| Bright | Ideas |
Bright Ideas is a grant program sponsored by Operation Round-Up and Carroll EMC that awards funds to teachers to put innovative and creative educational projects into action. The Carroll EMC Foundation Board administers the Operation Round-Up program.
Grants of up to $1,000 will be awarded to public school teachers, teaching grades Pre-K - 12, for projects in any subject. Schools in the areas that Carroll EMC serves may submit more than one application. However, teachers are eligible to submit only one application per school year. All completed applications must be received at Carroll EMC by August 29, 2008. Carroll EMC's Foundation Board has designated $35,000 for the Bright Ideas program for 2008.
Timeline
April – Applications available online
August 29, 2008 – Deadline for applications to be received at Carroll EMC. Applications are only accepted online.
October – Carroll EMC Foundation Board Members judge applications
November – Winners will be announced by the Carroll EMC Foundation Board
December – Bright Ideas Reception - a reception will be held at Carroll EMC in Carrollton to recognize and honor Bright Ideas recipients. Checks will be presented to the winning teachers at the reception.
2007 grant winners are:
- Bremen High, John Wilborn - Intro to Music Technology
- Carrollton Elementary, Ann Catherine Cox - Conservation Stations
- Carrollton Elementary, Devonne Cooper & Cheryl Miller - Xylophone Math
- Carrollton Elementary, Lee Crocker - Multicultural Awareness and Appreciation
- Carrollton High, Jan Watts - Teaching with Technology
- Carrollton Junior High, Amy James - Community Based Instruction
- Carrollton Junior High, Ginger Nixon - An Excellent Keyboardist
- Carrollton Junior High, Marla O'Brien - Horticulture Club
- Carrollton Middle, Jennifer Gunnells - Therapy Wheels
- Central Middle, Lynde Nix - Project Heart
- Central Middle, Zoe Evans - Lights! Set! Science!
- Cherokee Elementary, Tanya Sharpe - It Takes a Village to Raise a Child
- H.A. Jones Elementary, Sherry Brown - Got Electricity???
- H.A. Jones Elementary, Amanda York - Focusing on Scopes
- H.A. Jones Elementary, Jamie Lipscomb - Teaching Music in the 21st Century
- H.A. Jones Elementary, Jennifer McGukin - Balance Mathematics
- H.A. Jones Elementary, Kim Bohannan - Sparking Students Imagination
- Heard County Elementary, Camille Prichard - Tricycle Fund
- Ithica Elementary, Amy Thomas - Tiny Town
- Mt. Zion Elementary, Karee Payne - Technology in the Classroom
- Mt. Zion Elementary, Leslie Martin - Social Studies Alive
- Mt. Zion Elementary, Melissa Dearman - Guided Reading Libraries
- Mt. Zion Middle, Tiffany Pollard - AES
- Roopville Elementary, Heather Marlow - Acceelerated Reader Reward Program
- Sewell Middle, Lisa Miles - Roller Coaster Physics
- Sewell Middle/Bremen High, Cadian Harrod - Essays Made Easy
- Sharp Creek Elementary, Stacy Gay - Drumming & Percussion Ensemble
- South Paulding High, Rebekah Jordan - Adaptive Technology
- South Paulding Middle, Laura Weiss - PNN Television
- Union Elementary, Christy Mitchell - Reading: Our Diving Board into Science
- Union Elementary, Dr. Judy Henry - Building Brighter Minds
- Union Elementary, Karen Gravett - Tech Resources and Leveled Books
- Union Elementary, Kimberly Nixon - Dig Deeper
- Union Elementary, Sandra Zimmer - Students Exploring Plants and Insects
- Villa Rica Middle, Lisa Eidson - Awesome Readers
