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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: P.S. 189 Lincoln Terrace - The Bilingual Center School DBN: 17K189 School Phone: 718-756-0210 Grades Served: K-8
 * School Information**

Principal Name: Berthe Faustin Principal Phone: 718-756-0210 Principal Email: BFausti@schools.nyc.gov Tech Coach Name: Evelyn Garcia Tech Coach Phone: 718-756-0210 Tech Coach Email: N/A

We found TMI's web based programs forced our teachers and students to think outside the text books. Our students began studying current issues which allowed them to think critically and to look for solutions. The ideas were built around the Project Based Model. Our students took an idea, researched it, built their own questions around models for solutions, and wrote their opinions as well as conclusions. At the end of the program, many of our students even went beyond the notebook and created their own power points and presented their ideas at a culminating exercise outside of the school building. Imagine what an experience like this did for our students' self-esteem!
 * Application**
 * 1. How has your involvement in TMI's web-based programs lifted the level of teaching and learning in your school so far?**

We are interested in bringing the School-Based School Wide Share Fair to PS 189.
 * 2. Which event do you plan to bring to your school?**

As mentioned before, Social Studies is an area of need among the 8th grade community. This event will provide another venue for learning and enjoyment of the content that students often find boring. The Share Fair will also give students an opportunity to explain the research behind their final projects.
 * 3. How do you plan to get your school community excited about this event?**

We plan to invite members of the school community and parents to attend the Share Fair. We will also present awards to exemplary individual and group projects,

The Share Fair will give the entire school community the opportunity to celebrate student work produced from our participation in the Voices and Choices and literacy units. It will also give teachers and parents and opportunity to see how we have integrated technology across content areas.
 * 4. How do you envision this event will enrich teaching and learning in your school community?**

Hopefully, after seeing the stellar work produced by our students, other teachers will be encouraged to use technology as a method for increasing student engagement and improving student achievement.

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