2010 Champaign Urbana Schools Foundation Award Recipients
Master Grants: $501.00 - $4000.00
$2,928.38
Grant Thomas
Making Visual Narratives
Funding for this grant will give third, fourth and fifth grade students’ three meaningful works of art in which they explore different genres to convey a narrative. The art supplies and accompanying literature will be combined to teach traditional forms of visual narratives such as tapestries, story quilts, puppetry and comic books as well as newer forms of visual narratives using video and stop motion animation. The various art projects will be integrated with the social studies curriculum, touching on topics such as the History of Immigration, Medieval History and Eastern Cultures. This grant builds upon a grant that CUSF funded last year to purchase technology and art materials to launch this project.
This grant will serve approximately 216 students, estimated cost per student $13.55.
Emphasis: Art, Social Studies
Bottenfield Elementary School
1801 S. Prospect Ave.
Champaign, IL 61821
$3,322.55
Bryan Foli
Edison vs. Tesla – The History of Electricity
Funding for this grant will purchase historical texts, lab equipment and science kits in order to merge a social studies investigation of Thomas Edison and Nicola Tesla with hands-on laboratory based experiments of the electromagnetic principles they discovered. By actively connecting historical knowledge with lab experiences the expected result will be a marked improvement in participation, enthusiasm, understanding and achievement.
This grant will serve approximately 120 students in the first year, estimated cost per student $27.68.
This grant has been partially funded by:
The CUSF Carle Foundation Hospital Endowment for Educational Excellence
Emphasis: Science, Social Studies
Edison Middle School
306 W. Green St.
Champaign, IL. 61820
$4,000.00
Amos Lee
Interactive School Math: A Revolution in Teaching Mathematics
Funding for this grant will be used to create the first of its kind online course that allows students to learn math at their appropriate level of readiness through a 1 on 1 environment. The classroom will be outfitted with enough computers and N-Computing devices to allow 30 students to access the online course management system: Moodle. Differentiated curriculum as well as assessments will be developed by Jefferson staff to meet the needs of all math students regardless of their level.
This grant will serve approximately 150 students in the first year, estimated cost per student $26.60.
This grant has been partially funded by:
The CUSF Champaign Rotary Endowment for Educational Excellence
Emphasis: Math, Technology
Jefferson Middle School
1115 S. Cresent Drive
Champaign, IL. 61821
$1,007.59
Karinsa Moline
Fabulous Folktales Across the Arts
Funds for this grant will be used to create a cross curricular unit focusing on international folktales. This project will involve all students in K-5 and will culminate in a storytelling performance during South Side’s International Month celebration. Each performance will include music, instruments, folk dancing, props and sets that the students have created with materials purchased from this grant. Teachers from different disciplines will collaborate on the literary, dramatic, music and art portions to make this a seamless project.
This grant will serve approximately 280 students, estimated cost per student $3.60.
This grant has been fully funded by:
The CUSF Junior League of Champaign-Urbana Endowment for Educational Excellence
Emphasis: Art, Music, Reading , Physical Education
South Side Elementary
712 S. Pine St.
Champaign, IL. 61820
$1,443.00
Richard Geiger
Interactive Learning: UHS Science
Funds for this grant will be used to purchase four wireless writing slates to enhance Urbana High School’s science curriculum. This grant ties in with a longer term initiative to bring more interactive technology to the science classroom. The wireless slates when connected to an LCD projector allow students and teachers to ask and answer questions in real time, allowing for more immediate sharing of ideas and knowledge. Additionally the projector and slate provide for more up-to-date content to be obtained electronically from textbook publishers and other web-based scientific sources.
This grant will serve approximately 600 students in the first year, estimated cost per student $2.40.
This grant has been partially funded by:
The CUSF Junior League of Champaign-Urbana Endowment for Educational Excellence
Emphasis: Science, Technology
Urbana High School
1002 S. Race St.
Urbana, IL. 61801
$4,000.00
Susan Gleason
iArt
Funding for this grant will be used to purchase 5 Apple i-Pads and 2 Apple Mac computer stations for the AP Studio Art classes at Urbana High School. The new technology will enhance an already existing culture of collaboration and self-directed learning by allowing the students to conceptualize, refine, research and discuss their artwork right at their fingertips with the i-Pads. The i-Pad with its many editing applications and art databases will become as integral a part of the art making process as colored pencils and paintbrushes.
This grant will serve approximately 110 students in the first year, estimated cost per student $36.36.
Emphasis: Art, Technology
This grant has been partially funded by:
The Hester Suggs Endowment Fund for the Arts and Humanities
Urbana High School
1002 S. Race St.
Urbana, IL. 61801
