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For more than a decade, District 7’s Citizens Advisory Council (CAC) has
sponsored the Motivational Technology Grant Program, which seeks proposals from
District 7 teachers (or groups of teachers) to develop special projects and/or
activities relating to the goals and objectives of the District 7 Technology
Plan.
The purpose of this competitive grant program is to motivate and encourage
educators to utilize technology in the classroom. More than $10,000 is
distributed annually in the grant competition.
Teachers may apply for one of two types of grants: the “Gee Whiz” Technology
Grant and the Motivational Technology Grant.
The “Gee Whiz” Technology Grant
A grant of $1,000.00 will be given to a teacher who proposes a truly innovative
use of technology in the classroom. “Gee Whiz” grants must be original projects
that have not been previously funded by the CAC. This grant opportunity is
available to any certified staff member (or team) in District 7.
Motivational Technology Grant
Motivational technology grants are awarded in the amount of $500.00 each. If
requests exceed $500 and cannot be fully funded, teachers may be contacted to
see if partial funding would be useful.
Some of the criteria used to evaluate proposals are:
- - How well does it implement technology into
the regular classroom curriculum?
- - Is it an innovative approach to the use of
technology? How does it enhance the curriculum?
- - Can the project be repeated at little or
no extra cost?
- - How many students will it impact? How will
it increase their knowledge of the use of
technology?
- - Does it contribute to the professional
development of teachers in the use of
technology?
The Citizens Advisory Council (CAC) is an
organization established by the District 7 Board of
Education in 1973. An important role of each CAC
member is to facilitate communication between the
administration and Board with all constituent groups
in the community and to serve as a sounding board
for new initiatives in the District. In addition to
the Motivational Technology Grant Program, the CAC
assists other committees, such as the Growth
Committee.
CAC members represent a cross-section of the
residents from the seven communities that make up
District 7 and may include parents and non-parents,
young adults and retirees, men and women. The CAC
meets monthly between September and June each school
year and members serve three-year terms once
appointed.
Click on the links below for a sampling of projects
from the 2009-10 CAC Grant winners:
Accelerated Reader: Marcy Savoie – Cassens
Elementary School
Science Seekers: Amy Macias – Challenge
Program at Cassens/Columbus/Woodland/Worden
Elementary Schools
Laptops
for Foreign Language Learning: EHS Foreign
Language Department
Discrete Trial Trainer: Jill Schulte &
Nicole Nungesser – Glen Carbon Elementary School
Pedometers: Yvonne Hallemann – Hamel
Elementary School
Let’s
Go Read & Functional Skills System: Judy
Cullen – Liberty Middle School
LeapPads for Learning: Paula Edgar & Kelli
Steward – Midway Elementary School
Cash
Bash: Cathy Guennewing – NO Nelson
Elementary School
Preschool Prep Learning: Jaycie Rodgers –
Woodland Elementary School
Merriam Webster Speaking Dictionary & Thesaurus:
Rebecca Artime – Worden Elementary School
Mimio Interactive System: Amy Siebert –
Worden Elementary School |
