Mini-grantsAre you looking for a way to make your school or classroom Maker Space a reality, seeking a few more devices to facilitate an engaging and exciting classroom project, or wanting to try a cutting-edge innovation that is so new you missed your school's budget cycle? Apply for an ICE mini-grant! Illinois Digital Educators Alliance is the leader in supporting and promoting innovative education for all in Illinois. With this mission in mind, the IDEA Governing Board has budgeted funds to cover multiple grants. The purpose of the IDEA Mini-Grant Program is to provide IDEA members throughout the state with funding for educational technology projects that showcase innovation and creativity and directly benefit students in PreK-12 classrooms. Applications open in early September and close early October. Award recipients are notified in early November. In your application, we ask you to tell us:
Your project must meet our guidelines and demonstrate innovation and the potential to benefit students. All submissions will be reviewed by multiple readers based on criteria found on our application website. See the Mini-Grant Guidelines for more information. If you have any questions about the IDEA Mini-Grant Program, please feel free to contact the committee members at awards@ideaillinois.org. |
2018 mini-grant RECIPIENTS |
We awarded over $10,000 to eleven educators this year. Check out this year's recipients below.
Christine AkdenizBring STEM to Our School! Enhancing LMC with STEM Problem Solving Medinah School District 11 | Paul BaxterCoding with Sphero Fundamentals of Coding through Robotics Ottawa Elementary School District 141 | Tammy BrowningComputational Thinking using Dash Robots Learning to Visualize Coding Through Robotics Dunlap CUSD #323 | Annmarie ClaskyA Dash of Help with Math Enhance Math Practice Utilizing Coding Robots River Forest Public Schools District 90 |
Joe FathereeIntroduction to Robotics and Coding Fundamentals of Coding through Robotics Effingham Community Schools | Suzanne HegemanDrones for Coding in Makerspace Coding Drones Consolidated High School District 230 | Erin Horan3D Printing Pinewood Derby Cars Research, design 3D prints for Physics Course Lemont High School | Kristen MattsonAugmenting STEM with ZSpace Explore STEM Concepts in VR Indian Prairie School District 204 |
Amanda O'RourkeDrones for Classroom Simulations Coding Drones Bremen High School District 228 | Karen SchmidtSuper Savvy Speakers ELL/Access to language via Chromebooks Yorkville Community Unit School District 11 | Lisa ThomenVR in the Coding Classroom Coding and Experiencing in VR Community Consolidated School District 93 |