Tower Garden for Preschools Grants- Quick turn around
Budget: $30 – $250 USD
Towers for Teachers- needing the following grant written for Tower Gardens (hydroponic gardens) in preschool.
https://fft.fundforteachers.org/
Applications are due 2/24 Applicants will be notified of the selection committee results on March 29, 2022, by email.
Eligibility
Applicants must meet the following eligibility requirements:
• A full-time preK-12th grade teacher who spends at least 50% of your time directly providing instruction to students;
• Applicants must have plans to return to a classroom or teaching environment the year following their fellowship and demonstrate the ability to incorporate what they learn into their teaching; and
• Have at least three years’ experience as a preK-12th grade teacher at the end of the school year
o Student and substitute teaching do not count towards the three-year requirement
o If the applicant has three years’ experience by the time of their fellowship, Fund for Teachers considers them eligible.
• Previous recipients must wait for five years before reapplying.
• Fellowship Purpose: What is your genuine problem of practice? Why is it important to address that problem of practice?
o Describe what you know about your students, their backgrounds, assets, and learning challenges.
o Describe the gaps that exist in your own practice, curriculum, or school culture.
o Articulate your learning goals in a way that connects them to the opportunities and gaps identified.
• Fellowship Learning Plan: What is your plan to address your problem of practice?
o Outline the details of your summer learning experience.
o Describe how you plan to implement change in your classroom/school (e.g. revised units, changes in pedagogy)
o Lay out how the proposed activities relate to your learning goals and the needs of your students.
o Describe how you will collaborate with others to support your learning (e.g., experts in the field, your students, other teachers).
• Teacher Growth and Learning: What key actions will you take to make sure that you can maximize your fellowship learning and implementation in the classroom?
o Describe how this fellowship represents risk taking for you.
o Name strategies you will use to ensure you are prepared to learn, meet your fellowship goals, and solve your problem of practice.
o Explain how the school or your classroom conditions make it possible for you to innovate.
• Student Growth and Learning: How will students benefit from your proposed fellowship, both in their content knowledge AND in the way they learn?
o Describe the impacts you expect your fellowship to have on students (e.g. new content knowledge, changes to the way students learn)
o Describe possible impacts you expect your fellowship to have on your community (e.g. other students, teachers, stakeholders)
o Describe any opportunities for students to take leadership and be changemakers as a result of your fellowship
• Budget Narrative: Provide a brief narrative showing evidence of thoughtful planning and research supporting your specific itinerary.
o The narrative should explain your rationale for the project's expenses.
o Stipulate a time frame and approximate costs as closely as possible.
o Team budgets should include both costs broken down by individual and totals for the whole team.
https://fft.fundforteachers.org/
Applications are due 2/24 Applicants will be notified of the selection committee results on March 29, 2022, by email.
Eligibility
Applicants must meet the following eligibility requirements:
• A full-time preK-12th grade teacher who spends at least 50% of your time directly providing instruction to students;
• Applicants must have plans to return to a classroom or teaching environment the year following their fellowship and demonstrate the ability to incorporate what they learn into their teaching; and
• Have at least three years’ experience as a preK-12th grade teacher at the end of the school year
o Student and substitute teaching do not count towards the three-year requirement
o If the applicant has three years’ experience by the time of their fellowship, Fund for Teachers considers them eligible.
• Previous recipients must wait for five years before reapplying.
• Fellowship Purpose: What is your genuine problem of practice? Why is it important to address that problem of practice?
o Describe what you know about your students, their backgrounds, assets, and learning challenges.
o Describe the gaps that exist in your own practice, curriculum, or school culture.
o Articulate your learning goals in a way that connects them to the opportunities and gaps identified.
• Fellowship Learning Plan: What is your plan to address your problem of practice?
o Outline the details of your summer learning experience.
o Describe how you plan to implement change in your classroom/school (e.g. revised units, changes in pedagogy)
o Lay out how the proposed activities relate to your learning goals and the needs of your students.
o Describe how you will collaborate with others to support your learning (e.g., experts in the field, your students, other teachers).
• Teacher Growth and Learning: What key actions will you take to make sure that you can maximize your fellowship learning and implementation in the classroom?
o Describe how this fellowship represents risk taking for you.
o Name strategies you will use to ensure you are prepared to learn, meet your fellowship goals, and solve your problem of practice.
o Explain how the school or your classroom conditions make it possible for you to innovate.
• Student Growth and Learning: How will students benefit from your proposed fellowship, both in their content knowledge AND in the way they learn?
o Describe the impacts you expect your fellowship to have on students (e.g. new content knowledge, changes to the way students learn)
o Describe possible impacts you expect your fellowship to have on your community (e.g. other students, teachers, stakeholders)
o Describe any opportunities for students to take leadership and be changemakers as a result of your fellowship
• Budget Narrative: Provide a brief narrative showing evidence of thoughtful planning and research supporting your specific itinerary.
o The narrative should explain your rationale for the project's expenses.
o Stipulate a time frame and approximate costs as closely as possible.
o Team budgets should include both costs broken down by individual and totals for the whole team.
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