ROC the DAY
with FACET on 12/11/13!
This fall, FACET completed its first Teacher Mini-Grant funding round. All district teachers were invited to submit proposals and nearly $5,000 was committed to impacting all facets of a Fairport Education.  Help FACET replenish the Teacher Grant Fund by donating to the ROC the DAY initiative through the United Way on Wednesday 12/11/13 from 12:00am-11:59pm. Snap the QR code or click ROCtheDAY.org to participate.  On behalf of students and teachers in Fairport, FACET thanks you for your support!
FACET Teacher Mini-Grant Recipients
  • Brooks Hill School:  Anne Cormier, Maureen Holcombe, Shelley Moyer and Susan Reindel  Proposal: Building Prior Knowledge to Support Vocabulary and Comprehension for ELL students
  • Dudley School:  Lorri Beth Willard, Instructional Support Staff   Proposal:  LCD Boogie Boards for Word Work
  • Jefferson Avenue School:  Nicole Allen, Reading Support Staff   Proposal:  Building Readers:  How Families Can Help Children Get Ready to Read (Electronic newsletter subscription)
  • Northside School:  Margaret Benedetto and Rachael Rzepka, Math Lab Instructors   Proposal:  i-Pad Minis to Support Struggling Math Learners
  • Minerva DeLand School:  Curt Sleeman, Art Instructor  Proposal:  Dry-erase boards and markers to assist with classroom instruction/technique practice
  • Minerva DeLand School:  Paula Gitlin, Global Studies Teacher   Proposal:  Global Studies Word Wall for vocabulary and term instruction and retention
  • Fairport High School:  Elizabeth Burns, Science Teacher    Proposal: Spectrophotometer for use in AP Chemistry, AP Biology, SUPA Forensics and the NASA collaborative HUNCH program
  • Fairport High School:  Patricia McGrath   Proposal:  Set of response remotes for use with SMART technology in the ADEPT classroom
  • District Instructional Support Team Members: Emily Hunt (Brooks Hill), Jessica Jones (DU), Kimberly Billcliff (JA),and Christine Bushnell (NS)   Proposal:  Multi-Sensory Phonics Cards and supplies
  • District Art Department:  Marcia Steffer and Shelley Gentile  Proposal:  Purchase of portable display panels for K-12 art exhibition
FACET acknowledges the thoughtful engagement of those who served on the GRANT COMMITTEE:  Karen Barbato, Michiko Bigenwald, Bill Broderick, Debbie Bruno, Alexander Hoffarth, Nancy Loughran, Nancy Woolver, and Jane Bacon, Esq., Overseer
Testimony from Teacher Grant Recipients:
Lorri Beth Willard of Dudley School (L)  receiving notice from Nancy Loughran (FACET) that the LCD Writing Tablets she requested would arrive soon!

Students using Spectrophotometer at FHS:
Thank you to FACET for the Vernier UV-VIS Spectrophotometer! We had the opportunity to use the spectrophotometer the day it arrived!  Students used the equipment to evaluate the absorption of light with a sample of crystal violet photographic dye.  Forensic science students used it in a lab, simulating the testing done on a street drug that was collected from a suspect.  The spectrophotometer gives  students the opportunity to use the type of laboratory equipment found in a college setting.  I am looking forward to being able to use the equipment with my Advanced Placement Chemistry classes on several labs this year.

 

 

Thank you ,

 

Beth Burns

FHS Science

 
Excerpts from proposal submitted by Northside School Math Lab instructors:
Students come to the Math Lab for support in various domains, with varying degrees of need.  Our charge as Math specialists is to identify specific areas of weakness and then design and deliver appropriate, individualized instruction addressing the diverse needs of struggling learners.
Our request for Apple i-pads will greatly aid this individualized instruction.  Research-based applications will be used for targeted skill practice.  The Northside Math Lab provides small group instruction throughout the day and the i-pads would be an integral part of daily interventions, providing students with immediate feedback. Math specialists work on a daily basis to tailor lessons and motivate struggling learners...mobile technology engages students and has the potential to expand learning beyond the school day.
 
Margaret Benedetto and Rachael Rzepka
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