Edge of Excellence Classroom Grant Awards 2010-2011

Edge of Excellence Classroom Grant Awards 2010-2011 Up to $500 each

Teacher Name, School Name, Edge of Excellence Project Title Debi Hickey, Alta Vista Elementary, Chess Challenge Elizabeth Harner, Alta Vista Elementary, Solar Energy: Harnessing a Natural Resource Marcia Keperling, Alta Vista Elementary, Listen to This! Improving Articulation of Speech Sounds Marcia Keperling, Alta Vista Elementary, What in the World? Janice Dobbert, Ashton Elementary, Working With Words Kimberly Reifert, Ashton Elementary, Math Market Lisa Schubauer, Ashton Elementary, Lego Mania Paul Redington, Ashton Elementary, Concentric Circles and Pi Paul Redington, Ashton Elementary, Quadrilaterals Come in All Sizes Rita Spada, Ashton Elementary, Game On! Sandra Underhill, Ashton Elementary, Leap into the Larger than Life World of Reading Teri Zebkar, Ashton Elementary, How Does Your Garden Grow? Valerie Solum, Ashton Elementary, American Girl Book Club Marie Rosander, Atwater Elementary, History Comes to Life Laura Drake, Atwater Elementary, Birds of a Feather Flock Together Debra Hussey, Atwater Elementary, Discovering Food Chains Through Owl Pellets! Who Would Have Thought? Rolf Hanson, Bay Haven School of Basics Plus, Ratios, Colors and Melodies: the Science, Math and Art of Music Catherine Walton, Bay Haven School of Basics Plus, Math is Fun for every One: Differentiated Math Games Laurie Hayes, Bay Haven School of Basics Plus, Diving into Division Jamie Vieira, Bay Haven School of Basics Plus, Spanish Manners and Restaurant Culture Emily Wells, Bay Haven School of Basics Plus, Historical Gardens - A Habitat Worth Repleting Itself Michala Magenheim-Morganti, Bay Haven School of Basics Plus, To College and Beyond Jamie Vieira, Bay Haven School of Basics Plus, La Baila Makaya Moran, Booker Elementary, Straws as Therapy Tools Makaya Moran, Booker Elementary, Language/Literacy Games as Therapy Tools Hellen Harvey, Booker High, The Flat Classroom Project Hellen Harvey, Booker High, Kindle-ing a Love of Reading Julie Felts, Booker High, Construction Junction Pedro Batista, Booker Middle, Understanding Foreign Cultures and Societies Through the use of Traditional and Modern Costumes Donna Heath, Booker Middle, Emergent Reading with Dignity Kirsten Wenzel, Booker Middle, Singin' on the Stage Suzi Lynch, Brookside Middle, My Neighbor's Keeper Susan Roberts, Brookside Middle, I CAN DO (A Tin Can Robot Project) Katherine Brunson, Cranberry Elementary, What's My Value? Katherine Brunson, Cranberry Elementary, Math Matters! Kathleen Butigian, Cranberry Elementary, Manipulating Math

1 Kathleen Butigian, Cranberry Elementary, Math-A Maniacs Karen Cramer, Cranberry Elementary, Scrapbooking Our Way Through Science Cheri Dame, Cranberry Elementary, I'm Gonna Wash Those Germs Right Off My Hands Nicolette Fourman, Cranberry Elementary, Reaching Reluctant Readers Maryann M. LeRoy, Cranberry Elementary, Seeing, Hearing and Touching is Believing and Knowing! Deborah Pappas, Cranberry Elementary, Digital Natives Get Active Darlene Rodgers, Englewood Elementary, Rockin' Rhythm Recorders Robin Gersen, Englewood Elementary, Straw Therapy and More! Robin Gersen, Englewood Elementary, SCIP and Say! Summer Sciandra, Englewood Elementary, Five's Fast Food Penny Shaer, Englewood Elementary, We Are Filling Buckets! Laura King, Fruitville Elementary, Exploring My Natural World Through Pictures Ann Gillies, Fruitville Elementary, Active Learning in Science for Little Sprouts Julie Jaquette, Fruitville Elementary, Pivotal Tools Jessica Belloise, Fruitville Elementary, It's a Shoe Thing Theresa Corlett, Garden Elementary, TAG - Reading is it! Jeanne Troiano, Garden Elementary, Up, Up and Away! Freda Williams, Gocio Elementary, Brighten up Biographies: A Study of Famous Artists Susan Nations, Gocio Elementary, All I Ever Want to Read is MUSIC! MUSIC! MUSIC! Crystal Rumsey, Gocio Elementary, Bring on the Games! Sandy Waite, Gocio Elementary, Taking Turns Leads to Literacy! Freda Williams, Gocio Elementary, Read the Way to Math Brilliance! Trish Taylor, Gulf Gate, Let's Read Together Lynn Desenberg, Gulf Gate, It's ALL American Liz Kinsinger, Gulf Gate, Exploring the Pasta-bilities: Having Fun with Math and Science! Liz Kinsinger, Gulf Gate, Math-terpieces for Mathematics! Cathy Levann, Gulf Gate, The Reading Garden…Planting a Book Nook Susan Otis, Gulf Gate, Let Go' my LEGO: I'm Learning! Joan Hazen, Gulf Gate, MATH for all Seasons! Judy Dafoulas, Gulf Gate, Listen and Speak…I Can Hear You Pam Wilkens, Gulf Gate, SNAP! And Write all About it! Susan Otis, Gulf Gate, It's in the Bag: Reading at Home and School! Joan Hazen, Gulf Gate, All Aboard! Ride the Rails of Reading! Janet Hammond, Gulf Gate, Let's Plant our Greenhouse! Trish Taylor, Gulf Gate, Everglades, Oranges, Crocodiles! Oh My! Karen Korzecki, Gulf Gate, It's a Buggy Safari Bonanza - A Study of Insects! Glenda Padgett, Gulf Gate, Switching Our Way to Success II Cathy Levann, Gulf Gate, Shh! Listen and Learn! Sue Ellen Taylor, Gulf Gate, Math is ALL That! Claire Fuller, Heron Creek Middle, Camera Labs Claire Fuller, Heron Creek Middle, Keep Them in School Gail Bruder-Werner, Heron Creek Middle School, Technology-Digital Art Portfolio

2 Candy Duff, Imagine School at North Port, School Fun 24/7 Misty Sirianni, Island Village Middle, Blowing in the Wind - Exploring Wind Power Robert Cloutier, Island Village Middle, Jaws Meets Porky Pig Robert Cloutier, Island Village Middle, It's Not Rocket Science…Oh, But it IS! Kathy Nixon, Island Village Middle, Undercover Books - Batteries Not Included Kristen Anderson, Lakeview Elementary, Happy Hikers - Helping Children with the "Nature Deficit Disorder" Kristen Anderson, Lakeview Elementary, It's for the Birds! - Learning and Exploring Florida Birds and their Habitats Karen Johns, Lakeview Elementary, Creative Firebirds Olga Segura, Lamarque Elementary, Treasures Waiting to Be Discovered Michael J. Amuso, Lamarque Elementary, The Cay Adam Massoth, Lamarque Elementary, Math G.A.M.E.S. (Generating & Accommodating Mathematic Excellence & Skill) Dorris Peer, Lamarque Elementary, Engage and Enrich Math Through Games Michael J. Amuso, Lamarque Elementary, Extreme Design: Classroom Edition Shannon Taylor Cannon, Lamarque Elementary, Publix Family Math Night Adam Massoth, Lamarque Elementary, A Year of a Lion Mary Pedro, Lamarque Elementary, Excite to Write: Motivate to Create Rachel Porcelli, Lamarque Elementary, Florida History - Our State Mary Ruth Robenalt, Lamarque Elementary, Window to the Past - Lessons for the Future Dawn Vittorio, Lamarque Elementary, Simply Machines Barbara Stella, Laurel Nokomis, Let's Go Native Christine Klopfer, Laurel Nokomis, Reading Friends Library Monica Wagner, Laurel Nokomis, Connecting Cultural Knowledge with SIP Monica Wagner, Laurel Nokomis, Carousel Ride to Success Monica Brown, Laurel Nokomis, Integrating Kachinas Alicia Bartol-Thomas, McIntosh Middle, Creating Scientists of Today Christine Todd, North Port High School, Supporting Positive Attachment with Photography Allison Hilliard, Oak Park, Do you Sense It? Kelly Tacy, Oak Park, Top Chef Lisa Millbourn, Oak Park, Picture This! Barry Taylor, Oak Park, The Life Cycles of a Miter Box, a Butterfly and an Amoeba. Part One: the Miter Box Carol Wojtyna, Oak Park, This is What I Did Today! Barry Taylor, Oak Park, The Life Cycles of a Miter Box, a Butterfly and an Amoeba. Part Two: the Butterfly Barbara Pelc, Oak Park South, Reading is for Me! Linda Heusner, Oak Park South, Conscious Discipline Wendy Belling, Oak Park South, Powered Up! Dawn Kelley, Oak Park South, Unwrapping Science with Rap! Donna Palmer, Oak Park South, Handwriting Without Tears Barbara Pelc, Oak Park South, Climb Every Math Mountain Mary Alice Hratko, Oak Park/Bay Haven, Imagine Reading with Your Imagination! Serenity Ruscoe, Oak Park/Bay Haven, Sensational Scrapbooking: Using Real Life Experiences to Enhance Literacy and Language Arts Michelle Trizano-Ortiz, Oak Park/Bay Haven, Vocabulary Construction Denise Fugere, Pine View, Hello, Fruit Face!

3 Kacie M. Nadeau, Pine View, Teddy Bear Diplomacy Tara Spielman, Pine View, Angles of Peace Erin Rice-Smith, Pine View, Learning is Fun Diane Andrew, Pine View, Happy Handwriting! Laura Bradley, Pine View, Math "no-BORE-atory" Laura Bradley, Pine View, Science, Math and Model Rockets Denise Fugere, Pine View, Science Inquiry and Literature Circles Linda Lyons, Pine View, I See What You're Saying Retsy Lauer, Pine View, Artistic and Cultural Growth Through Heritage Painting David Delaney, Pine View, Let's Keep It Social! Tara Spielman, Pine View, The Nature of Math Judy Lyon, Riverview High, Discover Your Inner Artist with Conte Crayon Creations Jackie Henson-Dacey, Riverview High, Relics, Icons and Metaphors: Using Mixed Media Techniques Judy Lyon , Riverview High, Expressive Printmaking with Touch Drawing Regina Stinson, Sarasota County Technical Institute, Developing the Entrepreneur Fred Thibault, Sarasota High, Hit the Bull's Eye with the Lifetime Sport of Archery Lou Salhany, Sarasota Military Academy, Lunch+Books+Authors=Love of Literacy Pamela Donehew, Sarasota Military Academy, Psych Me Out Trevor Bliss, Sarasota School of Arts & Sciences, Virtual Reality Kylie Gannon, Sarasota School of Arts & Sciences, Oh, the Things You Can Read! Mary Boisclair, Sarasota School of Arts & Sciences, Must Have Mags! Donald Miller, Sarasota School of Arts & Sciences, Building a Solid Foundation Stacey Brebaugh, Sarasota School of Arts & Sciences, Math Library Kevin Corwin, Sarasota School of Arts & Sciences, Reaching All Students Through Technology Della Lowe, Sarasota School of Arts & Sciences, Living Historical Fiction Wax Museum Jessica Coay, Sarasota Suncoast Academy, Morning Meeting Rug Pam Kok, Sarasota Suncoast Academy, Soprano Recorder Performance Training for 5th Grade Stephen Waite, Student Leadership Academy, History Comes to Life: In the Footsteps of Great Leaders Amy Swen, Taylor Ranch Elementary, Growing a Garden of Verses Jennafer Slanger, Toledo Blade Elementary, The Circle of Life David Ursel, Toledo Blade Elementary, INFLATE: Involving Families with Language - Articulation Therapy Exercises LuAnn Frimmel, Venice High, Motivational Reading Project Expansion II Ann Pinney, Venice High, Literacy 2011 Wendy Dunn, Venice High, Engage Tweens Through Online Interaction Daniel R. Rubin, Venice High, The Presidency in the Modern World Laura Semian, Venice Middle, Reading and 'Rithmetic…the Two Rs? Reading in Math Class Laura Semian, Venice Middle, Clocks, Calendars and Countdowns: It's About Time! Lisa Jodwalis, Venice Middle , Art Quest Renee Gillett, Wilkinson Elementary, Beefing Up Classroom Novels Tiffany Lloyd, Wilkinson Elementary, Center Time is Being Re-named FUN TIME! Cynthia Pelosi, Wilkinson Elementary, A Day in the Life of ME!

4 2. Building Blocks for Success Grant Awards 2010-2011 Up to $1,200 each

Teacher Name, School Name, Building Blocks Project Title Emily Williams, Alta Vista Elementary, Specials Sprouts Beverley Leis, Alta Vista Elementary, Student Authors Share with Community Alba Ramos, Alta Vista Elementary, Promethean's ActivSlate Rita Spada, Ashton Elementary, The Infamous Ms. Frizzle Visits! Sandra Underhill, Ashton Elementary, Blast Off to Science Laura Drake, Atwater Elementary, We, the People Marie Rosander, Atwater Elementary, We, the People Eileen Vargas, Booker High, Kindle-ing the Fires of Reading Hellen Harvey, Booker High, The Flat Classroom - Connecting and Collaborating with the World Kirsten Wenzel, Booker Middle, Everybody Sing! Gerry Drackett, Brookside Middle, Coming to America Rita Zywica, Brookside Middle, It's Rocket Science! Suzi Lynch, Brookside Middle, Lights, Camera, Action! Directing Our Own Lives with Ethic Responsibility Susan Roberts, Brookside Middle, Little Water and Lots of Produce - Learning How Cheri Dame, Cranberry Elementary, The Tree of Life Susan Martin, Emma E. Booker Elementary, A Novel Approach Brenda Sabados, Emma E. Booker Elementary, Where Do Fish Live? Patricia Varley, Emma E. Booker Elementary, Picture This Our Sarasota Andrius Vitkus, Emma E. Booker Elementary, REAL Life Science - Hands On Unit Through Food Chains Penny Shaer, Englewood Elementary, Adventures in Team Building! Ann Gillies, Fruitville Elementary, Let's Play Our Way to Talking Sharon Ponitz, Fruitville Elementary, Encouraging Our Children to Metamorphasize DeeDee Rice, Fruitville Elementary, Writing from the Heart, year 3 Theresa Corlett, Garden Elementary, BrainPOP! Gayle Heskett, Glenallen Elementary, Acoustically Speaking Kelley Miranda, Gocio Elementary, Kids Creating Book with Cricut Jamie Ward, Gocio Elementary, Get Ready, Get Set, Read! Cortney Hinton, Imagine School at North Port, F.R.O.G. (Fluent Readers Obtain Greatness) Patricia Gonzales, Imagine School at North Port, Passionate Readers Share Great Books - It's a Love Story! April Jones-Sefchick, Imagine School at North Port (Middle), Fabulous Fluency Fridays Nancy Clarke, Island Village Montessori, Keep the Streaming Streaming! Olga Segura, Lamarque Elementary, First "Fun"dmentals Fran Baker, Lamarque Elementary, Wii Will, Wii Will, Be Fit with Wii Fit Gina Jirout, Lamarque Elementary, Linking Home to School Through Literacy Bags Lina Howard, Lamarque Elementary, Inspire Activity Shannon Cannon, Lamarque Elementary, Magnificent Math with ActivExpressions

1 Coleen Knecht, Lamarque Elementary, Engaging Digital Natives Kerry Greco, Lamarque Elementary, Write with Expression Jennifer Carrico, Lamarque Elementary, LMK UR Answer! LOL Vivian Artigas, Lamarque Elementary, Let's Communicate! Nicole Miller, Lamarque Elementary, Math with Expression Diane Cooper, Lamarque Elementary, Actively Expressing Barbara Stella, Laurel Nokomis, Field Study is Real Study David Gwatney, McIntosh Middle, Designing a Landscape for School Spirit…and Implementing It! Alicia Bartol-Thomas, McIntosh Middle, The Carlton Challenge: Fieldwork Eco-Experience Christine Todd, North Port High, Do You Dig It? Yes We Dig It! Going Digital in Photography Mary Lisa Millbourn, Oak Park, Give Me a Shoebox and I'll Show You What I Know Allison Hilliard, Oak Park, Individually Unique Retsy Lauer, Pine View, Tea Ceremonies Around the World Rita Wetsman, Riverview High, Decrease Waste, Increase Interaction! Gina Barresi, Sarasota High , Student-centered Literacy Pamela Donehew, Sarasota Military Academy, "Kindle" the Love of Reading Regina Stinson, SCTI, Getting Personal with Finances Michelle Davis, Suncoast Polytechnical High, Organic Gardening for Optimal Health Brenda Anderson, Toledo Blade Elementary, PICS! (Photos Inspire Creative Stories) LuAnn Frimmel, Venice High, The Foundational Vocabulary Project Danielle Fisher Tanaka, Venice High, The Final Frontier: Reading Support, Academic Motivation and School Engagement for Low Performing Ninth Grade Boys Wendy Dunn, Venice High, Hands-on Critical Thinking: Test Taking Strategies for Higher Achievement Harold Kaufer, Jr., Venice Middle, Productive Gardening Cynthia Pelosi, Wilkinson Elementary, You Can Learn to Tune Your Own Engine! Alana Medlin, Wilkinson Elementary, I Can Learn to Read with Fluency! Yes, I Can! Christine Wong, Woodland Middle, Those Who Shall Not Be Forgotten

2 3. Building Blocks Plus Grant Awards 2010-2011 Up to $4,000 each

Teacher Name, School Name, Building Blocks Plus Project Title

Joanna Davis-Lanum, Garden Elementary, Voice Your View - The Artistic Process

Lori Burton, Phoenix Academy, Digital Storytelling Unit