We are thrilled to announce the 2014 Ecolab Visions for Learning Grant award winners. These deserving teachers are being recognized for bringing creativity and innovation to their classrooms.
Grant winners
| School | Teacher | Grant Summary | Amount Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Freeman | Rusty Truelock |
After School Taekwondo uniforms & equipment |
$3,000 |
| Abbett | Jim Hysaw | ||
| SHS | Jorge Sanchez | ||
| Carver | Allison Floyd | Hands on learning stations to build math, reading and science skills | $602 |
| Carver | Liz Walkowicz | Five Big Box Hockey games to allow students of all sizes and abilities to participate safely | $1,859 |
| Vial | Jennipher Eisenstein | Hot Dots Science Cards to allow students to review concepts previously learned, test and expand their knowledge | $227 |
| Cooper | Jane Homolka | Mathematics Readers Kits for grades K-1-2 used with small group intervention students | $3,000 |
| Cooper | Jennifer Kirby | Collection of puzzles for K-1-2 students toimprove reasoning, logical thinking, fine motor skills & eye hand coordination | $260 |
| Couch | Carrie Gooch | Gameplan charts, visuals, books and lap boards to allow students to demonstrate their knowledge of the musical objectives | $1,849 |
| Dorsey | Eileen Parvin | Bare Books to encourage writing | $672 |
| GHS | Liz Shaw | 75 copies of The Book Thief chronicling the struggles of an illiterate girl in Nazi Germany followed by a field to the Holocaust Museum | $1,360 |
| Hillside | Charlotte Wilson | Plants and supplies to build a garden wall and raised garden bed to be maintained by students in each grade | $582 |
| Keeley | Angelina Castillo | Science learning stations to allow students hands on activities | $1,232 |
| Keeley | Kimberly David | Series of 3rd grade level practice and evaluation tests to prepare students for STAAR testing. | $495 |
| Keeley | Paula Corbett | Bare Books to encourage writing | $231 |
| Keeley | Valeri Jayroe | One year subscription to Flocabulary online access to songs, videos and activities designed to engage reluctant learners | $315 |
| Keeley | Renee Jones | Silkworm eggs, food and containers to observe the lifecycle of a silkworm | $127 |
| Keeley | Jennifer Jurries | Interactive board games to teach fundamentals of budgeting and managing income in the real world | $312 |
| Keeley | Julie Riland | One year subscription to AR Enterprise Real Time online resource to allow students independent access to reading materials and a points reward evaluation system | $2,464 |
| Keeley | Charlotte Scivicque | Butterfly larva, food and containers to observe the lifecycle of painted lady butterflies | $210 |
| Keeley | Jayna Scott | One year subscription to BrainPop online animated educational site for kids | $1,495 |
| Liberty Grove | Fabiola Torres | Science stations, discovery kits, Spanish reading materials and various math manipulatives to reinforce classroom lessons | $853 |
| Lister | Sandra Davila | Literacy manipulaives and books to provide engaging activities allowing students to improve reading and writing skills | $1,304 |
| Montclair | Leischen Celsur | Science stations and math manipulatives to reinforce classroom lessons | $554 |
| Montclair | Lisa Stephanie Clark White |
Science stations, discovery kits, and various math manipulatives to reinforce classroom lessons | $1,204 |
| Montclair | Samantha Cruz | Reading, math and science kits to expose students from limited English speaking homes to a variety of vocabulary building and comprehension opportunities | $882 |
| Montclair | LaKorcha Ross | The WhyTry Program uses a series of ten visual metaphors to teach social, emotional, and leadership principles. | $734 |
| NFHS | Aaron Boatwright | Welding equipment to supplement the manufacturing curriculum | $2,280 |
| Roach | Teresa Fontenette | Hands on learning stations to build math, reading and science skills in a bilingual environment | $635 |
| Roach | Maria Morales | Assorted hands on nature kits to encourage K-1-2 students to respect nature and be environmentally responsible | $661 |
| Roach | Paige Stricklin | Assorted hands on nature kits to encourage 3rd-4th-5th grade students to respect nature and be environmentally responsible | $1,015 |
| Rowlett | Denise Holland | One year site license to continue successful trial allowing student to create their own compositions | $1,200 |
| Shorehaven | Rhonda Brown | 112 lower level English and Spanish readers to provide a greater variety available to students at risk | $1,414 |
| SGHS | Creighton Bryan | Pneumatics kits to allow hands on exposure to concepts taught in class | $2,832 |
| SGHS | Stephanie Richards | Subscription to Scholastic Foreign Language Magazines to illustrate the cultures | $2,725 |
| Webb | Tricia Burke | 20 hand held Webster's 3rd New International Dictionaries to assist ELL students with vocabulary and writing | $2,000 |
| Webb | Barbara McCoy | Series of eBooks utilizing super heroes to illustrate science concepts taught in class | $2,546 |
| Webb | Julie Utecht | Scholasic Math Magazine and Interactive Math Notebooks | $1,022 |
| Weaver | Susan Garner | Eleven sets of Grab and Match Quickies to benefit intervention lessons for at risk students | $270 |
| Weaver | Lori Malone | DynaMath Magazines to relate math concepts to everyday life and Super Science Magazines to illustrate science concepts taught in class | $577 |
| Williams | Carrie Fisher | Skill based games to benefit intervention lessons for at risk students | $636 |
| Williams | Diane Garcia | Mathematics Readers Kits used with small group intervention students | $600 |
| Williams | Sheila Houser | Mathematics Readers Kits used with small group intervention students | $600 |
| Williams | Arezou Laradjani | Mathematics Readers Kits used with small group intervention students | $600 |
| Williams | Lisa Lis | Mathematics Readers Kits used with small group intervention students | $600 |
| Williams | Kimberly Odom | Mathematics Readers Kits used with small group intervention students | $600 |
| Williams | Erin Pacheco | Mathematics Readers Kits used with small group intervention students | $600 |
| Williams | Servando Quintanilla | Mathematics Readers Kits used with small group intervention students | $600 |
| Williams | Norrma Smith | Skill based games to benefit intervention lessons for at risk students | $164 |
