<p>
<p>Good morning all, A very nice grant opportunity for middle school teachers to strengthen STEM education but the application deadline is 20 August, 2009. Please share with any of your colleagues that might benefit and like to apply. Mary Mary H. McClellan, NBCT Science Director for Teaching and Learning Office of Public Instruction 600 Washington St. S.E. P.O. Box 47200 Olympia, WA 98504 Office:360-725-6311 Cell: 360-359-3767 Youth Service America has received funding from the Corporation for National and Community Service to launch an exciting new grants program designed to support selected middle school teachers and service-learning coordinators in strengthening their delivery of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) curricula through service-learning. The program will target students from disadvantaged circumstances in states with the highest drop out rates in the nation (Arkansas, Arizona, Colorado, Delaware, Georgia, Illinois, Louisiana, Nevada, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, and Washington). STEMester of Service grantees will engage up to 75 middle school students in a semester-long, STEM-focused service-learning program. Student projects will address meaningful community problems intentionally connected to state academic standards and will incorporate youth voice, as well as opportunities for reflection, demonstration and celebration. Training and preparation will occur in the fall for all grantees. School programs will launch on Martin Luther King Day, January 18, 2010, and culminate on Global Youth Service Day, April 23-25, 2010. The program components include: Annual $5,000 grant for teachers or service-learning coordinators. ($1,000 of the grant will be applied toward travel for professional development.) Training and professional development, including participation at YSA\'s Youth Service Institute in Washington, D.C, October 2009. Resources such as curriculum guides and project ideas aligned to academic standards to help grantees plan and implement STEMemester of Service. Technical assistance and personalized online support from YSA. National recognition and visibility through YSA communications and outreach initiatives. Who is eligible? Teachers, administrators and service-learning coordinators in middle schools Staff and service-learning coordinators in afterschool programs The schools and after-school programs must be located in Arkansas, Arizona, Colorado, Delaware, Georgia, Illinois, Louisiana, Nevada, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, and Washington. The deadline to apply is August 20. Please begin by completing this Eligibility Quiz: http://tinyurl.com/stemesterquiz If you are eligible, you will be given access the application materials. More information is available at www.ysa.org/awards ************************************************************************ Community-Campus Partnerships for Health promotes health (broadly defined) through partnerships between communities and higher educational institutions. Become a member today at www.ccph.info Join us for CCPH\'s 11th Conference, “Creating the Future We Want to Be: Transformation through Partnerships,” May 12-15, 2010 in Portland, OR! ***********************************************************************</p>
<div></div>
</p>