EEND 678 Artifact #2-Grant Writing

Money, money, money....it makes the world go round and there is just not enough.  The constant struggle with education in the U.S. is always going to be money.  Unfortunately, education isn't valued as much as it should be and teachers are stuck trying to stretch a nickel into a dollar.  On the bright side, there are some people out there who do want to see teachers succeed and are willing to give us their money in the form of a grant.  There are numerous opportunities for teachers to write grants for innovated ideas for their classrooms.  I my district, we have a foundations called the Indian Prairie Educational Foundation or the IPEF.  Each year, the IPEF funds hundreds of grants from across the district to help teachers bring their ideas and innovations to life.  My grant proposal was created for my department to receive a classroom set of heart rate monitors.  Heart rate monitors are a great way for teachers to see actual results on how their students are performing in their classes. Gone are the days of "guessing" how hard a kid is working in my class.  With a heart rate monitor, I will be able to see the results an know if they are exercising in their target heart rate zone.  Being able to do this will also help my students learn how to self-assess and monitor their own fitness levels.  Because of the cost of a heart rate monitor, I was only able to ask for a classroom set.  If approved, the heart rate monitors will be rotated through each teacher on a weekly basis.  It is my hope to one day be able to get two more classroom sets so that each teacher can have their own and be able to plan their lessons accordingly.