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Find and Get That Grant: Researching Grant Opportunities and Developing Winning Proposals
Thursday, September 26, 2024 @ 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm EDT
Presented by Matthew Waynee, Cinematic Arts Instructor, LAUSD/USC Media Arts & Engineering Magnet School (CA); and Michele Dick, Education Specialist, Education Marketing Manager, Wacom
Sponsored by Wacom
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Do you have projects you know your students would love…if only you had the funds to purchase needed technology, resources, or materials? Have you ever struggled to produce a grant proposal or application? If you answered yes to these questions, this edWebinar is for you and your colleagues.
Join Matthew Waynee from Los Angeles Unified School District’s USC Media Arts & Engineering Magnet School, where he helped build the school’s CTE Video Production and Animation Pathways from the ground up. Matthew has written nearly $3 million in grants and set up partnerships with many of the leading film, animation, and game design studios for his students and he’ll share his grant-writing expertise with the edWeb community of educators.
This recorded edWebinar is of interest to K-12 teachers, librarians, school leaders, district leaders, education technology leaders, and instructional coaches.
About the Presenters
A produced screenwriter and teacher with over 20 years’ experience, Matthew Waynee currently works at a Title 1 magnet school in Los Angeles, where he helped build its CTE Video Production and Animation Pathways from the ground up. He has written nearly $3,000,000 in grants and set up partnerships with DreamWorks, Nickelodeon, Illumination Pictures, NBC/Universal, and Warner Bros. for his students to gain hands-on, industry experience. He has also worked with the BRIC Foundation and authored its Animation, Game Design, and VFX Apprenticeship Program, which launched in 2023. This apprenticeship program is the first of its kind to be approved by California’s Division of Apprenticeship Standards and the federal Department of Labor. Matthew has been a guest speaker at numerous universities and conferences around the country. In 2016, he was honored as the National Magnet Teacher of the Year.
Michele Dick is an educator first and foremost and she brings her unique skills and experiences as a classroom teacher, Technology Specialist, and Digital Learning Coordinator with Evergreen Public Schools in Vancouver, WA to her role at Wacom. A sought-after conference speaker, professional learning expert, and innovator in integrating digital ink technologies into creative and core curriculum instruction, Michele provides essential support, expertise, and creativity in her role helping educators tap the power of digital pen and display technologies in their teaching practices.
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