2004-2005 Bright House Networks National Star Teacher Award Winners

¡Olé Miércoles….. The Whole Enchilada!

For over seven months Carla Eschen, Richard Eschen, Denise Langdon, Suzanne Swain and Mark Garlock from Citrus Springs Elementary partnered together to teach kindergarten and third graders an appreciation and awareness for Spanish speaking countries. A strong emphasis was placed on the language, food, customs, music, dances, geography, literature, and different currencies. Through research, field trips, classroom activities, and drawing on the power of relevant programming from the Food Network, Nickelodeon, Univision, ESPN2, and The Weather Channel these creative teachers helped students realize an important lesson: whether it is Spanish, French, Italian, or any other language, it is all human.

"The Iraq Election…A New Beginning"
Bonnie Curtis Tucker
West Shore Jr./Sr. High School, Melbourne, FL

At West Shore Jr./Sr. High School Bonnie Curtis Tucker's goal was simple: as future journalist, her students needed to understand today's current events that were making history and be able to explain them to other students. As a result, students would enhance their journalism, videography and editing skills. By encouraging their review of content from broadcast networks such as ABC, CBS and NBC, and cable networks CNN, C-SPAN, and The History Channel students gained key insights into how to effectively deliver information through media responsibly. Students filmed and edited brief news segments to create an educational program that was offered to Social Studies and American History teachers for viewing with their classes.

Maori Math Mysteries
Jessica Fredericks and Raedell Coogler
Bethune Academy, Haines City, FL

A project using The Learning Channel, Bravo, Ovation and The Travel Channel, Jessica Fredricks and Raedell Coogler at Bethune Academy sought to teach six classes of fourth and fifth graders about the music, art and culture of the Maori, the native people of New Zealand. The initial concept that Math and music are inextricably linked was cemented among students by relevant Cable in the Classroom programming. Students learned the importance of accurate measurements as they prepared their Maori inspired quilts. In fact, Raedell, who teachers art, also taught the students how to sew believing that sewing is fast becoming one of the "lost arts," and every child-even the boys- should learn to sew. Students also learned how to read and write Maori, create their own Maori staffs, practiced choreographed stick-fighting routines, and used knowledge learned during this project to write their own stick-fighting rhythms in music notation.

Earth Matters

The Earth Matters is a worthy and important lesson we all should learn, and not just the eight graders at Westwood Middle School. Joan Turner and Lois S. Sciame introduced students to the idea that our planet is facing an environmental crisis. Endangered species, our war on waste, the global food crisis, clean air, water issues and the destruction of the rain forest are just a few of the topics discussed. By engaging with cable in the classroom programming from Nickelodeon and Discovery School Ms. Turner and Ms. Sciame were able to bring to life important concepts regarding the need to safeguard the environment.
Students were so impacted by lessons learned they acted on them by asking permission from their Principal to plan trees on Earth Day to replace the one's damaged by last year's hurricanes.

Character Counts
Bruce Caldwell and Deborah Bartow
Greenwood Lakes Middle School, Lake Mary, FL

Seminole County has Twelve Keys to Your Character. These twelve key character traits: Respect, Honesty, Courage, Gratitude, Generosity, Responsibility, Caring, Knowledge, Fairness, Patriotism, Service and Courtesy were the basis for this important lesson. Bruce Caldwell and Deborah Bartow hoped to illustrate to their students how different people ranging from last year's presidential candidates to fictitious characters embodied these various character traits. Programming made available by CNN, Discovery Kids, and PBS proved useful when engage students in this thematic unit on character traits while reinforcing their computer skills. The programs used showed how people from all cultures, groups, etc value similar character traits.

"Sewing" Seeds of Character
Jean Colton and Sandi Jimmerson
Westwood Middle School, Winter Haven, FL

Jean Colton and Sandi Jimmerson set out to develop a lesson that could reach all of their students at Westwood Middle School. Ms. Colton and Ms. Jimmerson teach six and seventh graders from advanced and lower achieving classes, and ESE and ESOL students. A program PBS highlighted on Cable in the Classroom's website immediately sparked interest among these two women because of the similarity between the women in the program and the students in their classes. Focusing on four key character traits: cooperation, kindness, compassion, and tolerance, their students learned the impact these characteristics can have on success. The unit culminates with the creation of quilts made by each class.

"Preparing for Dangerous Disasters"
Lucille P. Case, Sarah Fleener, Fran Westerfield
Greenwood Lakes Middle School, Lake Mary, FL

Charley, Frances, Ivan and Jean challenged educators at Greenwood Lakes Middle school to think about how best they could contribute to recovery efforts in Florida. While Lucille P. Case, Sarah Fleener, and Fran Westerfield couldn't help with the physical repairs, their dedication and creativity inspired them to take on the psychological damage their students experienced. Cable in the Classroom programming from The Weather Channel and A&E Network provided great insight into different types of natural disasters, and got them thinking about how to prepare for a disaster. They also invited guest speakers, challenged students to build models of hurricane-proof buildings, and even exposed their models to a large industrial fan that simulated a category five hurricane. Extra points were awarded for models that survived the test.

Blazing the Trails…
Nancy Keck and Margie Dilmore
Greenwood Lakes Middle School, Lake Mary, FL

Nancy Keck and Margie Dilmore taught six and seventh grade students at Greenwood Lakes Middle School that mathematical standards and concepts could be used outside the classroom in real world situations. Students watched cable in the classroom programming from Animal Planet and Discovery Networks, maintained their own aquatic ecosystem, and showcased results from various experiments through PowerPoint presentations. Their project even incorporated community involvement aspects that resulted in fundraising to adopt a mother and cub Cheetah and eight hundred dollars collected to aid in the reconstruction of two elephant's homes that were destroyed by the hurricanes in 2004 at Central Florida Zoo.

Dewey Goes to the Olympics
Kathleen Butler
Stewart Middle Magnet, Tampa, FL

Kathleen Butler designed a program that expanded students' knowledge of library organization, the Dewey-Decimal Classification, e-literacy, and library research skills, and enhanced their knowledge of computer applications. The Olympics in Athens, Greece was chosen as a current theme that students could relate to. Student library assistants then applied learning's inspired by Cable in the Classroom programming from The History Channel, CNN Student News, and The Discovery Channel and produced resources in the form of PowerPoint presentations, brochures, hand-outs, and researched web-site lists. These resources then were deployed to teach six, seventh, and eight graders at the Steward Middle Magnet.

The Amazing Race "American Style"
Robin Abrams, Tracy Mestre, Maryann Venezia, Jessica Ayres
Greenwood Lakes Middle School, Lake Mary, FL

Five hundred seventh graders from Greenwood Lakes Middle School spent eight weeks participating in this program, implemented by Robin Abrams, Tracy Mestre, Maryann Venezia, and Jessica Ayres, as they studied the United States. Just like the television show their student teams competed against each other completing numerous "Road Blocks" and endless "Detours." The entire program model was actually conceived based on the CBS Show, The Amazing Race. Cable in the Classroom programming from CBS, National Geographic Channel, Discovery Networks, The History Channel, A&E, Travel Channel, and Food Network enhanced the students experienced and increased their creativity. Students were motivated by the programming and the competition striving to learn more.

2003-2004 Bright House Networks National Star Teacher Award Winners

Symbols of America
Marianne Cannizzaro
Balomero Lopez Elementary School, Seffner, FL

Fear Factors of Productions Unwrapped
Dan Dunavin
Beta/Gibbs High School, St. Petersburg, FL

B.E.A.R. - Be Excited About Reading
Kathy Pruitt, Pam Bolden, and Pam Willingham
Bethune Academy, Haines City, FL

Jumping for Jazz
Jessica Fredricks and Raedell Coogler
Bethune Academy, Haines City, FL

Hitting the Links
Robin Abrams and Maryann Venezia
Greenwood Lakes Middle School, Lake Mary, FL

Looking for Dark Skies over Millennium
Andrew Shaw and Rosemary Shaw
Millennium Middle School, Sanford, FL

M.A.R.S.: Music, Art, Reading and Science
Carol Unterreiner, Nancy Martin, Teresa Costello and Kathleen James
Milwee Middle School, Longwood, FL

Experience Iraq
Vivian Smithwick and Kathleen Butler
Stewart Middle Magnet School

2002-2003 Bright House Networks National Star Teacher Award Winners

The Invention Intervention
Lucille Case
Greenwood Lakes Middle School, Lake Mary, FL

Using programming from A&E networks, Biography, Noggin, and HGTV, Ms. Case wanted to get her students "hooked on science". To motivate her into appreciating the importance of science, she added an Inventor project this year. Her students researched famous investors of the 20th century, created a scrapbook, 3-D posters about their scientists, and did presentations to the class about their inventors. Students were asked to explain how the inventions had an impact on the world and were challenged to create an original tool or modify an existing one in a new and original way. All 145 posters and 145 Tool inventions were displayed at the school and the top 10 in each category received ribbons, certificates, and candy bars. One project was a light-up Bar-B-Q for nighttime use, another was a nail polish extension brush to enable pregnant women to paint their toenails, toothpaste and toothbrush (all in one), and a seed-dispensing rake! The project was expanded for Black History Month to include reports on famous Minority inventors.

Girls Rule
Teresa Costello
Milwee Middle School, Longwood, FL

A&E's Biography and modern technology propelled students from Ms. Costello's class into the lives of several important and successful women. After viewing these biographies, discussions were held about the role each woman played in shaping history. Students also read portions of You Want Women to Vote, Lizzie Stanton? Students evaluated what they already knew about the important role women have played in history and what they wanted to learn from this project. Classes were shown the components of the teacher created Web-Quest as well as necessary papers to complete their project. Online media resources include search engines, resources sites and encyclopedias and other traditional media materials were available to students for their research. Each student wrote a letter to a woman who has influenced him/her and t he letters were mailed during March in recognition of Women's History Month. As a culminating activity, students listened to local women talk about their lives, careers, and education. Many students were prompted by these speakers to think about their own futures. Students wrote thank you letters in which many shared their new inspirations provided to them by these community members.

A Cell-A-Bration
Deborah Wasylik
Dr. Phillip High School, Orlando, FL

For as long as microscopes have been around, the high school Biology curriculum has included a rather bland unit on the structure and function of the animal cell. Ms. Wasylik decided to turn the bland into grand and expand the unit to gigantic proportions by creating a 10 X 25 foot cell that the students would construct based on their own research using cable programming and the Internet. This huge undertaking began by showing the Discovery Channel's Cells, providing a brief overview lecture and distributing several hand-outs. The major learning took place during an in-depth student-initiated research project using the Internet. Students used facts from the Internet to construct a booklet containing all the organelles found in a Eukaryotic cell. The students turned this into enormous three-dimensional models that would be placed in a giant cell and transformed two-dimensional diagrams. Parents were invited to watch the construction of the cell - it took up the whole stage at school - and were given a tour inside the cell when it was complete. Students practiced their oratory skills as they taught their peers about the organelles they had researched and constructed. Later, students participated in a service project assembling care packages for U.S. soldiers fighting terrorist "cells" in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Celebrate Freedom
Karen Chenoweth
Pine Ridge High School, Deltona, FL

"Celebrate Freedom" was a project that used cable programming from C-Span, A&E, Discovery Channel and MTV. The objective of Ms. Chenoweth's project was to develop student awareness of the many sub-cultures within our society and the ways in which we can come together to celebrate freedom. Students watched programs such as "THOMAS Jefferson, Philosopher of Freedom," "Story of American Freedom," "Freedom from Fear," and used Discovery Channel's website on "Understanding Stereotypes," and MTV's website on "Fight for your Rights, Take a Stand Against Discrimination - Aftermath of Terror." The class decided to work on assembly for the social studies students at the school on "celebrating freedom." Students worked in groups including: Publicity, organizing guest speakers, creating an American Sub-Cultures quilt, having all students on campus sign a replica of the Declaration of Independence and creating the program. Every student was responsible for their own group task and an individual assignment involving researching a specific sub-culture and creating a "quilt square" that represented that sub-culture. The students were responsible for all aspects of the assembly. The class was successful in having project materials and refreshments donated by local companies. A plaque and flower were also donated b local businesses for presentation to the mother of a serviceman killed in a terrorist attack. The assembly even involved school and community guest speakers and the school band and chorus.

Exploring the 21st Century Through Science Fiction
Holly Horton
Lake Brantley High School, Altamonte Springs, FL

Science Fiction is an English elective for grades 10 through 12 at Lake Brantley High School. Holly Horton's objectives this year were to bring science of the future into the class, find a good introduction unit for Science Fiction and create an Internet and interview research project. Ms. Horton taped a week of "21st Century Science Week" offered by Assignment Discovery and purchased Time and Life in 2020 from The Learning Channel's Understanding series in Cable in the Classroom. She found coordinating lesson plans and actually created her own lesson plan for Understanding 2020. She also used Scientific American Frontiers from PBX relating to future bodies and digital reality and an episode of Batman Beyond called Splice, which also dealt with gene alterations. She was able to tape four of their textbook stories on the New Twilight Zone on the Sci-Fi Channel. She began with History of Science Fiction, supplemented with a reading guide worksheet. Then she showed Understanding 2020 and the first fifteen minutes of The Man Who Saw the Future. This lead to several discussions on predicting the future, as well as several short projects which centered on creativity, Internet research and a Foxfire style, person-to-person research. All the units began with a piece which offers issues and ethical considerations of the future. Each unit also contained several short studies and film. And. At the end of each unit, each student created a five to seven paragraph essay or project. And, just as you though cable programming was only useful for science and history, she expanded the use of cable programming to Sports Literature, Contemporary American Asian Lit, Film and Senior English. (Ms. Horton is affectionately known as the Video Queen of Lake Brantley!)

"Fight" The Ups and Downs of Aviation
Carol Unterreiner, Nancy Martin, Teresa Costello and Kathleen James
Milwee Middle School, Longwood, FL

This team of Star Teachers from Milwee Middle School created a project that would help students gain and apply knowledge of the past, present and future of aviation through the use of cable, Internet resources and integrated hands-on activities. Students' imaginations took wing as they experienced first hand, the ups and downs of aviation through the use of cable and other technological resources. This multidisciplinary unit broke the bond between traditional and nontraditional instruction allowing students to be enveloped in the marvels of flight. In science, students learned the history of flight. In Orientation to Technology, students studied and applied the principles of flight. In art, students viewed a cable program showing Leonardo DaVinci and his dreams of flight. In music, student sang and signed the lyrics to "I Believe I Can Fly" employing a total physical response. In reading, students broadened their recently gained knowledge of aviation history by discussion women in flight. Students visited the Fantasy of Flight museum where former military personnel guided them through time transporting exhibits illustrating the history of flight. And, as a culminating activity, students participated in the Milwee Air Show. During this fun-filled event, students raced paper planes, flew kites, were treated to a performance by the music students and viewed student projects displayed in the art room, which included their projects from the reading class. Students were able to make a connection between various subjects and frequently contributed insight and information obtained in other classes. All exceptionalities were included in this unit and students from the special education and ESOL areas assumed roles of leadership. The unit generated such interest in flight, that the school is now considering a squadron of the Civil Air Patrol as an after school program.

Listening to the Walls Talk
Rosemary Shaw
Millennium Middle School, Sanford, FL

Using cable programming from A&E and The Learning Channel, Ms. Shaw wanted to teach students basic geographic and research skills. She also wanted the students to record the history of houses and neighborhoods around the world to preserve their rich histories. Classes were to research their neighborhoods, then submit a group project, as a web page, about the story of their neighborhoods. The projects were complete with pictures, maps and diagrams - particular focus was placed on the architecture, landscape and geographic and demographic references. There were six phases including teaching the Five basic themes of geography, basic research techniques, the concepts of historic preservation, researching student hometowns, writing stories, creating web pages and submitting them to the "Listening to the Walls Talk" website. Without technology, the students would not have been able to do as much research from the classroom. It allowed them to work collaboratively with schools from around the world. According to Ms. Shaw, "Thanks to cable programmers, the students got to see how adults and professionals feel about historic buildings and their significance in today's world."

Roller Coaster Physics
Bruce Caldwell, Deborah Bartow, and Nancy Hale
Greenwood Lakes Middle School, Lake Mary, FL

This star teacher team used Discovery Channel and History Channel to learn about the science of roller coasters. Activities included watching 2 videos, reading a current science magazine to learn about the advancements in roller coasters, using a website to create and test their virtual roller coaster, calculating speed and acceleration using a K'nex Roller Coaster Kit, using Microsoft Excel to graph the data collected and building their own coaster out of insulated piping. The learning objectives for this project was to actively engage more students and encourage them to critically think by providing real world applications through a variety of media across two curriculums. Students applied the concepts of energy, forces, motion, and usefulness of technology to design, build and test their own roller coasters. In addition, this project was a great lead in to the unit on simple machines - since roller coasters are made up of multiple machines. The classes are made up of a diverse group of students from many cultures and many learning abilities. The project focused on various learning styles to enable all students to experience success. For community and school improvement, the class received a grant from PTSA to purchase the K'nex Roller Coaster Kit as an enhancement to the curriculum.

Constructing the American Dream
Marsha Geary, Tracy Ducharme, Pam Sabia, Esther Ott, and Nancy Martin
Milwee Middle School, Longwood, FL

"Constructing the American Dream" had several objectives: 1) to extend and deepen learning through meaningful use of emerging technologies; 2) to motivate higher academic achievement for students of diverse cultural backgrounds, languages, academic strengths; 3) to integrate the Blueprint for Career Preparation; and, 4) to inspire and connect through rich and meaningful content. Programming from The Learning Channel, Home and Garden Television and The Discovery Channel was used in this project. This was a multifaceted, interdisciplinary unit that immersed 251 diverse students into a month-long study focusing on career development within an economic framework. The project was geared toward enriching self-awareness through career seminars, interest inventories, and public speaking, integrating research skills, calculating monthly banking, budgeting, and balancing the debits and credits, maintain and balancing a 12-column ledger sheet, constructing life situations into family groups, applying for credit and for employment, writing a resume, interviewing for a job, job shadowing, conducting interviews and applying the role of real-world economics through placement within three economic groups of low, average and medium-high incomes. Students experienced the cycle of a personal career choice and how one's lifestyle can affect the ultimate outcome, the affordability of housing.

Decimals and Dijeridoos from Down Under
Jessica Fredricks and Raedell Coogler
Bethune Academy, Haines City, FL

This star teacher team's project had three primary objectives: 1) use a Dijeridoos as a visualization tool to master mathematics skills (decimals, fractions and number lines); 2) construct, pain and learn to play a Dijeridoos in the traditional Australian Aboriginal style; and, 3) raise money to fund a summer arts program for aboriginal children in Australia and understand how the problems faced by Aborigines are similar to those of Native Americans. The project included six classes of 4th and 5th graders. Each student developed mathematic skills by building a Dijeridoos and learning to play it. Students hosted America's first mass Dijeridoos choir, performing for more than 400 community members. They also mastered the art of Aboriginal dot painting by hand-painting full-size Dijeridoos that were used as prizes in a drawing that was held to raise money to fund a summer program for children in Australia. They were able to use Cable in the Classroom programming as the focal point for their entire project, drawing on the cultural, educational and musical offerings to form a cohesive educational experience. The students raised more than $200 for the Aboriginal children to fund a summer arts program. Math scores improved and behavior and attitudes in the group were greatly enhanced. Their project was even featured in a recent article written by the Lakeland Ledger newspaper.

2001-2002 Time Warner Cable Crystal Apple Award Winners

The Millennium Endeavor
Rosemary Shaw
Millennium Middle School, Sanford, FL

A multidiscipline project designed to use space as a way to get students to be excited about using the Internet to do research.

Exploring the 21st Century through Science Fiction
Holly Horton
Lake Brantley High School, Altamonte Springs, FL

A project that brings science of the future into the class.

A CATchy Way to Teach DNA
Deborah Wasylik
Dr. Philips High School, Orlando, FL

Students studied the role of genetic engineering in crime, medicine and agriculture in a non-traditional manner.

Moving with Spirit: Native American Legends
Jessica Fredricks and Raedell Coogler
Bethune Academy, Winter Haven, FL

Students studied legendary Native American Leaders and identified qualities of Leadership. They learned how legends are passed down through generations.

It was all Greek to me until I learned Ancient History
Teresa Costello, Kelvin Ferrell, Kathy James, Nancy Martin, and Carol Unterreiner
Milwee Middle School, Longwood, FL

Students were transported by the ancient Greek times through cable programs and the Internet - studying Greek Mythology, music, culture and Olympic Games.

2000-2001 Time Warner Cable Crystal Apple Award Winners

Music of the Underground Railway
Jessica Gates Fredericks
Bethune Academy, Haines City, FL

Students studied period music, turned original slave stories into min-movies and performed a lecture concert for senior citizens comparing spirituals and rap music with the help of programming from the History Channel.

Election 2000, Odyssey in Critical Thinking
Majorie Mickelson
Apopka High School, Apopka, FL

Special education students followed particular candidates through the political campaign and election using resources from C-Span, Fox News, and MSNBC. Speeches, TV reports, newspaper articles and campaign literature helped develop thinking maps and reading skills.

Cave Mysteries and Pint-Sized Spelunking
Gloria Barrow
Dundee Elementary, Dundee, FL

Student "eco-detectives' investigated caves, caverns and bats as natural resources using programs from A&E then participated in virtual tours of case throughout the world, finally creating their own classroom bat cave and making crystal garden kits which they sold to the student body.

High Speed Learning Zone
Lucille P. Case
Greenwood Lakes Middle School, Lake Mary, FL

Newton's Law of Motion gathered momentum using programs from Discovery and Road Runner high-speed Internet access for students. They studied the flight of paper airplanes and remote controlled cars, shot balloon rockets, constructed roller coasters and charted, measured and graphed their findings.

1999-2000 Time Warner Cable Crystal Apple Award Winners

Life Portraits of American Presidents
Karen Chenoweth, Myra Gullion
Pine Ridge high School, Deltona, FL

C-SPAN, The History Channel and CNN were resources for a 12-week unit as students created portfolios of presidents of their choice, including an analysis of unique presidential characteristics.

Nutrition Mission
Karen Stofcheck, Carla Eschen, Melony Slegendorft
Citrus Springs Middle School, Citrus Springs, FL

Math and agri-science classes developed an in-school Healthy Snack business, learning about market research, inventory and expenses, marketing and billing. Programs from The Learning Channel, A&E and Discovery guided their efforts.

1998-1999 Time Warner Cable Crystal Apple Award Winners

Grow A Gift: A Classroom Business
Traci Cook, Karen Stofcheck, Melony Beyer
Lecanto Primary School and Lecanto Middle School, Lecanto, FL

Middle school students researched business practices, created a product web page and managed revenues while first graders sold and delivered the product, plants in gift mugs, and appeared in a sales ad. Discovery and PBS programs were used.

Physical Science Funtastic
Lucille P. Case
Greenwood Lakes Middle School, Lake Mary, FL

PBS's "Bill Nye the Science Guy" program helped motivate students to develop hands-on Physical Science projects, which were then videotaped and shown to the entire school.

Launching From Past To Future: A Space Odyssey
Carol Unterreiner, Marsha Geary, Kathleen James, Nancy Martin, Elaine O'Neal, Pam Sabia, Darlene Sherwood
Milwee Middle School, Longwood, FL

Discovery, Nickelodeon, Sci-Fi, PBS and the Internet were resources for a multi-disciplinary unit, from the philosophies of the early Greeks to current studies of Mars. Student projects included art work, compositions and an 8-foot model of the space shuttle.

1997-1998 Time Warner Cable Crystal Apple Award Winners

Weather Safety...Stay Tuned
Bianca Curtis, Karen Stofcheck
Lecanto Primary School and Lecanto Middle School, Lecanto, FL

Outreach to other schools in the U.S. and beyond helped provide information for a student-created interactive weather book to share with younger classes. The Weather Channel, Discovery and The Learning Channel programs used.

Environmental Etiquette
Linda Ferrra, Karen Stofcheck
Lecanto Primary School and Lecanto Middle School, Lecanto, FL

Students designed and produced an informational video and added a page to the school website to inform visitors about the local environment. PBS programming was used.

Leonardo, The Movie
John Harper
Saturn Elementary, Cocoa, FL

Extensive research on da Vinci helped students write, perform, and create props and scenery for a video depicting ways that he influenced their lives. PBS programming was used.

The Imperial Tombs of China
Esther Ott, Pam Sabia, Elaine O'Neal, Carol Unterreiner, Nancy Martin, Kathy James, Mark Sherwood
Milwee Middle School, Longwood, FL

Various academic disciplines coordinated in a month-long study of China spanning seven dynasties of Chinese history. Artifacts, folktales, music and crafts were recorded in students; daily portfolios. Discovery and PBS programming was incorporated.

1996-1997 Time Warner Cable Crystal Apple Award Winners

Travel Buddies Adventure
Sherry M. Paleta
Columbia Elementary School, Palm Bay, FL

Student sent a stuffed animal around the world and developed a global awareness by charting each stop along the way with help from PBS and The History Channel.

To Be A President: The Children's View
Bianca Curtis, Karen Stofcheck
Lecanto Primary School and Lecanto Middle School, Lecanto, FL

Students produced very different drawings and descriptions about the President's job "before and after" watching C-SPAN, and visiting the Welcome to the White House for Kids website.

Good Morning Mr. President
Jennifer Dean
Lake Shipp Elementary, Winter Haven, FL

The Family Channel, CNN, the Learning Channel and The History Channel helped students track the presidential election, create political ads, debate, vote and hold a Presidential Ball.

We Built This City
Karen Chenoweth
Pine Ridge High School, Deltona, FL

Assignment Discovery provided information about infrastructure, planned vs. organic cities, growth problems and solutions for this project which stimulated the revitalization of the cities downtown area.

1995-1996 Time Warner Cable Crystal Apple Award Winners

1994-1995 Time Warner Cable Crystal Apple Award Winners

1993-1994 Time Warner Cable Crystal Apple Award Winners

1992-1993 Time Warner Cable Crystal Apple Award Winners

Young Astronauts Academy
Lynn Langfod McDaniel
Forest Hills Elementary School, Tampa, FL

Students were introduced to the world of space exploration, science and technology through A&E, CNN Newsroom and Cable in the Classroom magazine.

WBRM, Channel 10 News
Kathleen Alley
Braden River Middle School, Bradenton, FL

Enhanced critical viewing skills, developed by monitoring CNN Newsroom, C-SPAN, Nick News, PBS, etc., were used to develop a student news program.

1991-1992 Time Warner Cable Crystal Apple Award Winners

1990-1991 Time Warner Cable Crystal Apple Award Winners

1989-1990 Time Warner Cable Crystal Apple Award Winners