Great Information from Class about applying for Grants
NETS*T
(NETS*T 5D) Teachers contribute to the effectiveness, vitality and self-renewal of the teaching profession and of their school and community.
http://www.iste.org/standards/nets-for-teachers
What does your school need? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8dloG0zjqWE & http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8t5JgxSQeLM&feature=relmfu
The point? Ask you students what they think the needs are for your classroom. You might be surprised!
What you need/want is possible - if you try!
Most is most important in the grant writing process? The picture you are trying to paint! Is your goal to obtain Nooks? Or is your goal to increase reading proficiency by using Nooks as a strategy? Paint the picture of what your classroom would look like and how learning would be improved if the grant was funded.
Grant Writing Tips:
4:30-5:00 SKYPE-A-LEADER
Rick Gaisford, USOE. Rick is the Utah State Educational Technology Specialist who oversees many grant projects for the state of Utah. Rick's general grant website: http://my.uen.org/myuen/39/8, his CenturyLink Grant website: http://my.uen.org/myuen/39/7, EETT website: http://my.uen.org/myuen/39/9.
5:00-5:40 ONLINE EXPLORATION / RELATED APPS / SUGGESTED SOFTWARE / ONLINE ARTICLES Grant Document: https://docs.google.com/a/csdapps.org/document/d/18SL-6tFeKEGVl5D4BpXvF6aA-NCaSi-AHUv3n9c1aUU/edit
This document was shared with @canyonsdistrict.org and @csdapps.org email addresses November 1st.
Introduction: Video Presentation by Silvia http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hmJFVz2Z_qg&feature=g-upl
Presentation: How to apply for a Donors Choose Grant: http://www.donorschoose.org/
Group One:
5:40-6:00 BREAK
6:00-7:00 ARTICLE ACTIVITY
7:00-8:00 INDEPENDENT WORK TIME / VOTING
(You can leave early.)
Additional Matching Grant Info from Horace Mann
Just a reminder about matching grants available on DonorsChoose from Horace Mann. Please forward to teachers.
2012 Fall Campaign -- Imagine a Better Classroom
Starting October 1, if someone makes a donation to your project and enters the match code HORACEMANN12, Horace Mann will match their donation dollar for dollar – up to $100 per person. There is a limited amount of funding available, so start spreading the word on October 1!
To activate Horace Mann's match, donors must enter HORACEMANN12 during check-out where it says "Match or gift code". For more about match codes, including restrictions and where to enter the code, visit http://help.donorschoose.org/app/answers/detail/a_id/399
NETS*T
(NETS*T 5D) Teachers contribute to the effectiveness, vitality and self-renewal of the teaching profession and of their school and community.
http://www.iste.org/standards/nets-for-teachers
What does your school need? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8dloG0zjqWE & http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8t5JgxSQeLM&feature=relmfu
The point? Ask you students what they think the needs are for your classroom. You might be surprised!
What you need/want is possible - if you try!
- Class Wishes: http://classwish.org/
- Wish Upon A Hero: https://www.wishuponaherofoundation.org/get-help/classroom-wishes
- Digital Wish: http://www.digitalwish.com/dw/digitalwish/grant_awards
- Pintrest Wishes: http://pinterest.com/hlkilgore/classroom-wishes/ & http://pinterest.com/ukinaka/my-classroom-wishes/
- Scholastic Classroom Wishes: http://www.scholastic.ca/bookfairs/chairpeople/classroomwishlist.htm
Most is most important in the grant writing process? The picture you are trying to paint! Is your goal to obtain Nooks? Or is your goal to increase reading proficiency by using Nooks as a strategy? Paint the picture of what your classroom would look like and how learning would be improved if the grant was funded.
Grant Writing Tips:
4:30-5:00 SKYPE-A-LEADER
Rick Gaisford, USOE. Rick is the Utah State Educational Technology Specialist who oversees many grant projects for the state of Utah. Rick's general grant website: http://my.uen.org/myuen/39/8, his CenturyLink Grant website: http://my.uen.org/myuen/39/7, EETT website: http://my.uen.org/myuen/39/9.
5:00-5:40 ONLINE EXPLORATION / RELATED APPS / SUGGESTED SOFTWARE / ONLINE ARTICLES Grant Document: https://docs.google.com/a/csdapps.org/document/d/18SL-6tFeKEGVl5D4BpXvF6aA-NCaSi-AHUv3n9c1aUU/edit
This document was shared with @canyonsdistrict.org and @csdapps.org email addresses November 1st.
Introduction: Video Presentation by Silvia http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hmJFVz2Z_qg&feature=g-upl
Presentation: How to apply for a Donors Choose Grant: http://www.donorschoose.org/
Group One:
5:40-6:00 BREAK
6:00-7:00 ARTICLE ACTIVITY
- Introduction - (Jen Griffin 5 Minutes)
- Animoto / Comic Life Demonstration (Debbie Owens, Lisa Young 10 Minutes)
- Creatively grouping participants - Jen (5 Minutes)
- Groups read the article or part of the article. (10 Minutes)
- Using a tool to demonstrate what you learned in the article (Using Animoto or Comic Life 20 Minutes)
- Summarizing & Sharing. Share what has been created with other participants. (Shanda Thornell 10 Minutes)
7:00-8:00 INDEPENDENT WORK TIME / VOTING
(You can leave early.)
Additional Matching Grant Info from Horace Mann
Just a reminder about matching grants available on DonorsChoose from Horace Mann. Please forward to teachers.
2012 Fall Campaign -- Imagine a Better Classroom
- Features a promotion code used by donors at checkout.
- When the code is used, Horace Mann will match donations between $1 and $100.
- Gift cards and corporate donations will not be matched.
- The promotion begins Oct. 1 at 12:01 a.m.
- There will be only one code; it is HoraceMann12.
- Teachers can share the code with colleagues and/or friends and family
- Once Horace Mann donates to a project, the monies stay with that project even after our $250,000 funding is depleted
- If a project isn’t fully funded, our donation returns to the donor to reallocate
Starting October 1, if someone makes a donation to your project and enters the match code HORACEMANN12, Horace Mann will match their donation dollar for dollar – up to $100 per person. There is a limited amount of funding available, so start spreading the word on October 1!
To activate Horace Mann's match, donors must enter HORACEMANN12 during check-out where it says "Match or gift code". For more about match codes, including restrictions and where to enter the code, visit http://help.donorschoose.org/app/answers/detail/a_id/399