Name of Grant: Scientific Inquiry/Probe ware and Sensors
Campus: Athens Middle School
Teachers: Tina Peebles and Ricky Brooks
Amount: $3,000

The use of Spark-Probeware and sensors will be a part of the science tools that will help our students be successful and productive in technological science and laboratory tools. These probes give more accurate results in less time allowing for more manipulation of the results.

Name of Grant: leemos espanol
Campus: Athens High School
Teachers: Staci Phillips and Pam Pugh
Amount: $1,500

This grant is to refurbish the outdated Spanish materials collection in the AHS library. Due to budget constraints, very little has been done to this collection in 20 years. ESL as well as Spanish I, II and III students will benefit from this addition.

Name of Grant: Clicking Our Way to Success
Campus: Athens Middle School
Teachers: Carrie Martin and Virginia James
Amount: $3,000

The i>clicker is designed to fully engage students with course material and the learning process. The objective is to help the students strengthen their knowledge of science through a safe and anonymous method of sharing their answers. This gives immediate feedback to teachers as to the mastery of a concept. The clicker increases verbal/non-verbal participation.