Teacher/Classroom Grants

Teacher/Classroom grant applications for 2011 are now available. We encourage you to seek out initiatives, or look within your own school environment, to identify learning opportunities having the greatest impact on your students.

This year, FEEF will award $30,000 in general grants, plus $10,000 for arts education. You may request the full amount or a partial amount. Grants will be awarded based on the merits of the application, with emphasis on intended results and how results will be measured. Finalists in the grant program may be asked to make a brief presentation to the grant review committee.

The deadline for applications to principals is October 14^th; grant applications will be picked up from principals on October 20^th. If you have any questions, please call FEEF at 990-3333, or email director@feefonline.org.

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2010 TEACHER/CLASSROOM GRANTS

Betty Stejskal, Fairhope Intermediate School, $20,582.00

120 NEO2s: a mobile e-learning device for 4^th, 5^th and 6^th grade classrooms, to increase math facts proficiency; enable students to edit and share writings while practicing keyboarding skills; and increase reading skills and comprehension by allowing students to take accelerated reading quizzes in a more timely manner.

Michele Jordan, Fairhope Middle School, $20,448.00

30 Apple iPads for use by all Algebra students: to create a technology-based learning environment in which algebra students will take notes, practice problems, take tests, access the Internet, use a graphing calculator, access videos and tutorials, access online textbook and other Internet resources not available with a traditional print textbook; access teacher-created Promethean flipcharts; work problems and take notes which can be stored to a Web-based folder accessible from any computer; and, utilize math apps.

Rita Ayers, Fairhope High School, $10,435.00

Film = Fine Arts in Fairhope (FFAF): provides resources to enhance and improve existing television and film courses offered at FHS; improve the resources and facilities in the Black Box Theater and television studio; improve the artistic aspects of the current film and television courses so existing courses apply towards graduation as fine arts credit for students in grades 9-12; and, allow fine arts students, regardless of discipline, to create portfolios for college entrance and scholarships.

Nicole Arnold, Fairhope Elementary School, $4,640.00

Class set of iPod Touches: iTouch devices will be used for vocabulary exercises, as math flash cards, to watch slideshows, to load music and reading stories, to record students reading, to video, to take photos for book reports and presentations, etc.

Margaret Gambino, Fairhope Middle School, $974.00

Study Island: an online, standard-based assessment, instruction, practice and test preparation software program that will be used for low-performing 7^th and 8^th grade students.

Tricia Hudson, J. Larry Newton School, $700.00

First Move: a chess-based curriculum designed to teach higher level thinking skills. Hudson will pilot the program with 3^rd and 4^th grade gifted students, and then hopefully expand it to the regular classroom.

Theresa Frank, J. Larry Newton School, $411.56

Two Nintendo DSi’s plus games: to be used during small group reading and math centers. The games are designed to challenge children in the areas of math, reading and spelling.

Pam Privett, Fairhope K Center, $143.40

School-wide turtle habitat: provide a unique learning experience that will engage children’s interests in environmental science by giving them opportunities to observe basic needs and survival traits of living things.