Peer Coaching Stipend Application Instructions

With any Bush grant, faculty members may apply for a small stipend if they plan to work with a faculty members who are experienced in inquiry-based instruction.

Peer Coaching Stipends

A stipend of up to $500 per faculty member is provided for each of an experienced and non-experienced faculty member, for one semester. Faculty are expected to meet about weekly, attending classes with a similar frequency, and discussing how to best raise students’ higher-order thinking skills through Inquiry-Based Instruction. Applicants should provide a plan, a timetable, and some assessment measures.

See the document called “General Information for All Bush Proposals” posted at www.stthomas.edu/bushgrant for descriptions of all Bush re-grants, as well as application deadlines and reviewers’ criteria. Submit seven copies of your proposal. Send them to the address on the last page.

Your Name: ___________________________

UST ID # (not SSN): _______________________

Name of Peer Coach: _______________________

UST ID # (not SSN): _______________________

Qualifications of Peer Coach: What experience and training does the Peer Coach have that will help the applicant teach in a way that will raise students’ higher-order thinking skills?

What activities do you propose for the Peer Coaching? How frequently will you meet?

Within three months of my project’s completion date, I agree to submit to Program Coordinator Vanca Shrunk (c/o Bush Grant Mail # JRC 432, idschrunk@stthomas.edu, 2-5740) a one-page description of Peer Coaching activities during the semester. I understand that submission of this final report is a prerequisite for any future funding from UST’s Bush grant for Collaborative Inquiry.

Applicant

Signature:___________________________________________ Date:____________