Grants for teachers

December 19, 2007

The Lake Zurich Unit District 95 Educational Foundation has awarded four grants for teacher innovation. Recipients were: Middle School North science teacher Jerry Clemens for the materials to enable students to simulate earthquake waves and resonance frequency displacement; Lake Zurich High School math teacher J.B. Hanson for a Tablet PC to create an online database of student-solved geometric proofs as a tool for students studying for ACT math exams; Middle School North family and consumer arts teacher Pam Grimm for the purchase of computerized embroidery software to be used by home economics, art, drama and health students for projects including creating fundraising apparel for school-sponsored events and philanthropies; and Lake Zurich High School biology teachers Laura Cohen and Chris McOmber for equipment that would allow students to extract and amplify samples of their own DNA for sequencing. The nonprofit foundation awards educational grants annually in the spring and fall to fund programs or equipment that would not be considered for funding by the school district.