2012 Jan Stauber-Sherlock Holmes Literacy Grant Awards
This year Jan Stauber Grant funding was able to provide up to $500 to eleven teachers and librarians to assist them in developing a teaching project to introduce more young people to Sherlock Holmes. Here are the project winners for 2013:
1. Kori Barnett
Shiloh Hills Elementary School, Reading, Pennsylvania. BarKor@wilsonsd.org Shiloh Hills Sleuths" (grade 5) |
5. Angela Foley
Holy Family Catholic School, Bensenville, Illinois.
"Bringing Mystery to Middle School" (grade 6)
Holy Family Catholic School, Bensenville, Illinois.
"Bringing Mystery to Middle School" (grade 6)
7. Phillip McAndrew
Williamson County Public Library, Franklin, Tennessee. fairviewlib@williamson-tn.org "Sherlock Holmes Battle of the Books" (ages 13-18) Phillip McAndrew, YA librarian at the Williamson County Public Library in Franklin, TN had student teams read the four Sherlock Holmes novels and challenge one another in a competition. |
8. Alison Neal and Sarah Cocuzzi
Pierre Berton Resource Library, Woodbridge, Ontario, Canada.
“The Baker Street Irregulars: Introducing Sherlock Holmes” (young readers)
Pierre Berton Resource Library, Woodbridge, Ontario, Canada.
“The Baker Street Irregulars: Introducing Sherlock Holmes” (young readers)
9. Debra Oyler
Houghton Portage Township School Library, Houghton, Michigan.
“Holmes @ Houghton” (high school students and grade 7)
Houghton Portage Township School Library, Houghton, Michigan.
“Holmes @ Houghton” (high school students and grade 7)
11. Marie Wright
The River School, Washington, DC. “Sleuthing Through Books” (grade 3) Marie Wright is a teacher at The River School in Washington DC, which offers inclusive and developmentally appropriate educational programs for children with and without hearing loss from birth through third grade. Students were introduced to Sherlock Holmes through the world of Geronimo Stilton, mouse author of a series of detective stories for young children. |