Equipping Our Faculty with Tools and Technology
With the Dr. Michael K. Curley Teacher Innovation Grants, the LCCTF invests in curriculum enhancements, equipment and technology to support the innovation and state-of-the-art needs for the faculty of the Lancaster County Career and Technology Center.
Through initiatives such as our Fly on the Run event, Educational Improvement Tax Credit program and the ExtraGive, the LCCTF is able to support the faculty innovation of the LCCTC and invest in the future of the students of the LCCTC as they receive the best career training for Gold Collar Careers.
2023-2024 Dr. Michael K. Curley Teacher Innovation Grant Awardees
These awards were named in honor of Dr. Michael K. Curley, past Executive Director of the LCCTC from 2002–2008. Dr. Curley was instrumental in the start of the LCCTF and is a continued supporter of the mission of the LCCTF and the LCCTC.
Instructor
Program
LCCTC Campus
Project Title
Amount
Instructor: Arielle Dunkle
Program: Intro to Health Careers
LCCTC Campus: Brownstown
Project Title: Stethoscopes for the Hearing Impaired. This also allows individuals with multitudes of hearing abilities to participate in stethoscope skills.
Amount: $1,974
Instructor: Arielle Dunkle
Program: Intro to Health Careers
LCCTC Campus: Brownstown
Project Title: Nurse Anne Simulator will provide immersive and hands-on learning experiences for nursing students. Nurse Anne is built to mimic various healthcare settings such as emergency rooms, hospital rooms, labor and delivery rooms to fully immerse students in the clinical experience.
Amount: $22,191
Instructor: Kami Dugan
Program: Practical Nursing
LCCTC Campus: Health Sciences
Project Title: Medication Administration Simulation.
Practicing medication administration
with the use of a technologically
advanced machine exactly like those
seen in hospitals provides students the
opportunity to integrate learning,
critical thinking, and optimal decision-
making skills.
Amount: $30,000
Instructor: Rachel Sprecher
Program: Dental Assistant
LCCTC Campus: Willow Street
Project Title: Dental Clinic Water Filtration. The
Steristil Straw enables us to maintain
safe water for our patients and
students, while eliminating the need
for time-consuming weekly
maintenance. Item also to be used by
adult Dental Hygiene Program.
Amount: $9,234.40
Instructor: Amy Keith, Carolyn Daneker, Stephanie Nallo
Program: Aevidum Team
LCCTC Campus: Willow Street
Project Title: Food Bank Shelving. Food bank is available to students who are food insecure and shelves are needed to store the food on. LCCTC students will make the shelves.
Amount: $300
Instructor: Mark Seibert
Program: Intro to Visual Communications
LCCTC Campus: Willow Street
Project Title: Large Format Printer. Students will learn a new and innovative printing process, learn about new materials, media, and procedures within the visual communications industry. They will also will be able to create and produce multiple products that will be used in the classroom and around the school.
Amount: $18,000
Instructor: Melody Miller
Program: Intro to Health Careers
LCCTC Campus: Willow Street
Project Title: Nurse Anne Simulator will provide immersive and hands-on learning experiences for nursing students. Nurse Anne is built to mimic various healthcare settings such as emergency rooms, hospital rooms, labor and delivery rooms to fully immerse students in the clinical experience.
Amount: $22,191
Instructor: Lindsay Feerrar
Program: Veterinary Assistant
LCCTC Campus: Willow Street
Project Title: Laboratory Equipment Update. By adding a Vetscan US, HD microscope and Vetscan Vue, this will bring the program up to industry standards.
Amount: $4,396.20
Instructor: Richard White
Program: Collision Repair
LCCTC Campus: Willow Street
Project Title: VR SimSpray Virtual Reality Paint Trainer. This technology uses state of the art virtual reality and trackers to provide a realistic experience of painting in the collision industry. It adds new technology into the classroom that can then be used to practice the hand-on tasks.
Amount: $45,460
Instructor: Brett Reider
Program: Automotive Technology
LCCTC Campus: Willow Street
Project Title: Electric Training Technology. The new technology networks training boxes with instructor real time allowing the class to work through simulated diagnostic and repair scenarios to better understand the intricacies of automotive electronics.
Amount: $23,000
Instructor: TOTAL
Amount: $176,746.00