National
Literacy and Numeracy Week
1–7 September 2008
Grants for Government
and Catholic schools/regions/dioceses
Applications
are invited for grants of up to $1,000 for individual Government and
Catholic schools, regions or dioceses to participate in 2008 National Literacy and Numeracy Week.
The theme for the Week will be Partnerships
in Learning, with a focus on parents, teachers and members of the community
supporting young people to develop strong literacy and numeracy skills.
The
judging panel will be looking for innovative projects that demonstrate best
practice in literacy or numeracy. It is intended that the product from your
initiative be made available to others via the National Literacy and Numeracy
Week (NLNW) website: www.nlnw.nsw.edu.au
Some
ideas for a grant:
·
create a literacy or numeracy project for a class, a year, a
particular group of students
·
develop a unit of work that incorporates ICT and literacy or
numeracy
·
develop a unit of work that extends
students' literacy or numeracy learning within a subject context
·
create a DVD of students developing their
skills in literacy or numeracy
·
create a DVD of members of the community coming
into the classroom (after school approval) to share how their cultural
experiences have influenced their literacy or numeracy development
·
publish a parent newsletter/flyer about literacy or numeracy
achievements/future directions in your school/region/diocese
·
collaborate between schools on a literacy or numeracy
project.
Consider how your initiative will
engage students and/or parents/carers. Is your initiative sustainable and
transferable across years or schools?
Application structure:
a.
project title
b.
project description
c.
intended outcomes (- use dot points)
d.
numbers of students, teachers, parents, other community
members directly involved
e.
brief budget breakdown
f.
date/s for project (during or in lead up to NLNW in 1-7
September)
g.
contact details of school/regional/diocesan coordinator
(coordinator’s name, school, school address, phone, email).
Applications
should be no longer than two A4 pages in Arial font 12. The closing date for
submissions is 4.00 p.m. Friday 30 May 2008. They should be sent to
Bernard Pryor, NSW National Literacy and Numeracy Week Project
Applications will be judged by a
panel on the following criteria:
1.
innovative concept
2.
clear outcomes that can demonstrate best practice in
literacy or numeracy
3.
all aspects of the application structure are supplied.
Privacy statement:
All decisions taken and
recommendations made by the NLNW judging panel shall be binding and final, and
no correspondence will be entered into on such matters.
All material received from
schools/regions/dioceses or any other source is accepted on the understanding
that such material may be used:
·
in the process of determining the recommended recipients of
the NLNW 2008 grants
·
in any publicity concerning NLNW
·
in any publicity concerning the promotion of literacy and
numeracy education.
The reporting obligations of the
grant:
1.
Each school/region/diocese receiving a grant agrees to
complete a simple report of their project in which they evaluate the aspects
mentioned in the structure above.
2.
A report template will be forwarded to each successful
school/region/diocese.
3.
The report is to be forwarded to Bernard Pryor by 26
September 2008.
For
further information, contact Bernard Pryor, NLNW Project
(02) 9886 7619 or by email at: bernard.pryor@det.nsw.edu.au Fax: (02) 9886 7741.
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NLNW grant applications to be submitted by 4.00 p.m. Friday 30 May 2008 to Bernard Pryor (bernard.pryor@det.nsw.edu.au) |