CGW Teacher’s Receive Grant Opportunities in 2008-2009
Three Carter G. Woodson teachers are the recipients of grant opportunities for the 2008-2009 school year.
Cindy Bridges, Instructional Technology Resource Teacher, is the recipient of one of the Hopewell Public Schools Foundation Teacher Instructional Grant. Mrs.Bridges’s pod casting project, “Be Powerful, Be Heard” is designed to have students critically analyze messages, use media to engage in civic dialogue, and become media message producers. Students will apply what they learn by producing a 30-60 second Public Service Announcement video on how the media can be used to encourage citizens to be positive and proactive in our community.
Sixth grade teachers, Elaine Moore and Betsy Wickline, are the recipients of the Virginia Department of Education and VCU/TTAC grant to “Flip That Classroom”. “Flip That Classroom” is a project based on redesigning a classroom to utilize research based strategies to increase student achievement. . Mrs. Moore and Mrs. Wickline share a collaborative classroom and will work with the VCU/TTAC staff to complete their classroom make over this summer. The VCU/TTAC staff selected one elementary, middle, and high school classroom to receive the make over from a variety of school division.
“As a staff, we look forward to watching both of these projects unfold and their impact on student achievement. I am extremely proud of the efforts of all staff members at Carter G. Woodson Middle School and their continual effort to provide innovative learning opportunities for the students,” stated principal, Cheryl Webb. |
