Grant
Proposal
Lyndall
Everley
April
29, 2013
Fairmont
State University
Evidence of needs
The
needs of the students in my classroom are great. Every student is one to two
grades behind grade level. The use of Ipads will help the students gain a
better understanding of the material being presented in the classroom and
technology integration.
There
is a population of 16,649 people in the city of Clarksburg. With only 82% of
them being high school graduates. The average income is 33, 618. The poverty
level of residence is 24.7%. (http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/54/5415628.html
). Of the students in Harrison County 47% of them free lunch.
Harrison
County like many counties in our area have been forced to cut back on staffing
and extracurricular activities for students due to funding from the public.
Therefore, I feel that the possibility for funding for Ipads from the school
would be impossible.
Cost Benefit Analysis
Estimated
Cost
|
Cost
of Ipads from
Apple.com
|
10
students
|
329.00
each plus 0.06% sales tax
|
3290.00
|
|
Internet
services for the school year
|
August
– June
|
30.00
month
|
300.00
|
|
Printer
for projects
|
|
99.99
|
99.99
|
|
Paper
supplies
|
|
|
300.00
|
|
Ink
|
|
|
1000.00
|
|
|
|
Total
cost: For one School Year
|
4989.99
|
The Ipads would be used in the following ways
Twenty First Century Tools (CSO for 11 grade Reading
and Language)
RLA.O.11.1.01
research, analyze, and evaluate the
historical, cultural, political and biographical influences on literary works
RLA.O.11.1.11
Research literary criticism related to
the genre being studied.
1. Students could use Ipads to look up information on readings or
authors being studied
2. Students could read the text online
3. Students could type papers online using spell checkers for more
effective writings
|
August
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Teacher training seminar on how to use ipads in the classroom.
|
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September
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Teach students how to use ipads and the different features
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October-November
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Test students learning of ipads
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December-January
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Begin using ipads in lesson plans, letting students use them as
a research tool.
|
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February-March
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Continue use of ipads
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April
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Continue use of ipads during professional development programs
to keep teachers up with no innovations.
|
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May
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Interview students to discuss what they thougth they learned by
having the ipads in class.
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June
|
Reflect on planning for next school year
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In closing
In a classroom of ten students each student will
receive an Ipad mini and use of it daily. This proposal will be used in a
Special Education Classroom.
References
I have never done a grant before. I hope this is right. I am a student teacher.
ReplyDeleteLyndall - You are on the right track. You have a great idea. If you are serious about making it happen I would suggest that you contact Dominion Hope Corporate Office in Jane Lew, they do community grants, as does Wal-Mart. Think outside the box for non-conventional places for money. For example, Antero Resources is building up near UHC, they are "in natural resources." Perhaps you might get them involved. I was once told that Chesapeak Energy was willing to give a grant to the Lewis County HS Band for a trip, but nobody had made a formal application. 24 hours later a grant "application" was on its way to them. I gave a narrative about the students and their accomplishments. I then did a simple table that broke down the expenses of the trip and how much it was costing each student. We successfully received a grant for $8,000. YEAH!!!! These types of grants, local and community based, are much easier to write than many that are out there. Good Luck
ReplyDeleteLyndall,
ReplyDeleteI think your overall idea and objectives for using ipad minis is on target. Check out donorschoose.org for possible funding.
Good luck!