The use of 360 degree video and equipment is an emerging 21st Century technology that benefited Mr. Warden’s 10th grade World History class at Riverdale High School. Students used the 360 degree camera, equipment, and Virtual Reality (VR) headset to bring awareness to the challenges of the developing world through researching and promoting various humanitarian organizations. Students in small video production teams chose a specific humanitarian organization to create a Virtual/ 360 degree video demonstrating the challenges that their organization desires to improve.

Art Hop Highlighting Community exposed students at West Fresno Elementary to the arts by creating a theme inspired art project related to the positive influences within the community. Each student was able to complete an art piece using a 6 x 6 inch canvas depicting cultures from the community. Each grade level had a designated theme and they all participated in the Art Hop and their canvases were displayed during Open House night.

The Firebaugh High School Agriculture Department and FFA presented Agriculture Awareness Day with over 1,000 preschool to 5th grade students in attendance. Students had an opportunity to visit and learn from 17 booths about the industry variety within Agriculture Education. This was a wonderful opportunity to see high school students become teachers and teach the youth of tomorrow about the importance of agriculture.

At Mendota Elementary the STARS Sportsmanship Project has integrated Safety first, Try your best, Active participation, Respect, and Sports etiquette through social interaction, self-responsibility, and group dynamics. Teachers accessed equipment and lesson plans that have helped students promote strategies and the ability to work effectively with teammates during P.E., which in turn helped develop good sportsmanship.

The iPads in the Classroom project at West Park Elementary gave transitional kindergarten and kindergarten students access to a set of 4 iPad minis for use during small group guided instruction. The students were so excited when they saw they had iPads for their own classroom. Intervention and other educational programs were downloaded onto the iPad and the students learned how to log on. They were introduced to QR codes and how to use the app for student learning through listening centers and reviewing high frequency words and many more fun learning activities.

The Language Enrichment & Acquisition Program (LEAP) is a district-wide program for speech services. In its inaugural year, LEAP serviced 60 preschool-aged students who reside in the Selma Unified School District and have an Individualized Education Plan qualifying them for Speech Services. LEAP is operated by a team of Special Educators, who have worked to create an environment where language and learning are fostered in an engaging and creative classroom.

The Navy Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps (NJROTC) Unit, Public Affairs Officer at Parlier High School is responsible for reporting on all events and activities they participate in throughout the year. The purpose of the PAO position is to take pictures, write articles and ensure that the historical accomplishments of the Unit are captured for historical files and published in local, state and national news papers. With the grant, they upgraded the Public Affairs Office (PAO) camera with a Cannon EOS Rebel SL1 package along with tripod and photo printer.

The Mini Tablets in the classroom have been a new experience for preschool students at Westside Elementary. Using tablets, Estela Valdez-Preschool Teacher, facilitates conversations with the students while observing photos and videos that were taken in the classroom and outdoors to develop language and social and emotional skills. They play games that teach them numbers, colors, shapes, and patterns among many other math activities. The mini tablets in the classroom make it easy to capture different classroom activities with pictures to produce individual portfolios for each student.

With the purchase of bilingual books, students at Monroe Elementary participated in Storybags: A Tool for Parent-Assisted Reading and Writing at Home. Depending on the primary language in the home, each Storybag contained a book in either English or Spanish, journal, stuffed animal or other "friend" relating to the story, and a pencil. They went home with children Monday through Thursday with the task of reading/being read to, interacting with the "friend" and writing/illustrating in the journal.

The National Junior Art Honor Society (NJAHS) held Art for Everyone, a district-wide art show at Rafer Johnson Junior High. The NJAHS members organized and juried the show featuring nearly 300 pieces of student art from every school in the district in grades transitional kindergarten through eighth grade. Each artist’s family was invited to the show with an estimated 800 in attendance at the evening art show and reception catered by the Rafer Johnson Junior High Home Economics classes and the school jazz band provided music.

"Imagine a world where every girl owned at least one dress," this is the motto of the Dress a Girl Around the World program and the inspiration for the Dress A Girl project at El Capitan Middle School. The project was an amazing experience for both the students and staff. The students engaged in the sewing unit in a way that not only taught them the curriculum in a real world setting, but also provided a sense of compassionate service. At the end of the project 53 dresses were sewn, 33 more than the project goal, that will be sent to girls in Romania.

One of the goals of our Collaborative Mentoring program at Kastner Intermediate School is to promote teamwork and inclusion. In addition, the program encourages mentors to model good organizational skills for special needs mentees. The FCOE Innovation Grant allowed the teacher to purchase team T-shirts for students. They also purchased Collaborative Mentoring folders for both mentors and mentees to help all students keep track of their assignments.

Students at Burrel Elementary School experienced the magic of theatre arts and music with the production of The Wizard of Oz. The goal is to integrate the magic of the arts into this small, farming community to increase students’ academic performance and self-esteem. The magic of the arts at Burrel Elementary has helped raise spirits and inspire creativity throughout the community.

Students at Kingsburg High School had an enhanced learning experience with the Airlink Sensors and Pasco Probes project. This new equipment allowed them to quickly collect data and assess temperature, pH, dissolved oxygen, carbon dioxide, etc., and easily record the data on a computer or tablet making labs much more efficient. The probes were used to collect and study water samples from the Merced River.

The Nexus Coffee Cart is operated by students enrolled in the Nexus Adult Transition Program. The Nexus Coffee Cart provides students with a comprehensive vocational and employment preparation experience that will enable them to secure and maintain employment. Lesson objectives include vocational, functional academics, managerial and supervisory skills, as well as the social skills necessary for maintaining satisfactory employment. Students engaged in all the facets of running the coffee cart; from product selection and purchase, to customer service.

Makerspace Robotics introduced second graders at Kerman-Floyd Elementary School to robotics and coding. Robotics help children learn applied mathematical concepts, scientific method of inquiry, logical thinking and persistence. The Innovation Grant funded five Wonder Dash Robots and the teachers introduced coding to the students with the Hour of Coding app. Students were able to write and debug algorithms that include moves, sounds and lights. Students received "drivers licenses" and began working in pairs to use coding to have the robots perform set tasks.

Approximately 70 students, parents and children participated in Family Literacy Night at Orange Cove High School. The students, who organized this event, created four different themed-reading circles for the children in attendance by age group—0-4, 5-6, 7-8 and 9-12. Each child received multiple books and the librarian facilitated an early literacy workshop for parents. The goals of this project were to improve reading fluency, comprehension and overall student confidence.

Students participating in the Biliteracy Program at McCabe Elementary School enjoyed learning foundational skills in Spanish. They were tutored in the Spanish language to help develop fluency, reading comprehension and vocabulary. Students participated in various Spanish academic activities and played traditional games using the Spanish language. The culminating event was having students take a reading comprehension test in Spanish after having read a book in Spanish.