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PASSHE Grants Workshop: Enhancing Teaching and Student Outcomes

Join the FPDC and INNO workshops to improve your teaching skills, gain grant writing expertise, and enhance student learning outcomes. Apply by January 21, 2015, and February 20, 2015, respectively.

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PASSHE Grants Workshop: Enhancing Teaching and Student Outcomes

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  1. PASSHE-Sponsored Grants WorkshopFaculty Professional Development Council (FPDC)and Innovation in Teaching and Improvement of Student Learning Outcomes (INNO)Wednesday,November 19, 2014

  2. FPDC Purpose Encourages continuous attention to the professional growth and development of system faculty as teaching scholars. Provides professional development opportunities for faculty at all levels. INNO represents a new initiative for the Council which focuses on the scholarship of pedagogy to provide professional development that is required to gain expertise in – to learn -- innovative methods of teaching that improve student learning outcomes. ESU Campus Deadlines • FPDC: Wednesday, January 21, 2015, 1PM • INNO: Friday, February 20, 2015, 1 PM

  3. Why apply? • In what ways will participating in FPDC or INNO help you to be a better teacher-scholar? • Gain grant writing skills • Participate in the grant process – applicable to external grants • Enhance your ability to do research • Publish your research results

  4. Are You Eligible to Apply? • System faculty member • Tenure or Tenure track only • Past recipients may apply: • Proposal must include an appendix of outcomes of past grant • Final report is also needed. • On sabbatical? • Can apply but can’t request salary • Additional information on pg. 2 of RFP

  5. FPDC and INNO Broad Terms -2014-2015 • May submit only one proposal per PI • Identify research funding category • Money available: • $250,000 FPDC • $75,000 for INNO • $50,000 for probationary faculty • Anticipates to receive between 100 and 140 grant proposals • 16 Proposals from Each School for FPDC; 2 for INNO • Expects to award 30 grants; 8 for INNO • Maximum funding: $10,000 • Notified April 2015 • October 31, 2016 - completion of FPDC Grants • May 31, 2017 – completion of Innovation Grants • Reports are to be submitted to the System FPDC and the campus committee within 30 days of the project’s completion, but no later than November 30, 2016.

  6. Innovation in Teaching - Terms • The Council has $75,000 available for FY 2014-15 • This replaces Category 4 • A maximum of TWO proposals may be submitted from ESU • Applicants may be individual faculty, departments, or disciplinary collaborations among PASSHE universities – must have a Project Director • Preferred proposals: • Professional development that will be applied to teaching large-enrollment, lower division classes and to developmental education. • STEM areas and teacher education. • A letter of endorsement from the appropriate dean is also required

  7. FPDC Categories • Category 1-A Joint Faculty‑Student Basic or Applied Research - pg. 5 of Guidelines • Category 1-B Scholarly Research: Basic or Applied pg. 5 • Category 2 Joint Faculty‑Student Public Service pg. 5 • Category 3 Creative and Performing Art pg. 6 • Category 4 ----removed and reserved--- (Has become INNO grant category) • Category 5 Individual Career Enhancement in Off-Site Settings pg. 6 – Needs Letters of endorsement from an appropriate dean or department chair NOTE: A pre-screen criterion taken very seriously is whether the proposal is in the correct category. A “no” = 1

  8. Inno Project Types • 1. Classroom Engagement and Active Learning Strategies • 2. Critical Thinking and Inquiry Strategies Proposals • 3. Professional and Experiential Learning Strategies. • 4. Persistence, Retention, and Degree Completion Strategies • 5. Assessment to Improve Learning and Students’ Experience Strategies • 6. Teaching and Learning with Technology Strategies • 7. Adapting Teacher Education Programs • 8. Conferences/webinars Pg. 3 of Inno Guidelines

  9. East Stroudsburg – FPDC 2013-2014 East Stroudsburg – INNO 2013-2014

  10. FPDC Process • Step 1: Campus deadline - January 21 Friday • Step 2: FDR Committee meets to review and make decisions on which proposals will move forward - January 29 Thursday • Step 3: Committee reviews selected proposals for quality feedback; sends feedback to Pis - February 5 Thursday • Step 4: PI incorporates feedback and submits final copy to OSPR for formatting - February 11 Wednesday • Step 5: OSPR submits to PASSHE - February 16 Monday

  11. INNO Process • Step 1: Campus deadline – February 20 Friday • Step 2: FDR Committee meets to review and make decisions on which proposals will move forward – February 26 Thursday • Step 3: Committee reviews selected proposals for quality feedback; sends feedback to Pis – March 9 Monday • Step 4: PI incorporates feedback and submits final copy to OSPR for formatting – March 17 Tuesday • Step 5: OSPR submits to PASSHE – March 20 Friday

  12. Are You Prepared to Write a Grant? • Discuss proposal idea with department chairperson and the dean • Discuss budget requirements • Establish project collaborators • Discuss letters of endorsement (if needed) • Review the FPDC guidelines very carefully. • Get peer feedback on your written proposal.

  13. Important TIPS • A proposal will not be considered if it is illegible, if it fails to comply with these guidelines, or if the information provided is incomplete. • Choose your FPDC or INNO category wisely! • Read the guidelines, again and again and again. • Familiarize yourself with the selection criteria and council review form (available on the OSPR website) • A Proposal MUST score a minimum of 3 on every criterion in order to be considered. • Pay attention to content criteria and technical criteria pg. 7 of FPDC and INNO Guidelines • Use the checklist but do NOT submit with the proposal, pg. 13 of FPDC and pg. 15 of INNO

  14. Does your proposal meet the eligibility requirements on page 2 of the guidelines? Yes___ No___ • Does your title page follow the required format and include: ___tenure status, ___Abstract, ___IRB/IACUC and ___correct RFP category? Yes___ No___ • Does your proposal stay within the length prescribed by the FPDC Guidelines (Narrative and Budget summaryno more than 5 pages)? Are your pages numbered? Yes___ No___ • Is your Budget Summary and Format (page 13) in compliance with the Budget Instructions? Yes___ No___ • Does the figure listed on your title page for Total Grant Amount Requested from the FPDC correspond to the total of the first column in your Budget Summary? Yes___ No___ • Do the amounts entered on your budget table add up to the total you are requesting from the FPDC? Yes___ No___ • Do you fully explain and provide supporting details for each budget category in Budget Notes? Yes___ No___ • Does your budget comply with specific cost item limits for release time, fringe benefits, honoraria, equipment, travel, all outlined on pages 9 & 10? Yes___ No___ • Do you limit your appendices to those specifically allowed (listed as acceptable) and/or required in your category? Yes___ No___ • If you have previously received an FPDC grant(s), have you listed the year, project title, and outcomes in a one-page appendix? Yes___ No___ Have you submitted your final report? Yes___ No___ (This is an eligibility requirement.) • Are the required curriculum vitae attached and within two page limit for each PI & co-PI? Yes___ No___ • Is the required one-page listing of references attached as an appendix? Yes___ No___ • If your proposal is submitted in Category 5, have you included the required institutionalletter of endorsement? Yes___ No___ • Is your proposal written in non-technical language? Yes___ No___ • Are the goals or anticipated outcomes of your proposed project clearly stated? Yes___ No___ • Have you spelled out the project’s anticipated professional development benefits? Yes___ No___ • Have you indicated briefly what you and/or others have accomplished previously in relation to the purpose of your project (if applicable)? Yes___ No___ • Does the proposal indicate what will be done, when it will be done (i.e. a timeline), and by whom? Yes___ No___ • Do you discuss the status or need for IRB or IACUC approval and the timeline for such approval? Yes___ No___ • Please examine your proposal carefully before sending it. Revisions will NOT be allowed. • PROPOSALS THAT DO NOT MEET THE GUIDELINES OR DO NOT INCLUDE REQUIRED DOCUMENTS • WILL NOT BE REVIEWED.

  15. Technical Matters • Please send me your proposals by the campus deadline in Microsoft Word only. • Any letters or forms requiring signatures should be scanned and sent to me as separate .pdf. • Only the title page and the budget template are supplied. You must follow the guidelines order for the body on pg 7 • Title page: Get the Chair’s signature only. The FDR Committee Chair will obtain the Provost’s signature

  16. How do you rate? Additional information on pg. 3 of RFP

  17. Checklist for an Effective Proposal Compelling case for funding Clear concepts/language Concise descriptions Descriptive title, logical flow Reasonable budget Follow application requirements/guidelines Strong professional development statement

  18. Use the existing resources • Office of Sponsored Projects and Research http://www4.esu.edu/red/ospr/index.cfm • Faculty Professional Development Council http://www4.esu.edu/red/ospr/internal_grants/faculty_prof_devel_council.cfm • Ask a peer to review your work before you submit

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