Winners Announced for Internet2 Community Anchor Program's Distance Learning Scholarship
WASHINGTON, Jan. 29, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Internet2 today announced the winners of the Community Anchor Program (CAP) Distance Learning Scholarship program to give K-12 teachers free, one-on-one distance learning programs for their class through the Center for Interactive Learning and Collaboration (CILC). A total of 38 recipients teaching grades K-12 across Connecticut, Iowa, Illinois, Kansas, New York, Ohio and Oklahoma are being awarded CILC scholarships that will directly benefit more than 1,600 students.
"We are thrilled to be able to help teachers provide their students with a unique interactive classroom experience for their students during the pandemic, regardless of whether their students are attending school in-person or online," said Internet2 Community Anchor Program Director Stephanie Stenberg. "Research and education networks provide schools a robust internet connection for education and an unparalleled level of service, and we are proud to serve them. Congratulations to all the scholarship recipients!"
The scholarship program was open to K-12 teachers from a school that connects to the national Internet2 network through their state or regional research and education network. Teachers could choose from any of the over 1,900 professionally delivered programs offered through CILC, all of which have been evaluated by teachers and can be sorted by topic or by recommendation.
Live, interactive learning experiences
Kirstina Frazier teaches first to third grade students at Andover Elementary, a small, rural school in Connecticut that is a member of the Connecticut Education Network. Frazier selected the Exploring the Continents with Story and Song program to allow students the opportunity to gain an appreciation and understanding for the world around them. "I want my students to gain a greater appreciation for the people and cultures from around the world through traditional storytelling and instruments," said Frazier.
For Michelle Hundt, a fifth-grade teacher at Wharton Elementary in Illinois, and whose school is a member of the Illinois Century Network, the What's the Matter? program offered the perfect opportunity to supplement what students have been learning about the subject this year. "My students are currently studying how particles undergo phase changes due to temperature and heat changes. I am looking for some really neat ways to get them excited about this topic, and this seems like a great learning opportunity for them," said Hundt.
For Taggart Fox from New Carlisle Elementary School in Ohio, whose school is a member of OARnet, offering the Kids Rock On - Chipping Away at the Rock Cycle! program for third-grade students is an opportunity to introduce geology with the hope that the role of geologists would spark interest and begin to develop the roots of future career path options. "The rock cycle and rock classification are pertinent to our standards. Weathering is a tough concept to grasp because of its dependance on lengths of time, and I am hopeful this course will show some real-life examples that the students can identify with," said Fox.
Distance learning scholarship winners
The 38 scholarship recipients connect to the Internet2 network via one of the following seven state or regional research and education networks: Connecticut Education Network, Iowa Communications Network, Illinois Century Network, KanREN in Kansas, NYSERNet in New York, OARnet in Ohio, and OneNet in Oklahoma.
Scholarship winners are listed below, along with the state or regional research and education network that connects their school to the Internet2 network.
#
Teacher Name
School Name
City & State
Grade(s)
Connecting
Research &
Education Network
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1
Debra Allard
Integrated Day
Norwich, CT
6th grade
Connecticut
Charter School Education Network
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2
Kristy Cook
Strong Elementary
Plantsville, CT
5th grade
Connecticut
School Education Network
---
3
Lori Crocker-
Eastford
Eastford, CT
2nd and 3rd grade
Connecticut
Lincoln Elementary School Education Network
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4
Melanie
Canton Middle
Collinsville, CT
7th grade
Connecticut
Drinkwater School Education Network
---
5
Lynn Erickson
Stafford
Stafford
2nd grade
Connecticut
Elementary School Springs, CT Education Network
---
6
Kirstina Frazier
Andover
Andover, CT
1st-3rd grade
Connecticut
Elementary School Education Network
---
7
Kimberly Hollenbach
Birch Grove
Tolland, CT
Kindergarten
Connecticut
Primary Education Network
---
8
Marissa Krayeski
Chaplin
Chaplin, CT
5th and 6th grade
Connecticut
Elementary School Education Network
---
9
Louise Morrison
Thompson Middle
Grosvenordale,
6th grade
Connecticut
School CT Education Network
---
10
Sarah Moynihan
Birch Grove
Tolland, CT
Kindergarten
Connecticut
Primary School Education Network
---
11
Julie Prescott
Chippens Hill
Bristol, CT
8th grade
Connecticut
Middle School Education Network
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12
Ashleeann Traner
South Side School
Bristol, CT
Kindergarten
Connecticut
Education Network
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13
Ashleeann Traner
South Side School
Bristol, CT
Kindergarten- 5th
Connecticut
grade Education Network
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14
Nancy Wasserman
John F Kennedy
Plantsville, CT
8th grade
Connecticut
Middle School Education Network
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15
Lisa Seaba
Jefferson
Muscatine, IA
Kindergarten
Iowa
Elementary Communications
Network
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16
Laurel Adams
Palestine High
Palestine, IL
6-12th grade
Illinois Century
School Network
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17
Alexis Billick
Franklin Jr/Sr. High
Franklin, IL
9th grade
Illinois Century
School Network
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18
Vanessa Courts
Alain Locke
Chicago, IL
Kindergarten
Illinois Century
Charter School Network
---
19
Morgan Dillman
Geff Grade School
Geff, IL
1st grade
Illinois Century
Network
---
20
Margaret Figura
CICS West Belden --
Chicago, IL
4th grade
Illinois Century
Distinctive Network
Schools
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21
Susan Hagan
Meridian
Blue Mound, IL
4-5th grade
Illinois Century
Elementary School Network
---
22
Susanne Hokkanen
Heritage
Summit, IL
6, 7, and 8th grade
Illinois Century
Middle School Network
---
23
Michelle Hundt
Wharton
Summit, IL
5th grade
Illinois Century
Elementary Network
---
24
Michele Irlacher
Riverdahl
Rockford, IL
1st grade
Illinois Century
Elementary Network
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25
Ashley Mays
CICS Bucktown --
Chicago, IL
2nd grade
Illinois Century
Distinctive Schools Network
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26
Kelly Pollack
Chicago
Chicago, IL
3rd grade
Illinois Century
International Network
Charter School:
West Belden
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27
Melisa Shepard
Webster
Collinsville, IL
2nd grade
Illinois Century N
Elementary etwork
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28
Jeanine Shumaker
Riverdahl
Rockford, IL
1st grade
Illinois Century
Elementary Network
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29
Angie Tapley
Rich Township
Richton Park, IL
11th grade
Illinois Century
High School FAC Network
Campus
---
30
Jim Cera
Riverside High
Wathena, KS
9-12th grade
KanREN
School
---
31
Annette Bahun
Eden Central
Eden, NY
6th grade
NYSERNet
School District
---
32
Kelly Grimaldi!
Eden Elementary
Eden, NY
3rd grade
NYSERNet
School
---
33
Rebecca Bowman
West Muskingum
Zanesville, OH
1st grade
OARnet
Elementary
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34
Taggart Fox
New Carlisle
New Carlisle,
3rd grade
OARnet
Elementary School OH
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35
Michelle Smith
Eastern
Lexington, OH
6th grade
OARnet
Elementary
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36
Ronna Dunigan
Leflore Public
Le Flore, OK
1-2nd grade
OneNet
Schools
---
37
Melissa Newport
White Rock Public
McLoud, OK
2nd grade
OneNet
School
---
38
Tiffany Robinson
LeFlore Public
Le Flore, OK
1st grade
OneNet
School
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39
Mallory Tully
White Rock Public
McLoud, OK
PK-8th grade
OneNet
School Music, 5th-8th
grade Science
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About Internet2
Internet2® is a non-profit, member-driven advanced technology community founded by the nation's leading higher education institutions in 1996. Internet2 serves 320 U.S. universities, 59 government agencies, 45 regional and state education networks and through them supports more than 100,000 community anchor institutions, over 1,000 InCommon participants, and 58 leading corporations working with our community, and 70 national research and education network partners that represent more than 100 countries.
Internet2 delivers a diverse portfolio of technology solutions that leverages, integrates, and amplifies the strengths of its members and helps support their educational, research and community service missions. Internet2's core infrastructure components include the nation's largest and fastest research and education network that was built to deliver advanced, customized services that are accessed and secured by the community-developed trust and identity framework.
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