How to resolve AdBlock issue? Jackson EMC awards nearly $25,000 to Gwinnett teachers
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- Staff Reports | GwinnettCitizen.com
Fifteen Gwinnett County Public Schools (GCPS) teachers from eight middle schools earned nearly $25,000 in grants from Jackson EMC in November through their Bright Ideas grant program..
The Bright Ideas grant program, now in its sixth year, funds innovative classroom projects developed by state-certified public middle school educators within the counties served by Jackson EMC.
Educators from grades 6-8 are awarded up to $2,000 in grant funds for classroom projects that are not funded through general education dollars. The following GCPS teachers were awarded a combined $23,557 in Bright Ideas grants. Jackson EMC made surprise presentations at each teacher’s school.
|
School |
Awarded |
Educator |
Project |
|
Coleman MS |
$1,461 |
Sheila Harmony |
Greenhouses, Gardens and Green Thumbs |
|
Dacula MS |
$2,000 |
Tracie Banner |
Programming the Future |
|
Hull MS |
$1,377 |
Aimee Burgamy |
Digital Drawing with a PEN? A Stylus/Mouse Pen that is! |
|
Hull MS |
$447 |
Beth Feustel |
Koozie Maker |
|
Hull MS |
$645 |
Susan O’Neill |
Sensory Tools for Special Needs Learners |
|
Hull MS |
$1,856 |
Kari Salomon |
Green Communities Kid Vids |
|
Jones MS |
$2,000 |
Maile Steimer |
Classrooms without Borders: Immersive Learning with Virtual Reality |
|
Jordan MS |
$1,177 |
Lori Leigh Alderman |
Tactile Learning Beyond Walls |
|
Northbrook MS |
$1,885 |
Arpan Bosmia |
Drone Medics to the Rescue! |
|
Radloff MS |
$2,000 |
Celia Ayenesazan |
Sustainable Communities: A Model for the Future |
|
Twin Rivers MS |
$1,980 |
Andrew Cox |
Radioactive Radon |
|
Twin Rivers MS |
$739 |
Sarah Farr |
Literacy Through Social Studies |
|
Twin Rivers MS |
$1,990 |
Anna Herdliska |
Microscopy from Miles Away |
|
Twin Rivers MS |
$2,000 |
Jason Hurd |
Driving By With Auto AI |
|
Twin Rivers MS |
$2,000 |
Jessica Morse |
Wireless Speakers for Classroom Zoom Lessons: In-person and Online |