“Educating with Edison Pt. 1 and 2” are Mini-Grants awarded to Ms. Miller and Ms. Michalak at Whitcomb Elementary. Edison is a programmable robot designed to be a complete STEM teaching resource for coding and robotics education for students. “Whitcomb would not have been able to sponsor a robotics coding club this spring without the generous funding through CCEF,” stated … Read More

“STEM in a second” is a Mini Grant awarded to Alison Etzel at Hyde Elementary. With her grant money, she was able to purchase Magna-Tiles that are designed with Science, Math, and creativity in mind. They build critical developmental skills, and promote imaginative play and creativity. “Our students can build anything that comes to their mind with this tool, stated … Read More

“The Power of a Seed” is a Teacher Innovative Grant awarded to Ms. Deschler at Westbrook Intermediate. This program integrates multi mini courses, environmental education and biology for students Pre-K through 12th grade impacting not only Westbrook Intermediate but also Weber Elementary and Clear Brook High School. The seeds are grown in the two indoor greenhouses at Westbrook Intermediate and … Read More

“Using Robots to Learn Newton’s Laws” is a Teacher Innovative Grant awarded to Antoinette Longino and Jill Brown at Clear Lake Intermediate. In science courses, there is a big push towards STEM projects that integrate science to technology, engineering and math. Students are able to use the Ozbot Evo units to code logical procedures that demonstrate Newton’s laws as they … Read More