Jared's Grant Proposal

A note on my grant proposal:

This grant proposal was co-authored by Anita E. Hornor and me.  Anita is my next-door-neighbor at school, and she is a technology advocate to be sure.  We quite frequently discuss the future of digital media in education, while monitoring the hall between classes.  When our TI and Grant Proposal  assignments suggested that we connect with colleagues,  I knew I would need to work with her.  Along with Anita, a few of other colleagues, and one tech-savvy Assistant Principal, I was able learn much more about the trajectory of digital leadership at our school. 

This grant opportunity was found through our PDS relationship with Fairmont State.  We decided to apply for this grant in March in order to stimulate blended learning research and application at our school.  The idea was to provide incentive and encouragement for more teachers to use blended learning, and to join the few teachers who are currently working to improve the students’ learning experience through digital media.   Since applying for the grant, I have learned much more about the theories and methods of blended learning.  Since my TI initiative and my grant proposal are integrated, I will share more about that when I post the finished TI report this week.  However, I just want to say, now that I am a few weeks wiser, I can see things that I would change about the narrative in the proposal, in order to provide a more comprehensive view of blended learning.  Here is the grant proposal in its original form.

Grant Proposal for Blended Learning PD at BHS