Elizabeth Claire, publisher of Easy English News, is offering a $500 grant to an ESL teacher who teaches ELLs under difficult conditions. The money may be used to purchase materials or services from any source to improve their teaching situation.

ELIGIBILITY

1. The applicant(s) must be a New Jersey ESL teacher who is a paid member of NJTESOL/NJBE as of March 1, 2012.

CRITERIA

The application consists of three parts. Each of the sections is considered carefully in selecting the award winner so please follow the directions explicitly. Forms are attached. Incomplete applications will not be considered.

Part I Demographic Information

Part II Two-part Narrative

Part III Signatures

PART I

Name: _________________________________________________________________

Address:________________________________________________________________

Evening Phone: __________________________________________________________

Email: __________________________________________________________________

School: _________________________________________________________________

Address: ________________________________________________________________

Phone: _________________________________________________________________

Subject taught: _________________________ Grade level (s): _____________________

Supervisor’s name_________________________________________________________

Supervisor’s phone #_______________________________________________________

PART II - Narrative

A. In under 400 words, please describe the condition that makes teaching difficult for you,

or learning difficult for your students.

B. What would you do with a grant of $500?  What materials or services would you purchase, and how would it help ameliorate the above condition?

Part III - Signatures

I understand that if I am awarded this grant, I will share the results of my project with Elizabeth Claire and with NJTESOL/NJBE members through an article that I will write for the Fall issue of VOICES.

Applicant’s signature: ____________________________ Date: ___________________

Signature of supervisor

or administrator: ________________________________ Date: ___________________

All applications must be emailed to jkaback@njtesol-njbe.org or mailed on or before March 1, 2012. Proposals sent after this date will not be reviewed.

Mail to:

Ms. Janet Kaback

230 Vine Street

Elizabeth, NJ 07202