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Take a look at some easy to apply for grants...
http://www.adoptaclassroom.org/
A Day Made Better: Working To Erase Teacher-Funded Classrooms http://www.adaymadebetter.com/
http://www.thecoca-colacompany.com/citizenship/application_guidelines.html
We make it our business to be a good neighbor. To support the communities where we live and work, we focus our giving in three areas: Safety, Education, & Community development http://www.statefarm.com/aboutus/community/grants/company/company.asp
Pepsico: http://www.pepsico.com/Purpose/PepsiCo-Contributions/Grants.html
http://www.toshiba.com/taf/k5_teachers.jsp
http://www.humanesociety.org/parents_educators/award/humane_education_mini_grant.html
http://www.toolboxforeducation.com/index.html
Learning opportunities extend far beyond the classroom. But schools are finding it more and more difficult to bring students to museums, historical sites and cultural organizations. Field Trip Grants help give children these unique, firsthand learning experiences: https://targetfieldtripgrants.target.com/register.php
Music, art, dance, drama and visual arts are all part of the well-rounded education our kids deserve. Through grants, Target helps schools bring more arts and culture into the classroom, enabling them to expand their creativity... and their horizons: https://target.com/grants
At Wells Fargo, we believe that grant-making decisions are more effective when made locally: https://www.wellsfargo.com/about/charitable/fl_guidelines
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Heifer International will send you a free kit with all the resources needed to teach a unit related to heifer International. The 4th grade kit has an economics unit including learning about allocation. Here is the link :http://www.heifer.org/site/c.edJRKQNiFiG/b.6134617/
If you haven't already signed your school up to participate in the NFL's Back to Football Friday this fall, now is the time to register! This FAN-tastic event is a great way to capture that school and team spirit during the back-to-school season.
Here's how it works:
- Register your school at www.NFLRUSH.com/backtofootball
- Plan your school's Back to Football Friday celebration on Friday, September 9th!
- Look for your complimentary Back to Football Friday poster in the August issue of PTO Today Magazine - hang it up at school where everyone can see it!
- Invite everyone at your school to celebrate by wearing their NFL team gear to school!
Community Classroom Grant
The link below is to a grant opportunity for classroom teacher up to $300.00. Take a look and see if this is something you could try for to support something you are doing in your classroom.
http://www.communityclassroom.com/projects/grants/index.php
Connecting Math to Other Subjects Grants
This grant from the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics funds the creation of classroom materials or lessons connecting mathematics to other fields for grades 9-12. The deadline for application is November 11, 2011.
http://www.nctm.org/resources/content.aspx?id=1328
ExploraVision Contest
The Toshiba/NSTA ExploraVision Awards challenge students to use their imaginations and the tools of science to propose scientifically feasible technologies that could exist 20 years into the future. The program encourages K-12 students of all interest, skill, and ability levels to create and explore a vision of future technology by combining their imaginations with the tools of science. The deadline for submission is February 1, 2012.
http://www.exploravision.org/
Explore Fund
The North Face Explore Fund grant program supports organizations that encourage youth outdoor participation, focusing primarily on creating more connections between children and nature, increasing access to both front and back country recreation as well as providing education for both personal and environmental health. The deadline for application is October 5, 2011.
http://www.explorefund.org/
International Photography Contest for Kids
The National Geographic International Photography Contest is accepting photos from kids between the ages of 6 and 14. The categories are: animals, scenery, people and humor. The deadline for entry is October 31, 2011 (Canada and U.S.) and December 22, 2011 (elsewhere – see website for details).
http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/contests/photo-contest-rules/
Kids in Need Teacher Grants
Kids In Need Teacher Grants provide K-12 educators with funding to provide learning opportunities for their students through innovative projects. Projects qualify for funding if they make creative use of common teaching aids, approach the curriculum from an imaginative angle, or tie nontraditional concepts together for the purpose of illustrating commonalities. The deadline for application is September 30, 2011.
http://www.kidsinneed.net/grants/
Melinda Gray Ardia Environmental Foundation Grants
K-12 teachers are invited to apply for grants to develop or implement environmental curricula that integrate hands-on ecology exercises into the classroom. To facilitate learning and student empowerment, environmental curricula should be holistic and strive to synthesize multiple levels of learning (facts, concepts, and principles), often including experiential integrated learning and problem solving. The deadline for pre-proposals is September 20, 2011.
http://www.mgaef.org/grants.html
Mickelson ExxonMobil Teachers Academy
Nominate a teacher for the 2012 Mickelson ExxonMobil Teachers Academy, an all-expenses-paid professional development program for teachers of grades 3-5, to be held in the summer of 2012 in Jersey City, New Jersey. Participants will learn interactive ways to inspire their students in math and science. The deadline for applications is Oct. 31, 2011.
http://www.sendmyteacher.com/
Power a Bright Future
The Clorox Company’s Power a Bright Future school grant program gives kids the power to grow and transform through playing, creating, and exploring inside and outside the classroom. The deadline for nomination is October 17, 2011.
http://www.powerabrightfuture.com/?utm_source=Unknown&utm_medium=NSTA&utm_campaign=PABF11
Project Learning Tree Grants
Project Learning Tree is offering two grants, GreenWorks! Grants and GreenSchools! Action Project Grants, for a school/community native plant garden, forest improvement project, streamside restoration plan, recycling program, or energy conservation project for your students. The deadlines for applications are September 30, 2011.
http://www.plt.org/applyforagrant
Recycle-Bowl Competition
This national K-12 recycling competition aims to establish new school recycling programs, increase recycling rates in schools that currently recycle, and provide educational opportunities about recycling and waste reduction. Prizes are available for the school in each state that collects the most recyclable material per capita. The deadline for registration is October 10, 2011.
http://recycle-bowl.org/
Save the Frogs Art Contest
The Save the Frogs Art Contest invites participants to create cool frog artwork. The contest raises awareness of the amphibian extinction problem. The deadline for entry is October 15, 2011.
http://www.savethefrogs.com/art/index.html
State Farm Company Grants
State Farm awards grants for safety, community development, and education. The deadline for application is October 7, 2011.
http://www.statefarm.com/aboutus/community/grants/company/company.asp
Target Field Trip Grants
The Target Field Trip Grants Program offers funds to allow teachers to offer valuable experiential learning gained from field trips to enhance students' classroom studies. Funds may be used to cover cost of transportation, entry fees, supplies and equipment, and resource materials. The deadline for application is September 30, 2011.
http://sites.target.com/site/en/company/page.jsp?contentId=WCMP04-031880
Travel Opportunities for Educators
A diverse selection of travel and learning opportunities for educators is available for educators. EEinGeorgia offers a short list of travel opportunities on this webpage, with some upcoming deadlines for application.
http://eeingeorgia.org/core/item/page.aspx?s=93272.0.0.4863
STEM Forum & Expo – New Jersey
The first NSTA STEM Forum & Expo, May 17–19, 2012 in Atlantic City, New Jersey, will bring together STEM experts, practitioners, and educators interested in learning about successful approaches and implementation of STEM education into our schools. Check the website for more information and the call for proposals.
http://www.nsta.org/conferences/2012atl/?lid=exp
ARTStem
The focus of this website is on teaching and learning at the intersection of the ARTS, humanities, and the STEM disciplines. The ARTStem partnership was designed to bring together faculty from the University of North Carolina and public school educators to explore the relationship between learning and teaching in the arts and STEM fields.
http://www.artstem.org/
Earth Sciences Resources
Intute: Earth Sciences offers free access to Internet resources for students, researchers, and practitioners in the physical sciences, specifically in astronomy, chemistry, earth sciences, materials science, physics, and general science. Available information includes lecture notes, text book chapters, tutorials, and more. While the website is no longer being updated, it offers links to many useful resources. Categories include Oceanography, glaciology, and more.
http://www.intute.ac.uk/earthsciences/
Marine Life Encyclopedia
Oceana, the international ocean conversation organization, has launched a searchable marine life encyclopedia with information about more than 500 marine creatures. The content is licensed from an ocean encyclopedia by a leading educational publisher. Click on the website to explore creatures, places, and science.
http://na.oceana.org/en/explore
Meaningful Watershed Educational Experience Resources
The Virginia Department of Environmental Quality hosts Virginia Naturally, with links to many K-12 education resources.
http://www.deq.state.va.us/vanaturally/mwee/mwee_curriculum.html
National Fossil Day Activities
National Fossil Day, October 12, 2011, is a celebration of the United States' rich paleontological resources. Learn about fossils with these activities developed by education specialists in the National Park Service, fossil sites, and various museums. Check out the art and photo contest, local events, and more.
http://nature.nps.gov/geology/nationalfossilday/activities.cfm
http://nature.nps.gov/geology/nationalfossilday/
New Project WET Guide
A revised, updated, and expanded Project WET Curriculum and Activity Guide is being released. This revision is driven by emerging water issues, changing educational priorities and reform, new scientific discoveries and breakthroughs, and the availability of information technology and social connectivity. The new Project WET program encompasses the new guide, a portal, expanded resources, and networking opportunities.
http://www.projectwet.org/
http://eeingeorgia.org/resource/about.aspx?s=97800.0.0.4863
R.J. Dunlap Marine Conservation Program Learning Resources for Teachers
The mission of R.J. Dunlap Marine Conservation Program is to foster STEM literacy and advance marine conservation by conducting cutting edge scientific research and involving graduate, undergraduate, and high school students through hands-on field and virtual learning experiences. Resources include curriculum, a virtual expedition tagging expedition, shark tracking, a Digital Atlas of Marine Species & Locations, and more.
http://www.rjd.miami.edu/learning-tools/
Teaching Science
The University of Florida will inaugurate a new online journal for K-12 science teachers in Fall 2011, called Teaching Science. The journal will be an open, peer reviewed, free online journal for K-12 teachers devoted to what works in the classroom. All teachers are encouraged to submit an article. Be sure to check the website for new issues.
http://www.cpet.ufl.edu/TeachingScience/
