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2010 Excellence in
Teaching Grant
What is the Excellence in Teaching Grant?
Agriculture is an important part of everyone’s life. Clothing, food,
fuel, housing, medicine and much more are rooted in agriculture.
Agriculture has no subject matter boundaries and can be a part of
social studies, language arts, science, math, environmental
education, art, music or in a combination of areas that effectively
integrate key agricultural principles. The Excellence in Teaching
Grant is awarded to exemplary teachers who integrate agriculture
into their classroom lessons and curriculum.
Who Is Eligible?
Kansas certified educators of
Grades K-6
who are integrating agriculture into their classroom lessons.
Teachers who have received a grant from the KFB Foundation for
Agriculture within the past two years are not eligible.
What is the grant?
Five grant winners will receive up to $400 to be used to
purchase supplies related to agricultural lessons or projects
including but not limited to: garden equipment, materials for
hands-on activities, literature books and lab supplies. Grants will
be presented by one or more of the following representatives: the
Director or Assistant Director of the KFB Foundation for
Agriculture, the District Administrator and a member of the County
Farm Bureau board.
What Are The Criteria For Selection?
The
project must be creative and interesting to students and help them
become more knowledgeable about the food, fuel and/or fiber system
in the agriculture industry. Successful projects will:
* Highlight creative
strategies for integrating information, activities and resources
about agriculture into core subject areas including science, social
studies, math, and language arts
* Correlate lessons
and activities to Learning Standards
* Where possible,
use local agriculture-related resources (K-State Extension, Farm
Bureau, Agricultural Cooperatives, etc.)
* Demonstrate a need
for the project within the school community
How Do I Apply?
Complete an entry
form and include the information requested on a separate sheet
in the order listed in the instructions.
A printable copy of the Teaching Grant description can be downloaded
here
A printable copy of the Teaching Grant application can be downloaded
here
Applications can be
mailed or submitted via email.
All entries must be post marked by
June 30, 2010
for the school semester
beginning in the Fall 2010.
All applicants will be notified of
the status of their grant application within four weeks of the
funding deadlines. One-half of the amount funded will be provided to
start the project. The balance of the grant is payable upon
submission of receipts and a final project report.
For additional
information
Contact John Shostak
at 785-587-6608 or
shostakj@kfb.org.
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