Through the Bonnie Campbell Hill Washington State Literacy Teacher Leader Award, the Washington Organization for Reading Development (WORD) will honor two outstanding teacher leaders each year.  These may include classroom teachers, literacy coaches, or teacher educators dedicated to improving the teaching and learning of reading and writing in real world contexts in grades K – 8.   The US $2,500 grant for each teacher leader is intended to be used for professional development (not for materials, except professional books for a book study).  The award is supported by Bonnie Campbell Hill and her family and colleagues. Application information is available at www.wordreading.org or at www.bonniecampbellhill.com.

			Past Recipients

			Guidelines

Your application materials must include five items:

1. Completed application form.

2. A professional development plan (three-page maximum) for 2012-2013 that outlines why you would be a strong candidate for these monies and your vision for how this support would allow you to improve and enhance teaching and learning for students and/or teachers. Funds may be used for, but are not limited to, the following activities: attending the Annual IRA Conference, attending the Annual NCTE Conference, attending Teacher’s College Training, participating in courses and/or workshops, buying professional books for a book study among colleagues. Funds may not be used to buy classroom materials. The plan should address the evaluation. A criteria that are listed in the attached rubric. The plan must provide details about the project and include a specific budget indicating how the $2,500 would be spent.

3. A resumé showing professional experience and leadership accomplishments/activities.

4. A letter of recommendation from a supervisor detailing your leadership skills, collaborative interactions, effective teaching practices, successful teaching/learning relationships with students and teachers and an understanding of the intentions and/or support of the project detailed by the applicant. The letter of recommendation should address the evaluation criteria that are listed in the attached rubric.

5. A follow up report, submitted by August 30, 2013, describing how the award was used and how it helped you carry forward your ideas.

An electronic copy of the complete application of the application packet must be submitted by email to the chair by March 15, 2012. The evaluation criteria are included with this letter.

Announcements of the winners will occur on or before April 15, 2012 for activities to be completed by Aug. 30 2013. The award will be presented at the October 2012 WORD conference, along with free registration to the conference. The winners must submit a report to the committee about how the funds were used by August 30, 2013.

the winners are also encouraged to submit a proposal by June 15, 2013 for the 2013 October WORD conference to share what they have learned about the impact of this project on student learning and professional development in a session sponsored by the Awards Committee. The WORD organization will provide free registration for both October conferences; however, all additional expenses for attending the conference (transportation, meals, and housing) will be borne by the winner or paid for out of the initial award.

E-mail application to: Katherine Schlick Noe (kschlnoe@seattleu.edu)
 

			Application

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