Polk County Public Schools, Staff
The teachers listed below were selected as 2009 Developer Grant Recipients. They were chosen after submitting a description of a program that they had developed and used in their classroom or school. That program was deemed innovative, successful and replicable by a panel of judges. Classroom Developer Grant recipients will receive $600- $400 as a gift and $200 to purchase surplus classroom supplies. School to School Developer grant recipients will receive $1,000- $200.00 as a gift and $800.00 for supplies deemed necessary for the school.
Each teacher/school will have a page dedicated to them in the Idea Catalog of Excellence which is published online. Teachers will also design a booth and present at the 2009 Idea Expo, also this Fall. Teachers from Polk, Hardee and Highlands Counties will be invited to visit the Idea Expo and apply for money to replicate an idea they see they could use in their own classroom or school.
The Teacher to Teacher/School to School Connection is administered by the Polk, Hardee and Highlands Education Foundations.
| Name: | School: | Grant Title: |
|---|---|---|
| Allison Carter | Highlands Grove Elementary | "Hollywood in the Classroom" |
| Neena Williams & Katherine Noller | North Lakeland Elementary | "Space: The Ultimate Cyber Frontier" |
| Stefanie Brokas | Doris Sanders Learning Center | "Hands-On Reading: It's in the Bag" |
| Stacie Whaley | North Wauchula Elementary | "Learning and Watching Plants Grow" |
| Doreen Diefendorf | Lake Country Elementary | "A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words" |
| Jennifer Shackelford | North Wauchula Elementary | "Become a Reading Wonder" |
| Jennifer Blanton | Eagle Lake Elementary | "I've Got the Skills to Pay the Bills" |
| Sharon Francis | Snively Elementary | "Going Tech Crazy for the US Symbols" |
| Caroline Kaiser | Davenport School of the Arts | "Planets Around the Curriculum" |
| Laura Mastrangelo | Snively Elementary | "Observing Our Wonderful World" |
| Gloria Neel | North Wauchula Elementary | "Learn New Words at Your Seat" |
| Sharon Ussery | Zolfo Springs Elementary | "I'm Singing in the Words" |
| Amy Till | Bartow Elementary Academy | "Fraction Action" |
| Brittanie Moore | Inwood Elementary | "Writing Prompts: 2009 and Beyond" |
| Karen Reece | Bartow Elementary Academy | "Mapping Main Ideas" |
| Joy Eastman | Sebring Middle School | "Guitar and Crossbrain Training" |
| Jill O'Leary | Berkley Elementary | "Teddy Bear Workshop" |
| Connie Harris | Bartow Middle School | "All Washed Up" |
| Kay Teehan | Bartow Middle School | "Collaboration Using Wikis in the Classroom" |
| Name: | School: | Grant Title: |
|---|---|---|
| Shannon Lima-Jones, Rebecca Charlet, Amy Weingarth & Michael Wright | Kathleen Elementary | "We Like to Move It" |
| Rebecca Propst, Jackie Cosgrave, Crystal Baugh, Ashley Tomlinson, Sue Cope & Elvia Barajas | Lake Country Elementary | "Motivating Students with Magic Tree House Books |
| Joy Conley | Dixieland Elementary | "K2K: Kids Teaching Kids Science Expo |
| Hillary Hendrix | Inwood Elementary | "Got Chemistry?" |
| Jennifer Clark-Chrow | Lake Marion Creek Elementary | "Graphic Quilt Designing" |
| Shannan Combee | Inwood Elementary | "B.I.N.G.O. for Books Round Up" |