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The teacher fosters relationships with school colleagues, parents, and agencies in the larger community to support pupil learning and well-being and acts with integrity, fairness and in an ethical manner.
 * Standard 10**
 * Teachers are connected with other teachers and the community. **

Evidence 1 : (EDT655) Grant Writing



Rationale 1 : In EDT655 I learned about the complex procedures needed to create a successful grant application by crafting the many documents required to complete the application process. At the end of the course I submitted an application to the Donors Choose, online charity. My grant was a request for money to purchase a solar telescope for my astronomy class (grades 10 – 12). Although my request was turned down, I attracted the attention of the educational division of the Godard Space Flight Center in New Jersey. They were kind enough to send me a box of materials to supplement my astronomy curriculum.

I have since learned that the Goddard Space Flight Center also offers grants for space science education and I’m currently looking into their grant application process. The Grant Writing course has taught me how to develop relationships with colleagues, parents and outside agencies in order to better serve my students.

KSD 10.K.1 The teacher understands schools as organizations within the larger community context and understands the operations of the relevant aspects of the system(s) within which s/he works. The first step in preparing a successful grant application is to match the needs of the organization to the funding source. It’s essential that the organization be well managed and understands its purpose. The first step in writing my proposal was to define the role my program played with respect to the larger community

10.S.3 The teacher can identify and use community resources to foster student learning. The process of writing a grant has helped me identify a number of outside resources. The connection I made with the Goddard Space Flight Center is one example of how the grant writing course has allowed me to identify community resources to foster student learning.

10.D.5 The teacher is willing to work with other professionals to improve the overall learning environment for students. The grant that I wrote for EDT655 allowed me to identify and work with other professional groups outside the typical educational system to develop additional resources for my classroom. The connections I made with the Donors Choose online charity and the Goddard Space Flight Center are examples of these relationships.