Grant Announcement
Information Literacy in Teacher Education
The Institute for Library and Information Literacy Education (ILILE) is pleased to announce a grant opportunity offering up to twelve $3500 grants to institutions of higher education in Ohio with teacher education programs.
The purpose of the grant is to fund the development and integration of information literacy instruction initiatives within the university curricula for teacher education and to encourage ongoing collaboration between librarians and education faculty. The goal is to address the development of information literacy skills in teacher education students so that they can be successful users of the professional literature and subsequently instill those skills in the students they teach.
Information literacy skills include:
- Recognizing the need for information
- Formulating the research question
- Developing and using successful search strategies
- Accessing information through print and electronic sources
- Evaluating sources and information
- Using information responsibly
Applicants may choose from one of two tracks for the focus of the project.
Track 1:
Focus: This initiative stresses the value of developing information literacy skills in education students so that those skills can be used in their own professional development and in curriculum and lesson planning as both pre-service and practicing teachers. Proposals in this track should focus on specific ways in which information literacy instruction can be integrated into the transfer module courses, or other appropriate courses, in the education curriculum. Proposed projects should address the Information Literacy Standards of the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL). Proposals should include plans for the development of reproducible assignments that will demonstrate information literacy competency of education students. Plans for ongoing collaboration between faculty and librarians should be an integral part of the project. The standards are available at http://www.ala.org/ala/acrl/acrlstandards/informationliteracycompetency.htm
Track 2:
Focus: This initiative stresses the importance of teaching pre-service students about information literacy efforts in the K-12 arena (for example, Information Power as defined by AASL), as well as the value of collaboration between teachers and school library media specialists. Proposals should focus on integrating information literacy into the content or methods courses of the education curriculum, so that pre-service students are prepared to develop lesson plans that incorporate K-12 information literacy skills. Proposals should address the Ohio content standards for information literacy within one or more specific subject content areas. For more information, go to http://www.library.kent.edu/odestandards
Priorities and Eligibility:
Proposals must be submitted by teams from the same Ohio institution consisting of:
- At least one faculty member from the College/School of Education
- At least one Librarian serving an Education clientele and/or Curriculum Materials Center professional.
- Any work that results from this grant becomes the property of ILILE and may be used for ILILE activities including but not limited to: posting on the website, publications, presentations, and other dissemination activities. Proper attribution will be given to the grant participants.
- Grantees retain the right to use their materials for professional activities with the provision that ILILE is acknowledged.
Budget guidelines:
- Funds will be disbursed through Kent State University to the recipients’ institution to be applied to their project expenses in a sub-contract format
- With your institution’s consent, grant funds can be expended on personnel (including a stipend for the researcher(s)), supplies, materials, and equipment
Expectations:
Grant recipients will be expected to
- Plan and initiate grant activities during Spring and Summer, 2006
- Pilot the grant project in Fall, 2006
- Submit a final report to ILILE by January 31, 2007 (format will be provided by ILILE)
Grant recipients will be invited to attend an ILILE conference to be held Spring, 2007, to share grant results.
Award Decisions:
Proposals are due no later than midnight, February 28, 2006. Proposals will be reviewed and awarded by mid March. A formal announcement of recipients will be made after the grantees have accepted the awards, but no later than March 31, 2006. Grant funds will be available following receipt of required documents from the awardees’ institution.
Consideration will be given to proposals based on the degree of interdepartmental collaboration, integration of information literacy principles, and alignment of project with Track 1 or Track 2 goals.
Proposal Process:
Proposals should be submitted in the following format:
I. A one page cover sheet with the following information
Institutional Information
- Name of Institution:
- Address:
- Phone:
- Fax:
- Email:
- Name and Title of Institutional Official:
- Signature of Institutional Official:
- EIN No.:
Project Information
- Project Title:
- Principal Investigator:
- Title:
- Department:
- Address
- Phone:
- Email:
- Fax:
- Signature:
Additional team member(s)
- Name: Name:
- Title: Title:
- Department: Department:
II. Project Proposal Requirements and Corresponding Proposal Evaluation Criteria
Project proposals must include the components listed in the table below and cannot exceed a total of ten (10) pages excluding the proposal coversheet. Each required component is described in the table with corresponding questions and criteria that will be used to evaluate the proposals.
| Project proposal component | Questions and criteria that will guide the proposal evaluation |
| An executive summary of one page or less that describes the proposed project and how the project enhances or extends current efforts in information literacy instruction. | Is the project summarized?
Is it clear how the project will enhance or extend current efforts in information literacy instruction? |
Brief explanation of the status of current information literacy instruction efforts for education candidates at your institution. |
What is the institutional context for this project?
Is information literacy being addressed in teacher education programs?
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A description of the project proposal including objectives, outcomes, and deliverables.
This portion also needs to include
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Project proposal contains a clear description of the proposed project.
Do we know what the project is about?
Do the objectives, outcomes, and deliverables seem appropriate and reasonable?
Is there a sense that the grant will facilitate collaboration?
How will we know that the collaboration has taken place?
Additionally, Track 2 proposals need to address how collaboration in the K-12 environment between the teacher and the library media specialist can be encouraged or demonstrated.
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Identification of specific Information Literacy Standards that will be addressed through this project |
Information literacy standards are clearly identified.
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Brief description of the course or courses impacted and how this project will be embedded in the teacher education curriculum. Also include the relationship between information literacy standards and course content. |
How will the project be incorporated into existing course content?
What is being added to the course?
Does the project fit within the existing course content?
Does the project contribute to enhancing information literacy in the teacher education curriculum?
Is there an explanation of the relationship between the standards and the course content?
Why is this a good fit?
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Evaluation Description of evaluation methods for the project including
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How will project success be determined?
What types of formative and summative evaluation is included that will provide evidence that teacher candidates have achieved the objectives?
Do proposed evaluations align with anticipated objectives, outcomes, and deliverables?
What evidence suggests that the collaboration from this project will continue after the grant ends?
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Explanation of the impact on education candidates from this project |
What will education candidates know and be able to do that they did not know or did not know how to do prior to this project?
How will this new knowledge be transferable to other contexts?
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An annotated timeline of activities related to the project beginning with Spring 2006 |
Is the project doable?
Are time estimates reasonable?
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Identification of project partners at your university and their respective roles in the proposed project
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Is there a balance between the roles for the faculty member and the librarian? Where do the roles merge or blend?
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Tentative Budget |
Can the project be completed based on the budget items?
Are budget items justified?
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Submission Information:
A copy of the proposal must be received by midnight February 28, 2006, by either Method 1 or Method 2.
Electronic files must be either Microsoft Word (.doc) or rich text (.rtf) format.
Method 1
A hard copy (paper) of the proposal must be received by midnight February 28, 2006, at the mailing address listed below. The proposal must be delivered to Mary Tipton, ILILE Co-Director. You must include an electronic copy of the entire proposal on a 3.5 inch disk or a CD. Be sure to include institution and project contact information on the disk and as a file on your disk.
Method 2
Submit the proposal as an email attachment. Submission must be date stamped by midnight February 28, 2006. Emails should be sent to Mary Tipton at mtipton@kent.edu
Mail proposals to:
Mary Tipton
ILILE Co-Director
214 White Hall
Kent State University
Kent , Ohio 44240
Additional Information:
If you have questions, please contact Mary Tipton (e-mail: mtipton@kent.edu,
telephone: 330-672-0543) at Kent State University.
This project is funded through the Institute of Museum and Library Services and the U.S. Department of Education
