Overview

Package and Publish Your Best Regents Unit

This challenge, should you choose to accept it, is the second component of the Fund For Teachers-YouPD Challenge Grant application.  The "Unit Slam" is an opportunity for creative, dedicated NYC public school teachers to showcase original, field-tested curriculum units that address the NY State Regents standards while also ensuring development of the higher-order skills vital to college and career success.  Learn more about the Fund for Teachers grant.

Published under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial license, submissions must include all documents that make up an original Regents unit, organized and presented for review, adoption, and adaptation by a colleague. 

Accompanied by a short (5-7 minute), voice-narrated slide deck, successful unit submissions should pitch a compelling "how to" for other teachers that describes important assessment points, identifies Regents objectives, explains the essential instructional techniques, activities and mechanisms for driving the Common Core standards within the unit, and provides an overview of the instructional sequence of attached resources.

Submissions to YouPD will be evaluated, along with the full FFT application, to identify practitioners whose existing unit designs offer solid evidence of reflective teaching practice, and that demonstrate their ability to translate new learning into engaging, rigorous experiences for their students.

FFT provides fellowship grants (up to $5,000 as an individual or up to $10,000 as a team) directly to teachers, with more than three years of experience, to support their professional learning during the summer. Their experiences come in many forms, but share the purpose of better teaching.

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Who's eligible?

 The Unit Slam is only for eligible teachers applying for the 2012 FFT-YouPD Challenge Grant.  If you have not already submitted an online application through Fund for Teachers, please click on the link below to confirm your interest and eligibility.

Extended Deadline: Monday, March 5th @ 5PM EST

Submission Requirements:

In addition to completing the Fund For Teachers' online application, submit a short, voice-narrated presentation with all supplemental documents that packages your original curriculum unit for adoption and feedback by collegaues.  Learn more by previewing the challenge space.

Is this the same Fund for Teachers application that just closed in January?

No. This is a separate, citywide round in which 10 applications will be selected. Teachers who applied to the traditional FFT application due in January are not eligible and will not be considered in this pilot program.