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Grant Opportunities Highlight Value of Mathematics
The National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM), through the Mathematics Education Trust, funds special projects that enhance the teaching and learning of mathematics at all levels. An organization valuing the use of instructional technology tools, NCTM currently has at least 10 grant opportunities supporting in-service programs, the improvement of professional competence and other related causes.
Toyota's Investment In Mathematics Excellence (Toyota TIME) grant, for instance, annually awards teachers up to $10,000 for projects that enhance mathematics education within a school. Sponsored by Toyota Motor Sales, USA, Inc., through its partnership with NCTM, the Toyota TIME grant is open to K-12 teachers with three years' experience teaching mathematics. The focus of the grant comes on individual students and classrooms rather than on district-wide projects. In 2002, as many as 35 two-year grants totaling up to $350,000, will be awarded to schools at the elementary, middle, and high school levels.
Proposals for the Toyota TIME grant are due January 10, 2002. Following notification in March 2002, award recipients will be honored at NCTM's 80th annual meeting in Las Vegas, April 21-24, 2002. Information on this grant and others is available through the NCTM website http://www.nctm.org/about/met/