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=**TMI Application for Customized Support - For Schools with Residencies**=

The Office of Instructional Technology is pleased that your school is implementing Teaching Matters’ web-based curricula and professional development series designed for middle schools. **For schools already taking part in these web-based programs, we offer the opportunity to supplement program implementation with one of the following customized program-related activities.**

A school wide Share Fair is a multimedia celebration of student work from all Voices and Choices units and selected literacy units in Writing Matters series. Parents, teachers and students can interact, question and respond to kiosk presentations, pod cast listening booths and other student-created media showcased at this a school wide event.
 * School-Based School Wide Share Fair**

A school-based Town Meeting provides comprehensive engagement for all students taking part in the Constitution Today unit of the Voices and Choices series. Students demonstrate that the Constitution is a living document by applying their understanding of the amendments to current issues. Facing the tough questions of modern society, students persuade others and defend their well-researched point of view with multimedia presentations and effective oral communication.
 * School-Based Town Meeting**

A school based Spoken Word event is an exciting way to bring alive the art of poetry for all students taking part in the Writing Poetry unit of Writing Matters. Students will take the stage along side professional poets to recite their insights and reflections through a variety of poetry media including Self Portrait, Memory or Haiku poems.
 * School-Based Spoken Word Event**

A school wide Digital Documentaries program that helps teachers inspire their students to learn about history. Students research, direct and produce their own video examining a major historical event while meeting social studies and language arts requirements. A film festival will be held at the end of the school year.
 * Digital Documentaries** (Specifically for schools with partial residencies)

In order to qualify for this additional support, please complete the following questions and email your responses to jcondliffe@teachingmatters.org with “iTiL Matching Grant” in the subject line. **The email must come from the account of your building principal.**

The deadline for response is **Friday, November 9th at 5 PM.** Confirmation will be made by Teaching Matters by November 14th, 2007. School Name: Joseph B. Cavallaro I.S. 281 School DBN:21K281 School Phone:718-996-6706 Grades Served:6-8
 * School Information**

Principal Name: Stephen Rosenblum Principal Phone:718-996-6709 Principal Email:srosenb2@schools.nyc.gov Tech Coach Name: John Hutton & Arnold Roth Tech Coach Phone:718-996-6706 ext. 3111 Tech Coach Email: aroth@schools.nyc.gov

1. How has your involvement in TMI's web-based programs lifted the level of teaching and learning in your school so far? TMI has allowed all of our student population to benefit from their wonderful programs. These programs have motivated and inspired not only our gifted and talented population, but also our students with special needs and English Language Learners. They, in particular, have shown to be more motivated and have exceeded expectations.
 * Application**

2. Which event do you want to bring to your school? Since we have purchased a half residency that includes the Writing the City and Voices and Choices, our school would like Digidocs

3. How do you plan to get your school community excited about this event? We have a wonderful parent coordinator who hold workshops during the day and evening for parents. We have an award winning school newspaper that will devote a column to iTeach/iLearn activities and projects.

4. How do you envision this event will enrich teaching and learning in your school community? We hope that this will further add to our repertoire as being a school which has fully integrated technology into each of its disciplines.

Sending this application under the school principal's email account confirms that I understand that Teaching Matters will provide this additional program-related support in my school and will make necessary arrangements for teachers and students to receive maximum benefits from the services.
 * Principal Sign-off**

Thank you for your interest.

Submission Directions** This application must be completed and emailed from the building **principal’s** email account with the subject “iTiL Grant” to jcondliffe@teachingmatters.org by **Friday, November 9th at 5 PM.**

Contact Jane Condliffe if you have questions concerning the program or the application itself.

Contact Information: Email: jcondliffe@teachingmatters.org Phone: 212-870-3505