Grants for Teachers
Curriculum Services Canada's affiliate and charitable arm, The Curriculum Foundation (TCF) supports a Grants for Teachers Program for the development of new teaching and/or learning resources. Through our Grants for Teachers Program, we fund the development of classroom learning resources for teachers. These resources fill areas of critical need identified by teachers and provide enriched learning opportunities for Canadian students.
With the support of private donors, and selected corporations and foundations, Canadian educators can put their experience, knowledge, and creativity to work and make a real difference to student learning. Each year, a number of grants are awarded to teachers who propose innovative ideas for creating learning resources to share with their colleagues. An independent selection panel chooses the most promising proposals. We partner recipients with knowledgeable, experienced mentors who work with them to deliver the project to a high standard as well as to provide participants with a unique professional learning opportunity.
To date, more than $200,000 has been dedicated to teacher-developed resources, which are available to download for free on our website. For more information on projects that have been completed through TCF funding, please see Teacher-Developed Projects.
Who We Are
Kathryn McFarlane, Executive Director
"The Curriculum Foundation is delighted to offer downloadable teacher-developed resources for free to any teacher. These are critically needed resources that we are proud to host on our website."
To make a donation, contact Kathryn at kmcfarlane@curriculum.org or 1-800-837-3048 ext. 222.
Kathryn McFarlane joined CSC (formerly OCC) in 1996 as Executive Director. She is now Executive Director of CSC and its affiliate — The Curriculum Foundation — which was created after her arrival. She was a teacher and administrator in the Ontario public school system, and an executive for a major trust company, and held several senior positions at TVOntario, the provincial educational broadcaster.
Anita Sherwin-Hamer, Director, Evaluation Services
"It is a pleasure to support educators who are keen to share their expertise with their colleagues."
For general information, contact Anita at ashamer@curriculum.org or 1-800-837-3048 ext. 234.
Anita joined CSC in February 2008 after more than 30 years of service in education including teaching at the elementary and secondary levels in three different school boards and at the Ontario Science Centre, followed by 10 years as a principal in the Durham Catholic District School Board. She has also worked extensively across the province of Ontario with CPCO (Catholic Principals' Council of Ontario) developing and delivering professional learning programs and resources. Anita's responsibilities include the evaluation process for the Ontario Trillium List of approved resources for English-language schools and the administration of the Grants for Teachers Program of CSC's affiliate–The Curriculum Foundation.
Pauline Beggs, Director, Curriculum Resource Services
"Our greatest sense of accomplishment comes from helping young people gain the knowledge, skills, and values that will equip them to meet the challenges of
Pauline is a former teacher who has worked for more than 35 years in the area of learning resources development and implementation across Canada. Pauline is responsible for the development of learning resources and for recruiting and training various subject experts to be evaluators. Pauline has been with CSC since 1997.