SCCSS seeks proposals from educators who require funding to develop special projects and activities relating to the goals and objectives of social studies education such as curriculum development, classroom materials, or evaluation tools.
Grants of up to $300 will be awarded to proposals that best meet the requirements and criteria listed below:
Proposals should include the following information:
Title of the Project
Description of the Project Goal(s)
Timeline of procedures and activities
Participants
Budget
Short-term plan for project evaluation and collection of data to show impact on student learning
Proposals will be evaluated using the following criteria:
Project will impact elementary, middle or high school students’ learning in the content and skills of social studies
Project demonstrates creative and engaging techniques to teach social studies
Project is clearly aligned to the 2011 South Carolina Social Studies Standards
Participants’ commitment to present the project at the SCCSS Conference
Mini-grants are intended to fund new projects, and may not be used to fund ongoing programs, the regular purchase of classroom supplies, or teacher stipends.