Saratoga Foundation For Innovative Learning Inc

GRANT # 1: JAMIE HANSEN AND MICHELE SPERBER FOR OZOBOTS FOR GRADES K-2 STEM: USING SIMPLE PROGRAMMING TECHNIQUES (FROM DRAWING LINES ON PAPER TO USING IPAD COMMANDS FOR SPEED, DIRECTION, ETC.), OZOBOT PROGRAMMABLE ROBOTS WILL GIVE STUDENTS THE OPPORTUNITY TO USE CRITICAL THINKING AND PERSEVERANCE TO SOLVE PROBLEMS IN A FUN AND ENGAGING WAY. THE ROBOTS COME WITH PRE-DEVELOPED LESSONS THAT ARE LINKED TO THE NYS SCIENCE LEARNING STANDARDS. GRANT # 2: JENNIFER SPOOR FOR INSTRUCTIONAL PLAY MATERIALS FOR FIRST GRADE: AS AN ALTERNATIVE TO "SKILL AND DRILL" INSTRUCTION, THIS GRANT WILL TO PROVIDE FIRST GRADE TEACHERS WITH RESOURCES THAT WILL ENCOURAGE PURPOSEFUL PLAY. STUDENTS WILL USE PUPPETS DURING ELA LESSONS TO ACT OUT PORTIONS OF A BOOK. STUDENTS WILL ALSO USE MATH GAMES TO IMPROVE THEIR FACT FLUENCY AND BUILD ENDURANCE. FINALLY, STUDENTS WOULD HAVE ACCESS TO VARIOUS BUILDING MATERIALS TO HELP DURING STEM ACTIVITIES ALLOWING FOR HANDS-ON PROBLEM SOLVING. GRANT #3: CARRIE JACKSON FOR DRUM CIRCLE MATERIALS FOR ELEMENTARY MUSIC AND CHORUS ELEMENTARY: STUDENTS THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT WILL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO USE WORLD PERCUSSION INSTRUMENTS (WPI). USING ITEMS FROM FIVE-GALLON BUCKETS TO 24-INCH DJEMBES, STUDENTS WILL TAKE PART IN VARIOUS DRUM CIRCLES TO IMMERSE THEMSELVES IN WORLD CULTURES AND COMMUNITIES, GAINING A DEEPER UNDERSTANDING OF THEIR RHYTHMS, DANCE, MUSIC AND INSTRUMENTS. GRANT #4: TALIA BROWER, DIANA KAKATY, LYNNE MCGEE, MICHELE SLONE, & ALEXANDRA ZANETTI FOR A SENSORY ROOM FOR ELEMENTARY STUDENTS: THE ROOM WILL INCLUDE ITEMS SUCH AS INTERACTIVE BUBBLE TUBES AND SWITCHES, FIBER OPTIC LIGHT STRANDS, AND GLOW PANELS. THESE ITEMS, IN CONJUNCTION WITH OTHER PURCHASED MATERIALS WILL HELP TO OUTFIT A SENSORY ROOM. THE ROOM WILL BE A PLACE WHERE STUDENTS IN DISTRESS CAN DEESCALATE SAFELY SO THEY CAN RETURN TO THEIR CLASSROOM. GRANT #5: COLLEEN BELANGER FOR HEART RATE MONITORS FOR PHYSICAL EDUCATION STUDENTS: THIS GRANT WILL WILL SUPPLY HIGH SCHOOL PE STUDENTS WITH HEART RATE MONITORS TO WEAR DURING CLASS. AS AN ALTERNATIVE TO TRADITIONAL ASSESSMENTS, THE TEACHER WILL USE THE DATA TO ASSESS STUDENTS ON THEIR PHYSICAL EFFORT AND GROWTH OVER TIME. GRANT #6: ERIN BELL FOR INTERACTIVE SCIENCE SOFTWARE: THIS GRANT WOULD PROVIDE CHEMISTRY LABORATORY SOFTWARE TO HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS. THE PROGRAM (PIVOT INTERACTIVES) PROVIDES ONLINE SIMULATIONS OF EXPERIMENTS THAT ARE EITHER DONE IN THE HS LABORATORY, OR ARE TOO DANGEROUS OR EXPENSIVE TO CONDUCT IN SCHOOL. NOT ONLY ARE STUDENTS ABLE TO ENHANCE THEIR LEARNING WITH THESE SIMULATIONS, BUT THEY ALSO PROVIDE AN ALTERNATIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT FOR STUDENTS UNABLE TO ATTEND SCHOOL DUE TO MEDICAL CONDITIONS. GRANT #7: JENNIFER MCGUINNESS FOR STANDING DESKS FOR THE MAPLE AVENUE LEARNING CENTER: THIS GRANT WOULD HELP TO PROVIDE STANDING DESKS AND STOOLS TO MAPLE AVE STUDENTS IN THE LEARNING CENTER. THESE DESKS AND STOOLS PROVIDE AN ALTERNATIVE FURNITURE CHOICE FOR STUDENTS TO GIVE THE LEARNING CENTER A DIFFERENT LOOK AND FEEL THAN A TRADITIONAL CLASSROOM.

GRANT # 1: JAMIE HANSEN AND MICHELE SPERBER FOR OZOBOTS FOR GRADES K-2 STEM: USING SIMPLE PROGRAMMING TECHNIQUES (FROM DRAWING LINES ON PAPER TO USING IPAD COMMANDS FOR SPEED, DIRECTION, ETC.), OZOBOT PROGRAMMABLE ROBOTS WILL GIVE STUDENTS THE OPPORTUNITY TO USE CRITICAL THINKING AND PERSEVERANCE TO SOLVE PROBLEMS IN A FUN AND ENGAGING WAY. THE ROBOTS COME WITH PRE-DEVELOPED LESSONS THAT ARE LINKED TO THE NYS SCIENCE LEARNING STANDARDS. GRANT # 2: JENNIFER SPOOR FOR INSTRUCTIONAL PLAY MATERIALS FOR FIRST GRADE: AS AN ALTERNATIVE TO "SKILL AND DRILL" INSTRUCTION, THIS GRANT WILL TO PROVIDE FIRST GRADE TEACHERS WITH RESOURCES THAT WILL ENCOURAGE PURPOSEFUL PLAY. STUDENTS WILL USE PUPPETS DURING ELA LESSONS TO ACT OUT PORTIONS OF A BOOK. STUDENTS WILL ALSO USE MATH GAMES TO IMPROVE THEIR FACT FLUENCY AND BUILD ENDURANCE. FINALLY, STUDENTS WOULD HAVE ACCESS TO VARIOUS BUILDING MATERIALS TO HELP DURING STEM ACTIVITIES ALLOWING FOR HANDS-ON PROBLEM SOLVING. GRANT #3: CARRIE JACKSON FOR DRUM CIRCLE MATERIALS FOR ELEMENTARY MUSIC AND CHORUS ELEMENTARY: STUDENTS THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT WILL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO USE WORLD PERCUSSION INSTRUMENTS (WPI). USING ITEMS FROM FIVE-GALLON BUCKETS TO 24-INCH DJEMBES, STUDENTS WILL TAKE PART IN VARIOUS DRUM CIRCLES TO IMMERSE THEMSELVES IN WORLD CULTURES AND COMMUNITIES, GAINING A DEEPER UNDERSTANDING OF THEIR RHYTHMS, DANCE, MUSIC AND INSTRUMENTS. GRANT #4: TALIA BROWER, DIANA KAKATY, LYNNE MCGEE, MICHELE SLONE, & ALEXANDRA ZANETTI FOR A SENSORY ROOM FOR ELEMENTARY STUDENTS: THE ROOM WILL INCLUDE ITEMS SUCH AS INTERACTIVE BUBBLE TUBES AND SWITCHES, FIBER OPTIC LIGHT STRANDS, AND GLOW PANELS. THESE ITEMS, IN CONJUNCTION WITH OTHER PURCHASED MATERIALS WILL HELP TO OUTFIT A SENSORY ROOM. THE ROOM WILL BE A PLACE WHERE STUDENTS IN DISTRESS CAN DEESCALATE SAFELY SO THEY CAN RETURN TO THEIR CLASSROOM. GRANT #5: COLLEEN BELANGER FOR HEART RATE MONITORS FOR PHYSICAL EDUCATION STUDENTS: THIS GRANT WILL WILL SUPPLY HIGH SCHOOL PE STUDENTS WITH HEART RATE MONITORS TO WEAR DURING CLASS. AS AN ALTERNATIVE TO TRADITIONAL ASSESSMENTS, THE TEACHER WILL USE THE DATA TO ASSESS STUDENTS ON THEIR PHYSICAL EFFORT AND GROWTH OVER TIME. GRANT #6: ERIN BELL FOR INTERACTIVE SCIENCE SOFTWARE: THIS GRANT WOULD PROVIDE CHEMISTRY LABORATORY SOFTWARE TO HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS. THE PROGRAM (PIVOT INTERACTIVES) PROVIDES ONLINE SIMULATIONS OF EXPERIMENTS THAT ARE EITHER DONE IN THE HS LABORATORY, OR ARE TOO DANGEROUS OR EXPENSIVE TO CONDUCT IN SCHOOL. NOT ONLY ARE STUDENTS ABLE TO ENHANCE THEIR LEARNING WITH THESE SIMULATIONS, BUT THEY ALSO PROVIDE AN ALTERNATIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT FOR STUDENTS UNABLE TO ATTEND SCHOOL DUE TO MEDICAL CONDITIONS. GRANT #7: JENNIFER MCGUINNESS FOR STANDING DESKS FOR THE MAPLE AVENUE LEARNING CENTER: THIS GRANT WOULD HELP TO PROVIDE STANDING DESKS AND STOOLS TO MAPLE AVE STUDENTS IN THE LEARNING CENTER. THESE DESKS AND STOOLS PROVIDE AN ALTERNATIVE FURNITURE CHOICE FOR STUDENTS TO GIVE THE LEARNING CENTER A DIFFERENT LOOK AND FEEL THAN A TRADITIONAL CLASSROOM.