Connecting Schools With Great Fundraising Ideas.

Math and science teachers across the country are finding unique ways for raising money to bring education technology into their classrooms, including bake sales, Math-a-thons, recycling printer cartridges and even letting students throw “Pi” in their faces.

Texas Instruments (TI) learned about these creative fundraising ideas from a survey of nearly 60,000 teachers in spring 2007, as part of an effort to help educators find new and unique sources of funding. The company received so many responses that it has turned the one-time survey into a permanent online idea exchange called Technology in Hand, which supplements TI’s online interactive funding and grant resources.

In addition to Technology in Hand, TI provides funding resources, such as a grant writing program to help teachers identify and apply for government and third-party educational technology grants. Educators can learn where and how to apply, tips on applications and writing resources at http://education.ti.com, during T3 (Teachers Teaching with Technology) Professional Development grant writing workshops, or through TI’s trained
education technology consultants.

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