Category: Teacher Mini Grants
This article was featured in the Alameda Unified School District, Community Group for Newsletter
Students in AP African-American Studies at Alameda High School and Encinal Jr. & Sr. High School were visited last week by Regina Mason, the great-great-great granddaughter of William Grimes, an African-American barber who wrote the first narrative of a formerly enslaved American.
Ms. Mason has spent the last 20 years researching Grimes, whose book, Life of William Grimes,
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Julia Jawad, an SAI (Specialized Academic Instruction) teacher at Lincoln...
In the 2022-23 school year, Derrick Lyons, Encinal Jr. Sr. High School’s CTE Marketing Pathway teacher, collaborated with the Alameda Chamber of Commerce to develop a Junior Chamber program with the help of AUSD CTE pathway specialist, Felicia Vargas. A Teacher Mini Grant from AEF supported Mr. Lyon’s research and planning for this program.
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“When we launched Transitional Kindergarten (TK) in the district 11 years ago, we got trained in a supplemental curriculum that supports developmentally appropriate letter and number formation. It was called Handwriting Without Tears (now called Learning Without Tears). This year, the District decided not to fund student “consumables” (materials). I have purchased much on my own this year, but was hoping to get support for the number writing books. The number writing book supports number orientation (not writing backward),
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AEF provided funds for lunch for a field trip to Santa Clara University and San Jose State for students at the College and Career Center at Encinal High School on March 6th. College and Career Advisor, Lee Kaplan, sent AEF the photo of the trip!
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Scott Hixon, 3rd grade teacher at Love School, contacted AEF...
Love Elementary School 4th Grade teacher, Ryan Brazil, requested and received AEF Teacher Mini Grant funding to create a flexible seating classroom. Students now have more options for sitting on the floor, sitting on a variety of seats and standing. Sitting all day in the same seat does not allow growing bodies and brains to stay alert and ready to learn.
Ms. Brazil wrote: “Here are a few photos from the new flexible seating options we get to enjoy thanks to this AEF grant!”
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Love Elementary School Grade 3 teacher Maya Porter applied for and received a AEF for a Teacher Mini Grant:
“I recently began attending a multi-month training series by Alameda Unified School District in the area of Culturally Responsive Teaching. One of the aspects of culture-affirming classroom management is allowing for kinesthetic behavior that is high-movement oriented. ”
“I want to first thank you and all AEF supporters for your generous gift to our class.
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