2023 - 2024 Grant Awards

* Angie Grubic, Angela Gordon, Alyssa Swanson, Mackenzie Jefferson, and Faye Elias| $650 | It’s in the Bag!  A routine to build critical thinking, and geometry skills

* Melissa Kummer, Shelly Fisher, Carmen Hamilton, Lauren Romano, Jen Kuebrich, Kim Nelson and Mary Aper | $4996 |  Regroup, Recover, Reengage  
 

 

CARLOCK

 * Jennifer Burns | $876 | Building a Thinking Classroom
 

 

COLENE HOOSE

* Kendra Muganzi, Anna Watson,  Sarika Bafna,  Dawn Sadicoff, and Melissa Helenthal | $2,922 |  Science Materials for ESL Classes  
 

 

FAIRVIEW

* Angie Grubic, Megan Deti, and Megan Maas  | $589 | Using Our Hands to Make Sense of Division
 

 

FOX CREEK

* Shannon Hedman  | $772 | Study Math for a Better Path

* Shannon Hedman  | $648 | The Zen Den
 

IRVING

* Joy Searby and Wendy Peterson | $781 | Building Reading Community for All Students        

                                                       
                    

NORTHPOINT

* Meghan Pantaleone and Cora Olsen  | $576 | Kickapoo and Indigenous Art Making
 

* Melissa Smith | $3,100 | Knowledge For All                                                                                                                      
 

* Theresa Meadors | $3,365 | All for STEM and STEM for All                                                                                        
 

Prairieland

* Kelli Halsey, Brooke Wall, and Kelli Sanders | $500 | March Book Madness

 

SARAH RAYMOND

* Sarah Bertram, Chelsie Carnes, Kaelyn Scull, and Kara Thompson | $2,000 | Play Based Assessments for Diverse Little Learners      

                          

 

STEVENSON

* Deborah Tucker | $234 | Hands on Literacy    

* Priscilla Steers | $418 | Social Emotional Learning Strategies Through Literacy  
 

 

* Stacie Lange | $774 | The Power of Play

 

 

BLOOMINGTON JHS

* Kristen Ayers | $200 | Storypod Audio System

* Kristen Ayers | $355 | SPOT Social Emotional Learning Curriculum

* Kristen Ayers  | $1,288 | Switch Users Library

* Joshua Jett and Steve Chorba | $1,464 | Growing Mindfulness                                                               

* Yesica Jones | $755 | Learning through the years

* Rachel Kuehnl | $469 | Get on the Grid

* Jeffrey Platt | $4919 | Air Powered Racers: Engineering and Aerodynamics        

* Kristie Price, Yesica Jones, Becca Knarr, and Marsha Veninga | $4,079 | Cootie Critter Inheritance             

* Marsha Veninga , Kristie Price, Rebecca Knarr, and Yesica Jones | $4880 |  Using Graphic Novels to Teach Science               

 
  

 

Evans JHS

* Kate Shanks | $3,928 | Literature Brought to Life: Virtual Student Book Trailers, Talks, and Blogs

* Kate Shanks | $3,230 | We're ready for our closeups, Mr. DeMille"--Student Film Festival Project

 

 

KINGSLEY JHS                  

* Michael Rigali | $254 | Interactive Surface Area & Volume        

 

 Normal Community High School

* Meghan Hawkins and Hunter Watts | $604 | Increasing Civic Engagement Through Debates          

* Meghan Hawkins, Ricky King, and Christine Konopasek | $780 | Looking Through the Eyes of Others: Graphic Novels in US History          

* Hunter Watts | $800 | Experiential Learning: Statecraft Simulations          

 

Normal Community West High School

* Ryan Budzinski, Kimberley Boehm, and Sara Williams | $3,940| My Dot in 3D!                                    

* Tim Franz and Jackson Suddarth | $3,100 | PodCATS Studio Upgrade

* Lauren Goveia | $488 | HeartMath to Achieve Emotional Balance for Students                                    

* Jen Hamler | $799 | The Calm Classroom                                                            

* Amanda Long | $460 | Expanding the Polypeptide, Expanding Student Learning                                                  

* Amanda Long | $750 | Protein Folding Fun with 3D Modeling Kits                                                                            

* Katie Lopez | $436 | Seeing Double - Using Perception-Altering Goggles in AP Psychology

* Kelsey Mueller and Chad Aubin | $3,135 | Flying Discs for All                                                                                       

* Abagail Primo | $1985 | Magnificent Molecular Genetics: DNA and Mitosis Models           

* Jackson Suddarth | $4569 | Projecting The Future of Fashion       

* Catherine Unsbee | $424 |  Mini-Qs in modern US History  

* Valentine Walker, Joel Swanson, and Michael Burt | $4950 |  Saltwater Intrusion, a Salty Reality That Threatens Our Drinking Water

* Valentine Walker, Joel Swanson, Daniel Highby, and David Lehr | $4460 |   It  is High Time to Revisit Fuel Cell Technology to Help Renewables

Monies for this award are provided by the Shirk Family Foundation.

NORMAL COMMUNITY WEST HIGH SCHOOL

Chad Aubin | $7,861 | Wrist-Based Heart Rate for Inclusive Engagement and Growth

This grant will allow for the integration of wrist-based heart rate monitors to provide individualized and inclusive physical education experience for all students.   With heart rate zones specific to each student and the ability to create and work towards their own goals, students will experience a challenging and individualized environment tailored to their unique abilities. By empowering students to take ownership of their own health and wellness, they will develop a deeper understanding of their own fitness levels and be motivated to achieve better outcomes.