I am #blessed to work in a district that partners up with business leaders in our community to create their own grants to award teachers within the district. I applied for our district's H.A.E.F. grant to start D-TV. It will be a web-based school news show that fosters 21st century skills by researching and reporting on issues relevant to our students and community. Students must create their own questions for interviews and research from reliable media sources such as newspapers, statistics etc. We are hoping to provide our students with the tools to use social media responsibly and foster digital citizenship skills. I plan to have a newscast of 8 students, made up of 4th and 5th graders. I am obsessed with planning segments!
As part of the district's celebration of awardees, they had a breakfast for teachers and principals. It was great to hear the other projects that were awarded. I enjoyed speaking with other passionate educators about their projects.