Supporting Equity, Innovation, and Lifelong Learning in Howard County Public Schools
Supporting Equity, Innovation, and Lifelong Learning in Howard County Public Schools
On January 9, 2012, Bright Minds announced the selection of six awardees from 21 applications received last fall. We thank all of the applicants for their hard work and effort to provide great, innovative ideas for their students. Unfortunately, we were able to pick only a fraction of those who applied, based on the amount of funding we had available. Hopefully, we will be able to raise more money for these projects in the years to come. Each applicant will receive a denial letter from us, with encouragement to try again!
The 2011 Grant Cycle awardees:
| School | Teacher | Project Name | Grant Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hollifield Station ES | Susan Cochran | Using MOBI to Move Forward with STEM | $1200 |
| Elkridge Landing MS | Pattie Holy-Ilenda | Domo Arigato Lego Roboto | $1680 |
| Howard HS and Worthington ES | Gina Massella and Kathy Orlando | Cross Age STEM Collaboration | $1275 |
| Wilde Lake HS | Jamie Proctor | STEM for Inquiry Based Learning | $2000 |
| Long Reach HS | Erin Radebe | Concentrating Efforts on Concentration! | $1811 |
| Howard County Conservancy | Ann Strozyk | Next Steps with GPS | $2000 |
Gina Massella and Kathy Orlando accept their award at Howard High School.
Pattie Holy-Ilenda accepts her grant at Elkridge Landing Middle School.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
To view a list of educators who received grants in 2010, click here.
To view a list of educators who received grants in 2009, click here.
To view the types of grant proposals considered for funding, click here.
