Grant History2012/2013 Staff and Teachers Competency Grant Awards

 Bright Minds announces the awardees for the 2012 Staff and Teacher's Grants Program

Congratulations to the following staff members on being selected this year for the projects shown below! 

 Bright Minds wishes you the best and looks forward to visiting your classrooms to see your projects in action!

 

  2012/2013 Grant Recipients

      Awardee/Amount                 School                                                       Program                        

      Ann Bailey                              Wilde Lake HS                                         First Robotics
      $2000
 
      Christopher Fox                     Atholton HS                                             First Robotics
      $2000
 
      Tim Grafton and
      Nancy Cohen                         Mayfield Woods MS                              SMART technologies
      $1975
 
     Rachelle Large*                     Patuxent Valley MS                               iProbe Weather Investigation
     $1256
 
      Wendy McNeill                       Wilde Lake MS                                      NOOK Pilot
      Haley Carroll
      Emily Warner                                                                                
     $1998
 
     Carrie Trudden                        Clarksville ES                                       Mimio Teach
     $2000
 
*Also designated to receive the Dr. Sydney L. Cousin Legacy Award
 
2011/2012  Grant Recipients
       
     Awardee/Amount                   School                                                        Program                                                            
 
      Susan Cochran                       Hollifield Station ES                                   Using MOBI to Move Forward with STEM            
      $1200
 
      Pattie Holy-Ilenda                  Elkridge Landing MS                                  Domo Arigato Lego Roboto                                  
     $1680
 
     Gina Massella
     and Kathy Orlando                Howard HS and Worthington ES                Cross Age STEM Collaboration                         
     $1275
 
     Jamie Proctor                        Wilde Lake HS                                            STEM for Inquiry Based Learning                        
     $2000
 
     Erin Radebe                         Long Reach HS                                            Concentrating Efforts on Concentration!         
     $1811
 
     Ann  Strozyk                         Howard County Conservancy                      Next Steps with GPS                                               
     $2000
 
2010/2011 Grant Recipients
 
   Awardee/Amount                       School                                                       Program                                                              
 
   Eric Cullings                                Hammond HS                                             Robotics Team Ursa Major                              
   $2500
 
  Joan M. Fox                                 Burleigh Manor MS                                     Mobi in the Math Class                             
  $2000
 
  Brad Herling                                 Centennial Lane ES                                   Engineering Challenges                                  
  $800
 
  Rachel Kastner
  and  Juliet Wilson                        Stevens Forest ES                                      WeDo Robotics                                              
  $2000
 
  Judy Lerner-Eastland                  Harper’s Choice MS                                    Girls Talk                                                             
  $875
 
  Anne Strozyk                              Howard County Conservancy                      GPS Finding Your Way!
  $1700
 


Grant applications are written and awarded for projects that meet the Bright Minds mission and fall into one of the following 21st Century Competencies:


Financial, Economic, Business and Entrepreneurship Literacy
Both personally and professionally, students will be responsible for making sophisticated economic and business choices. Students will need to know how to evaluate personal economic decisions, how the economy impacts society, and how to use entrepreneurial skills to enhance workplace productivity and career options.
 
Global & Civic Awareness
The world today is truly interconnected – decisions, wherever they occur, often have local, regional, national or global impact. Americans live in increasingly diverse communities; many work for businesses involved in global commerce. Students need a deeper understanding of different cultures, countries and regions, and must learn to understand, analyze and participate in government and in the community, both locally and globally.
 
Health & Wellness Awareness
Over the past few generations the responsibility of managing one's health has shifted more and more to the individual, and at the same time the complexity and volume of health care information has increased exponentially. Students must be prepared to obtain, interpret and understand basic health information and services as well as know how to use such information and services in health enhancing ways.
 
Information & Communications Technology Literacy
The 21st century is an age of overflowing information and proliferating media. Two types of awards will be granted to support students' competencies in this area.
1.Students must learn to use appropriate technologies to process, analyze and present information efficiently and effectively.
2.All students, regardless of economic background, must have equal access to these essential technologies.
 
Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM)
The lack of U.S. students prepared to enter the STEM workforce is limiting economic growth, and causing businesses to look globally to fill the void. Building a diverse pool of students interested in pursuing careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics is increasingly important to ensuring America's economic growth and national security.
 
 
Please Note:  Applications can only be filed during the solicitation period, which normally occurs in the fall.  Bright Minds will announce the opening of the application period on this website and by email through the HCPSS to its staff and will include a copy of the current application and instructions in the announcement.  At this time there are no funds available for projects outside of this application and grant period.