Resource Guide for Teacher Grant Applicants

The APSF Grant Committee has compiled a variety of resources to help grant applicants develop and write detailed proposals. We strongly encourage all applicants to review the Rubric Overview and Exemplar Proposals to better understand the criteria by which your proposal will be scored.

Application Exemplars

• Grant Application Exemplar - Secondary (SEL)

• Grant Application Exemplar - Primary (Literacy Props)

• Rubric Summary

Supporting Social Emotional Learning (SEL)

• SEL Is/Is Not

  • This graphic provides a description of what social emotional learning is and is not.

• SEL Competencies

  • This graphic describes the five core competencies for supporting social emotional learning in the classroom.

• SEL 101 Video

  • The video defines SEL and describes the five competencies.

• CASEL website

  • For more in depth information about SEL and the core competencies, you may visit the website of the Collaborative for Academic, Social and Emotional Learning (CASEL).

Equity/Cultural Responsiveness

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• Behavioral Health Coaching Questions

  • These questions use a culturally responsive lens to help teachers ensure they are using practices and procedures that support students’ behavioral health.

• Equity Impact Analysis

  • This tool helps educators analyze practices or programs to promote equity.

Measuring Impact of Implementation

• Recommendations for Measuring the Impact of APSF Teacher Grant

  • This sheet provides some ideas to support teachers’ planning on how to measure the impact of their implementation of the grant program.