grant writing for ed tech in your school (or how can i get that in my classroom?)

7/29/2019 Grant Writing for Ed Tech in Your School (or How Can I Get THAT in My Classroom?)

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Grant Writing for Ed Tech

in Your School

(or How Can I Get THAT in

My Classroom?)

Rita Oates, [email protected]
mailto:[email protected]://www.ritaoates.com/http://www.ritaoates.com/mailto:[email protected]


2/19

Has anyone written a grant?

Has anyone received a grant?

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Prep Your Grant Writing Tool Kit

1. Dream1. Write down what you want to do in a paragraph2. Articles/research to support it3. Photos of school, reality that needs to be revised4. Shopping list hardware, instructional materials,

training, electrical upgrade, furniture, field trips?

5. Develop a ballpark budget2. Demographics on your school (or program)3. Resume, biography or curriculum vita4. Daddy Warbucks or other sources offunding

1. IRS form 990 for your area2. Grants office for school district

3. Public or university library help4. Know what can/cannot do from funding source5. Do you need matching funds? Letter of support?5. Keep trying; recycle idea into new grant competitions

6. After you get the grant say thank you and be prepared forcriticism


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Dream1. Write down what you want to do in a

paragraph (or a few)2. Articles/research to support your dream

http://www.edtechactionnetwork.org3. Photos of school, reality that needs to

be revised

4. Shopping list hardware, instructionalmaterials, training, electrical upgrade,furniture, printer ink, paper

5. Develop a ballpark budget
http://www.edtechactionnetwork.org/http://www.edtechactionnetwork.org/


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Therese M. Jilek, Glendale, WIInstructional Technology CoordinatorNorth Shore Middle School, Hartland, WI

Through an action research project, Ms. Jilekinvestigates the effect of authentic and relevantexperiences on student learning and the effect ofinteraction with children around the world onstudents' attitudes toward other cultures and eachother. Students in Ms. Jilek's increasingly diverse class

establish e-mail correspondence with students inother countries and participate in a global classroomproject to exchange information and reexaminecultural stereotypes. Ms. Jilek shares the results of her

study through district staff meetings and an onlineteacher exchange.

NEA Foundation grant winner


6/19

www.DigitalWish.org

Non-profit seeks to solve K12 techshortfalls Teachers make technology wish lists Supporters make those wishes come true Digital Wish provides a host of fundraisingideas and allows teachers to e-mail andprint their technology wish lists so that

parents and community members cancontribute. Fundraising feature so PTAs start onlinefundraisers in just a few mouse clicks


7/19

Demographics on your schoolStudent population, grades

served

Racial %, gender %, free lunch %ESE, ESOL presenceTest score data

Teacher data: % masters, morethan 5 years teaching, etc.

Where can you get for PB schools?



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Resume, biography or curriculum vitaKey grant leaders Resume: 1 page

Biography: 100-150 words CV: detailed and long!

Prep those this week Refocus to fit grant application and

show experience Share with colleagues and revise



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Daddy Warbucks or other sources offundingGrants office for school district Public or university library help

Corporations FoundationsUS government State government Local groups (Rotary has literacy

initiative) IRS form 990 for your area



10/19

Science and Technology Grant fromHardware Company Vernier Software & Technology and the

National Science Teachers Association (NSTA)are accepting applications for the annual

Vernier/NSTA Technology Awards $3,000 each Seven educators who demonstrate the best

inquiry-based, hands-on learning activities

using data-collection technology interfacedwith computers, TI graphing calculators andother handheld devices such as the VernierLabQuest


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More on Vernier/NSTA grantEach award consists of:

$1,000 in cash$1,000 in Vernier equipmentup to $1,000 towards travel and expenses forattending NSTAs National Convention

Award recipientsone elementary teachertwo middle school teachersthree high school teachers

one college-level educatorAll applications, either self-nominated or nominatedby a colleague, are due by November 30


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Sources of funding: Readbetween the lines! Know what must do/can do/cannot do

from funding source examples: Cannot pay for food/alcohol Must allocate 10% for evaluation Cannot exceed state housing

guideline Do you need matching funds? Do you need letters of support? (provide

draft when asking for them)



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Some sites to get funding ideas +help Pearson site for grants and other funding

resourceshttp://www.pearsonschool.com/index.cfm?locator=PSZdPoOr go to www.pearsonschool.com

Scroll to the bottom right hand to: Funding SourcesScholastic provides boilerplate copy in theFunding Connection:http://teacher.scholastic.com/products/fundingCo

nnection/index.html National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE)http://www.ncte.org/about/grants/comp Grant Wrangler www.grantwrangler.org
http://www.pearsonschool.com/index.cfm?locator=PSZdPohttp://www.pearsonschool.com/index.cfm?locator=PSZdPohttp://www.pearsonschool.com/http://teacher.scholastic.com/products/fundingConnection/index.htmlhttp://teacher.scholastic.com/products/fundingConnection/index.htmlhttp://www.grantwrangler.org/http://www.grantwrangler.org/http://teacher.scholastic.com/products/fundingConnection/index.htmlhttp://teacher.scholastic.com/products/fundingConnection/index.htmlhttp://www.pearsonschool.com/http://www.pearsonschool.com/index.cfm?locator=PSZdPohttp://www.pearsonschool.com/index.cfm?locator=PSZdPo


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Keep trying; recycle idea intonew grant competitions



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After you get the grant say thankyou and be prepared for criticism

Who would you send thanks to, andwhen?



17/19

What to know to write a winning technology grantA successful grant writer for four Alabama districts,

Lana Bellew, provides six tips for successfullysecuring technology grants:1. Avoid grants that might not be useful for the

school or district

2. Research available grants and finding ones thatmatch schools' needs3. Study those who have won the grants in the past4. Create a calendar to keep track of upcoming

grants

5. Take a grant-writing class and6. Understand that it could take several months to

write a grant proposal and receive a response

T.H.E. Journal (11/10)
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How Will You Get THAT in YourClassroom?

-Rita Oates

[email protected]

www.ritaoates.com
mailto:[email protected]://www.ritaoates.com/http://www.ritaoates.com/mailto:[email protected]


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