This page will list various organizations who offer workshops, grants, courses, etc for schools and parents to utilize. The NEA Foundation provides grants to improve the academic achievement of students in U.S. public schools and public higher education institutions in any subject area(s). The proposed work should engage students in critical thinking and problem solving that deepen their knowledge of standards-based subject matter. The work should also improve students’ habits of inquiry, self-directed learning, and critical reflection. Proposals for work resulting in low-income and minority student success with honors, advanced placement, or other challenging curricula are particularly encouraged. Amount: The grant amount is $5,000 Grant funds may be used for resource materials, supplies, equipment, transportation, software, or scholars-in-residence. Although some funds may be used to support the professional development necessary to implement the project, the majority of grant funds must be spent on materials or educational experiences for students. Notification: Applications may be submitted at any time. Applicants are encouraged to plan ahead. Applications are reviewed three times per year, every year. Please give careful attention to the timeline of your grant. Applications that include activities scheduled prior to the date of notification will not be considered. Eligibility: Applicants must be practicing U.S: The NEA Foundation especially encourages grant applications from: *Education support professionals can be classifed as: para-educators, school bus drivers, maintenance and custodial staff, food services staff, school nurses and student services workers, clerical and office assistants, school security officers, and technicians. Think Outside the Classroom Since launching the program in 2007, Target has awarded $9.76 million in grants—providing 1.2 million students in all 50 states with the opportunity to enhance their studies in the arts, math, science and social studies. As part of the program, each Target store will award three Target Field Trip Grants to K—12 schools nationwide—enabling one in 25 schools throughout the U.S. to send a classroom on a field trip. Each grant is valued up to $700. Applications must be submitted electronically to Scholarship America between August 1, 2011 at 12:01 a.m. CT and October 3, 2011 at 11:59 p.m. CT. No hard copy paper applications will be accepted. SPONSOR (Target and Scholarship America) is not responsible for late, misdirected or incomplete applications or applications not received by Scholarship America. All applicant submissions become property of the SPONSOR and will not be returned. By submitting an application, applicants agree to provide other information and documentation as may be reasonably requested by judges or SPONSOR.
Educational Technology Grants:
http://www.technologygrantnews.com/grant-index-by-type/educational-technology-grants.html
Middle School.net:
http://www.middleschool.net/prodevlo/grants.htm
National Council of Teachers of English:
http://www.ncte.org/grants/elem
Fundsnet Services:
http://www.fundsnetservices.com/searchresult/6/Education-&-Literacy-Grants.html
School Grants:
http://www.schoolgrants.org/
The Lawrence Foundation:
http://www.thelawrencefoundation.org/
Rockefeller Foundation:
http://www.rockefellerfoundation.org/grants
National Science Foundation:
http://www.nsf.gov/dir/index.jsp?org=EHR
Writing Workshops
www.826nyc.org
Located at 372 5th Avenue, Brooklyn
Offers FREE workshops at schools and also at their site for class trips and families.
From their website:
MISSION STATEMENT
826NYC is a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting students ages 6-18 with their creative and expository writing skills, and to helping teachers inspire their students to write.
Our services are structured around our belief that great leaps in learning can happen with one-on-one attention and that strong writing skills are fundamental to future success.
With this in mind we provide drop-in tutoring, field trips, after-school workshops, in-schools tutoring, help for English language learners, and assistance with student publications.
All of our free programs are challenging and enjoyable, and ultimately strengthen each student's power to express ideas effectively, creatively, confidently, and in his or her individual voice.
Student Achievement Grants
Application RECEIVED by
Notification
February 1
April 15
June 1
September 15
October 15
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Learning opportunities extend far beyond the classroom. But schools are finding it more and more difficult to bring students to museums, historical sites and cultural organizations. Field Trip Grants help give children these unique, firsthand learning experiences.
9/11 Turning Park 51 Into A Teachable Moment:Curriculum/Fact Sheets
https://www.tanenbaum.org/programs/education/turning-park51-teachable-moment-curriculum-guide-and-fact-sheets
Turning Park51 Into a Teachable Moment: Curriculum Guide and Fact Sheets
The controversy surrounding the Park51 Cultural Center in lower Manhattan has been at the forefront of the media and the nation's consciousness recently. Chances are, your students have encountered this issue and are thinking about it. And chances are this issue is going to reach your classroom this fall - especially around 9/11.
Tanenbaum's Religion and Diversity Education program specializes in multi-cultural/coexistence education that includes religion as a component of identity to be recognized and respected. We therefore tackled this divisive debate by creating resources for educators to help turn the Park51 controversy into a lesson in coexistence. Included with this Curriculum Guide are balanced materials and resources to address this contentious conflict.
The materials are designed to help educators encourage students to think critically about Park51 specifically and conflict in general, to ask hard questions, to learn about conflicts in life and to identify and use civil ways to resolve them.
Tanenbaum believes that a major purpose of education is to prepare our students to become thoughtful global citizens who recognize that they have a civic responsibility to engage others with respect, especially when disagreements arise.
In the case of Park51, while the issue itself is of great import, the ways in which conflict has been manifested through language and behavior point to a greater need for education and critical thinking skills for working through contentious issues. Amid the wisdom and thoughtfulness on all sides of the argument, we also find ignorance, a lack of understanding and curiosity and hatefulness, which can, has and will lead to violence and phobic behavior.
We offer these materials to educators to be considered as the beginning of an ongoing process. They are intended to provide guidance rather than directives. Educators know their environments and students best, and are in the unique position of working toward the imperative of coexistence and cultivating global citizenship among their students.
We are proud to join you in this effort.
* Download the Curriculum Guide
https://www.tanenbaum.org/sites/default/files/Curriculum%20Guide_0.pdf
* Download the Opposition to Places of Worship in America Fact Sheet https://www.tanenbaum.org/sites/default/files/Opposition%20to%20Places%20of%20Worship%20in%20America%20Fact%20Sheet.pdf
* Download the September 11, 2001 Fact Sheet https://www.tanenbaum.org/sites/default/files/September%2011%20Fact%20Sheet.pdf
Other Resources and Links:
Films
Abraham's Children
http://www.abrahamschildrendoc.com
A feature documentary about Islam's positive influence on shaping the character of young Muslim Americans and their families (Clock Wise Productions).
America, Muslims and the Ground Zero Controversy
http://www.groundzerodialogue.org/
Unity Productions Foundation elevates the conversation around Park51, promoting civil, informed discourse around some of the broader questions - What did the 9/11 tragedy feel like to American Muslims? What is the story behind the interfaith group in New Jersey that helped build a mosque? What do Muslims worldwide really believe about terrorism? What are the aspirations of American Muslims? These resources are currently being made available free of charge. (PBS).
Divided We Fall: Americans in the Aftermath
http://www.dwf-film.com/about
A 20-year-old college student travels across America in the aftermath of 9/11, camera in hand, documenting hate violence against the Sikh community (New Moon Productions).
Articles
Across Nation, Mosque Projects Meet Opposition http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/08/us/08mosque.html?_r=1&scp=3&sq=murfreesboro%20mosque&st=cse New York Times
American Muslims Ask, Will We Ever Belong? http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/06/us/06muslims.html New York Times
Controversies Over Mosques and Islamic Centers Across the U.S. http://features.pewforum.org/muslim/controversies-over-mosque-and-islamic-centers-across-the-us.html
PEW Forum
The Debate Over the Proposed Community Center in Downtown Manhattan (Audio) http://www.cfr.org/publication/22839/debate_over_the_proposed_community_center_in_downtown_manhattan_audio.html Council on Foreign Relations (AUDO from CFR Call)
Howard Dean: NYC Mosque a "Real Affront"
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503544_162-20014057-503544.html CBS News
Imam behind controversial New York Islamic center speaks http://edition.cnn.com/2010/US/08/22/new.york.imam.comments/index.html#fbid=zQ9nrCrahF7&wom=true CNN
Imam Talks Compromise on Islamic Center http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/14/nyregion/14imam.html?nl=nyregion&emc=ura1 New York Times
Intolerance
http://www.newyorker.com/talk/comment/2010/09/20/100920taco_talk_wright New Yorker
Islam has long history downtown: Why the 'Ground Zero mosque' belongs in lower Manhattan http://www.nydailynews.com/opinions/2010/07/23/2010-07-23_islam_has_long_history_downtown_why_the_ground_zero_mosque_belongs_in_lower_manh.html Daily News
Islamic Center Exposes Mixed Feelings Locally http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/20/nyregion/20muslims.html?src=tptw New York Times
https://www.tanenbaum.org/default/files/ED%20-%20Islamophobia%20Article.pdf
Looking at Islamic Center Debate, World Sees U.S. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/26/world/26islamic.html?_r=1 New York Times
Mosque debate: New Yorkers take dim view of rabble-rousing outsiders http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/08/19/AR2010081906580.html?hpid=topnews&sid=ST2010081906612 Washington Post
The Mosque Rage Boils Over: Anti-Muslim Attacks Increasing Across US http://newsfeed.time.com/2010/08/26/the-mosque-rage-boils-over-anti-muslim-attacks-increasing-across-us/ TIME
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/21/nyregion/21mosque.html?_r=2
Muslim Leaders Unite Behind Center http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/21/nyregion/21mosque.html?_r=2 New York Times
NY Governor Paterson to discuss relocating Muslim center http://ca.reuters.com/article/topNews/idCATRE67F4VY20100817 Reuters
Obama says ground zero mosque upholds principle of equal treatment http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/15/us/politics/15islamcenter.html New York Times
Parsing the Record of Feisal Abdul Rauf http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/22/nyregion/22imamfacts.html?scp=3&sq=feisal&st=cse New York Times
Public Remains Conflicted Over Islam
http://pewforum.org/Muslim/Public-Remains-Conflicted-Over-Islam.aspx PEW Forum
Reaction to Quran burning plan pours in from around the world http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/europe/09/10/florida.quran.reactions/ CNN
Religious Freedom, Free Speech Face Off Nationwide http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=129330121 NPR
Rural Controversy: A Mosque in Sheboygan http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,2011842,00.html?xid=rss-mostpopularemail Time
Teenagers Charged in Harassment at Mosque http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/01/nyregion/01mosque.html?_r=1 New York Times
TIME Poll: Majority Oppose Mosque, Many Distrust Muslims http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,2011799,00.html/r:t TIME
Vandalism at Madera Islamic center called hate crime http://www.fresnobee.com/2010/08/25/2053382/vandalism-at-madera-islamic-center.html FresnoBee
Opinions
America's "Good Muslims" Are Being Left Out to Dry
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/abbas-barzegar/americas-good-muslims-are_b_686690.html Huffington Post
Charles Krauthammer's transparent dodge
http://voices.washingtonpost.com/plum-line/2010/08/charles_krauthammers_transparent_dodge.html Washington Post
Daisy Khan: "When will Muslims be accepted?" http://newsweek.washingtonpost.com/onfaith/panelists/sally_quinn/2010/08/daisy_khan_when_will_muslims_be_accepted.html Washington Post
Ground Zero Mosque: Why Some Muslims Don't Want It, Either http://newamericamedia.org/2010/08/ground-zero-mosque-why-some-muslims-dont-want-it-either.php News America Media
A loyal Muslim American laments the mosque mess http://www.salon.com/news/opinion/feature/2010/08/19/patriotic_muslim_american_on_the_mosque_mess/index.html Salon
The Mosque at Ground Zero http://www.adl.org/ADL_Opinions/Interfaith/Mosque_Ground_Zero.htm Anti-Defamation League (from National Director of ADL)
The "mosque" debate is not a "distraction" SalonThe Mosque at Ground Zero Anti-Defamation League (from National Director of ADL)The "mosque" debate is not a "distraction" SalonThe Mosque at Ground Zero Anti-Defamation League (from National Director of ADL)The "mosque" debate is not a "distraction" SalonThe Mosque at Ground Zero Anti-Defamation League (from National Director of ADL)The "mosque" debate is not a "distraction" SalonThe Mosque at Ground Zero Anti-Defamation League (from National Director of ADL)The "mosque" debate is not a "distraction" SalonThe Mosque at Ground Zero Anti-Defamation League (from National Director of ADL)The "mosque" debate is not a "distraction" SalonThe Mosque at Ground Zero Anti-Defamation League (from National Director of ADL)The "mosque" debate is not a "distraction" http://www.salon.com/news/opinion/glenn_greenwald/2010/08/23/park51/index.html Salon
The Muslims in the Middle
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/17/opinion/17dalrymple.html?_r=1&ref=religion_and_belief New York Times
Obama muddles his mosque message
http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/08/16/AR2010081603169.html%3Fhpid=opinionsbox1&ct=ga&cad=:s7:f2:v0:d1:i0:lt:e6:p6:t1281981563:&cd=txLEt8eBs2k&usg=AFQjCNG1nmpvouEY63WqquOy5K3lG3aRtw Washington Post
Why America Needs More Muslims http://www.alternet.org/world/147864/why_america_needs_more_muslims/?page=1 Alternet
Would Park51, the "ground zero mosque" be a symbol of religious tolerance, and should that be an American goal?
http://www.scpr.org/programs/patt-morrison/2010/08/18/ground-zero-mosque/ Southern California Public Radio
Organizations
http://www.facinghistory.org/ Abrahamic Family Reunion http://www.abrahamicfamilyreunion.org/ (AFR)- Emphasizes shared values of compassion and justice, explores positive historical precedents, and acknowledges collective traumas.
Facing History and Ourselves http://www.facinghistory.org/ - Delivers classroom strategies, resources and lessons that inspire young people to take responsibility for their world.
First Amendment Center http://www.firstamendmentcenter.org/ - A nonpartisan source of information on the values of free expression and religious liberty protected by the First Amendment.
Intersections International http://www.intersectionsinternational.org/ - A New York-based global initiative dedicated to promoting justice, reconciliation and peace across lines of faith, culture, ideology, race, class, national borders and other boundaries that divide humanity.
Islamic Networks Group (ING) http://www.ing.org/ - A non-profit, educational organization that promotes religious literacy and mutual respect through on-site presentations, cultural competency seminars and interfaith dialogues. Founded in 1993 http://www.ing.org/about/page.asp?num=43 , ING and its affiliates http://www.ing.org/affiliates/ serve communities of all faiths or none throughout the United States.
The Pluralism Project at Harvard University <http://pluralism.org/> - Helps Americans engage with the realities of religious diversity through research, outreach, and the active dissemination of resources.
Project Explorer
http://projectexplorer.org/
Fosters the next generation of global citizens by encouraging awareness of the world beyond a student's own community through the creation, production, and distribution of engaging and free multi-media educational materials (Press Release: ProjectExplorer.org Combats Growing Nationwide Anti-Muslim Sentiment: Kids educational program promotes positive image of Middle East
http://projectexplorer.org/press%20articles/2010August.pdf
Miscellaneous
Curriculum: Controversy over the NYC Muslim Community Center & the 9/11 experience http://www.teachablemoment.org/middle/park51.html Teachable Moment
