John A. Van de Walle Professional Development Grants
The Greater Richmond Council of Teachers of Mathematics is pleased to announce a program of annual grants to its members. The Council encourages professional development among its members and will award annually up to four grants, each not exceeding $1000. Awards will be given to current members to help them defray personal expenses, not otherwise reimbursed, for the following activities:
- Doing a special project in the classroom (funds for consumable materials cannot exceed 10% of the total proposed amount)
- Enrolling in a mathematics or mathematics education college credit course( up to $1000)
- Attending a regional mathematics or mathematics related conference
- Participating in a mathematics or mathematics education summer institute
- First-time attendee to an NCTM Annual Conference
- Attending a VCTM Annual Conference
All current members of the Greater Richmond Council of Teachers of Mathematics are eligible to apply. Only one application per member may be submitted each year. Previous awardees are eligible to apply three years following their last award.
No later than one year following completion of the professional development activity, recipients of the GRCTM 2009-2010 Professional Development Grants shall:
- present a session at a GRCTM Conference describing the information gained from their activity and its impact on their teaching
- submit an article describing their professional development experience to the editor of the Great Circle.
Completed applications are to be postmarked no later than December 1, 2009 for winter and spring grants or May 1, 2010 for summer and fall grants. Awardees will be notified and introduced at the fall or spring GRCTM Conference. All awards are for reimbursement of funds for activities to be carried out during the summer of 2010 or the 2009-2010 school year.
Applications will be judged on several criteria including the level of impact of the proposed activity on the applicant and the applicant’s school. Please keep in mind that these proposals are to suggest activities that are above and beyond your normal duties.
Send completed applications to :
Ena Gross
GRCTM Professional Development Grant
Member Services Committee
3017 East Martin's Grant Circle
Richmond, VA 23235
Or email the application to egross(at)vcu.edu