40 Plays in 40 Days » coffee stains http://www.40playsin40days.com Let's tell the story of seeing all of Shakespeare's plays in one summer Fri, 25 Nov 2011 22:45:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 The Story of Writing the Grant http://www.40playsin40days.com/2009/02/25/the-story-of-writing-the-grant/ http://www.40playsin40days.com/2009/02/25/the-story-of-writing-the-grant/#comments Wed, 25 Feb 2009 19:52:14 +0000 Chris http://www.40playsin40days.com/?p=10 Over at my regular blog (Vergil’s Coffee) I write a weekly thing called “Coffee Stains.” This week I tell the story of writing the Lilly Teacher Creativity Grant while weaving in my proposal. Here’s the beginning:

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Project Summary: I plan to accomplish the ultimate renewal and experience for anyone who enjoys words: to see performances of all of William Shakespeare’s plays in one summer by actors who are amateurs in the park to professionals on an air-conditioned stage.

I’ll begin with the end to save you from reading the rest of this blog entry: My proposal for the 2009 Lilly Endowment Teacher Creativity grant was accepted Saturday. This was my seventh proposal in as many years and I’m a bit happy (and, perhaps, relieved). The grant is all about “teacher renewal”: the idea that wouldn’t it be nice to give teachers in the state of Indiana the chance to do something really cool in the summer so when those same teachers get back into the classroom that fall, the students would be getting back a re-energized teacher?

Read the rest: Coffee Stains: Don’t Get Too Excited

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