1991 Elementary School Winners Back
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Anderson Student Motivation A-Bills Encouraging positive behaviors and improved academic skills by offering coupons that may be redeemed at the school store for merchandise William Pales
Bryn Mawr Art A Study in Weaving, Construction, and 3-D Art An after school art experience emphasizing shape, form, texture, design, balance, color using clay, wire, plaster, paper Mache, wood, found objects, yarns and cloth Jennifer Locke
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Carter Play, Language Arts and Parental Involvement Come Play with Me Parents are instructed in the use of the materials in a Toy, Games, and Book Lending Library which will promote learning at home on the part of the child and increase interaction between parents and their children Jessie Hamlet
Clark Social Studies and Language Arts The Holocaust A study of the Holocaust to teach students history, the roots of prejudice, and the role of civil responsibility in government Louise Marie Lewis
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Coles Fine Arts The Diamond Inside Me A pre-performance workshop and professional theatrical presentation which promote self-esteem by examining the lives of five eight grade students as they face problems such as destructive family life, peer pressure, prejudice and drugs. Jeanette Applewhite
Daneen Interdisciplinary African-American Awareness African oriented art, music, literature, language, drama, and dance to develop a respect for and appreciation of the students' heritage and themselves Bernice E. Robinson
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Davis Play and Parental Involvement Early Childhood Education of the Handicapped Be-Wise Kiddiecize Incentives to promote attendance at an exercise and activity called “Kiddie Gym” which creates parent and child inreraction Marcia A. Carrillo
Decatur Multicultural/Fine Arts Sensitive Reflections/Fulfilled Karma Helping American Students understand their Asian classmates through the art and music of the Orient Dorothy McDaniel/Judith A. Cobb
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Drake Fine Arts Hands in Clay To purchase the materials need for a kiln in order for students to be able to create ceramic projects Eleanor Clough
Dumas Language Arts The Bookbinders of Woodlawn Students will write and illustrate their own stories which as a class they will edit, proff and produce a final copy to be bound with the help of parent volunteers Lynn Cherkasky-Davis
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Dumas Language Arts and Teacher Training A Write to Learn/Dumas Publishing Company Videotaping the teaching methodology employed in the model bookmaking program in which students are encourage to write and illustrate their own stories which are then used to help other students develop their reading skills Patricia Beckwith
Dunne Language Arts Improving Speaking Skills through Videotape Feedback Using a videotape camera to enable students to demonstrate and increase their speaking skills which will make them more effective participants in various contests such as Math Counts, Young Authors and the Academic Olympics Shirley Boyd
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Graham Self-esteem and Career Education (TMH) Promoting Self Concpt through the Inclusive Education Program with Dunbar H.S. Cosmotology Dept. A program combining handicapped and regular high school students in the study of all aspects of cosmetology to develop personal skills and promote self-growth of the handicapped students while giving them technical skills in the beauty care industry Maureen Greco, Sandra Morrow
Grant Language Arts and inter-generational Friends Bring Books A book club will be developed in which students will read stories to seniors citizens living near the school to encourage good reading habits Jennifer Carswell
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Hanson Park Language Arts Valentines for Vets/Desert Shield Making and sending cards to our soldiers in Operation Desert Storm Anna Heery/Barbara Keer
Hibbard Parent Involvement Hibbard School Parent Service Corps Recruiting parents representing every ethnic group in the school to assist in the communication process between the school and home to increase parental knowledge and participation Rose Chen
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Hinton Language Arts Challenge: What's Your Viewpoint? Topics such as AIDS, alcohol, the death penalty and gun control will be subjects of debates to promote critical thinking, reading comprehension, oratory and research skills Rene Thomas
Hinton Social Studies Living the Dream Examing the impact of the life and teachings of Dr. Martin Luther King on a society through a series of intensive and integrated activities Ruth McDonald
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Metcalfe Language Arts "It's a Cultural Thang" A literary project designed to foster awareness, understanding, and respect through reading culturally diverse books and studying the many cultures represented in their school community Patricia Beardon
Murray Social Studies Law Related Education: The Criminal Justice System and the Adolescent The us of peer teaching, cooperative learning, role playing, mock trials, simulations and outside resource people to create an understanding of how the law and the criminal justice system affect the students' lives Paul E. Punkay
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Nettelhorst Language Arts Creating Communities of Writers Creating publishing centers in 3 classrooms to encourage writing Barbara Kent
Nettelhorst Language Arts Read with a Partner Providing double copies of books to encourage children to read together Deanna Seltzer
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Peterson Thinking Skills Games and Brains Playing sophisticated board games to develop higher order thinking and problem solving skills Thelma Karson
Pilsen Science Science on Wheels Providing supplies and materials for a Science on Wheels mobile unit from which science is taught from room to room Ana Espinozo/Gloria Roth
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Reilly Fine Arts Rainbows A multi-media and multi-cultural theatrical production written and performed by students Donald R. Beck
Revere Science A Science Club An after school science club to allow more in-depth hands-on approach to science to provide students with the necessary skills for success in high school laboratory sciences Kathryn D. Poocher
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Shields Fine Arts Read with a Partner Students will research and paint a number of murals in the school representing Hispanic, American and World Cultures Jose Barrera
Spry Language Arts and Art The Fair in Reynosa (La Feria en Reynosa) Students will read a book about an author's childhood memories of her family life to motivate them to write, paint and draw events in the lives of their own families Mary Grey/Jane Svitak
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Thorp Science The Mystery of Microorganisms Using high powered microscopes to make slides and study microorganisms in an enhanced science program Helen Pavichevich
Vlissingen Fine Arts Performing Arts Project Students will receive dance instruction to increase their technical skills and creative expression which they will demonstrate throughout the year, culminating in a full length theater production in conjunction with the music department Carolyn Zachary-Benson
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Webster Language Arts and Drama Appreciating African and African American Literature Reading, discussing, writing and performing African and African American literature to increase student awareness of the contribution of Black authors and to motivate them to express themselves as authors and illustrators Jay Rehak
Whittier Language Arts My Book is at the Library Students will write stories, plays and poems which will be bound in double copies and delivered to the local public library, one copy for circulation and the other non-circulating Joy Herbert
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