Application Bright Ideas Education Grant Program

for Teachers

Purpose: The Bright Ideas program is designed to financially support classroom projects for which
funding is currently unavailable.

Eligibility: Applicant must be a Georgia certified teacher. Teacher may apply for one grant per
school year.

Grant Limit: Projects are open to all subjects and may be funded up to $1,000.

Selection Criteria: Projects must provide a creative learning experience for students, benefit and
directly involve student, contain a clearly defined plan of implementation and encourage teamwork
among students.

Grant Awards: Grants must be used within current school year. Applicants are required to submit a
final report about the grant and winning teachers agree to give Jefferson Energy Cooperative the right
to use their name, photo and information about the grant in publicity.

Deadline: All applications must be completed and received by Jefferson Energy Cooperative on or
before October 31, 2017. Applications received after the deadline will not be considered.

Program Coordinator: Steve Chalker, Director of Public Relations

Jefferson Energy
Cooperative 3077 Hwy 17
Wrens, GA 30833
Phone: 706-547-2167
Email: schalker@jec.coop

Do not include your name, the name of your county or school on pages 2, 3, or 4.
You must use this form.
Please adhere to the word limits.
Do not attach any supplementary materials

About your project: (Please do not include your name, the name of your county or
school.)

Project Name A Look at New and Old Agricultural Equipment in Three Dimensions
 Curriculum Areas Social Studies, Science, Math, Technology, Art

Grade Level 5th Grade

Amount Requested $920.00

Minimum needed to
fund project $920.00

Number of students
to benefit from project 80

Will items purchased

be used for more than
one
school year? yes

Project Overview:
Summary give an overview of the project (Limit 150 words)
Our school is starting to implement the STEAM concept with our fifth grade students. STEAM stands for
Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math. STEAM lessons are student-centered, hands-on,
collaborative and project (or problem) based. The students will be researching, interviewing, writing,
hypothesizing, videoingall sorts of neat things! The focus is on agricultural practices in our county and
we will use the 3D printer to create old and new equipment. In doing so, the students will get a deeper
understanding of the progression of agricultural equipment through the years AND they will learn to
utilize a piece of technology that is on the cutting edge.

Creativity Describe the creative elements of the project. (Limit 100 words)
The students creativity will be sparked by using the 3D printer to create farm
equipment. One creative element will be curiosity. Farm equipment to fifth graders is not
really too interesting, but throw in a 3D printer and their curiosity will be piqued. Another
creative element is the students ability to make new connections. They will never look at
a piece of machinery again without remembering the time they were able to use a 3D
printer to create their own!

Goals What are the goals and objectives for students? (Limit 100 words)
The majority of the students at our school live below the poverty line. There is no way that they
will have their own 3D printer. Technology like this is ever-changing, and our students are going
to be expected to know and implement technology beyond their K-12 education. We want to
give them an edge. A 3D printer can allow them to make a prototype of a piece of agricultural
equipment and analyze advantages and disadvantages between two different pieces. It would
definitely make the subject matter come to life and help their critical thinking capabilities.

Implementation How will you implement this project? (Limit 100 words)
Students are being given the choice of how to demonstrate their knowledge of the agricultural process in
Jefferson County. One choice is to use a 3D printer to create a piece of farm equipment from the past or
present. Students will do research on the internet and see in real life what farm equipment looks like
when they take field trips to local farms. Following that, they will have the information they need to
produce a prototype of their own using the 3D printer.

Benefits What are the immediate and/or ongoing benefits this project will provide students?
(Limit 100 words)
As a teacher, the biggest benefit I see with using the 3D printer to create a prototype of a piece
of farm equipment is the excitement the kids will have to be able to use a piece of technology
that they have never seen before, much less used! I have observed children using a 3D printer
and they are so interested in it. The printer can be used in the social studies and science classes.
For example, the students can make a 3D fossil in their science class.
 BUDGET
Itemized Project Budget (required)

Item Needed Quantity Unit Total Required?

Needed Cost Cost Y/N

da Vinci 1.0 Pro 3D 1 $665.45 665.45 Y

printer
Pearl White filament 1 $26.39 $26.39 Y

Clear Blue filament 1 $26.39 $26.39 Y

Green filament 1 $27.83 $27.83 Y

Black filament 1 $29.19 $29.19 U

Yellow filament 1 $29.19 $29.19 Y

Natural filament 1 $27.83 $27.83 Y

Tang filament 1 $29.19 $29.19 Y

Da Vinci filament- 1 $29.19 $29.19 Y

yellow
Da Vinci filament- blue 1 $29.19 $29.19 Y

$920.00

Total Project Cost (please estimate total cost to the nearest whole dollar)

Will you accept partial funding? If so, how much yes

If you receive partial funding, how will you fund the rest of your project? We wont fund the
rest of the project; instead, we will just not have the different colored filament.
Applicant Information

Teacher Applying for Grant (first and last name) Amy Wise

Title of Grant Project A Look at New and Old Agricultural Equipment in Three
Dimensions
School Where Teacher Works: Louisville Academy

Grade(s) Applicant Teaches: Pre K-5 as teacher-librarian

School Mailing Address: 425 W. 9th Street Louisville, GA 30434

School Street Address: 425 W. 9th Street

School City: Louisville

State: Georgia

Zip: 30434

School Phone Number: 478.625.7794

School Fax Number: 478.625.3548

Applicants Email Address: wisea@jefferson.k12.ga.us

Applicants Signature

School Principals Signature

Applicant Agreement

I am a Georgia certified teacher. This is the only Bright Ideas application I have
submitted for the current school year. I agree, if I am selected, to submit a final report about
the grants outcome. I also agree that my name, photo and information about the grant may
be used in publications by Jefferson Energy Cooperative without compensation to me.
 All applications must be received at Jefferson Energy Cooperative by October 31, 2017. Winners will
be announced in November. For more information, please call 706-547-2167, or email
schalker@jec.coop.

Mail or email completed application to:

Steve Chalker, Director of Public Relations
Jefferson Energy Cooperative
3077 Hwy 17 N Wrens, GA 30833
schalker@jec.coop