Teaching Innovation Fund (TIF) Grants, 2018-2025

Total projects: 69 

2018

• Teaching Abstract Concepts in Biology in Concrete Ways, Andover High
• Image Making with the Writing Process, Bancroft Elementary
• Intro to Design Thinking Workshop, Bancroft Elementary
• Sanborn C.A.R.E.S Mural, Sanborn Elementary
• Museum Workshops – Integrating the Arts with Reading and Writing, Sanborn Elementary
• Building Culture Through Photography, Sanborn Elementary
• Design Thinking and Innovation, West Elementary
• La Cuisine Française, West Middle
• Encountering Don Quixote, Wood Hill Middle

2019

• Modern Home Design Project, All three middle schools
• Virtual Reality in the Classroom, Bancroft Elementary
• Making Sense of the Hallway: Sensory Learning, Sanborn Elementary
• Inclusion through Innovation, Bancroft Elementary
• LEAP Kits Implementation, District-wide
• Coding Curriculum Connections, West Elementary
• Standing Desk Workstations, West Elementary
• Books for Second Step, High Plain Elementary
• All-in-One Electrophoresis Units Bring Biotechnology to Life, Andover High
• Data Loggers for Passive Solar House Design Project, Andover High

2020

Grant numbers were impacted by the pandemic

• Collaborative Clay Sculpture, Sanborn Elementary
• Bring Biotechnology to More Students, Andover High
• A Beloved Book Room, Doherty Middle
• Ways of Seeing Art, Andover High

2021

• Musical Mural, South Elementary
• Change is Simple, Wood Hill Middle
• Maneuvering Math – Intervention and Support, West Middle
• Volunteer Bi-lingual Read Aloud Program, South Elementary
• Cuisinons (Let’s cook!), West Middle
• Expand DNA Testing with Improved PCR Technology, Andover High

2022

• Let’s Get Graphic: Why Manga is Essential in Libraries, Wood Hill Middle
• Building a Classroom Library for the Art Room, Sanborn Elementary
• Flexible Seating for our Students, High Plain Elementary
• Y’All Fest Conference for All!, Doherty Middle, West Middle and Wood Hill Middle
• Project Based Learning, Wood Hill Middle
• Pinewood Derby Engineering, West Middle
• Tik Tok Slick, Doherty Middle
• Three Dimensional Drawing and 3D Printing to Prototype Fast, Effective and Creative Solutions to Problems, Wood Hill Middle
• Looking From Within: Who We Are as a Community, Wood Hill Middle
• Change is Simple, Wood Hill Middle
• Hip-hop Promotes Positivity, Sanborn Elementary
• Multi-Sensory STEAM Exploration in Early Childhood Classroom, Shawsheen Preschool
• Virtual Reality Oculus Quest Head Sets, Doherty Middle
• Elementary Manga Collection, High Plain Elementary
• Student Utilization of Smart Notebooks as an Organizational Tool, Andover High School

2023

• K-2 Classroom Chill Zones, South Elementary
• Preschool Sensory Education Kits, Shawsheen Preschool
• Share your Story to Enrich our Lives, Sanborn Elementary
• Connecting the Digital and Physical Worlds through Makey Makeys, Sanborn Elementary
• Mightier!, Sanborn Elementary

2024

• Creative Play Corner in Elementary Art, Sanborn Elementary
• Andover Middle School Music Festival, Doherty Middle, West Middle and Wood Hill Middle
• Doherty Middle School Values Challenge, Doherty Middle
• NABT Conference: Share and engage in sustainable, inclusive, innovative biology teaching practices, Andover High School
• Giant Community Collage Mural Residency, South Elementary
• Supporting the Core Content Areas for Students with Multiple Disabilities by Utilizing ACC, Shawsheen Preschool
• Academic Vocabulary for Middle School Multilingual Learners, West Middle and Wood Hill Middle
• Design Thinking & Architecture Curriculum for Visual Arts Classes, Andover High School
• Monuments and Memorials, Wood Hill Middle

2025

• Creating Soft Areas in the Early Childhood Classroom to Support Cross Domain Development, Shawsheen Preschool
• Andover Middle School Music Festival, Doherty Middle, West Middle and Wood Hill Middle
• Orienteering For All, West Elementary
• Enhancing Literacy and Engagement with MANGA!, West Middle
• VR Sets for Virtual Field Work, Wood Hill Middle
• 5 Minutes Matter, High Plain Elementary
• Brain Break Stations and Chill Zone(s), High Plain Elementary
• Expanding the AHS AP English Program (Professional Development), Andover High School (two grants provided)
• Breakfast and Lunch Cafeteria Food Rescue, West Elementary
• Assessing storage needs, designing, manufacturing arts, and Assembling Final Product (AKA: Designing custom IKEA flat pack storage products), Wood Hill Middle