Secondary Math or High School Technology Grants
Secondary math and technology teachers need to stay up to date on the latest technology and educational practices in order to best educate students. This requires constant research, training and the purchase of new materials to use in the classroom. Grants are offered to help teachers and schools stay current and to cover the cost of updated resources for the classroom.
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NCTM Grants
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The National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (nctm.org) offers multiple grants to support secondary math teachers. Through the organization, teachers can earn up to $2,000 to cover the cost of graduate coursework and grants of up to $3,000 to cover professional development opportunities. Secondary math teachers can also apply for classroom research grants of up to $6,000 to cover the cost of materials and time involved in research projects to help students learn math in innovative ways.
Student Competition Grants
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Math and technology teachers can mentor teams of students as they compete for grants in math, science and technology competitions. InvenTeams (web.mit.edu/inventeams) is a competition sponsored by MIT that provides $10,000 in grant money to teams of high school students and their teacher-mentors to conduct research and develop solutions to real-world problems. The Siemens Competition (collegeboard.com/siemens) is an annual competition that awards from $1,000 to $100,000 for individual and team research projects related to math, science and technology.
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Digital Wish Grants
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Digital Wish (digitalwish.com) is a company that provides numerous grants to provide technology to schools. Teachers can submit technology-based wishes to a database that supporters can browse and choose to fund if they wish. In addition to teacher-submitted grants, the company manages numerous grants that provide software and equipment to teachers. Teachers can browse the company's full grant calendar and apply for applicable grants. To apply for a product grant, teachers must submit a lesson plan that uses that product.
Other Grants
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Teachers who have innovative ideas for teaching math and technology can apply for a $200 grant from the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (aiaa.org) to purchase materials to help implement creative projects and lesson plans. Through the Toshiba American Foundation (toshiba.com/taf) teachers can apply for grants of amounts less than $5,000 to purchase equipment and materials for engaging and exciting lesson plans. Grant applications are accepted on a rolling basis throughout the year.
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