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The American Turkish Society, with support from the Turkish Health and Education Foundation (SEV), has announced the availability of curriculum development grants for Spring 2015. These grants are intended to support elementary and secondary school teachers in the United States working to develop innovative curricula, projects, or other classroom activities about Turkey.
 

Through the annual program, selected teachers will visit SEV Schools in Turkey, where they will be able to engage with teachers about their curriculum development work. Workshops will be arranged to facilitate the dialogue. Once selected, grantees will be free to develop their proposed projects without editorial input from the society. They will, however, be required to participate in follow-up activities for evaluation purposes and will be asked to share any teaching plans, materials, and activities with the society for future dissemination.
 

Grants of up to $2,500 will be awarded to cover the costs of research, materials, speakers, and other expenses incurred by the school or teacher. The society encourages all applicants to identify additional sources of funding where possible. Preference is given to schools that do not currently have Turkey-related programs in place. All elementary and secondary school teachers in the U.S. interested in teaching about Turkey are eligible to apply.

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CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS AWARD PROGRAM
Deadline: Feb. 1, 2015
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Sponsored by the Christopher Columbus Fellowship Foundation, the Christopher Columbus Award program is a national community-based STEM contest for middle school students.
 

The program challenges students in grades six to eight working in teams of three to four with an adult coach to identify a problem in their community and apply the scientific method to create an innovative solution to that problem. The program can be implemented in science or social studies classes, for cross-curricular use in team teaching or block-scheduled classes, or as an afterschool program.
 

Eight finalist teams and their coaches will receive an all-expense-paid trip to Walt Disney World to attend the program's National Championship Week and compete for cash prizes as well as development grants of $200 to further refine their ideas. Two gold medal-winning teams will receive $2,000 per team member as well as a medal for each team member.
 

Visit the awards program website for complete competition information, student and teacher/coach guides, details on past award-winning projects, and entry materials.

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NCTM GRANTS
Deadline: Nov. 7, 2014
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The National Council of Teachers of Mathematics is accepting applications for Engaging Students in Learning Mathematics grants for teachers in grades 6-8.
 

The purpose of this grant is to incorporate middle-school classroom materials or lessons that actively engage students in tasks and experiences, with the goal of deepening their content knowledge. For 2015-16, grants of up to $3,000 will be awarded to persons currently teaching mathematics in grades 6-8. Materials may be in the form of books, visual displays, slide shows, videotapes, or other appropriate media.
 

To be eligible, applicants must be current (on or before October 15, 2014) full individual or e-members of NCTM or teach at a school with a current (on or before October 15, 2014) NCTM Pre-K-8 school membership and currently teach mathematics in grades 6-8 at least 50 percent of the school day. Activities are to be completed between June 1, 2015, and May 31, 2016. Past recipients of this grant are ineligible to re-apply for the grant.

Visit the NCTM website for complete program guidelines and application instructions.
 

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AASL INNOVATIVE READING GRANTS
Deadline: Feb. 1, 2015
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The American Association of School Librarians, a division of the American Library Association, is accepting applications from school librarians for its AASL Innovative Reading Grant program.
 

One grant in the amount of $2,500 will be awarded in support of the planning and implementation of a unique and innovative program for children that motivates and encourages reading, especially among struggling readers.
 

Projects should promote the importance of reading and facilitate literacy development by supporting current reading research, practice, and policy. In addition, projects must be specifically designed for children (grades K-9) in the school library setting, encourage innovative ways to motivate and involve children in reading, and should demonstrate potential to improve student learning.
 

To be eligible, applicants must be a member of AASL. Grant recipients may be invited to write an article that delineates their reading incentive project and demonstrates their successes, trials, and recommendations so others may replicate the project.

See the AASL website for complete program guidelines and application procedures.