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What is an Innovation Grant?
An innovation grant is proposed by a District 300 educator in March of each year
and they are awarded in April of each year for the next school year.
The grant must be unique and never
done before.
The grant must be innovative with clear goals aligned with State Education Standards.
It
must be measurable.
An innovation grant is up to $500.
As are all of our grants none of the grant money
is used to pay teachers stipends.
What We Fund - Innovation Grants
Engineers Teaching Algebra
Karie Will, a
D300 DMS innovative educator explains her real world hands-on examples of why we need Algebra. Her innovative
grant also provides Career Education to middle school students. Good job Karie!!!
The program is entitled Engineers Teaching Algebra
and consisted of a ninety minute lesson showcasing the algebra behind engineering. Mark Love, a Civil Engineer from New Jersey,
presented a traffic problem to students. Students were asked to determine the appropriate time for each light phase of an
intersection. Students had to consider all possibilities for every lane and take into account where traffic flow conflicts
could occur. The presenter stressed the importance of estimating, not relying on a calculator, working as a team, and the
use of algebra in making computations easier. The program was very relevant and it is my hope to make this program annual.
- Karie A. Will, DMS 8th Grade Algebra/Math/Language Arts
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