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New Mexico State University

2009 French Award for the Improvement of Secondary Teaching

The French Award this year was awarded to Meagan L. Shott from Alta Vista Middle School in Carlsbad, New Mexico. Congratulations Meagan!

 

Do you have things you want to do in your classroom but don't have the resources to do them?

APPLY FOR A 5,000.00 Award for the Improvement of Secondary Teaching

Eligibility
Teachers practicing in middle and high schools in the state of NM.

Purpose
May be used for creative ideas to improve instruction! Think video cameras, laptops, books, ipods, Kindles, calculators field trip money, math manipulatives, CDs, films and any other multitude of ideas you might have!!!!

How to Apply
Send request for application information to jonmark@nmsu.edu

History
The competition was established by request from Fanny and Floy French to the New Mexico State University Foundation in 1981, and is granted to the winning proposal(s) resulting from an annual competitive proposal process. Award winners receive approximately $5,000.

Dates
Proposals must be received by March 16, 2010 and the Award winner will be announced on April 2, 2010. The award will be presented at the Scholarship Award Reception in the second week of April. The money and project must be implemented during the 2010-2011 school year.

Print the    Flyer Award Proposal Evaluation Rubric

TO APPLY FOR the ANNUAL IMPROVEMENT
OF SECONDARY TEACHING AWARD

  1. SUBMIT A PROPOSAL
    Please write a proposal that includes the items described below. Proposals must be no longer than six pages, double-spaced, with one-inch margins and at least 12-point font.
    1. Provide information regarding the project for which you propose to use the funding. Please include:
      • a brief description of your project in relation to your content area(s) and why you are interested in doing it,
      • why there is a need for your project,
      • how the project will improve instruction and benefit students, and
      • what you hope to learn from the project.
    2. Provide a detailed plan of what you will do, what students will be expected to do, and the time frame in which you will do it. (MONEY MUST BE UTILIZED DURING THE 2010-2011 SCHOOL YEAR)
    3. Include a budget for necessary materials for the project. Budget totals should be close to the total amount of $5,000 of the Award.
    4. Provide a plan for how you will evaluate what the project accomplished and how you will utilize the information you have learned for future teaching
    5. Include a resume for all persons who will be actively involved in the proposed project (not part of the six page limit).
    2. The College of Education's Committee of Secondary Education will evaluate the proposals according to the attached rubric. Proposals must be received by March 16, 2010 and the Award Winner will be announced by April 1, 2010. Please send your proposal via email to heathero@nmsu.edu or via postal mail to
    Dr. Heather Oesterreich
    Director of Secondary Education
    Curriculum and Instruction, MSC 3CUR
    NMSU
    PO Box 30001
    Las Cruces, NM 88011
  2. ATTEND AWARD RECEPTION
    Winners of the French Award will attend the NMSU Scholarship Awards Reception 2010 to receive the cash award and provide a brief overview of their project in April
  3. MAKE A PRESENTATION
    In April, 2011, the French Award Recipient will make a 15-20 minute presentation at the NMSU Scholarship Awards Reception outlining what they accomplished and what they learned.