GrantEd Supports Schooling at Home
When the pandemic hit the world, we at GrantEd had no idea how life would change for any of us, let alone the many dedicated teachers we serve. We wondered if teachers’ need for GrantEd as a resource would diminish; we wondered how we could best support them in this unprecedented time. After two months, we are excited to have received so many grant requests that help teachers stay productive and engaged with their students during distance learning.
We have funded diverse requests that include care packages sent to student homes, 5th grade graduation gifts, home office supplies, innovative online teaching platforms, accessories and tons and tons of books. Teachers have proven that they are resilient and flexible, and we’re honored to have done our small part to help navigate a new normal.
As we wind down this school year and begin to look towards the next, remember that GrantEd remains the reliable resource it has always been for teachers! We will start taking grant requests again in July for August awards and we look forward to seeing the different ways teachers solve instructional challenges as schools seek ways to best accommodate required learning outcomes while keeping children and families healthy and safe--whether that means partial at-school attendance, rolling group instruction with reduced class sizes, or continued at-home instruction. Our aim is to help teachers pivot in whatever ways are necessary to best serve their students–at no personal cost. Here are just some of the requests GrantEd has funded in the last few weeks!
CLASS CULTURE/STUDENT MORALE
Sixty-four hardcover, end-of-year photo books
Materials to create kits to send home to students (sand buckets, sketch pads, pencils, crayons, Play-Doh, writing practice workbooks, magnetic letters, and sidewalk chalk)
BOOKS
Kindred by Octavia Butler
Wonder by Raquel Jaramillo
How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents by Julia Alvarez
The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
Read-at-home leveled reader book sets
HOME OFFICE and TEACHING SUPPLIES
Printer and printer ink
Envelopes
Paper
Stamps
Themed bulletin board sets and borders
Educational posters and games
Construction paper
Pencils
Scissors
Dry erase board, markers, dry eraser, and cleaner
Wireless graphics drawing tablet
Magnetic boards
ONLINE PLATFORMS/TEACHING TOOLS
Subscription to Cisco Webex
Adobe Creative Suite
Camera tripod
SmartMike
Digital microscope and slides
Chalkboard decal selfie ring light
Augmented Reality STEM toy
Ultra High Definition USB Document Camera and 3 year protection plan
Flash cards
Finger puppets
ELA student/teacher books and center cards
ELA and SS e-books for distance learning
PREPARING FOR NEXT YEAR
Learning center
Magna tiles
Learning Colors bulletin board set
Multiple packs of bulletin board accents
Construct-a-letter activity center
Basic skills poster pack
Math manipulatives
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Tuition for the Breathe for Change 200-hour Wellness, Social-Emotional Learning, and Yoga Teacher Training