Bright Ideas 2016 Winners
In 2016 $61,700 in grants were awarded to 36 educators for projects at 24 schools in 9 different school systems.
Jackson EMC employees surprised 50 middle school teachers in 29 schools with more than $61,700 in grant money from the Bright Ideas program. Winning entries represented a variety of disciplines, including engineering, history, information technology, language arts, math, music, science and social studies. Jackson EMC increased the grant funding in 2016 by more than $10,000, awarding 14 more classroom projects for experiential problem-solving.
The Bright Ideas grant program, in its third year at Jackson EMC, funds creative lesson plans and innovative classroom projects developed by state certified teachers for public middle schools within the counties served by Jackson EMC. Educators for grades six through eight can apply for up to $2,000 in grant funds for classroom projects that are not funded through general education dollars.
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2016 Bright Ideas Winners| School | Awarded | Educator | Project |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bear Creek MS | $1,284.82 | Holly Shepherd | Grizzly Garden |
| Berkmar MS | $1,080.00 | Jim Roberson | Literacy for Hearing Impaired |
| Brooks Coleman MS | $2,000.00 | Sheila Harmony | Indoor Hydroponics System |
| Burney-Harris-Lyons MS | $603.10 | Patrick Harrigan | Windmill Blade |
| Burney-Harris-Lyons MS | $676.36 | Barbara Saunders | Soil Creation |
| C.W. Davis MS | $1,974.50 | Meredith Westbrook | Building Spanish Skills |
| Chestatee Academy of Inquiry & Talent Development | $682.50 | Heather Chandler | It's WONDERful |
| Chestatee Academy of Inquiry & Talent Development | $1,591.50 | Jeanne Rountree | Think Tank |
| Clarke MS | $707.00 | Shelby Robinson | Owls Magazine |
| Commerce MS | $907.89 | Stephanie Ring | Water Conservation |
| Commerce MS | $1,648.67 | Adam Shirley | RoboLegoMania |
| Creekland MS | $336.00 | Leah Loper | Find Your Way Directional Skills |
| Creekland MS | $335.00 | Marcy Martin | Literature Circles |
| Five Forks MS | $248.75 | Laura Ross | Peer Leading Communication Skills |
| Frank Osborne MS | $1,782.50 | Kellyn Aguilar | Tower Garden |
| Gainesville MS | $740.00 | Sharla Gladden | Dissection Lab |
| Gainesville MS | $843.78 | Jim Bradley | Hydro/Wind Power |
| Haymon-Morris MS | $954.32 | Melissa Miller | Exploring Renewable Energy |
| Hull MS | $898.04 | Kari Salomon | Modeling Solar Energy |
| Hull MS | $2,000.00 | Regina Dobbs | Electromagnetism Motor Build |
| Jefferson MS | $445.00 | Jeff Williams | Breakout EDU |
| Jefferson MS | $1,149.60 | Taylor Brown | Garden of Eatin |
| Jefferson MS | $1,598.00 | Randy Farmer | Art in Space |
| Jordan MS | $895.05 | Jennifer DaSilva | Electromagnetism Simulation |
| Lanier MS | $1,920.00 | Amy Franks | Designing a Butterfly Garden |
| Lanier MS | $1,999.52 | Michele Langhans | Colony Design With Chemistry & Physics |
| Lanier MS | $2,000.00 | Katheryn Holden | Creating an Outer Space Colony |
| Lanier MS | $1,189.93 | Karen Jones | Historical Investigations |
| Lumpkin County MS | $499.53 | Tina Wood | Science Court |
| Lumpkin County MS | $1,170.46 | Mariam Brunner | Carry On Leaning Journal |
| Lumpkin County MS | $1,720.00 | Bryan Fagan | STEAM Virtual Reality |
| Madison County MS | $2,000.00 | Melody Christian | Lego Education: Building a Robotic System |
| North Hall MS | $478.94 | Lori McBride | Forensic Science |
| Northbrook MS | $650.39 | Angelika Shelley | Postcrossing: International Exchange |
| Pinckneyville MS | $349.65 | Bridget B Guenthner | Communicating Mathematically |
| Radloff MS | $434.10 | Pepper Price | Viral Outbreak: Where Next? |
| Radloff MS | $536.55 | Sarah Farr | Leaving Glorytown Novel Study |
| Radloff MS | $1,974.31 | Julie Wilkerson | STEAM Design & Build |
| Russell MS | $1,950.00 | Leah Jordan | Audio Books |
| South Hall MS | $1,037.90 | Megan Kotula | Pollution & Plants |
| Sweetwater MS | $1,960.00 | Tracy LeSueur | Media Makerspace |
| Sweetwater MS | $1,960.00 | Clarisa Rene-Kinshasa | COMPEL: Collaborative Learning |
| Twin Rivers MS | $699.00 | Lindsey Robertson | MobyMax |
| Twin Rivers MS | $1,974.00 | Andrew Cox | Vernier LabAQuest |
| West Jackson MS | $1,229.74 | Dana Harrell | American Folk Songs |
| West Jackson MS | $1,988.00 | Lara Komanecky | Literacy Integration |
| Westside MS | $1,270.00 | Elizabeth Moore | Mobile Editing |
| Westside MS | $1,532.44 | Christina Morris | Un mundo de la exploracion |
| Westside MS | $1,819.35 | Tina Kinchen | 3D Physical Science |
| Westside MS | $2,000.00 | Dee DeBold | Dragsters/Bridges |