Step 1: My wife clipped a tiny notice from the paper that the Qwest
Foundation was granting money to teachers for "innovative use of
technology in the classroom."
Step 2: I researched the grant and contacted the organization that
was managing the grant process and money.
Step 3: I attended a workshop put on by that organization on how to
write this particular grant. The workshop gave me good info but was
a bit intimidating since most of the attendees were professional
grant writers and district technology coordinators. I'm just a teacher.
Step 4: I got the class authorized through my district, just in case
I did get the grant. I also spoke to the person in our district who
handles federal funding so she could give me advice. It wasn't a
federal grant, but she still understands this type of thing better
than I do.
Step 5: I wrote up the proposal, passing it by half a dozen people
for ideas, wording, spelling, etc. Since innovation was a key
element in the wording of the grant information, I focused on the
video game nature of the stacks my students would be creating.
Step 6: I mailed it off, checking and rechecking that everything was
exactly the way they wanted it.
Step 7: I waited.... until Friday when I got the call. : )
If anyone is interested in more detail, contact me off-list.
Ciao,
Mark
On Jan 15, 2006, at 11:00 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
This is fantastic news. How did this happen? I think learning how you
were able to do this might help in other states as well.
A description from first contact to final acceptance might be useful.
Tom
On Jan 15, 2006, at 1:17 PM, Mark Greenberg wrote:
Fellow Revolutionaries, just a note to let you know of some
progress in getting Revolution into the classroom. I have been
awarded a $10,000 grant to train students to program game-like Rev
stacks that help learners understand academic topics. My district
has authorized an elective course for 11th and 12th graders at our
brand new Cyber High School in Phoenix (Arizona, USA).
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