Educators in Unit 5 and District 87 submitted 50 applications requesting a total of $105,401.
The Foundation awarded $60,107 to 30 projects.
Since 1992, $609,563 has been awarded to support 755 projects.
Elementary Schools
Benjamin
Christine Sewell | $4,600 | Super Eclipse Activities to Launch Student Learning
Fox Creek
Susan Felix | $327 | Burning Stuff
Grove
Beth Fletcher, Heather Damery, Nikki Dillow, Emily Kauten | $1,821 | Fairy Tales are STEM-tastic!
Hoose, Oakdale, Fox Creek & Benjamin
Julia Beer, Lauren Romero, Katie Bruton, Kristyn Szwajka | $4,998 | Pickin’ and A Grinnin’: Learning to String, Strum and Play
Irving
Nicole Bussan | $398 | Paint a Bright Future
Kala Krueger, Joy Searby | $4,659 | STEM Bins
Irving, Oakland & Stevenson
Maureen Svob, Pamela Hedger, JoLynn Plato, Trisha Thomas, Annette Langellier, Allyssa Svob | $248 | Sharing Words of Kindness
Oakland
Alycia Carroll | $255 | Dare to be a Detective!
Rhett Felix | $360 | Give Me a Beaker
Sheridan
Kristi Sutter | $275 | I Survived: Experiencing History Through Game Development
Sheridan & Raymond
Amanda Carter, Ken Hamerlinck, Sonja Huddleston, Laura Cline, Caitlin Taylor | $330 | Pocketful of Dough
Stevenson
Amanda White, Katharine Corley | $3,000 | S.T.E.A.M. Stations…to go!
Sugar Creek
Karen Showalter | $178 | Stories in My Pocket
Karen Showalter | $322 | I Like to Move It, Move It!
Washington
Teresa Shaver, Misty Bagley, Lisa Ellis, Jeanne Batorson | $4,500 | 21st Century Classroom: Rethinking Classroom Design to Facilitate Student
Learning and Success
Junior High/Middle Schools
Evans Junior High School
Michael Jennings, Dana Curby, Nate Sefton, Jessica Flood, Dawn Kelly | $4,800 | Pedaling to Success
Parkside Junior High School
Beth Topping | $4,000 | Hip Hop Shakespeare
High Schools
Bloomington High School
Aimee Oxarart, Lauren Butts | $1,250 | Virtual Field Trip
Normal Community High School
Jordan Newton-Gonzalez, Jennifer Sokulski, Barb Koski, Benjamin Cardiff, Karen Walker | $400 | Learning Resource Geometry Supplies
Normal Community High School & Normal Community West High School
Justin Steve, Valentine Walter, John Bergmann, Jeff Christopherson | $4,997 | Biofuels to Save the Planet
Normal Community West High School
Devin Wilson, Dave Lehr, Vickie Kafer | $195 | 21ST Century Geometry
April Schermann, Kim Rohlwing | $400 | 3D Printing | Vehicle Engineering Curriculum
April Schermann | $599 | Capture the World in 3D ~ Using a 3D Scanner to Enhance Learning
Kim Rohlwing, April Schermann | $860 | Full STEAM Ahead – Math Class Makerspace Mobile Cart
David Weber, Lisa Tomlin | $900 | Biocomputing at its Best
Normal Community West High School & Normal Community High School
Barb Bush, Laura Thomas, Amy Feeney. April Schermann | $1,200 | Light it up!
Jarrod Rackauskas, Michael Burt, Amy Enright | $2,400 | Alpha, Beta, Gamma…Radiating Science and Engineering Practice
Tim Franz, Dana Starkey | $3,390 | Virtual Business Accounting
Tera Hafermann, Rexie Lanier, Caroline Fox-Anvick | $3,500 | High School “Hot Reads”
Valentine Walker, Joel Swanson, Justin Steve | $4,945 | RO, RO for H20
BEYOND THE BOX $10,000 GRANT
Monies for this award are provided by the Shirk Family Foundation
Normal Community West High School & Normal Community High School
April Schermann, Amy Feeney | $10,000 | Taking Mathematics to the Next Dimension – Rethinking Common Core with 3D Design, 3D Modeling and 3D Printing
This project will not only allow mathematics teachers to teach students about the design process, but will also give students opportunities to refine various life skills such as collaboration, problem-solving, and perseverance while developing 3D literacy skills. Teachers will build 3D printers and learn to use CAD software to teach mathematics concepts from an entirely new approach. An intensive professional development 3-day training program will allow four math teachers to build a 3D printer (to keep for their school) and learn how to operate and maintain it; and a 1-day CAD workshop for ten teachers who will learn how to use software to design real world problem-based math lessons to gain the necessary skills to help empower today’s students to become the innovators of tomorrow.
