Canton Education Foundation gives $19K in grants
Photos by Britne Hammons
First grade teachers at Canton Elementary received a $5,00.15 grant for “Mastery through Mimeo Magic,” which is an interactive module for whiteboards. The boards will present information through movement, color sound and promote student engagement.
The Canton ISD Education Foundation rolled out the cash May 6 by delivering grants to teachers around the Canton ISD campuses.
A total of $19,466.01 was awarded to teachers who applied for grants ranging from ecosystem sustainability to new equipment in culinary art classes, to help further the education of students throughout the district.
Teacher Denise Stapleton at Canton Junior High received a grant for $120 for her project, “The Worm Factory.”
“Students may gain firsthand experience and basic knowledge of the process of decomposition and ecosystem sustainability. Students retain information through hands on experience and the purchase of this project will provide a platform for this to happen to encourage curiosity,” said Stapleton.
Mastery through Mimeo Magic was the goal of a team of first grade teachers to bring interaction Mimeo Magic whiteboards to classrooms. The grant for the whiteboards was $5,000.15
“The white boards present information through movement, color and sound resulting in active student engagement. This innovation allows a shift from a teacher centered classroom to a learner centered environment,” said first grade teacher Emily Cox.
It was all about tools in Tara Spencer’s $2,548.98 grant at Canton High School.
The grant “will be used to purchase woodworking equipment as a channel through which to create sponsored projects for the community which will be entered and exhibited at the VZC Fair,” Spencer said.
Enhancing the Classroom Experience with iPad minis was the project of CHS teacher Kelly Harle.
The $4,480 grant funds will be used to implement wireless learning in a collaborative environment.
“Students will be able to create projects together, this will include all levels of students. This will also allow students to access projects from home. This will also be an intervention tool using the ALEKS tool that was purchased with the new textbooks,” Harle said.
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