BULLETIN BOARD - Peninsula Education Foundation

Jennifer Woodward
Silver Spur
Let’s Go Learn
Implements the UNIQUE READER
program based on DORA (diagnostic
online reading assessment)
assessments. Allows individualized
attention to reading abilities.
Mariana Donahoe
Soleado
Write, Camera, Action!
Inspires students to write through
the use of digital cameras: Writing
and performing news reports, ads,
summaries of books and plays.
Mariana Donahoe
Soleado
Reenacting History in the
Classroom
A Reader’s Theater program will
be purchased to allow students to
reenact key events in our country’s
history. Costumes will be purchased
to coordinate with the plays.
Juli DiLustro
Vista Grande
Applying Science, Social
Studies, Mathematics and
Character Education
The purpose of the grant is to purchase
annual and perennial plants,
soil, mulch, fertilizer and gardening
supplies for the school “Gardening
Club”. Students will apply science,
social studies, math and character
education through gardening.
Campbell Nimick
Miraleste Intermediate
Touchpoint Optimal Student
Response System
The IRC response system gives every
student remote access to teacher’s
questions during lectures and note
taking. The system allows the instructor
to ask questions and students
to reply remotely. This allows the
teacher immediate feedback on the
responses to determine the class’
understanding of the lesson.
Robyn Benjamin
Palos Verdes Intermediate
DNA Extraction Proposal
This grant will be used to purchase
Genes in a Bottle extractor kits to
support instruction in cell biology
and genetics.
Kurt Hay
Palos Verdes Intermediate
Video Conferencing with
NASA’s Digital Learning
Network
The purchase of new audio equipment
will allow video conferencing
with NASA and allow the students
to hear live NASA videoconferences.
These conferences will correspond to
the lessons taught in Algebra I.
Scott Garman
Palos Verdes Intermediate
Whale Watch Platforms
The whale watch platform is a
large teeter-totter. Students stand
on the platform and the children
are required to work together to
problem solve. This will be effective
for 6th and 7th grade P.E., and 7th
grade Health.
Scott Garman
Palos Verdes Intermediate
Passive/Active Solar Energy
Demonstration
So that solar energy is a part
of everyday learning at PVIS, a
Solar Water Heating Collector and
Photovoltaic Solar Panel will be
purchased to perform solar energy
experiments, data collection and
analysis and demonstrate active
and passive solar energy.
Jill Grace
Palos Verdes Intermediate
Stereomicroscopes for
7th Grade Scientists
The goal of the grant is to purchase
stereomicroscopes for 7th grade
students to enable students to
participate in labs and observations.
This will allow students to further
investigate organisms.
Michael Wanmer
Palos Verdes Intermediate
Enriching Social Studies
with Technology
Purchase a computer projector
for 6/7/8 grade Social Studies
classrooms. Projectors enhance
and complement strategies used
in the classroom.
Pat O’Brien
Palos Verdes Intermediate
Alternative Energy Sources
Students will learn about alternative
energy sources from a Power House
Kit which includes solar panels, a
windmill, a thermometer and 70
possible experiments. Students will
help construct model homes complete
with solar panels, windmills
and thermometers.
Samantha Weiss
Ridgecrest Intermediate
Lectern for Debates & Giving
Persuasive Speeches
A new lectern will be purchased and
will be permanent in the classroom
for speeches and debates. It will also
be used by the Debate Team.
Marie Kuhn
Palos Verdes High
Biology 2: New Course, New
Opportunities for Learning!
Field trip to the Los Angeles Zoo
for the new Biology 2 students for
forensic biology. Provides hands-on
science course option for students.
Joe Pinkelman
Palos Verdes High
Classroom Jeopardy
Jeopardy for AP Art History.
Based on the game of Jeopardy
students create Jeopardy-style
questions which creates a fun
learning environment.
Nicolai Anikouchine
Palos Verdes High
Choral Library
PVHS has started a new Choral
Music program and this will help
start a music library.
Shin Chi Fame Kao
Palos Verdes High
Chinese Language Conference
To attend a conference and learn
different teaching methods,
technology and ideas about Chinese
language curriculum. This information
will be shared with all the other
Chinese teachers in the District.
Nicole Thompson
Palos Verdes High
Theater Library
A play/musical library will be started
from which students can choose
monologues, scenes and songs.
Tamara Dutko
Palos Verdes High
Cultural Connections
in Spanish
Eleven cultural classroom Spanish
DVDs will be purchased for the
classroom to enhances students’
knowledge of culture.
Carlie Fisher
Peninsula High
Dissection Connection
In order to fully understand the
importance of the human body,
dissection is a large part of science.
Preserved small cats to be dissected
will be purchased to better understand
this lesson.
Barbara DeWitt
Peninusla High
Mythology Book Club
A set of four Mythology novels by
Rick Riordan will be used to study
mythology, a required core of the
9th grade English curriculum.
Dusty Vroom
Peninsula High
Intro to Physiology/Sports
Medicine
Funds will purchase materials for
an introduction to sports medicine/
physiology including text books for
a new course.
Bruce Colin
Peninsula High
Expository Writing
Benchmark Essays
The purpose of the grant is to
compile an expository writing
resource guide for grades 9-12.
English teachers will work together
to identify a set of benchmark
essay samples for each grade level.
Charles Lee &
Peter Starodub
Peninsula High
Hands on Chemistry Using
Spectrophotometer
Grant funding will help integrate
technology into the chemistry
curriculum in a classroom setting
by purchasing a Spectrophotometer,
an instrument that is used widely
in college science classes.
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