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Week 15, (May 3rd )

Week 15, (May 3rd ). Writing for Funding & Writing for Conferences. Agenda for today, the last class. Final submission & Presentation. Writing for funding and for conferences. Continue your research – Resources for Teacher Researchers. Take a chance.

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Week 15, (May 3rd )

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  1. Week 15, (May 3rd ) Writing for Funding & Writing for Conferences

  2. Agenda for today, the last class • Final submission & Presentation. • Writing for funding and for conferences. • Continue your research – Resources for Teacher Researchers

  3. Take a chance • If you don’t ask for funds, you will never receive it – this is the most important funding principles.

  4. Proposal Format for funding • Purpose and significance of the study, including the research questions itself and why this is an important teaching question. • A short exploration of the topic – literature review • Method, which explains what data will be collected and how it will be analyzed. • The feasibility – timeline • Dissemination plan- who do you intend to do with the results of this study • A budget with justification • Letters of support

  5. Grant resources for teacher - researchers • Source: A Teacher's Guide to Fellowships and Awards: http://www.doe.mass.edu/tgfa/ela.html • Hechinger Award http://www.writingproject.org/Resources/index.html • Teacher As Researcher Grant http://www.reading.org/association/awards/research_teacher_as_researcher.html • Many local and state Writing Project sites, as well as local and state affiliates of NCTE and IRA offer small grants to fund teacher research.  I suggest checking your local site for further information.  

  6. Teacher-Researcher Grants by NCTE • Teacher Research Award: http://www.ncte.org/groups/research/awards/120596.htm Sponsored by The National Council of Teachers of English Research Foundation • Purpose: NCTE offers four different types of grants, one of which is available to classroom teachers. This type is Teacher-Researcher Grants, awarded to Pre-K-14 teachers for classroom-based research on the teaching of English/Language Arts. This research should support the investigation of research questions emanating from teachers' classroom experiences. • Eligibility: All Pre-K-14 classroom teachers are eligible. • Application Period: The next competition will be announced on or after March 15, 2006. • Application Information: Program OfficerNCTE Research Foundation1111 W. Kenyon RdUrbana, IL  61801

  7. Conferences • NCTE: National Council of Teachers of English: http://www.ncte.org/profdev/conv • Action Research Special Interest Group of AERA: http://www.teacherasresearcher.org/ • New York State Art Teachers Association http://www.nysata.org/ • Annual Confernece: http://www.nysata.org/conference.php • More conferences, see list compiled by Shi and the Research and Technology Committee.

  8. Journals • English Quarterly • Journal of Research in Science Teaching • International Journal of Science Education • The Journal of the Learning Sciences • New Directions for Teaching and Learning • More: see list compiled by Shi

  9. Action Research Resources • Action Research Resources: http://www.ed.arizona.edu/teacherresearch/#grant • Educating as Inquiry – A Teacher Action Research Site http://www.lupinworks.com/ar/index.html • Reflections on Teaching http://www.writingproject.org/Resources/reflections.csp

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