Best Buy Te@ch Award 2005-06

In November 2005 I applied for the Best Buy Te@ch Award. (click on Community Relations) Doherty Elementary was recognized for outstanding integration of technology across the curriclum. I included a description of my "Map Skills in My World" project that integrates Social Studies and the Internet. Doherty was awarded with $2,500.00 to be spent at local Best Buy stores. We purchased 2 DLP projectors and digital video equipment to integrate visual learning systems throughout the school.

West Bloomfield Education Foundation Grants

The West Bloomfield Education Foundation sponsors teacher mini-grants. Money is raised by the Foundation Committtee. Parents are the main contributors to this fund. Each spring, teachers in the West Bloomfield School District submit applications for mini-grants to innovatively enhance classroom instruction through creative projects.

In 2003-04, I was awarded $1,500.00 to purchase a document camera for my classroom. I have assisted several teachers at Doherty over the past 3 years to successfully achieve funding for technology at our school. The main focus for our grants has been document cameras, LCD projectors, and SMART Boards. Our mission is to integrate a visual learning system in every classroom at our school.

Click on the links to view a complete list of the teacher grants that were funded by the WBEF Foundation.

Mini-grants 2004

Mini-grants 2005

Mini-grants 2006

Michigan Consortium for Outstanding Achievement
in Teaching with Technology

Throughout the 2004-05 school year, I mentored 5 student teachers at Doherty through the process of analysis, design, development, implementation, and evaluation of integrated technology projects throughout the curriculum. For this project, I received a matching funds grant of $2500.00 from the MCOATT organization. With this funding, I was able to equip my classroom with a SMART Board and LCD projector.

I also mentored a student teacher in 2005-06, and she successfully completed the MCOATT portfolio. Click here to view Tonya Doughty's portfolio.

Other student teachers that I have mentored in the MCOATT certification are: Julie Bednark and Crystal Voytal.