Created by Katie Riemenschneider…Heights Elementary School IB-PYP
Ms. Joan Friedrich……………..JoanBF@leeschools.net
• For IB Teachers
• Must Directly Involve
IB Students/Teachers
• IB Authorized School
• FLIBS Member Schools
• Grant Items become
property of the IB
School
• Projects Completed by
End of 2014-15 School
Year
• Receipts & Reflection
due by July 1, 2015.
• Only 1 Grant May be
Won by a Single
Applicant
• Only 2 Grants May be
Won by a Single School
• Up to $1,000 Each Grant
Describe Professional Development
Example: I would like to attend The Arthur & Rochelle Belfer
National Conference for Educators at the United States Holocaust
Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C.
Use this same area to describe the special things you will
experience & how this will impact your IB students!
Example Response for “Describe Professional Dev. Grant”
I would like to attend ___________________________.
Suggestions to include:
• Florida State Standards/Common Core
Standards/IB Standards connections.
• The
conference
will
provide
___________________.
• In addition, ______________
• As a result of attending this conference, I
plan to __________
• I will also integrate ____________ in our
curriculum.
• The product of the unit will include
_______________________.
• Make sure the reader completely understands
where you are going & why it is special.
Simply list how you will spend the $1,000
Arthur & Rochelle Belfer National Conference for Educators
(July 8, 2012- July 10, 2012- early AM-evening each day)
$0 (I was selected for National
Scholarship)
Hotel for Conference (check in July 7- check out July 11, 2012) (4 nights X
$205 per night/summer rates)
$820.00
Authentic WWII Boxcar Delivered to School Campus for 2 Weeks (includes
WWII Boxcar delivery & pick-up, school- wide assembly with Holocaust
survivors and museum director speaking, and an additional museum exhibit
for campus display)
$180.00 (additional $270
provided by PTO = $450 total)
Educational Materials (books) for Media Center
Included in Conference
Electronic Teaching Materials & Student Curriculum Materials
Included in Conference
$1,000
TOTAL
How will this enhance your professional
development?
Suggestions to include:
• Being selected to attend ________ will help me impact
the X students
• share this information with X teachers
• collaborating with X
Goal: Impact IB Students & Staff
Suggestions to include:
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Curriculum/Sunshine State Standards.
Integrate this by ________
Make real-world connections
Why seeking assistance and resources
The students will benefit through X
Accurate and current information
Primary/Secondary resources
Assemblies
Exhibits
Community Events
Suggestions:
• Clearly articulate which IB Learner
Profile trait(s) will be purposefully
developed
• It is not the # of LP, but the
development of those selected.
• Be specific
Describe
your
“Excellence”
Idea & the
creativity
it brings to
the
classroom
Suggestions to include:
• Describe the classroom project with
enthusiasm
• Clearly articulate how this will enhance
your IB Unit
• What creative things will students be
doing?
• Collaborating with community
partners?
• IB Community & Service/outreach?
• Real World Issues?
• How many students involved?
• Which subjects involved?
• Innovation & Creativity is a PLUS!!
Simply list the items you will purchase
Day at ECHO student field trip
$425.00
Kiddie Swimming Pools (4 x $ 12.00 )
$48.00
Rakes & Hoes
$64.00
(4 X $16.00)
Bus Transportation to ECHO
$280.00
Wood Picket Garden Fence (for school edible garden)
$92.00
Seeds for various vegetables and herbs (variety)
$91.00
$1,000
TOTAL
Ideas:
• Collaborate with ___________
• Learn how to create X
• How will students impact others?
• IB Community & Service project
included?
• Analyzing real world statistics?
• Develop the IB Learner profile
• Real world problem solving
• Learn how to X
Measureable, IB Assessment, Journals, Outcomes
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Applying real world skills
Assessment used
IB standards
IB Unit Plan
Sunshine State Standards
/Common Core
Create an X (product)
Solution
Reflect
Posters
Able to offer real-world
solutions
You don’t need to include
every IB
Learner Profile
Trait…include those that are
purposefully covered.
Due January 31, 2014