Lisa Stultz, 5th Grade Teacher and 4-6 ELA Teacher at Maxwell Public Schools was awarded the John Russell Applegate Grant. The grant was valued at $2200.00 and helped purchase an Interactive Smartboard and Projector for the ELA classroom. Mrs. Stultz stated, “With today's students, we need to make learning engaging, active, and collaborative in order for them to retain and recall the information that we present to them.”
Mrs. Stultz felt that an Interactive Smartboard and Projector would assist her in presenting lessons to her students. With the help of an Interactive Smartboard she could focus lesson time on the improvement of recall, reading comprehension skills, boosting vocabulary, promoting critical thinking, and developing listening skills.
Mrs. Stultz wishes to present this knowledge and share it with her students through the Interactive Smartboard, where students will get to manipulate text, highlight, play learning games, view shared powerpoints, and see results in real-time. Reading has always been a foundational aspect of learning, but at the same time, interactive and collaborative learning is today's foundation.
Mrs. Stutz said that this purchase would not be possible without the John Russell Applegate Grant for Teachers and wants to thank the Mid-Nebraska Community Foundation for selecting her for this wonderful opportunity.