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Education Newswatch March 2005
News and Grants for Teaching Professionals
In Brief
Teaching Fellowship
As an alternate route to teaching, the New York City Teaching Fellows program focuses on recruiting and training talented individuals who don't have any previous teaching experience or educational coursework. There are over 6,000 Fellows teaching in classrooms across New York City. Their students come primarily from under-resourced communities and their schools are those in greatest need of talented, energetic teachers.
This year the Fellowship is committed to recruit teachers for the high needs subject areas of math, science, special education and bilingual education.
Key components of the program include full teacher benefits and salary and a subsidized Master's degree in education. For more information, go to www.nycteachingfellows.org or call 877-NY-Fellow.
Free Poetry Kit
Harcourt Children's Books is offering a Classroom Poetry Kit to celebrate National Poetry Month and Young People's Poetry Week in April.
This year, the featured poets include Douglas Florian, Kristine O'Connell George and J. Patrick Lewis, among others. Appropriate for grades one through four, the kit features a recording of Florian reading from his new book, Zoo's Who, along with posters, activities and a curriculum guide for all of Harcourt's new titles.
To request a free kit, send a self-addressed stamped envelope to Classroom Poetry Kit, Teaching K-8 Offer, Harcourt Children's Books, 525 B St., Ste. 1900, San Diego, CA, 92101.
Books for Rural Libraries
The Libri Foundation is a nationwide nonprofit organization that donates new, high-quality hardcover children's books to small, rural public libraries in the United States through its "Books for Children" program.
Applicants' Friends of Library programs or other local initiatives are expected to contribute up to $350 towards the project, which the Libri Foundation will match on a two-to-one ratio.
The deadlines are March 15, July 15 and December 15. For more information, go to
www.librifoundation.org
Software Donation
Adobe Systems Inc. supports schools and nonprofits by donating up to four packages of its latest software to institutions that file a request.
Eligible organizations must have a core mission of either improving K-12 student performance, developing curriculum, providing teacher training and working to prevent hunger or homelessness.
Requests are reviewed every other month based on the main services the organization provides. For more information, go to http://adobe.com/aboutadobe/philanthropy/software.html
Grants
AOL Time Warner Foundation Grants
The AOL Time Warner Foundation supports technology-related projects in four major areas of priority: Equipping Kids for the 21st Century, Extending Internet Benefits to All, Engaging Communities in the Arts and Empowering Citizens and Civic Participation. The foundation prefers to enter into strategic partnerships with organizations that have demonstrated a commitment to pioneering innovative ways to meet these priorities.
Deadline Proposals accepted all year.
Eligibility Schools and districts.
Contact Call 800-818-1066 or visit them at http://aoltimewarnerfoundation.org/grants/grants.html
The Home Depot Foundation
The Home Depot Foundation gives cash and materials to help provide young people with safe places to play and learn, leadership programs that teach skills through community engagement and job readiness training. The Home Depot Foundation focuses its support on programs that serve at-risk youth ages 12-18. Grants range from $5,000 to $25,000.
Deadline Proposals are reviewed four times a year.
Eligibility Schools and districts
Contact www.homedepotfoundation.org
American Honda Foundation Grants
The American Honda Foundation makes grants of $10,000 to $100,000 to K-12 schools, trade schools and other youth-oriented non-profit organizations that benefit scientific education. The foundation is seeking programs that meet the following characteristics: imaginative, scientific, creative, humanistic and innovative.
Deadline Proposals accepted four times a year.
Eligibility Schools and not-for-profit organizations
Contact www.hondacorporate.com/community
