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2011-2012 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.
What is the grant?
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.
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:
* Incorporate
one of Kansas Farm Bureau’s Kailey’s
Ag Adventure Children’s Book Series into the project if
teaching
grades K-3.
* 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
* Examples
of previously approved grants
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 2011-2012 Teaching Grant description can be
downloaded here
A printable copy of the 2011-2012 Teaching Grant application can be
downloaded here
Applications can be
mailed or submitted via email.
For the
2011-2012 school year, applications may be submitted between
June 1, 2011 and
April 1, 2012.
Applicants will be notified of the
status of their grant application within four weeks their
application is received. One-half of the grant award (up to $200)
will be provided to start the project. Keep all start-up expense
receipts for submitting with the final report. The balance of the grant
request (up to $200) will be paid upon receipt of all expense receipts
and a final project report, which are due by
April 1, 2012.
For additional
information
Contact John Shostak at
785-587-6608 or
shostakj@kfb.org.
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