RECIPIENTS
Creative Classroom Grants for 2018-19
Thanks to the generosity of our business partners and donors,
Valley Alliance for Education has approved funding for 26 grants totaling $33,531.64
PLUS 3 School Grants to the Teachers of the Year from each Division:
Sponsored by NTELOS Wireless Foundation
Totaling $36,531.64 in awards
VAE – would like to THANK everyone who participated in the CCG process
See Below for a complete list of CCG Recipients for 2018-19
(Pictured above are some of the 2017-18 Creative Classroom Grant recipients at our annual award reception)
| Lead Teacher | Division | School | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Baska | Augusta County | Stuarts Draft Middle School | History with STEM and Collaboration |
| Kristen Beery | Augusta County | Valley Career & Technical Center | Amazed at Aquaponics |
| Kristen Beery | Augusta County | Valley Career& Technical Center | Barnyard Bonanza |
| Tara Breeden | Augusta County | Wilson Middle School | Let’s Boogie! e-Writers in the Classroom |
| Niki Cacciapaglia | Augusta County | Wilson Elementary School | Chromebook Club |
| Sarah Davis (co-writer) | Augusta County | Wilson Elementary School | Chromebook Club |
| Patricia Campbell | Augusta County | Hugh K. Cassell Elementary School | Razzing Up Reading |
| Melissa Capone | Waynesboro City | Berkeley Glenn Elementary School | Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS): Giving a Voice to those Who Need it Most |
| Kelley Cash | Augusta County | Edward G. Clymore Elementary School | Come to Your Senses! |
| Jody Coffey | Augusta County | Wilson Elementary School | Mighty Math Facts! |
| Tonya Coffey | Augusta County | Hugh K. Cassel elementary school | It’s All About the Green…The Green Screen, That Is! |
| Stacey Crawford | Augusta County | Edward G. Clymore Elementary School | Not BLAH, BLAH ,BLAH! Instead RAH, RAH, RAH for Learning! |
| Vincent Daw | SAW | Shenandoah Valley Governor’s School | D-Cubed: Drones for Design and Data |
| Erik Nylander (Co-writer) | SAW | Shenandoah Valley Governor’s School | D-Cubed: Drones for Design and Data |
| Kathryn Ford | Waynesboro City | Waynesboro High School | Presenting Made Easy |
| Krista Ham | Augusta County | Stuarts Draft High School | Classroom Kindles |
| Paige Harris | Augusta County | Riverheads Elementary School | Let’s GO Build Our Education! |
| Jessica Herr | Staunton City | T.C. McSwain Elementary School | BE the 3-D Printer |
| Jessica Herr | Staunton City | T.C. McSwain Elemenatary School | BeeBot ba loo Bot |
| Kaitlin Ilnitzki | Staunton City | Shelburne Middle School | littleBits Beats Fest |
| Kaitlin Ilnitzki | Staunton City | Shelburne Middle School | Teaching Tots with Bots |
| Sue Leonard | Augusta County | Fort Defiance High School | Express Yourself – Sending Healthy Messages |
| Joseph Morris | Augusta County | Wilson Memorial High School | Visualizing Science through 3D Printing |
| Catherine Olson | Augusta County | Stuarts Draft Elementary School | The Book Nook: A Place Where Readers are Created |
| Dana Painter | Augusta County | Riverheads High School | Entrepreneurship – Starting Our Businesss |
| Lori Peltonen | Staunton City | Robert E. Lee High School | VIBEbrary: A Pedagogical Playground |
| Nancy Rader | Augusta Couny | Stuarts Draft Middle School | Capturing the Wind |
| Heather Smith Reeps | Staunton City | T.C. McSwain Elementary School | Connecting with K’NEX |