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102 Applicants across the U.S. Competed for the 2008-2009
Teacher Development Grants from the Foundation
Watsonville, CA. October 20, 2008.
Genevieve Goldstein, a teacher at Pajaro Valley High School, is one of only five recipients nationwide to receive a $10,000.00 Teacher Development Grant from the McCarthey Dressman Education Foundation. The grant, which is renewable for three years depending on eligibility, will fund the “Interdisciplinary Curriculum and Technology Integration” program.
Teachers in grades 9-12 will learn how to use technology tools such as e-portfolios to represent students’ work in English, History, Math and Science. Teachers will meet together to produce integrated units and learn to use web sites and portals, Wikis, and digital elements. Teachers will disseminate their projects through progress reports, videotapes of portfolio assessment sessions, and workshops with other schools.
Since 2001, the McCarthey Dressman Education Foundation has made a commitment to provide more than $895,000 in scholarships and grants. Chair of the Foundation’s Board of Trustees Sarah McCarthey commented, “The significant increase in applications this year and the originality, diversity and thoughtfulness of the submissions were very gratifying. The Foundation is pleased to support those individuals and teams of educators like Mrs. Goldstein who share our commitment to make teaching and learning exciting, innovative and motivating. We seek to ensure that what happens in the classroom contributes to the highest development of each child and mentor and to our society as a whole.”
The McCarthey Dressman Education Foundation is dedicated to serving students and teachers in developing interests, strategies and skills needed to enhance society. Founders Sarah McCarthey and Mark Dressman, professors at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, recognize the struggle educators too often face in bringing exceptional teaching to their students.
Ever-tightening budgets and skyrocketing technology and supply costs now make it more difficult than ever for educators in all areas—K-12, after school, and advanced study—to introduce new programs and projects to children who need them most. To that end, the McCarthey Dressman Education Foundation awards grants and scholarships to those projects and/or initiatives with significant potential to augment the educational experiences for all children.
Application deadline for the McCarthey Dressman Education Foundation grants and scholarships is May 1st of each year. Information and applications can be found online at www.mccartheydressman.org.
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