HP Grant Summaries Revealed!

Congratulations to all Bronx HP Technology for Teaching Grant Recipients!

Your hard work has paid off!!!

The HP Technology for Teaching Grant Initiative is designed to support the innovative and effective uses of technology in the classroom setting. Recipients of the K-12 HP Technology for Teaching grant award receive a gift of cash, equipment, and professional development to help implement the proposed technology integration projects. Below is a list of K-12 Bronx New York City Public Schools and a description of their grant projects that have been selected to receive a 2008 HP Technology for Teaching Award.

P.S. 721
"REAL World = Realistic Educational Applications for Learning in the World"

Our proposed project will teach students vocational and functional mathematics skills in preparation for the transition to the worlds of work.

P.S. 9 – Grade 2
"The Generating Resources for an Optimal World- Project Grow"

Project Grow students will engage in the study of plants through the investigation of soil versus water-based farming systems (hydroponics) using hands-on, inquiry-based learning model.

I.S. 129
"Plant Bio-Mechanics"

New Day Academy – 8th Grade
"Breathing Not So Easy"

Interdisciplinary project investigating asthma rates in the South Bronx. Students will conduct action research and create forums for educating the community about this debilitating health hazard.

Frederick Douglass Academy V Middle School – 8th Grade
"NO PO (No Pollution) in the Bronx"

Students will investigate water and air samples of the Bronx and surrounding areas. Then analyze contributing factors and impact on the community.

DeWitt Clinton High School -9th Grade
"Green with Technology"

The theme of this project is environmental destruction and its goal is to increase awareness of environmental issues and its impact on the future.