$385,000 awarded to Michigan middle schools to boost math skills!
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In September 2007, the DTE Energy Foundation awarded $385,000 in grants to Michigan middle schools -- the first grants awarded under the Foundation's new competitive Math Enrichment Grant Program. Grants ranging from $4,000 to $50,000 were awarded to 20 schools located throughout our Michigan service territory. Awards were made to launch innovative new programs or to expand existing programs with proven success. The DTE Energy Foundation created the Math Enrichment Grant Program to help Michigan students attain the skills and knowledge they need to succeed in the increasingly competitive global economy. The program targets middle school because it's a critical point in the development of student math skills. |
| School District | Program | Students Impacted | Grant Amount |
| Dickinson/Iron Counties | |||
| Dickinson-Iron ISD Kingsford | Making Math Click Use the Classroom Performance System (CPS) and Exam View technology for more effective continual diagnosis and intervention. A comprehensive professional development program will train teachers on the effective use of technology tools for mathematics instruction. | 1,250 | $21,000 |
| Huron County | |||
| Huron Intermediate School District Bad Axe | Implementing a Student Achievement Model for Middle School Mathematics Project staff will implement a 3-tiered model of instruction through professional development, student assessment and research based intervention. | 300 | $15,000 |
| North Huron School District Kinde | North Huron Middle School Math Enrichment Program Enhance students' understanding of mathematical concepts through various supplementary materials to the current curriculum, including the Study Island Program, Scholastic Math Magazine and Math COW, a high-interest mathematics program on a cart. | 125 | $12,000 |
| Kent County | |||
| Grand Rapids Public Schools Grand Rapids | Project Click Use instructional technology tools, including graphing calculators, the Classroom Performance System (CPS) and Exam View, to promote mathematics learning. These tools support interactive processes during math instruction and provide immediate feedback to teachers in modifying instruction and providing interventions. | 1,940 | $24,000 |
| Kent Intermediate School District Grand Rapids | Building SMART Goals Professional Learning Communities This project notes the importance of professional development of educators to ensure that all children receive high standards of instruction. Professional development activities provide instructional methods and strategies to affect students' mathematical achievement. | 14,884 | $20,000 |
| Lapeer County | |||
| The Chatfield School Lapeer | Orienteering: Out of the Book Into the World Based on the importance of connecting students with real-world experiences, this innovative project uses orienteering skills to aid instruction in geometry, measurement, data and probability. Using project-based learning and GPS technology, students apply math to real world problems. | 220 | $22,000 |
| Macomb County | |||
| Kennedy Middle School St. Clair Shores | The 21st Century Classroom: Making Mathematics Accessible to All Students Involve students in rich mathematical tasks using an Interactive Whiteboard. Students actively participate in the discussion, justification and correction process. | 100 | $6,000 |
| Carleton Middle School Sterling Heights | TI Navigator in Mathematics Education TI-Navigator technology is used to provide more visual interpretations of mathematical concepts and to encourage dynamic teacher-student interaction and engagement. | 120 | $20,000 |
| Conner Creek Academy Warren | Study Island Academic Intervention Services A Web-based supplemental math program, accessible from anywhere with an Internet connection, to help students' mathematical proficiency and allow teachers and parents to easily monitor students' progress. | 300 | $4,000 |
| Monroe County | |||
| Ida Public Schools Ida | Ida Public Schools The electronic Classroom Performance System (CPS) is used as a medium to keep students actively engaged during the learning process and, ultimately, increase their MEAP scores. | 390 | $10,000 |
| Monroe County ISD Monroe | Improving Mathematics Achievement Through Technology A professional development project aimed at improved understanding of geometry and measurement concepts. The project impacts students' performance in these content areas and their attitudes toward learning mathematics. | 1,350 | $23,000 |
| Oakland County | |||
| Huron Valley Schools Highland | Technology Enhanced Assessment of Mathematics Using the Pearson Benchmark Assessment and the Classroom Performance System (CPS), this project continuously monitors student performance and creates tailored assessment and feedback for students. | 1,608 | $16,000 |
| Larson Middle School Troy | RM Math Framework Addition An information technology-based program delivers a dynamic, highly visual and standard-aligned curriculum and instruction. The interactive nature of the program creates more student-centered lessons and enhances the assessment process. | 500+ | $19,000 |
| St. Clair County | |||
| St. Clair County RESA Marysville | St. Clair County Middle School Mathematics Academy A collaborative, county-wide project focusing on increasing students' competence in Algebra, Number and Operations, and Data strands. Technology tools and manipulatives enhance students' learning and improve methods for assessment. | 4,162 | $50,000 |
| Wayne County | |||
| Barbour Magnet Middle School Detroit | Best Quest Math's Cool and Algebra's Cool Videos Using research-based mathematics videos and the creation of their own videos, students increase mathematics understanding and achievement. | 420 | $20,000 |
| Nolan School/Detroit Public Schools Detroit | Investing in Our Future: Improving Math Using the Stock Market The real life context of the stock market is used to increase student interest, engagement and learning of mathematical content knowledge in a real-life situation. | 100 | $22,000 |
| Pulaski Elementary Middle School Detroit | Making it all Add Up Using an Interactive Whiteboard System, this project aims at improving mathematics achievement by integrating the teaching of math skills across the curriculum and through real-life applications. | 181 | $16,000 |
| Harper Woods Secondary School Harper Woods | Rocket Math Support students' understanding of math concepts and their applications by providing an opportunity to design, construct and test model rockets. This hands-on learning process will also impact students' future career aspirations and attitudes towards science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields. | 250 | $22,000 |
| Livonia Public Schools Livonia | Increasing Achievement Through the Use of Technology and Student Engagement Use the TI-Navigator technology to provide more visual interpretations of mathematical concepts and to encourage teacher-student interaction. | 450 | $20,000 |
| Southgate Community Schools Southgate | Middle School Math and Technology Enhancement project (M.A.T.H.) Integrate various instructional technology tools, such as TI-Navigator and Smartboard, to facilitate dynamic teacher-student interactions and ultimately increase student achievement. | 729 | $23,000 |
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