STLP Gold Award Application Ceann Meredith, Sponsor Briarwood Elementary 265 Lovers Lane Bowling Green, KY  42103 270-782-5554

opportunities through the use of technology. The Mission of the Student Technology Leadership Program (STLP) is to advance the individual capabilities of students; to motivate all students; and to create leadership opportunities through the use of technology.

Goals 1. The STLP will develop activities that enhance the academic, social and emotional growth of the student. 2. The STLP will provide leadership opportunities for all students. 3. The STLP will experience multi-age collaboration by forming innovative learning partnerships. 4. The STLP will form learning partnerships between students with different technology skills. 5. The STLP will develop activities that benefit communities. 6. The STLP will develop instructional activities, which integrate technology and benefit the school and support the Kentucky Education Technology System (KETS).

Goal 1: The STLP will develop activities that enhance the academic, social and emotional growth of the student. Morning STLP group meets Monday and Friday mornings to work on group and individual projects using programs such as Word, PowerPoint, iWeb, Garageband, and iMovie. Students create web pages to showcase classroom learning. Students work in small groups to design and program a Mindstorm Robot to run a course. Students create Powerpoints to address specific topics in classroom.

Goal 2: The STLP will provide leadership opportunities for all students. Students create Powerpoints to inform new students of school wide procedures. Students represented Briarwood at the Western Kentucky University’s Robotics Competition.

Goal 3: The STLP will experience multi-age collaboration by forming innovative learning partnerships. Morning STLP group consists of 4th, 5th, and 6th grade students who collaborate on various technology projects such as movies, digital music, digital art, and Powerpoints. Morning STLP is in the planning phase of a Briarwood STLP website to be launched, hopefully, later this spring.

Goal 4: The STLP will form learning partnerships between students with different technology skills. 6th grade Robotics Team assisted the 5th grade teams in preparing for the competition. Students use iPods for listening centers to enhance reading instruction.

Goal 5: The STLP will develop activities that benefit communities. Students collected canned goods to benefit the local community. Students conducted a coin drive to benefit Vanderbilt Children’s Hospital and the local Family Enrichment Center. Students collected items needed to support our local humane society.

Goal 6: The STLP will develop instructional activities, which integrate technology and benefit the school and support the Kentucky Education Technology System (KETS). Students use iPods for listening centers to enhance reading instruction. Morning STLP group and other classrooms use a Mac cart to create projects using technology related to subject matter. Projects include Powerpoints, movies, music, and art.

Participation at Local/District Level Morning STLP group attended the Fall Showcase at Western Kentucky University. Morning STLP group attended the Kentucky Historical Marker Project GPS training. Students participated in the Western Kentucky University’s Robotics Competition. Briarwood has and will be participating in the District Spring Technology Showcase in April.

Participation at State Level Morning STLP group are entering products in the State STLP Competition. Morning STLP group is working on the Kentucky State Historical Marker Project.

Diversity Briarwood Elementary is becoming rich in cultural diversity. Briarwood Demographics: 579 White 73 Black 23 Hispanic 53 Asian/Pacific 1 American Indian 39 Other Total 768

Briarwood Elementary STLP photo

Recruiting Members Verbal announcement during morning meeting to the entire student body. Interested students attended an informal meeting about Morning STLP. Those interested complete an interest inventory and began working on products that they were most interested in. Students who are unable to attend Morning STLP, are given opportunities to work in the classroom and outside of school.

Future Projects Student created and maintained STLP Website Enhanced involvement in Fall Showcase and State Showcase Increased student involvement in STLP activities Further implementation of iPods to assist with the instruction of ESL and Title I students.