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Application DatesApplication and Award Dates for 2009. We must have your proposal by midnight the night before the meeting date. Deadline and presentation dates are subject to change without notice. Read more »
Application Form (Word Doc)You can submit the application form via e-mail, or print and mail it to The Eyewitness News Station, Attn: Kim Belmont, P.O. Box 2929, Bakersfield, CA 93303 or e-mail to kbelmont@bakersfieldnow.com. Read more »
10/21/09 - Tapp Hancock "Science with a Twist"It's the Tonight Show like you've never seen it before -- written, directed and produced by some of Bakersfield's brainiest kids. Read more » 
10/2/09 - Amy Kileen "Independent Film Institute8th graders at Ollivier Middle School will soon bring the works of Edgar Allen Poe to life, thanks to teacher Amy Kileen. Read more » 
10/1/09 - Laura Moon "Karaoke in the Classroom"Laura Moon's first grade class will soon be singing their way to success. Read more » 
8/31/09 - Leslie Lipton "See, Hear, Say"Leslie Lipton teaches Computer Literacy Intergration, also known as "CLIC" at Arvin High. It's a required class for freshmen. The idea -- setting a foundation so they can take the skills they learn there and use them the next four years in high school and beyond. Read more » 
8/27/09 - Erin Woodward "What's In Store For You?"Erin Woodward, a Spanish teacher at Kern Valley High, will be starting a "tienda" for her students, so they can use Spanish in real life situations. Read more » 
5/18/09 - Follow Up, German Robledo's rubik's cube speed solving competitionGolden Valley High School's first annual "Rubik's Cube Speed Solving Competition." Read more » 
4/24/09 - Stephanie Lee "The Golden Bean Coffee Shop"Stephanie Lee is teaching her kids how to run their own business. Read more » 
3/23/09 - Stephanie Turner "Classroom Jeopardy"McKee Middle School teacher Stephanie Turner will buy gaming equipment for "Classroom Jeopardy." Read more » 
3/17/09 - Follow Up, Troy Tenhet and the TitansWith the cameras bought, Troy Tenhet and the Titans are forging on with their global learning exchange with students in Singapore. Read more » 
3/3/09 - Oliver Brown "Character Counts"Oliver Brown from Princeton Street School is teaching his fourth grade class about the importance of developing good character at an early age. Read more » 
3/2/09 - Monica Ford "When Will I Ever Use This?"Monica Ford from Frontier High School will teach her students about how math is used on a daily basis, with the help of the CBS show 'NUMB3RS.' Read more » 
2/6/09 - Follow Up, Virtual P.E.After receiving her One Classroom at a Time grant in December, Taleia Larkin has bought a Nintendo WII and is giving her severely disabled students some physical education, in a virtual setting. Read more » 
1/21/09 - Rosann Wattonville 'Trout Go To School'Rosann Wattonville's seventh grade class from Freedom Middle School will be raising trout eggs and then releasing them into the Kern River. All the while, learning how to be good caretakers of the environment. Read more »
12/11/08 - Taleia Larkin "Virtual P.E."Taleia Larkin teaches special ed for the Kern County Superintendent of Schools. Her students will never know what it's like to take part in a P.E. class, which is why she's bringing P.E. to them -- in the form of a Nintendo WII. Read more » 
11/20/08 - German Robledo "Solving the Rubik's Cube"The Rubik's Cube has confounded people of all ages for close to 30 years now. But our latest One Classroom at a Time Grant Winner from Golden Valley High School says its easier than you may think. Read more » 
10/31/08 - Follow Up, Violence and BullyingLiz Armstrong is teaching her students important lessons about violence and bullying. She received her One Classroom at a Time Grant in May and says she's seen a huge improvement in her students. Read more » 
10/24/08 Follow Up, Battle of the Books!Angie Estrada from Horace Mann Elementary in Bakersfield was presented with her one thousand dollar grant back in August. With that money, Ms. Estrada was able to buy more than 700 books, which are shared with all the second grade classes at the school. Read more » 
10/23/08 Troy Tenhet and the TitansStudents at Bill L. Williams Elementary School are learning about people, places, and cultures on the other side of the world, thanks to their teacher. Read more » 
9/24/08 Laura Reyes "Sing and Read Beginning Literacy Series"Laura Reyes teaches preschool at La Escuelita in Bakersfield. With her grant money, Reyes plans to buy books and music to help her students learn English. Read more »
9/4/08 Angie Estrada - Battle of the Books!Angie Estrada plans to buy more than 500 books with her thousand dollar grant. It's going to be shared with all the second... Read more »
8/20/08 Daniel Hansford - Fit Body/Fit MindDaniel Hansford, 6th grade teacher at Bill L. Williams Elementary School. Read more »
06/26/08 Michelle Diedrich - Teaching life skillsMichelle Diedrich, Special Education teacher, Cesar E. Chavez Science Magnet School and College Heights campuses, Northeast Bakersfield Read more »
06/02/2008 Diane Sharman -- Fun O"Friends Help Us ReadDiane Sharman, teaches 1st grade at Piute Mountain School, Caliente, Ca Read more »
05/22/08 Karen Linder - Clicking WordsKaren Linder, Teresa Burke Elementary School, Wasc Read more »
03/27/08 Andrea Broaddus - Where in the World is Everybody?Andrea Broaddus, Hacienda Elementary School, California City Read more »
03/13/08 Diane Hislop - Renewable EnergyDiane Hislop, 5th Grade teacher, Frank West Elementary School, Bakersfield Read more »
03/03/08 Linda Kellogg & Lilly Cantu - Digg Those Dino'sLinda Kellogg & Lilly Cantu, Virginia Ave Elementary School, Bakersfield Read more »
02/20/08 Rob Whitbey - Rebuild a Science GardenRob Whitbey, Science teacher, Delano High School Read more »
02/02/08 Sandra Aguirre & Esther Medina - School dramaSandra Aguirre & Esther Medina, Redwood Elementary School, Shafter Read more »
01/24/08 Libby Tracy - Upper Body StrengthLibby Tracy, Beardsley Junior High School, Bakersfield Read more » |
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The One Classroom at a Time program is now in its third season! Thanks to our sponsor, MOR Furniture For Less, the One Classroom at a Time program is able to help public school teachers of Kern County. Effective March 3, 2009, we will now be giving away $1,000 each month to classes in Eyewitness News' viewing area. The program is open to public school Pre-K programs through 12th grade in Kern County. Teachers, if your class is in need of money that would help enrich your students' learning experience, apply for this grant!
