Mrs. Williams' Classroom Grants:
A successful academic environment is not possible without community partnerships. We are so grateful for your support!!
2021
Nearpod Gold Membership: Thank you to my generous donors at Donorschoose.org for funding a gold membership for the Nearpod platform. Having a subscription with Nearpod will benefit both on campus and virtual learners by giving me an interactive multimedia platform. Nearpod allows me to interact with every student through my lessons, games, and assessments. This interactive multimedia platform allows me get instant feedback from every student so that I can teach and check for student understanding -while maintaining a safe distance in class, as well as interacting directly with my virtual students on Zoom. Thank you for supporting us during this pandemic year!
Nearpod Gold Membership: Thank you to my generous donors at Donorschoose.org for funding a gold membership for the Nearpod platform. Having a subscription with Nearpod will benefit both on campus and virtual learners by giving me an interactive multimedia platform. Nearpod allows me to interact with every student through my lessons, games, and assessments. This interactive multimedia platform allows me get instant feedback from every student so that I can teach and check for student understanding -while maintaining a safe distance in class, as well as interacting directly with my virtual students on Zoom. Thank you for supporting us during this pandemic year!
2020
Robot Kits: Thank you to my donors from DonorsChoose.org for fully funding my robotics project! Students need time to grow, create, explore, make mistakes, and try again. These Robot Kits help my students do just that. This is a 4-pack of electric motor engineering kits. Students will be able to build electrical circuits to create a Robotic car, Bubble machine, Graffiti doodling robot, and a Funny bicycle. These kits encourage my students to step into the world of mechanical, construction, and engineering using problem solving and fine motor skills. These kits allow students to think divergently, inventively, and imaginatively with science, technology, engineering, and math. They teach real world skills by encouraging students to troubleshoot and problem solve when things don’t work as expected.
Robot Kits: Thank you to my donors from DonorsChoose.org for fully funding my robotics project! Students need time to grow, create, explore, make mistakes, and try again. These Robot Kits help my students do just that. This is a 4-pack of electric motor engineering kits. Students will be able to build electrical circuits to create a Robotic car, Bubble machine, Graffiti doodling robot, and a Funny bicycle. These kits encourage my students to step into the world of mechanical, construction, and engineering using problem solving and fine motor skills. These kits allow students to think divergently, inventively, and imaginatively with science, technology, engineering, and math. They teach real world skills by encouraging students to troubleshoot and problem solve when things don’t work as expected.
2018
Flexible Seating: Thank you to my donors from DonorsChoose.org for fully funding my project! Students in my classroom can now enjoy a variety of flexible seating options while they are engaged in learning. Options include exercise balls, stools, wobble cushions, bucket seats, pillows, and bean bag chairs.
2016-2017
July 2016
Thank you to Duke Energy for sponsoring Mrs. Williams in Keystone, Colorado for the "Key Issues Institute- Bringing Environmental Issues into the Classroom" at the Keystone Science School. Mrs. Williams learned interdisciplinary, hands-on, inquiry-based curricula on a variety of issues relevant to today’s communities. To the left, she is pictured at the top of the Keystone Summit with other Duke participants, as well as testing for water purity in various bodies of water throughout Summit County, Colorado.
2015-2016:
Thank you Duke Energy and the State of Florida School District Education Foundation Matching Grant Program for $2,500. With this grant, 5th grade students mentored 2nd grade students in a “Life Cycle Mentoring Program” in which students grew plants and butterflies in order to learn about the life cycles of butterflies, grasshoppers, and bean plants. With this generous grant, a human torso, globe, skeleton, mineral kits for 4th grade, and other hands-on equipment was purchased to enhance the learning environment. This grant benefited 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders!
2015-2016
Thank you to the Southwest Florida Water Management District for $2,021 from the Splash Grant. With this grant, the 5th grade student body went on a field trip to Explorations V Children’s Museum in Lakeland to plunge into the Water Matters liquid exhibit which focuses on water conservation. SWFWMD also gave us water test kits, water cycle bracelets, and a water conservation kit!