IPEI proudly announces the results of our first round of Red & Gold and Teacher Grants for the 2017-18 school year!
IPEI has awarded $22,000 to support of 22 Red and Gold grants and 11 Teacher Grants. In addition, three Connecting Classroom grant applicants were invited to move forward with formal proposals. Read below to learn about our most recent grants, and stay tuned for updates about these projects and programs!
Special thanks to Heather Zimar for organizing the list below!
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Red and Gold Grants
Standing for Performance Quality
Cindy Daly/Belle Sherman/grades 4-5
Finding safety in taking risks
Stephen Anderson/BJM/grade 5
Shape a Story
Kim Shank/BJM/grades K-2
Engaging All Students in Learning about Social Justice
Meg Webster/BJM/grades 4-5
Ping Pong Partners
Jeff Tomasik/Shane Taylor/Boynton/grades 6-8
For the Love of Reading
Erik Frank/Boynton/grade 8
Maker Space….Expanded
Sherri Korb/Boynton/grade 6
Feelings and Emotions
Stephanie Kibbe/Caroline/Pre-K
Chromebook Recording Studios
Jennifer Goodmark/Caroline/grade 2
Read, Play and Talk
Varya Siegel/Caroline/Pre-K
Third Grade’s Cider Press
Spencer Hill/Cayuga Heights/grade 3
Problem Based Learning through GIS
Laura C. VanVleet/DeWitt/grade 3
Get Your Hands on Math
Allison Andersen/Fall Creek/Kindergarten
Yoga & Relaxation Techniques
Marie Sadusky/IHS/grades 9-12
Sugar Changed the World, Unit
Matthew Soucy/IHS/grade 9
Ithaca High School Science Olympiad Team
Matthew Fellman/IHS/ grades 9-12
Mindfulness in the AIS Classroom
Kristina DeCicco/IHS/grades 9-12
Music on the River
Chris Sperry/LACS/grades 6-12
PE for You and ME: inclusion in the PE classroom
Anne Schneider/Northeast/grades K-5
Teaching Self-Regulation using the “Zones of Regulation” Program
Jill van Leuken and Celia Clement /Northeast/grades 1, 2, 4
Creating Conductive Creatures and Creations with Squishy Circuits
Megan Hulburt/Northeast/ grades 3-5
Reluctant Reader Rescue*
Bridgid Cooper/IHS/grades 9-12
*In partnership with ICSD
Teacher Grants
Music for Unity and Social Change
Ahrayna Zakos/BJM/grades K-5
All in a Day
Priscilla Reyer with Lisa Tsetse Teaching Artist /BJM/ grades Pre-K, Kindergarten, 1 and 4
A Night at the Museum
Cara Salibrici/Boynton/grade 6
Hatchet Overnight With Primitive Pursuits
Todd Crawford/Boynton/grade 6
Breaching Social Barriers with Merengue
Sharon Nelson and Jeannette Palmer/Boynton/grades 6-8
Radio Dramas – Stories for the Ear
Angela Levy/Cayuga Heights/grade 5
Can we Talk, Rap, or Sing?: Building bridges between refugees/immigrants and American-born students
Theresa Souchet/DeWitt/grade 8
Music For Unity and Social Change
Caitlin Bram/Fall Creek/grades K-5
Biotechnology & Inquiry in the High School Setting
Arti Jewett/IHS/various grades
Human Rights- what are they and why do they matter?
Claudia Miettunen/IHS/grades 9-12
Up Close with Animals
Allison Andersen, Abigail Bokaer/Fall Creek, K