If you answered yes to any of these questions,
the Fund for the Improvement of Teaching
and Learning
might be for you!
The purpose
of the Fund for the Improvement of Teaching
and Learning is to provide mini-grants to
college faculty and staff (full/part time)
to participate in professional development
opportunities, help students engage in learning
experiences beyond the classroom, and explore
innovative ways to improve the teaching
and learning process.
|
GUIDELINES
|
Professional Development Activities Can Include: |
| • |
A focus on expanding
teaching roles, learning innovative teaching
methodologies, return-to-industry experiences,
improving job skills that relate to student
content, and enhancing leadership and college
administration abilities; |
| • |
Attending special schools
or conferences which provide credit, certification,
or training; |
| • |
Participating in workshops
and studies leading to accreditation, special
certifications and SACS requirements; and |
| • |
Helping students attend conferences
related to their discipline area or leadership
development. |
Innovation
Projects Can Include: |
| • |
Imaginative educational proposals,
instructor designed activities, new ways to
serve students, new learning environments,
and support for students; |
| • |
New ideas to meet student/college
needs, cooperative faculty projects, applications
of technology,
interdisciplinary developments, and learning
activities; |
| • |
Experimental designs, collaborative
team efforts, faculty-directed classroom research,
inter-departmental projects, and learning
communities. |
Allowable
Expenses: |
| • |
For professional development
projects, allowable expenses include substitutes,
registration fees, travel, lodging, per diem,
tuition, books, and fees. |
| • |
For innovation projects,
allowable costs include consultants, special
contracts, equipment, release time, substitutes,
supplies & materials, temporary support
staff, travel, lodging and per diem. |
Application
Process: |
| • |
Applicants may submit more
than one kind of proposal during each mini-grant
cycle. Priority may be given to applicants
who have not recently received funding. |
| • |
Applicants are encouraged
to identify matching funds from other sources. |
| • |
Applications will be solicited
once a year, depending upon available funding
(form available on SCC website). |
| • |
Applications will be reviewed
by the Professional Development Committee
and the SCC Foundation Board of Directors. |
| • |
Mini-grant recipients will
be asked to submit a brief report at the end
of their project. |
| |
|
Funded
by: NC Community College System (Tier A)
• SCC Foundation • Verizon Foundation
|
To download the application
in Microsoft Word format you may right
click on the link below
and choose "Save Target As"
or "Save Link As" and then save
the form to your computer.
»
Application
Form in Word (.doc) format
Please complete the Application
and submit to Laura Pennington by Oct
15, 2007
|
