Bartow County School System Teacher/Employee Grant Application 2011-2012
Book a Trip-Discover the 6 continents ________________________________________________
Title of Project
___________________________________ Applicants Name
Carla Jordan
___________________________________ Position
Media Clerk
__________________________________ Signature of Applicant
___________________________________ Signature of Principal
__________________________________ Date Submitted
___________________________________ School
Teacher/Employee Grant Program 2011-2012 Application
1. Need for opportunity given by this program/project:
a. Define the need and provide supportive data/information for it. b. Describe the opportunity this program/project will provide and why this will be of value to the school/school systems program.
Students need to be aware that the world is in fact round and there are different cultures, people and lands in our world. As early as first grade, Georgia Performance Standards require that (SS1G3): The student will locate major topographical features of the earths surface. a. Locate all of the continents: North America, South America, Africa, Europe, Asia, Antarctica, and Australia. A knowledge of world geography is necessary for students to master this standard. Traveling is one of the best ways to obtain this knowledge and what better way to "travel" than by reading! The "Book a Trip" program is designed to take students around the world. They will learn about world geography, customs and cultures by reading stories from a variety of countries. The students will be given a "Reading Passport" which will be stamped as as way to keep up with the different countries they "visit" while on this journey.
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2. Program/project objectives and program/project description:
a. Identify specific learning outcomes. What standard or standards does this program/project address? b. Describe the program/project activities designed to meet the learning outcomes.
This program will address Georgia Performance Standard SS1G3: The student will locate major topographical features of the earths surface. a. Locate all of the continents: North America, South America, Africa, Europe, Asia, Antarctica, and Australia. Each student will be given a "Reading Passport" in which they will write the titles of stories they hear or read on their own. The students will tell which continent the story takes place on and will receive a "stamp" for that continent. The goal is for the student to collect all six continent stamps for his/her passport.
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3. Program/project assessment:
a. Describe the methods that will be used to assess how effectively learning outcomes have been met. b. How can this be assessed before the program/project is implemented? The media specialist will ask questions and encourage discussion after each story that is read during weekly library visits as a class. Students will also take Reading Counts quizzes which evaluate comprehension. Teachers have access to students' progress through Reading Counts and can monitor this as well.
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4. Impact:
a. Identify who and how many members of the school community or subgroup thereof (grade level, exceptional education students, art classes, etc.) will be impacted. b. How long will the program/project continue?
Students in Grades 1-4 will participate in "Book a Trip". The program will start in January and end in March. The books purchased for this program will be available for check out in the library and can be used by students, teachers and members of the community. Each year the program can be re evaluated and if feasible new book titles can be added and the program can be continued if successful.
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5. Budget:
a. Develop a budget to include the cost of materials needed for the program/project described. b. Include any other in-kind or fiscal support that will be or has been given.
New books to be purchased (folktales and easy picture books) Passports and Stamps for approximately 400 students
$400.00 $100.00
TOTAL $500.00
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