The Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) provides funds for Summer 2000CORE Woodrow Wilson Teachers to facilitate workshops at local or regional sites. The standards-based workshops are to serve 12 to 25 teacher-participants and must include at least 40 contact hours.
The workshops may begin as early as September
2000 and should be completed before December 31, 2001. You, the Woodrow Wilson
Teacher are encouraged to be creative in structuring these hours and in finding
financial support from additional sources. You are also strongly encouraged to
utilize the Internet to enhance workshop activities.
WWNFF will begin accepting proposals August 1, 2000. All
proposals must be received by November 15, 2000 and may be submitted by mail or
email attachment.
A selection committee of Woodrow Wilson teachers,
some of them past TORCH facilitators, will advise WWNFF on apportioning HHMI
funds. Proposals will be judged against a rubric based on WWNFF standards.
Please remember that your plans are not actually competing against one another,
as the committee's goal will be to reach as many teachers from around the
United States and its territories as possible.
If your workshop plan meets the standards, you will be designated a TORCH
2000 facilitator. Facilitators sign a Memorandum of Understanding detailing
WWNFF's responsibilities and the responsibilities of you and your site.
B. Proposal
Guidelines
Proposals should be clear and concise, using the following format:
1.
Facilitator
contact information: name, school and
home addresses, phones, fax, email, web page address. If there are two
facilitators, please include all information for both people.
2.
Workshop
title and brief description
3.
National
and/ or local standards that drive the content and process of the workshop
4.
How
much money did you request from Woodrow Wilson?
5.
What is
your total in-kind support?
6.
What is
your total of matching funds?
7.
Site
description: school name, district facility, etc.
8.
Levels
of teacher-participants: elementary, secondary, pre-service
9.
Structure
of workshop: (for example, 5 days, 8 hours a day; 10 Saturdays (dates) 8 hours
each plus ....)
10. Curriculum materials
11. Number of contact hours (at least 40
with the same participants)
12. Statement of whether or not your team
is willing to facilitate a similar workshop at another site that WWNFF finds
for you
13. Day by day agenda for your workshop
in outline or bullet form
14. Signatures of Woodrow Wilson
Teacher(s)
15. Budget, with signatures of Site Official(s) or other funders (e.g.
principal, university official, representative from an institution of informal
education). (See information below)
C. Budget Guidelines
Estimate the number of participants you expect to have in your workshop
and base the budget on that number. You may have between 12 and 25 participants
and the maximum level of funding is an equivalent of $150 per participant.
Therefore, the maximum amount any workshop can be awarded is $3,750. If
the workshop brings fewer participants than expected, WWNFF will expect a
commensurate decrease in spending. If
there are more participants than budgeted for (not to exceed 25 participants),
funding may be increased to cover increased cost, but may not exceed $150 times the number of participants.
Cost sharing (cash/ other support) and in-kind contributions (see
glossary below) must be reflected in the budget. Include all expenses: travel,
lodging, honoraria, supplies, materials, advertising, refreshments, field trip
transportation, entry fees, etc. Submit the budget using the attached form and
include a budget narrative to justify any line items that may be unclear.
Glossary
Cost-sharing: money from sources other than WWNFF
In-kind support:
loaned facilities or equipment, teacher
time (if released from other duties), etc; things one might otherwise pay for
Line item: each category of expense, e.g., consultant @ $300, facilities @ $3500 are line items.
Timeline
November 15, 2000: Proposal due to BIO
TORCH 2000, Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation, CN 5281, Princeton
NJ 08543
January 16, 2001 or before: Notification to Woodrow Wilson
Teachers by WWNFF
September 1, 2000 to December 31,
2001: Implementation
of TORCH workshops.