Sample Applications
These are real applications submitted by BEST Teacher Grant Program grantees in the 2021-22 grant cycle. All applications shared below scored top marks with the reviewers who assessed their applications using the review rubric.
To download a Sample Application, please click the Pop-out icon in the top right of the document preview, then click the Download icon in the top right of your browser window.
PROJECT TITLE: Learning to Code Through Game Design
OVERVIEW: A middle school computer science project in which students create, test, and play their very own video games. Students explore both hardware and software elements.
PhillipsAnon_Sample App_Template_22-23.pdfPROJECT TITLE: Wood Creek Expansion and Sensory Garden
BY: Rosheen Hunter, Farmington Public Schools
OVERVIEW: An elementary school garden expansion project with emphasis on Indigenous growing practices (such as the Three Sisters garden), serving students with disabilities, and the community.
Hunter_Sample App_Template_22-23.pdfPROJECT TITLE: The Physics of the Pottery Wheel
BY: Katherine Harberg, Charleston County School District
OVERVIEW: A cross-curricular STEAM unit where 5th grade students apply physics concepts learned in their core classroom to creating pottery.
Harberg_Sample App_Template_22-23.pdf