Turning Foundation's Community College Classroom Improvement Technology Grant

The Turning Foundation is accepting applications for the Fall 2012 Community College Classroom Improvement Technology Grant. The goal of this effort is to help instructors develop 21st century classrooms and improve student outcomes by providing effective, engaging technology from an industry-leading company.

There's more info at the online press release. Grant applications will be accepted from any community college setting in the USA. 

Deadline: December 14, 2012. For more information and a link to the application, please visit: www.turningtechnologies.com/CC-Grant.

Turning Technologies will provide grant winners with a 32-seat classroom response system complete with the following:

POLLING SOFTWARE: TurningPoint® offers advanced capabilities with the same user experience on Mac & PC. A simple interface provides for instant management of polling, content, participants, sessions and reports. Poll students directly from PowerPoint®, overtop any application and administer self-paced testing. TurningPoint is a versatile solution for assessment delivery and data collection in any environment.

RESPONSE SOLUTIONS: ResponseCard® NXT clickers provide self-paced test mode for individual assessment. Designed with an angled LCD screen, students have optimum views of answer submissions. In addition, 1 year ResponseWare® licenses will be awarded, giving students the option to respond from any mobile device in addition to clickers. ResponseWare is a web-enabled solution that turns any Internet-connected device into a mobile response solution.

IMPLEMENTATION SUPPORT: A complimentary three part webinar training series will be made available to all grant winners. In addition, recipients will be invited to attend an informative best practice pedagogical webinar hosted by a Turning Technologies’ Distinguished Educator. Webinars will introduce unique uses to help enhance the user experience with response

Free Webinar: Proposal Writing Basics 11/28/12

The Foundation Center offers crackerjack free online webinars.

Free Webinar: Wednesday, November 28, 2012 3PM – 4PM ET 

Register here.

Learn the key components of a proposal to a foundation.
For those new to proposal writing, this class will cover:

• How the proposal fits into the overall grantseeking process
• What to include in a standard proposal to a foundation
• Tips for making each section of your proposal stronger
• What funders expect to see in your proposal and attachments
• Tips for communicating with funders during the grant process
• Additional resources on proposal writing, including sample proposals

If you've never taken a Foundation Center webinar before, this will show you how they work. 

Free webinar: Developing a Family Resource Center

Webinar: “Developing a Family Resource Center to Promote Healthy Child Development and School Readiness”

Early childhood care and education in the first few years of a child’s life have a long-lasting impact on a child’s development. However, low-income immigrant parents and caregivers with low-English proficiency face many barriers when navigating the health care system and are less likely to access early childhood development and education services. Community based, culturally competent approaches are key to promote healthy child development and school readiness. “Steps to a Right Start (STARS): Developing a Family Resource Center to Promote Healthy Child Development and School Readiness” will show how one AAPCHO member community health center worked to improve early identification of parental developmental concerns and provided child development education for Asian American patients’ parents and caregivers. Daisy Tsao and Shao-Chee Sim will highlight strategies and lessons learned from Charles B. Wang Community Health Center’s (CBWCHC) Steps to a Right Start: Developing a Family Resource Center to Promote Healthy Child Development and School Readiness project.

The webinar will be on Wednesday, November 14, 2012 at 4:00-5:00pm EST.

Register at http://bit.ly/SBKJlq