Opening doorways of opportunity
Nick Amiccucci and Dennis Harrington, BH-BL High School
“When Students attend Guitar Club, they will have an opportunity to engage in positive interactions with teachers in a non-academic setting. The teacher advisors (at this point Nick Amiccucci, Special Ed, Chris …
Cathleen Buff, Charlton Heights
Received funds to purchase an I-Pad to create listening centers for students to strengthen their Language Arts skills. By taking advantage of digital technology, Mrs. Buff will be able to easily store, share, and create read-alongs.…
Marie DiCristofaro and Peter North, O’Rourke Middle School
The funds were used to purchase an Elmo Teacher’s Tool TT-02RX Document Cameras to provide, in part, opportunities in the sixth grade classrooms class rooms to design small laboratory demonstrations for the …
Jessica Clark and Robin Ferendzo, BH-BL High School students
Received funds for materials to enhance the pre-school program at the high school as part of the Child Psychology Course.
Grant: $207
Derrick Tusang, BH-BL High School student
Received monies …
Maureen Bitley and Marge Rizzo, O’Rourke Middle School
The funds were used to purchase books in Playaway format. The entire book is loaded on an MP3 device. The speed of the narrator’s voice can be adjusted.
Grant: $500
John …
David Besozzi, BH-BL High School Social Studies Department
The funds purchased an Apple Macintosh Mac-mini hardware and ScreenFlow 1.5 Software for Apple Macintosh which allows existing instructional materials to be enhanced and re-designed for web-based instruction.
Grant: $698
Kirk …
Jennifer Adams and Mark Kowalski, BH-BL Green Club
The funds will be used to purchase paper-recycling containers for each room and office in the high school. The club will work with T.A. Predel and Company, Inc. of Schenectady to pick …
David Besozzi, BH-BL High School Social Studies Department
The funds purchased an Apple Macintosh Mac-mini hardware and ScreenFlow 1.5 Software for Apple Macintosh which allows existing instructional materials to be enhanced and re-designed for web-based instruction.
Grant: $698
Kirk …
Bretton Adams, Stevens Elementary
5 Kodak Easy Share digital cameras with internal memory were purchased for fifth grade special education students to use in the documentation of the people, places, and things that are important to them. These photos will …
Jennifer Adams, BH-BL High School Science Department
An introductory disarticulated skeleton and six “Sherlock Bones” kits (partial skeletons for forensics analysis labs). Forensics is a new elective science course being offered in the fall. The labs help students develop skills …