The Everett Public Schools Foundation has awarded 67 classroom grants to teachers and schools in the Everett School District. This is a record amount of grants, said Kristie Dutton, executive director of the foundation. The total amount of the awards is $33,000. There were 99 applications.
The grant winners in the south end of the district are:
Cedar Wood Elementary: Dianne Lundberg – “TEAM Cedar Wood – Dependable Strength Grant”; Dianne Lundberg – “The Art of Science”; Fran Hartman – “Now Hear This! CW Radio”; Denise Butler – “Guiding Grade One”; and Hillary Felix – “Searching for Cinderella at Cedar Wood.”
Forest View Elementary: Lisa Foslien, Debra Strong – “Fifth Grade Stained Glass Mosaic Installation”; Debbie Strong, Connie Simons – “Forest View Math Trails”; and Lisa Foslien, Debbie Strong – “Podcasting at Forest View.”
Gateway Middle School: Andy Harper – “Less is More! Visual Math Proofs Inspire Students and Teachers!”
Heatherwood Middle School: Nancy Coe – “Mimio Motivated Learning.”
Jackson High School: Carole Tanner – “Biology with Computers” and Emily Sisson – “Balloon Shop Business.”
In the north end of the district the winners are:
Jackson Elementary: Janet Erickson – “Every Kid’s a Math Whiz.”
Cascade High School: Kevin Grayum – “Time to Race!”; Scott Loucks – “The Things they Carried”; Richard Bailey and Karen Shoaf-Mitchell – “Creating a Culturally Responsive Curriculum”; Jamie Jensen – “Using simulations to teach valuable life lessons”; and Steve Bertrand – “Flexibility and Fitness through Martial Arts.”
Denny Youth Center: Gary Marks – “Writing From Life: Creative Writing Workshop”
Eisenhower Middle School: Jackie Bosworth – “Reader’s Theater for Fluency”; Carrie Holeman – “Literature Circles”; David Stewart – “Literature Circles”; Karen Stolworthy – “Lockdown, Earthquake, Disaster Safety Project”; and Debbie Bennett – “Working Wirelessly.”
Emerson Elementary School: Jackie Zarnick – “Non-Fiction Matters”; Charlene Osborn, Shelly Connery – “Reading Fluently Improves Comprehension”; and Kari Eggink – “Can You Hear Me Now.”
Everett High School: Jennifer Weber – “Exploring World Culture through Challenged Books”; and Ann Stewart – “The Heroic Quest: Our Version.”
Hawthorne Elementary School: Debbie Halliday – “Little Chefs”; Debbie Clymer – “Books at Home”; and Pat Demetruk – “Learning School Vocabulary”
For information on the foundation, see www.epsf.org.
Internet Safety Parent Workshop
An Internet Safety Parent Workshop will be at 7 p.m. Jan. 29 in the Jackson High School library, with a light dinner at 6:30 p.m.
Janet Malkow, from the Sheriff’s Department Internet Crimes Against Children Unit, will present information on cyberstalking, harassment and online predators.
“Technology is a fact of life for today’s young people. However, it can be an unknown or frightening for some parents. We’ve planned this workshop to raise awareness and give parents and students information that builds their confidence and ability to use a valuable tool and to do so safely,” said Lyn Lauzon, the school’s drug and alcohol intervention specialist. “Parents can minimize potential risks for students — not only at home, where students may be accessing the Internet, but in other locations as well.”
For information, call Lauzon at 425-385-7178.
Upcoming events at Jackson will be a Town Hall Meeting on Teenage Drinking March 25 and a drug information night called “The Anti-Drug” May 20.
The programs are sponsored by school’s PTSA and administration.
Gilder Lehrman Summer Seminars
The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History, based in New York, N.Y., will sponsor 32 tuition-free, one-week teacher enrichment seminars across the United States and England for teachers at every grade level.
Applications must be postmarked or submitted electronically by Feb. 15.
Participants will receive a $400 stipend, books, and room and board. Public, parochial, independent school teachers and National Park Service employees are eligible to apply.
Historians from universities including Stanford, Columbia, Yale and the University of Virginia will lead seminars on topics ranging from the Colonial Era, the U.S. Constitution, and the Underground Railroad to the Great Depression, the Cold War and the Civil Rights Movement. Last year more than 700 educators from 49 states and six foreign countries participated.
For information on how to apply, visit www.gilderlehrman.org.
Founded in 1994, the institute promotes the study and love of American history. The Institute maintains two Web sites, www.gilderlehrman.org and the quarterly online journal www.historynow.org.
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