[CASL-L] Grant opportunities for teachers, opportunities for students, and other resources

[IRENE KWIDZINSKI]

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Subject: [aaslforum] SHARE: Grant opportunities for teachers, opportunities for 
students, and other resources

Each Saturday morning I send out a list of grant opportunities for teachers, 
opportunities for students, and links to other resources that come my way during 
the week. Feel free to share these with your teachers:


Grant opportunities for teachers:

$5,000 Teachers' Lounge Makeover:

http://www.teacherlists.com/makeover


"Commercial Nuclear Power Is Experiencing A Resurgence Of Interest As An 
Environmentally Sound, Safe And Economically Competitive Means To Meet The 
World's Growing Demand For Energy.
Westinghouse Electric Company Is The World's Pioneering Nuclear Power Company 
And Is A Leading Supplier Of Nuclear Plant Products And Technologies To 
Utilities Throughout The World. As Part Of This Nuclear Renaissance, We Will Be 
In Need Of Qualified Leaders For Our Industry In The Future And These Leaders 
Are Possibly Some Of Your Students – Those In Middle School And High School. For 
That Reason, Westinghouse Electric Company Has Developed The "N-Visioning A 
Brighter Future" Grant Program And We Hope That Your School Will Be Interested 
In Applying For It. This Grant Is Awarded To Schools That Exhibit Creativity In 
Science, Technology And Mathematics Education Of Middle And High School 
Students. Five Schools Total (middle And High) Will Be Awarded $1,000 Each For 
Any Creative Project Dealing With Energy, Mathematics, Technology Or Science. 
The Project Must Be Completed During The 2013-2014 School Year."

http://www.westinghousenuclear.com/docs/n_vision_grant.pdf


"To fund the implementation of The Bowling Foundation’s Youth Bowler’s Ed 
In-School program.  This program provides opportunities to teach students the 
sport of bowling with instructional curriculum and equipment available to use in 
school or other facilities."

http://www.bowlingfoundation.org/


"Wild Ones, a nonprofit environmental education and advocacy organization, is 
accepting applications from projects that use native plants to develop and 
enhance an appreciation for nature among children and youth. Through the Lorrie 
Otto Seeds for Education Fund, grants ranging from $100 to $500 will be awarded 
for projects that emphasize the involvement of students and volunteers in all 
phases of development. Examples of fundable projects include the establishment 
of a native plant community in an educational setting such as an outdoor 
classroom, developing and maintaining an interpretive trail landscaped with 
native plant communities, and developing a wetland area to study the effect of 
native vegetation on water-quality improvement."

http://www.wildones.org/seeds-for-education/sfe/


"This $2,500 grant is intended to honor an outstanding mainstream K-6 teacher 
who is working to improve the teaching and learning of reading and writing in a 
real-world context across the curriculum. Applicant must be an IRA member."

http://www.reading.org/Resources/AwardsandGrants/teachers_routman.aspx


Web sites:

"This is a wonderful maths puzzle site where players must use + - x or ÷ with a 
set of four numbers to equal 24. There are many modes to choose from, including 
an easier 'kids' version of the game, timed games and even a battle mode where 
you can challenge other people."

http://www.24theory.com/


Targeted Math instruction:

http://www.mathops.com/free/index.php


Math Work Sheet to Go:

http://www.mathworksheetsgo.com/


Links to other resources:

"Social media posts and videos are cropping up in academic publications more and 
more. This chart shows just how to cite social media with ease."

http://www.edudemic.com/2013/05/how-to-cite-social-media/


"While there are numerous resources on our website applicable to the junior high 
school teacher, the following resources are among the most relevant to 
incorporating critical thinking concepts into junior high school curricula."

http://www.criticalthinking.org/pages/junior-high-school-teachers-6-9/808


7 Animated GIFs That Will Make You Instantly Understand Trigonometry

http://www.businessinsider.com/7-gifs-trigonometry-sine-cosine-2013-5#ixzz2VcPBICwd



Bloom's Digital Taxonomy:

http://edorigami.wikispaces.com/file/view/bloom%27s+Digital+taxonomy+v3.01.pdf/65720266/bloom%27s%20Digital%20taxonomy%20v3.01.pdf



Something for the math teachers:

"The course is a short intervention designed to change students’ relationships 
with math. I have taught this intervention successfully in the past (in 
classrooms); it caused students to re-engage successfully with math, taking a 
new approach to the subject and their learning."

https://class.stanford.edu/courses/Education/EDUC115N/How_to_Learn_Math/about


CV Template:

http://www.cvtemplate.co.uk/


STEM Camp Resources:

"In an effort to bridge the equality gap, as well as give kids and teachers an 
opportunity for some summer excitement, Discovery Education recently announced 
that the company is offering its science, technology, engineering, and math 
(STEM) summer camp resources for free."

http://www.discoveryeducation.com/STEM/connect-the-dots.cfm?CFID=86779&CFTOKEN=52284931



Web 2.0 Tools:

"Historypin is a way for millions of people to come together to share glimpses 
of the past and build up the story of human history."

http://www.historypin.com/


Opportunities for the students:

"What's Your Issue? What's Important To You? Do You See Something Wrong And Want 
To Fix It? Today's Issues Are A Reflection Of Decisions We've Made In The Past. 
Tomorrow's World Will Be A Reflection Of Our Decisions – And Your Leadership – 
Today. Being A Leader Starts With Having An Idea – A Vision For How Things 
Should Be – Followed By The Willingness To Take Action And Inspire Others To 
Make A Collective Impact. So Take Action, Tell Us Your Ideas, Apply For A Grant 
And Use Your Vision To Inspire Your Friends And Others To Work With You. Be A 
Leader! Change The World!!"

http://waystohelp.org/


"DoSomething.org is the country’s largest not-for-profit for young people and 
social change. We have 1,666,208 members (and counting) who kick ass on causes 
they care about. Bullying. Animal cruelty. Homelessness. Cancer. The list goes 
on. DoSomething.org spearheads national campaigns so 13- to 25-year-olds can 
make an impact - without ever needing money, an adult, or a car. Over 2.4 
million people took action through DoSomething.org in 2012. Why? Because apathy 
sucks."

http://www.dosomething.org/grants


This program awards students for their afterschool activities. Winners in each 
of 4 categories will receive $5,000 each.

http://afterschoolawards.com/


"This contest challenges young builders to design & submit a creative, original 
model made entirely from K’NEX parts and are judged on creativity, uniqueness 
and detail. The four imaginative children, one winner in each of four age 
categories, who win will each receive a prize package valued at $3,650. This 
year, grand prize winners will receive the coolest K’NEXpert prize package yet: 
$2,500, an iPad Mini, a $250 gift card to Toys “R” Us, and a $500 K’NEX credit 
code good toward a shopping spree at knex.com. An additional eight finalists 
will each receive a $250 K’NEX credit code good towards a shopping spree at 
knex.com, a $100 Toys “R” Us gift card and a K’NEX t-shirt."

http://www.knexperts.com/


"America’s Home Energy Education Challenge inspires student interest in science, 
technology, engineering, and math (STEM), while encouraging elementary and 
middle school students to make smarter energy choices and save energy at home."

http://www.homeenergychallenge.org/Default.aspx


"The national contest, a new addition to NFL PLAY 60, challenges kids ages 6-13 
to develop new ways to stay active and healthy. NFL PLAY 60 and By Kids For Kids 
Co (BKFK), a leader in youth innovation competitions, teamed up to create this 
contest. The Grand Prize winner will receive $5,000 and an NFL Prize Pack, and 
the NFL will work with the winning child to bring their idea to life. The two 
runner-ups will each receive $500 and an NFL Prize Pack."

http://www.nflrush.com/INVENT




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Patricia Sarles, MA, MLS
Librarian
Jerome Parker Campus Library
100 Essex Drive
Staten Island, NY 10314
718-370-6900 x1322
psarles at schools.nyc.gov
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The new power is not money in the hands of a few, but information in the hands 
of the many. - John Naisbitt, Megatrends

The Internet may be the world's greatest library, but let's face it - all the 
books are scattered on the floor.  - D.C. Denison, Boston Globe

To save man from the morass of propaganda, in my opinion, is one of the chief 
aims of education. Education must enable one to sift and weigh evidence, to 
discern the true from the false, the real from the unreal, and the facts from 
the fiction ... The function of education, therefore, is to teach one to think 
intensively and to think critically. - Martin Luther King, Jr. The Purpose of 
Education
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