A year ago, I visited the the big island of Hawaii. I went to the Ocean Rider seahorse farm, had a tour and even got to hold a seahorse. I was educated on the various impacts on the seahorse population and how important sustainable farming is. I was inspired by

Scholastic News is a subscription to a high-interest current event periodical which is written at an appropriate reading level for second and third graders to support their Reading Informational Text standards. Each issue comes with teaching tools that support our ELA, science, social studies, and technology curriculum. Additionally there are

English Language Development (ELD) classes are designed to encourage, enhance, and extend the acquisition of the English language through speaking, listening, reading, and writing. While there are ELD state standards, the content is left open so that teachers can tailor lessons to student interests and needs. The hope of all

Over the last few years, our students have demonstrated a need for additional support in math based on CAASPP scores. During our ELAC meetings, parents have requested additional support in math, similar to the support provided for reading intervention. Although this is a small step, it begins to address these

Tahoe Lake Elementary is a hands-on science school, and we are so excited to be able to add garden-based learning to our curriculum with our new greenhouse in our remodeled school. The experiences and learning children will have in the greenhouse will complement all aspects of STEAM Learning- Science-- Students

The Kodo Magnet Wall will provide Tahoe Lake students with an open-ended, creative and unique way to experiment with concepts of physics and engineering with collaborative and hands-on materials.

When updating the school Tahoe Lake is going to have a space available as a “Flex Teaching Space.” Part of the time it will be the Computer Lab and other times it will be available to be used for various things. I am hoping to add some Yoga/Mindfulness items to

Weekly newspapers covering Social Studies, Science and current events to enhance our literacy and knowledge of given topics. The topics all correlate to what is being taught in kindergarten.

Time For Kids is a magazine subscription that provides students with information on current events and timely discussions. TIME, the trusted name in journalism, offers authentic journalism tailored for students. TIME for Kids supports standards-based daily instruction while inspiring students to join the national discourse on current topics. The articles

I would like to implement a Hearmath station in every classroom at Truckee Elementary School. Heartmath was brought to TTUSD five years ago as another way counselors can help students self-regulate their emotions and calm down. Heartmath is based on 25 years of scientific research of looking at the psychophysiology

English Language Development (ELD) classes are designed to encourage, enhance, and extend the acquisition of the English language through speaking, listening, reading, and writing. While there are ELD state standards, the content is left open so that teachers can tailor lessons to student interests and needs. The hope of all

Teaching early reading skills requires listening to and matching letters to sounds. Then matching letter sounds to words. When working with young students it is often hard to visualize a beginning word sound without the concrete objects. Teaching tubs filled with phonemic realia allows the students to identify and sort

We would like to purchase a variety of movement and play equipment that are designed to promote fine motor and gross motor skills for our youngest learners. The traditional PE equipment is not available for our use. This equipment will be used within our classrooms, in the gym, and outside

The Truckee HS Band program is growing every year. This school year we have 73 total students, compared to approximately 40 students when Mr. Steele arrived in 2014. The band needs to continue to augment its instrument inventory to support the growing number of students. Many instruments, such as flutes

ReadNaturally is a researched based, web-based, individualized reading program that targets struggling readers. The program is designed to increase students phonics skills, vocabulary development, reading fluency and reading comprehension skills. The stories are non-fictional, increasing student engagement and motivation. Teachers are able to monitor students success on each story through

“Maths is a subject of beautiful connections, it is not a long list of disconnected topics.” -Jo Boaler, Professor, Graduate School of Education, Stanford University Last year I purchased the complete middle school set of Mindset Mathematics: Visualizing and Investigating Big Ideas by Jo Boaler, Jen Munson, and Cathy Williams

As the PE Dept at NTHS, Devin Ginty and I are always looking for indoor activities to enhance our PE curriculum during the long, unpredictable winter months . We have both taught bowling units at previous teaching assignments and it proves to be an excellent skill builder for both fine

The number of tools available for students to collect data in a Chemistry classroom can be overwhelming. When we think of a classic chemistry classroom, we always think of standard equipment: Beakers, Flasks, Bunsen Burners and more. What we don’t think about are the tools that, while they seem simple

My objective for this grant is to get adequate Drying and Wet/ Damp Cabinets for the ceramic's room. Why do I need a Drying Cabinet. Right now the students place their completed clay projects to dry on a old TV stand. The TV stand has open shelves where students can

Unlocking the inherent power of science in the classroom simply comes down to how effectively a teacher facilitates scientific experimentation. At North Tahoe High School, we have been able to acquire some incredible science tools over the years which allow our students to collect data in a precise, controlled, and

All students throughout Tahoe Truckee Unified School District are 1:1 with Chromebooks. Many classes require students to watch videos, listen to podcasts, or participate in online programs. In addition to these assignments, many of our students have the "text to speech" accommodation or audiobooks on their Individualized Education Plans that

For the past few years, the English department has been funded by Excellence in Education to add a variety of free reading books to their class libraries. These additions to our libraries have led to an increase in the number of books students are reading each year. These books have

Sagehen Outdoor Education Program is a collaboration with Tahoe Truckee Unified School District and has been in operation for over thirteen years. This program is the district adopted outdoor education program for all 5th grade TTUSD students at the Sagehen Research Station located on Highway 89, 15 miles north of

ReadNaturally is a researched based, web-based, individualized reading program that targets struggling readers. The program is designed to increase students phonics skills, vocabulary development, reading fluency and reading comprehension skills. The stories are non-fictional, increasing student engagement and motivation. Teachers are able to monitor students success on each story through

English Language Development (ELD) classes are designed to encourage, enhance, and extend the acquisition of the English language through speaking, listening, reading, and writing. While there are ELD state standards, the content is left open so that teachers can tailor lessons to student interests and needs. The hope of all

Kindergarten is truly a magical year in the school life of a young scholar. When they enter the classroom on the first day of school, they truly are babies -- unaware of the norms and routines that guide any classroom. Over the course of the year, the transformation that they

The objective of this grant is to meet the current literacy needs of Kings Beach Elementary, focusing primarily on classroom guided reading instruction as well as accompanying take home materials. Guided reading is the cornerstone for teaching literacy, as it systematically guides students to acquire necessary reading comprehension, phonics, fluency

English Language Development (ELD) classes are designed to encourage, enhance, and extend the acquisition of the English language through speaking, listening, reading, and writing. While there are ELD state standards, the content is left open so that teachers can tailor lessons to student interests and needs. The hope of all

The objective of this grant is to obtain engineering, math, handwriting, and Spanish language materials that students can use upon entering the classroom in the morning to interact, create, problem solve, and learn with their peers. The materials require students to actively work together in small groups and will immediately

Literacy Bundle The objective of this grant is to secure funding for literacy tools for the entire school. The items in this literacy bundle include a class set of the novel Wonder, a class set of Tucker's Countryside, picture books for social emotional themes, magazine subscriptions and the entire set

The objectives of this grant are to support students who need a different option during PE and recess time due to social and emotional concerns as well as for all students during poor weather days, which happen often on the summit. The second reason is to better support our special

Each year, students in my classroom participate in our own version of a Toastmaster's Program. I strongly believe that in order to best be engaged in writing, students need a purpose and an audience. In this program, students work on writing pieces throughout the year and pick three (opinion, informational

The objective of this grant is to secure funding for reusable flatware and flatware for each classroom at Donner Trail Elementary. We hope to provide each classroom with a plastic reusable plate, cup, spoon, fork, and knife. Additionally, we would like to purchase a kitchen cooking set for teachers to

Sources of Strength (SOS) at Sierra High School has received funding from Excellence in Education for the last 2 years. In the three years since it was started, students have taken on a variety of activities that promote student wellness. Following the initial SOS training, students met and brainstormed a

The Leisure Reading program is a strong component in the overall development of Sierra High School students’ literacy skills. The role of reading everyday is a major factor in students building overall academic success and the opportunity to build literacy skills daily, in an non evaluative manner, increases students skills

"Finding a purpose in the work we do or the way we spend our time, which resonates deeply with who we think we are, is an essential part of knowing who we are. If you don’t know what you can do, you don’t know what you might be. Human ability

Building on Sierra High School’s commitment to literacy, the Literature Circles are a culminating yearly event where students demonstrate their autonomous learning and developing literacy skills. As a final project in the English classes, students choose novels of their own, set a reading pace with their peer group, conduct weekly

This grant is for a set of Discussion 4 Learning VocabulArte Levels A-D. VocabulArte provides support for all students, native speakers of Spanish and Spanish learners, to develop high-level academic vocabulary and language in Spanish through engaging discussions of fine art images and real-world photos from around the world. The

Building. Creating. Designing. Hands on activities. That's what happens in the STEAM Lab at North Tahoe School. However, at this time, the love of learning through reading books, seeing pictures and sketches, learning from other people's mistakes, failures, and blunders to help enhance and support key concepts is missing. STEAMing

I am seeking funding for a mobile STEM system that supports current instruction and expands learning opportunities. The Next Generation Science Standards include an emphasis on engineering and hands on science investigations. As science specialist I support teachers to include these in their own existing science instruction as well as

I teach a 6th grade physical science based unit on climate change. There are many resources out there for Earth science based climate change units but not many that look through the lense of physics and atmospheric chemistry. This book is a great asset to my climate change unit not

Magazine and focused literacy subscriptions help support and enhance early literacy skills in an elementary classroom. Adding a variety of high interest reading material to a classroom library allows students the flexibility to choose additional reading material that fosters a love of reading. By subscribing to magazines, students have the

"Finding a purpose in the work we do or the way we spend our time, which resonates deeply with who we think we are, is an essential part of knowing who we are. If you don’t know what you can do, you don’t know what you might be. Human ability