Innovative Educator Grants
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The Innovative Educator Grant program is one of our staple initiatives that was established to offer unique education opportunities for specific teacher-initiated programs in the Harrisonburg City Public Schools. Every year, HEF accepts applications from local K-12 teachers about new programs they want to implement in their classrooms. The applications are reviewed by HEF's Grants Committee and invited guest reviewers from the community.
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Thank you to every educator who submitted a grant application. We appreciate your creativity, thoughtfulness, and efforts in going the extra mile for our students!
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2020-21 IEG Awardees
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Grant Title & Awarded Amount |
Educator |
Project Description |
School |
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Songs to Tell Your Story $2,000 |
Maggie Hagy |
5th Grade students will work with their music teacher and local musician, Trent Wagler, to learn about poetry, ukulele, and songwriting to create their own songs. |
Keister Elementary |
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3D Printed Vertical Garden $3,100 |
Gemma Amendola |
Students will design and create a beautiful installation piece in the form of a vertical garden using 3D printing technology while they learn about the benefits and care of plants, and how to design a closed hydroponic system. |
Waterman Elementary |
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Buckets of Fun $500 |
Gerald Philp |
This is a performance opportunity for Skyline Middle School drummers to play for the community (socially distanced) at local hardware stores. |
Skyline Middle School |
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STEAM at Home $660 |
Tara Walters |
Students will each have a microcomputer that they will learn how to program to integrate science, technology, engineering, math, and art. |
Spotswood Elementary |
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Mathalicious $320 |
Michelle Swartley |
“Mathalicious provides teachers with an opportunity to teach standards-based math through real-world topics that students care about,” encouraging creativity, critical thinking and problem solving. (Mathalicious, 2020). |
Thomas Harrison Middle School |
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Maestros and Mathematicians $2,270 |
Anne Marie Trobaugh |
This project would provide a kits of musical instruments for Elon’s virtual preschool students to use in learning and performing math and literacy skills, as well as in-depth exploration of musical concepts related to the Foundation Blocks for Early Learning. |
Elon Rhodes Early Learning Center |
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Illuminating At-Home Learning $900 |
Ashley Anderson |
Preschool learners illuminate learning in a sensory-integrated, hands-on experience to develop skills in many content areas (math, science, literacy, art, oral language, social emotional, and fine motor.) |
Elon Rhodes Early Learning Center |
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Sensory Hallways: Engaging Mind, Body and “Soles”! $2,800 |
Colton Frey |
Sensory hallways allow students to engage their bodies in learning, emotional regulation, and mindfulness practice. |
Stone Spring Elementary School |
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Energy Consumption Audit $1,000 |
Austin Mumaw |
In this project, the 5th grade students at Spotswood will conduct and analyze an energy consumption audit of Spotswood and at their homes in order to propose changes to reduce energy use and save on energy cost. |
Spotswood Elementary School |
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Into The Woods: If 1 Photo = 1000 Words, Then 2 Trail Cameras = Unlimited words $600 |
Dwight Huyard |
Two trail cameras will be placed in the woods behind Skyline Middle School to explore and document the local biodiversity. |
Skyline Middle School |
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Puppet Theater for Early Learners $1,815 |
Anne Marie Trobaugh |
A “Puppet Theater” for early learners, providing learning opportunities and collaboration with students and families in support of the growth in language, creation, and interactions. |
Elon Rhodes and Keister (Preschool) |
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Capturing the Face of Covid $2,000 |
Mary Strickler |
This graphic and digital arts integration with English and living history will collaborate life-size cut-outs of each child that features poetry, graphics and collage images of a student's life during the Covid pandemic. |
Harrisonburg High School / James Madison |
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Not-A-Box Day $600 |
Ian Linden |
This isn't a box, it is a... Students will use their creativity to create something unique using their own materials at home and a box provided by the school. |
Stone Spring Elementary School |
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Be Work Ready! $3,900 |
Lisa McQueen |
This project is a scalable, STEM-focused model that is an innovative solution to the unemployment crisis that faces a large and growing population of those with disabilities. |
Harrisonburg High School |
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Artful Emotions: Social-Emotional Understanding and Expression Through the Arts $875 |
Jill Martorana |
The focus of this project is to increase the social-emotional understanding and expression of individuals with different abilities/diverse needs through an exploration of various art forms in order to make connections and express personal emotions/feelings through art. |
A group of students with different abilities/diverse needs at the elementary, middle, and high school level. |
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and share how they are having a positive impact in our schools!