Minigrants for Professional Development Opportunities

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• Mini-grants for Professional Development
  Opportunities
• 2nd Annual SE PRISM Learning Community Workshop
• September 9, 2005

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Characteristics ofPRISM PD

• PRISM Professional Development is
• data driven
• content-based
• collaborative with higher education
• driven by teacher needs
• completely connected to the regional network of
  learning communities

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PRISM PD Review Criteria

• Deepens SM content knowledge of teachers
• Data needs based
• Involves higher ed. faculty
• Ongoing within PRISM LCs
• Involves Research-based methods
• Impacts instruction, classroom climate, and
  student learning

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Meeting the Criteria

• Scenario 1 Teacher X wants to integrate
  cooperative learning modules into math units.
• Scenario 2 School Y needs to improve learning
  in 3rd grade mathematics.
• Scenario 3 District Z wants to improve vertical
  alignment in science from middle school to high
  school

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Meeting the Criteria

• 1. Deepens SM content knowledge of teachers
• Add notes during session

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Meeting the Criteria

• 2. Data needs based
• Add notes during session

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Meeting the Criteria

• 3. Involves higher ed. Faculty
• Add notes during session

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Meeting the Criteria

• 4. Ongoing within PRISM LCS
• Add notes during session

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Meeting the Criteria

• 5. Involves research-based methods
• Add notes during session

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Meeting the Criteria

• 6. Impacts instruction, classroom climate, and
  student learning
• Add notes during session

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Writing the Narrative

• I. Need/Potential Impact- this section should
  address the following review criteria
• Data needs based
• Deepens content knowledge
• Impacts instruction, class climate student
  learning

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Writing the Narrative

• II. Description of Activities- this section
  should address the following review criteria
• Deepens teacher content knowledge
• Involves higher ed. Faculty in multiple aspects
• Ongoing within learning communities
• Involves research-based methods

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Writing the Narrative

• III. Assessment Dissemination- this section
  should address the following review criteria
• Deepens teacher content knowledge
• Impacts instruction, class climate student
  learning
• Ongoing within learning communities
• Shared across the region

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Writing the Narrative

• IV. Budget Narrative- this section should
• Contain more detail than the cover sheet budget
• Itemize expenses (approximations ok)
• Justify each item relative to the activities

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Miscellaneous Details

• Submit cover sheet and separate 4 page narrative
• Signatures statement of LC support are needed
• Send 2 signed copies
• Funds up to 2000 available per school
  significantly involved in activity

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Misc. Details contd

• Follow up packet contents
• Participant rosters
• Request for Reimbursement form
• Spending Guidelines
• PD evaluation form for NSF
• Final report