STLP Scrapbook

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James R. Allen Primary

• STLP Scrapbook
• 2006-2007

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James R. Allen Primary

• James R. Allen Primary is located in Brandenburg,
  Kentucky. We are the only primary school in
  Meade County. Our school has over 625 students
  in kindergarten through third grade.

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Population Diversity

• Being in a rural area, our school population is
  probably not as culturally diverse as more urban
  areas in the state. Our STLP consists of 29
  female members and 21 male members. Our students
  range in age from 6-9.

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Population Diversity

• We have students with a wide range of academic
  abilities from Gifted/Talented to Special
  Education. We are a Title 1 school meaning that
  over half of our school population receives free
  and reduced lunch.

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Recruitment

• At the beginning of the school year, Mrs. Doutaz
  met with all 3rd grade students in the gymnasium
  and gave an explanation of what STLP was.
  Students were told about activities that students
  had done the previous year in STLP. Morning
  announcements urged interested students to
  consider joining STLP.
• Even though we had a test for eligibility, all
  interested students were allowed to become
  members, i.e., those who returned their
  permission slip and took the test.

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Recruitment

• Since some students are not able to stay after
  school because of transportation issues, some
  projects are completed during school hours to
  accommodate those students.

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Learning Partnerships

• Our STLP students traveled by bus to share their
  project K is for Kentucky with the 4th graders
  at our neighboring elementary school. They
  happened to be studying Kentucky at that time.
  Our students also handed out brochures they
  created to accompany this project.

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Community Awareness

• Our STLP students contribute an article to the
  JRA newsletter that is sent home with all our
  students for their families. Each month,
  students locate and organize information on the
  topic selected and contribute it to our Family
  Resource coordinator who inserts it into the
  newsletter for us.
• Want to view one of our JRA newsletters?
• Click here
• http//www.meade.k12.ky.us/trt/Documents/Newslette
  rs/JRA.pdf

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Instructional Projects

• Our STLP Showcase project from 2005-2006 was
  based on an instructional project completed by
  all 2nd grade students. Students researched a
  Famous American and created a PPT based on that
  information. Our STLP students expanded upon
  that by adding more information about the Famous
  Americans they selected and added a test for
  participants to take afterwards using the CPS.

This project was presented at the district,
regional, and state competitions.
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Instructional Projects

• Our STLP Showcase project for 2006-2007 was also
  based on an instructional project for 3rd grade
  students. Our STLP students created a PPT about
  our state naming an important fact about Kentucky
  for each letter of the alphabet entitled K is
  for Kentucky. The STLP also created an
  interactive map of Kentucky to accompany this
  project.

• This project was presented at the district and
  regional competitions.

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Leadership Opportunities

• Our STLP has participated in several video
  production contests. In 2006, we created a video
  for the Reel School video contest. The topic was
  Internet Safety. Those students researched
  internet safety tips, videotaped themselves, and
  put the video together using Windows Movie Maker.
  

• We received 3rd place in the state for our entry.
  Those students traveled to KTLC in March 2006 to
  receive their award.

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Leadership Opportunities

• We also had students create a video for the KYVL
  PSA video contest in 2006. Our students
  developed a storyboard, took digital photos, and
  pieced together their video, which included
  narration.

We received 3rd place in the state for our entry.
Those students traveled to the 2006 STLP awards
to receive their award.
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Learning Partnerships

• We recently submitted a video to Reel School for
  their video contest for 2007. The topic was
  Assistive Technology. Several STLP students met
  with our schools OT who demonstrated different
  types of assistive technology. We created a
  video that focused on one of our students and how
  she uses different types of AT in her day.

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STLP Link

• If you would like to view any of our video
  projects or instructional project PPTs, visit
  our STLP page!
• http//www.meade.k12.ky.us/jra/STLP/stlp.html

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Community Awareness

• In December 2006, our STLP students traveled to
  Medco Nursing Home to sing Christmas carols.
  Prior to our visit, the students created
  Christmas messages on the computer that were
  handed out to the residents during our visit.

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Business and Community Partnerships

• Our STLP helps us earn points/money from
  FundingFactory by sorting and packaging items,
  such as cell phones and printer cartridges to be
  sent to them for recycling. By redeeming our
  points, we can earn different pieces of computer
  equipment/technology that we need. Students can
  also earn pizza parties, doughnut parties, etc.
  for STLP by recycling these objects, as well.
  Our students distributed flyers to area
  businesses to encourage them to donate used
  cartridges to our cause.

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Using Technology

• Our STLP students have worked together on
  numerous projects using technology.
• Several students have worked with Ms. Goff, one
  of our teachers, on designing a webpage.

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Using Technology

• Students learned to use a digital camera,
  download pictures, and how to operate a video
  camera. Students took pictures for classroom
  teachers and for the schools yearbook.
• Students more familiar with camera technology
  were able to assist students who had never
  operated these pieces of equipment.

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Using Technology

• Students learned how to insert questions and
  answers into a CPS and use it with others for
  assessment purposes.

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Technology Assistance

• STLP students provide technology assistance to
  students and teachers throughout our school.
• Students have set-up the laptop and projector for
  teachers to use.
• Students have rescued substitute teachers who
  need assistance logging onto the computers in the
  classroom.

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Technology Assistance

• STLP volunteers help maintain the schools
  computer lab. Each morning they straighten up
  the lab. They make sure headphones are plugged
  in and hung-up, they push-in chairs, throw away
  garbage, etc. They log onto the computers for
  other students.
• These students also install programs and prepare
  the computers in the lab for kindergarten and
  first grade classes, when necessary.

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Technology Assistance

• STLP students have also assisted kindergarten
  students by guiding them through the Accelerated
  Reader program. The older students assisted the
  younger students in typing in their names and
  passwords, and locating the title of their book.
  

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Participation - District

• Our STLP has performed numerous duties at the
  Meade County District STLP showcases. Weve had
  students create digital art, display showcases,
  serve as cyber-reporters, serve as showcase
  associates, and present.

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Participation Regional

• We took several STLP students to the Regional
  Technology Showcase at WKU in February 2006 and
  November 2006. Some students assisted with the
  showcase presentation, while other students made
  presentations independently.

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Participation State - KTLC

• We took these students to KTLC in March 2006.
  Some students presented their showcase, while
  other students visited booths and received an
  award from Reel School.

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Participation State - STLP
These students were selected to attend the STLP
state competition in Lexington in May 2006. They
presented their showcase The More You Learn, the
More You Earn.
These students attended the STLP awards in May
2006 in Lexington. They received third place in
the KYVL PSA competition.
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STLP Memories

• The following pages contain quotes from and
  photos of various STLP students reflecting on
  this past year.
• They told us things they had learned and
  experiences they enjoyed!

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I liked using the laptop!
I loved going to WKU!
I liked making a PowerPoint into a show!
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I liked going to sing Christmas songs at Medco!
I liked going to Bowling Green!
I liked being with friends!
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Future Projects

• We are fortunate to be moving into a new school
  next school year. We will have amazing new
  technology and many opportunities to explore and
  learn.
• Later this school year, our STLP students will be
  sharing their K is for Kentucky project with
  the 1st and 3rd graders when they are learning
  about Kentucky as part of their curriculum.
• All 3rd graders will be using the brochure
  template that STLP created to design their own
  brochures on Kentucky.

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Future Projects

• Other future plans for STLP include
• designing an online virtual tour of our new
  facility for parents and students
• creating a brochure of our new facility for
  parents, visitors, and new students
• assisting with the creation of our schools
  yearbook
• developing student webpages
• assisting teachers with advanced technology in
  our new building
• creating advertisements for our Fall Festival to
  show during announcements to new students and
  kindergarteners to entice them to attend