workshops on the 21st Century Learner, Mr. Simonson will purchase CD and DVD software to be used in the school library and also to be checked out using a process similar to book checkout.
Cynthia Megahan
Chemistry
Dysart High School		 Vernier Technology For the purchase of four Vernier LabPro data collection devices to take the place of antiquated technology that is currently used to collect data in the DHS chemistry lab. Students will be able to digitally collect, graph, and analyze more accurate data with these devices.
Cheryl Martin
Grades 6-8 science
West Point Elementary		 Robotics Engineering Students will be able to create, design, build, test, and analyze a working robot using LEGO Education Mindstorm robotics kits that are designed specifically for middle school students. The proposal included an extensive rubric that will be used to evaluate student success with the project.
Jody Jones
For 6th Grade Team
Thompson Ranch		 Math Alive! For the purchase of a SmartBoard, a large, interactive whiteboard that has the power of a computer. The SmartBoard will be used by the entire 6th grade team.
Kara Kujawa
Science, grade 7
Sunset Hills		 Speed Stacking Speed stacking is a challenging activity for all ages, but specifically for students in their formative years. It helps to develop motor skills, patterning, sequencing, focus, and concentration. Research has identified improvements in reading scores and hand-eye coordination, among other things.