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Pyramid Awards
In 1990 the Foundation began awarding various types of grants to classroom teachers to assist with instructional strategies to increase student learning outcomes. This process was refined and formalized in 1995 and was designated as the Pyramid Awards. Teachers were encouraged to develop innovative projects by introducing unique, new or different instructional methods designed to actively involve students in the learning process and increase student learning. Another criteria for these teacher developed projects was student engagement, which encourages hands-on, active learning and is likely to cause a high level of interest and involvement among students.
These teacher submitted projects have always been rated by a panel of OCEF Board members and other non-school affiliated community members using a rigorous scoring criteria. The projects must receive a certain scoring level before a Pyramid Award grant is given. The award may be as much as $1,000 per grant and can be used for instructional materials, equipment, partial stipends for guest instructors, and partial admission costs to community resources. Non-allowable expenditures for Pyramid Award funds include transportation costs, consumable items and teacher stipends.
Through the years, OCEF has awarded over $300,000 to more than 470 teachers. This year, $26,000 was to awarded for 30 teacher-sponsored proposals.
The Foundation has a history of awarding grants to classroom teachers to assist with instructional strategies to increase student learning outcomes.
Teachers applying for Pyramid Awards are encouraged to develop innovative projects by introducing unique, new or different instructional methods designed to actively involve students in the learning process and increase student learning.
The award may be as much as $1,000 per grant and can be used for instructional materials, equipment, partial stipends for guest instructors, and partial admission costs to community resources.
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2022 Results
In 2022, OCEF awarded the highest number and dollar amount of Pyramid Awards in our history. The winners of this years awards are:
Arvin Education Center
DNA analysis- Gel Electrophoresis
Buckner Elementary
Putting the A in STEAM
Buckner Elementary
Regulation Station
Camden Station Elementary
Science Up Close
Centerfield Elementary
Storytime STEAM with PLTW
Centerfield Elementary
Filling Knowledge Gaps in Historical Fiction with Nonfiction Texts
Centerfield Elementary
Closing the Gap for Striving Learners
Centerfield Elementary
Rockin’ and Rollin’ in Kindergarten
Centerfield Elementary
PASS with Class
Centerfield Elementary
Let’s Boogie in Second Grade
Centerfield Elementary
Math: Organization Makes a Difference
Centerfield Elementary
Let’s Get Hyped!
Centerfield Elementary
Heading to Middle School with Confidence and Identity
Centerfield Elementary
Exciting Lighting
Crestwood Elementary
Primary Makerspace Library
Crestwood Elementary
Coding for Kids!
Crestwood Elementary
Self Regulation: Words Give Me Power
Crestwood Elementary
Building Imaginations through Play-based Learning
Crestwood Elementary
These Kids are Composers: Tools for Making Creating and Writing Music Accessible for All Ages
East Oldham Middle
Can Your Arduino?
East Oldham Middle
The Science Behind Food
Goshen Elementary
Bringing Student Voice and Innovation to the Library
Harmony Elementary
Rocking Chairs
Kenwood Station
Supporting Student Success with Structured Literacy
La Grange Elementary
Stations in Fifth Grade English Language Arts
LaGrange Elementary
Quaver’s Marvelous World of Music Curriculum
LaGrange Elementary
Reading Upward and Onward
La Grange Elementary
Learning to Self-Regulate through Play, Expression, & Reflection
North Oldham Middle
Snack Shack Cart
North Oldham Middle
Botanical Studies and Experimental Design
North Oldham Middle
Rockets, Rockets, Rockets
North Oldham Middle
Building a Brand Through Graphic Art and Design
North Oldham Middle
Safe Heating in Science
North Oldham Middle
Investigating Electrostatics
North Oldham Middle
Creating a Kinesthetic Classroom to Promote Comprehensible Learning in Spanish
North Oldham High
Theatre: From Design to Reality
North Oldham High
Engaging Students’ Minds, Bodies, and Hearts with The Walking Classroom
North Oldham High
Post COVID collaboration through flexible seating!
North Oldham High
Handheld Magnifying lens
North Oldham High
Simulation-Based Inference in AP Statistics
South Oldham High
History Through Their Eyes
South Oldham High
S-cubed: Statistically Significant Supplies
Locust Grove Elementary
Developing a Culturally Diverse Reading Recovery/Intervention Library
Locust Grove Elementary
Regulation Station
Oldham County Preschool
Full STEAM ahead!
Oldham County Middle
Very Visual Science
Oldham County Middle
iPads for Digital Art
Oldham County Middle
Intentional Meditation for Relaxation and Stress Management
Oldham County Educational Foundation is a 501 (c)(3) nonprofit organization, and all donations are tax deductible as allowed by law. Federal Identification Number (EIN) 61-1165130.
Pyramid Awards
In 1990 the Foundation began awarding various types of grants to classroom teachers to assist with instructional strategies to increase student learning outcomes. This process was refined and formalized in 1995 and was designated as the Pyramid Awards. Teachers were encouraged to develop innovative projects by introducing unique, new or different instructional methods designed to actively involve students in the learning process and increase student learning. Another criteria for these teacher developed projects was student engagement, which encourages hands-on, active learning and is likely to cause a high level of interest and involvement among students.
These teacher submitted projects have always been rated by a panel of OCEF Board members and other non-school affiliated community members using a rigorous scoring criteria. The projects must receive a certain scoring level before a Pyramid Award grant is given. The award may be as much as $1,000 per grant and can be used for instructional materials, equipment, partial stipends for guest instructors, and partial admission costs to community resources. Non-allowable expenditures for Pyramid Award funds include transportation costs, consumable items and teacher stipends.
Through the years, OCEF has awarded over $300,000 to more than 470 teachers. This year, $26,000 was to awarded for 30 teacher-sponsored proposals.
The Foundation has a history of awarding grants to classroom teachers to assist with instructional strategies to increase student learning outcomes.
Teachers applying for Pyramid Awards are encouraged to develop innovative projects by introducing unique, new or different instructional methods designed to actively involve students in the learning process and increase student learning.
The award may be as much as $1,000 per grant and can be used for instructional materials, equipment, partial stipends for guest instructors, and partial admission costs to community resources.
I am text block. Click edit button to change this text. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Ut elit tellus, luctus nec ullamcorper mattis, pulvinar dapibus leo.
2022 Results
In 2022, OCEF awarded the highest number and dollar amount of Pyramid Awards in our history. The winners of this years awards are:
Arvin Education Center
DNA analysis- Gel Electrophoresis
Buckner Elementary
Putting the A in STEAM
Buckner Elementary
Regulation Station
Camden Station Elementary
Science Up Close
Centerfield Elementary
Storytime STEAM with PLTW
Centerfield Elementary
Filling Knowledge Gaps in Historical Fiction with Nonfiction Texts
Centerfield Elementary
Closing the Gap for Striving Learners
Centerfield Elementary
Rockin’ and Rollin’ in Kindergarten
Centerfield Elementary
PASS with Class
Centerfield Elementary
Let’s Boogie in Second Grade
Centerfield Elementary
Math: Organization Makes a Difference
Centerfield Elementary
Let’s Get Hyped!
Centerfield Elementary
Heading to Middle School with Confidence and Identity
Centerfield Elementary
Exciting Lighting
Crestwood Elementary
Primary Makerspace Library
Crestwood Elementary
Coding for Kids!
Crestwood Elementary
Self Regulation: Words Give Me Power
Crestwood Elementary
Building Imaginations through Play-based Learning
Crestwood Elementary
These Kids are Composers: Tools for Making Creating and Writing Music Accessible for All Ages
East Oldham Middle
Can Your Arduino?
East Oldham Middle
The Science Behind Food
Goshen Elementary
Bringing Student Voice and Innovation to the Library
Harmony Elementary
Rocking Chairs
Kenwood Station
Supporting Student Success with Structured Literacy
La Grange Elementary
Stations in Fifth Grade English Language Arts
LaGrange Elementary
Quaver’s Marvelous World of Music Curriculum
LaGrange Elementary
Reading Upward and Onward
La Grange Elementary
Learning to Self-Regulate through Play, Expression, & Reflection
North Oldham Middle
Snack Shack Cart
North Oldham Middle
Botanical Studies and Experimental Design
North Oldham Middle
Rockets, Rockets, Rockets
North Oldham Middle
Building a Brand Through Graphic Art and Design
North Oldham Middle
Safe Heating in Science
North Oldham Middle
Investigating Electrostatics
North Oldham Middle
Creating a Kinesthetic Classroom to Promote Comprehensible Learning in Spanish
North Oldham High
Theatre: From Design to Reality
North Oldham High
Engaging Students’ Minds, Bodies, and Hearts with The Walking Classroom
North Oldham High
Post COVID collaboration through flexible seating!
North Oldham High
Handheld Magnifying lens
North Oldham High
Simulation-Based Inference in AP Statistics
South Oldham High
History Through Their Eyes
South Oldham High
S-cubed: Statistically Significant Supplies
Locust Grove Elementary
Developing a Culturally Diverse Reading Recovery/Intervention Library
Locust Grove Elementary
Regulation Station
Oldham County Preschool
Full STEAM ahead!
Oldham County Middle
Very Visual Science
Oldham County Middle
iPads for Digital Art
Oldham County Middle
Intentional Meditation for Relaxation and Stress Management
Oldham County High
Photo Printing/ Photography
Oldham County High
Music Literacy using Technology
2024 Bracket BBQ
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