Grants Awarded
The Longview Foundation funds education activities in:
State Networks on International Education, Internationalizing Teacher Preparation, and Innovations in International Education.
| Organization | Program Area | Amount | Year | Grant Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Center for Afterschool and Community Education, Foundations, Inc. | Unique Opportunities Grant | $25,000 | 2007 | To support the production and distribution of "GraffitiWall for Global Learning," a pilot of related training and an evaluation of this new resource manual for afterschool educators. Learn more > |
Center for International Education at Washington International School | Teachers and Schools | $25,000 | 2007 | To support the third annual symposium of a network of public, private and charter schools in the Washington DC area collaborating to internationalize their programs. Learn more > |
Committee for Economic Development | Unique Opportunities Grant | $25,000 | 2007 | For an endorsement campaign to seek support from business leaders for the strategies and recommendations in the report "Education for Global Leadership." Learn more > |
Foundation Center | Discretionary Grant | $1,250 | 2007 | For support of services to grant seekers and foundations. Learn more > |
Global Nomads Group | Teachers and Schools | $25,000 | 2007 | To support ten PULSE programs to bring schools in the US and three other countries together through video conferences to discuss international issues with each other and guest speakers. Learn more > |
Indiana Department of Education | State Grant | $15,000 | 2007 | For activities to build support for international education including a summit, survey and strategic plan Learn more > |
Michigan State University College of Education | Internationalizing Teacher Preparation | $25,000 | 2007 | To internationalize teacher preparation by infusing global content into required courses for students and seminars for faculty; to develop a resource collection and website and create a network of educators dedicated to international education in Michigan. Learn more > |
National Council for the Social Studies | Teachers and Schools | $3,000 | 2007 | For the Global Educator Award given in honor of James Becker recognizing a social studies educator who has made notable contributions to help elementary, middle or secondary students increase their understanding of the world. Learn more > |
Net Aid | Teachers and Schools | $20,000 | 2007 | For the development and pilot of the Global Citizens Corps Educators Initiative in four schools in the New York City area. Learn more > |
Ohio Department of Education | State Grant | $14,800 | 2007 | For a train-the-trainer professional development program for teachers to promote online international project based learning throughout the state. Learn more > |
Primary Source | State Grant | $15,000 | 2007 | For activities of the Massachusetts Initiative for International Studies including programs for teachers, and resources to educate policymakers and the public. Learn more > |
Taking IT Global | Innovations in International Education | $24,000 | 2007 | To enhance the "Understanding the Issues" section of this website to encourage young people Learn more > |
University of Kansas | State Grant | $15,000 | 2007 | For the Kansas Committee on International Education in the Schools to provide resources to help educators internationalize their teaching, support statewide activities to promote strategic language education, and to continue to raise awareness among policymakers and the public of the importance of international education. Learn more > |
Washington State Alliance for Education | State Grant | $15,000 | 2007 | For activities of the Washington State Coalition for International Education including support for schools interested in globalizing their curricula, professional development for teachers and online resources to expand the network of support for international education. Learn more > |
WETA | Unique Opportunities Grant | $25,000 | 2007 | To produce a demonstration and prototype segments of the.news, a non-commercial ten minute daily in-school news broadcast on international and national affairs and related internet content. Learn more > |
WGBH | Unique Opportunities Grant | $25,000 | 2007 | To support the production of international episodes of "Postcards from Buster" and a related educational outreach campaign. Learn more > |
Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction | State Grant | $14,800 | 2007 | For strategic planning to bring key leaders together to align international education efforts and ensure that global knowledge, skills and values are integrated into other education reform efforts. Learn more > |
World Savvy | Teachers and Schools | $15,000 | 2007 | To pilot and evaluate the Savvy Scholar Fellowship program that provides teachers in under resourced public schools in the San Francisco area with free support to integrate global issues into the curriculum through individual consultation, workshops, access to resources and networking opportunities. Learn more > |