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TEACH Grants
February 2008

What are the TEACH Grants?
The TEACH Grants are authorized in the College Cost Reduction and Access Act which was enacted into law in the fall of 2007. These are grants to recruit teachers into hard-to-staff fields and low-income schools. Grants of up to $16,000 ($4000/year) for undergraduates and $8,000 for Master’s degree seeking students can be used to cover the cost of tuition and other school-expenses. Grantees will then complete a four-year teaching service obligation in a high-need field at a school that receives Title I funds.

When will the TEACH Grant Program begin?
The program will begin in July 2008.

AACTE complete Teach Grant fact sheet

Two upcoming opportunities sponsored by PDK Washington State

     1)      accepting journal submissions

     2)      fall research conference

Details on both follow:

1)   The Washington State Kappan,

a j o u r n a l f o r r e s e a r c h , l e a d e r s h i p , a n d p r a c t i c e

Fall 2008 issue theme –

High-Performing Educators: What makes a great teacher?

Deadline for submission – September 8, 2008

The single most important factor in children’s education may be the quality of teachers. The fall issue of Washington State Kappan, a journal for research, leadership, and practice is on the theme High-Performing  Educators: What makes a great teacher?” Manuscripts that focus on the attributes and characteristics of great teachers and are 800-1200 words will be considered.

Do you have current research you wish to share describing high performing K-12 teachers? Selected articles should discuss research, leadership or practice and focus on the Washington State. All papers are subject to peer review and evaluated for connections to the theme and manuscript criteria.The audience will include K-12 educators and faculty in higher education from throughout the State of Washington.

Send your proposal and obtain additional author guidelines from the editor, MaryLynne.Derrington@wwu.edu. All papers will be subject

to peer review and evaluated for connections to the theme, uniqueness of the contribution to the field, applicability to Washington State educators and adherence to manuscript guidelines.

2)  “High Performing Educators –

What makes a great teacher?”

The 2nd Phi Delta Kappa – Washington State Research Conference for Teachers and Educators

October 11, 2008, noon – 5pm at the University of Washington, Waterfront Activities Center, Seattle, WA.

The second annual PDK Washington Chapter research conference will focus on the attributes and characteristics of great teachers. Do you have current research you wish to share describing high performing K-12 teachers? The audience will include K-12 educators and faculty in higher education from throughout the State of Washington.

For details or questions contact:

Mary Lynne Derrington, EdD

Professor, Educational Administration Program

Woodring College of Education | Western Washington University

360-650-4320

(posted 5/14/08)

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