I had the most amazing privilege of attending DENSI 2012 last summer in Bozeman, Montana. I met some of the most beautiful and talented people that I have ever known in education. We learned, ate, raced, danced, blogged, videoed, traveled, laughed, and then we unconferenced! During this unconference time about 15 people gathered and spent [...]
If you are an educator, I am sure that you are yelling YES at the screen right now. Funding our dreams in the classroom can be very expensive and unfortunately our schools can’t always help out. Have you tried websites like Donors Choose? Simple, simple to join and a very easy to write proposal. You [...]
Try some creative fund raising for your classroom! I know teachers who have had success with “Donors Choose“. You can also post your classroom at “Adopt a Classroom“, or even set up “registry” supply lists at sites like Amazon or office supply stores. Don’t forget Discovery Education’s Kathy Schrock who maintains a list of grant [...]
If you have not been a reviewer for the AzTEA Innovation Awards, you must take the next opportunity. AzTEA received nearly thirty nominations for truly-deserving leaders from all around the state. It is a inspiring, complete pleasure to read the praise colleagues have for their valued co-workers. The Qwest/AzTEA Innovative Classroom Awards received over seventy-five [...]
Seventy-Five Applications were received this year. Thirteen projects were funded by Qwest’s generous donation of $100,000 to AzTEA. The projects created by the award recipients are distinguished because of their strong foundation in the characteristics of project-based learning, solidly defined SMART goals, community connections, and an emphasis of putting students at the center of the [...]
Writing grant applications over the years, I collected a nice graveyard of dead grants. Partially, my limitation at the time was the lack of grant sources that really fit our needs. Finding good sources for grants can help keep your grants out of Grant’s Tomb. Tech and Learning has a great website that lists grants [...]
Emma Haygood, Science & Technology Teacher at Berrien Springs Middle School, just learned that her CSI in the Classroom proposal was fully funded ($256 in lab materials and a teacher handbook) by DonorsChoose.org. Donors Choose allows teachers to write proposals for items they need for their classrooms. Here is a link to Emma’s full proposal: [...]
With shrinking school budgets, educators might consider looking to grants for project funds. Here are some tips (from the links below and from personal experience) for you if you are thinking of applying for a grant. Preparation Make sure your idea fits the grant criteria (location, non-equipment, etc) Look for full grants and mini-grants too [...]
GM and Discovery Education Team Up to Award Teachers Encouraging 21st century educators to LIVE GREEN—sustaining the planet’s resources, utilizing new conservation methods, reducing their carbon footprint and that of their students, their classrooms, their school—is at the heart of a new grant opportunity presented by GM and Discovery Education. By embracing new and emerging [...]
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