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2010-2011 ARTStem Project Grant Application DEADLINE: OCTOBER 1 st , 2010, 5PM 1. Pl e ase provid e th e name of th e Proj ec t L e ad e r and provid e th e r e qu est e d information . Proj ec t L e ad e r: Joseph Lopina UNCSA or R e ynolds? UNCSA Sc hool /Subj ec t: Filmmaking/Animation Fa c ulty or Staff? Faculty Email Addr ess : [email protected] Phon e Numb e r: (336) 734‐2912 2. For e a c h additional me mb e r of proj ec t t e am, provid e NAME , INSTITUTION , SCHOOL /SUBJECT , and EMAIL ADDRESS. Collaborator 1: Gabriella J. Ducamp (Co‐Leader), Brunson Elementary, 4th Grade Teacher, [email protected] Collaborator 2: Laura Hart McKinny, UNCSA, Filmmaking/Screenwriting, [email protected] Collaborator 3: Rachel Briley, UNCG, Theatre/Theatre for Youth, [email protected] Collaborator 4: Jane McKim, RiverRun Film Festival, Community Director, [email protected] 3. Proj ec t Titl e Science Giants (working title) 4. What i s th e total amount of $ that you ar e r e qu esting? (you may r e qu est any amount up to $4000) $3,000.00

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2010-2011 ARTStem Project Grant Application

DEADLINE: OCTOBER 1st, 2010, 5PM 1. Please provide the name of the Project L eader and provide the requested information. Project L eader : Joseph Lopina UN CSA or Reynolds? UNCSA School/Subject: Filmmaking/Animation Faculty or Staff? Faculty Email Address: [email protected] Phone Number : (336) 734‐2912 2. For each additional member of project team, provide N A M E , INST I T U T I O N , SC H O O L /SUBJE C T , and E M A I L A DDR ESS. Collaborator 1: Gabriella J. Ducamp (Co‐Leader), Brunson Elementary, 4th Grade Teacher, [email protected] Collaborator 2: Laura Hart McKinny, UNCSA, Filmmaking/Screenwriting, [email protected]  Collaborator 3: Rachel Briley, UNCG, Theatre/Theatre for Youth, [email protected]  Collaborator 4: Jane McKim, RiverRun Film Festival, Community Director, [email protected] 3. Project T itle Science Giants (working title)  4. What is the total amount of $ that you are requesting? (you may request any amount up to $4000) $3,000.00 

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5. I temized Budget (in the space provided, provide as detailed an itemized budget as possible that explains how you plan on utilizing grant funds; if you prefer, attach a separate document with budget information)  Electricity and Magnetism Books: $150.00 Various Titles (TBD):  $150.00  Electricity and Magnetism Kits: $1,100.00 Hand Held Generator:  $100.00 Electricity and Magnetism Module: WX742‐5022  $800.00 Miscellaneous Electronic Supplies:  $200.00  Puppet Building Materials: $600 Foam:  $35.00 Fleece:  $100.00 Thread:  $15.00 Ping‐Pong Balls:  $15.00 Feathers/Boas:  $25.00 Fake Fur/hair  $50.00 Craft Eyes:  $20.00 Hot Glue Sticks:  $25.00 Hot Glue Gun:  $10.00 Contact Cement:  $25.00 Mold Making Materials:  $75.00 Doll Joints:  $15.00 Spray Paint:  $15.00 Scissors/Razors:  $25.00 Miscellaneous Supplies: (Tape, pins, clothes, etc.)  $150.00  Stage, Backdrop, and Prop Materials: $550 PVC Pipe and Fittings:  $50.00 Blue Foam (4'x8')  $50.00 Fabric ‐ Blue and Green  $50.00 Toy Instruments:  $100.00 Paint and Painting supplies  $100.00 Miscellaneous building materials/tools  $200.00  Hardware: $100 1 TB USB 2.0 Desktop External Hard Drive  $100.00  Project Leader Honorarium/Stipend: $500 2 @ $250.00 (Lopina/Ducamp)  $500.00  GRAND TOTAL: 

 $3,000.00 

6. Project Description. In 2-3 paragraphs, describe the proposed project. As concisely as possible, explain what you will accomplish, what role the different collaborators will play in the

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project (if a group proposal), what you will learn, what students learn, etc. In what different ways will students benefit from the project? Tell us anything else you think it’s important to add.

Do you remember what it was like to be amazed by the world around you?  The opportunity to capture that wonderment and share it with students who may not have materials, background knowledge, or excitement about school is irreplaceable.  This project seeks to examine the North Carolina Standard Course of Study for fourth‐grade science and present the unit on Electricity and Magnetism in a new and thought‐filled format. Through the collaboration of screenwriters, educators, animator/puppeteers, youth theater leaders, and many others, we intend to develop a 30‐minute “television” program that explores the presence of science in our daily lives. This pilot episode will focus on Electricity and Magnetism as outlined in the NC Standard Course of Study with attention to the National Standards. This program will be made up by a series of short videos demonstrating, explaining, and reinforcing the concepts taught in the classroom with a cast of characters including classroom children, community professionals, and a variety of carefully designed puppets. By careful design we are not simply referring to the physical construction of the puppet but to the character of the puppet and the unique quality of the relationship we hope to establish between puppet and student learner. This program will be mindful of both the affective and cognitive development of its viewing audience and participants (...think Mister Rogers meets Sesame Street meets Mr. Wizard...). The students who will participate in this project are fourth‐graders who have that perfect mix of youthful passion for learning and independence to produce products that reflect their knowledge and style.  The program will be recorded primarily on the campus of Brunson Elementary in Winston Salem using Brunson’s A/V equipment along with privately owned equipment. Additional footage will be recorded on location and in privately owned recording studios.  

This project will expand the collaboration between Brunson Elementary School and Joseph Lopina, and help make their work more sustainable.  Last year, they teamed up to produce puppet shows in class that combined science, literature, math, language arts, and social studies.  The opportunity to produce a television show that could maintain this interdisciplinary focus would increase student motivation and allow more control over the quality of the final work, as well as share it with a wider audience.  All collaborators are invited to participate on every level of production but all were chosen for their unique skills in the development of our project. Laura Hart McKinny, Screenwriting Professor from UNCSA, will inform the development of our story, the characters and the script writing process. Rachel Briley, head of the North Carolina Theatre for Young People as well as the MFA program in Theatre for Youth at UNC‐G, will guide our decisions regarding the interactions between student and puppet – theatre in education. Ms. Briley’s experience will also be critical in determining the qualities, personalities, and characteristics of our puppets so they will have a positive effect/influence on the children’s learning experience. Jane McKim, Community Director for RiverRun Film Festival, could potentially promote our completed work as she promotes the Documentaries in the Classroom series throughout the school district. Gabriella Ducamp, Co‐Project Leader and Teacher at Brunson Elementary, will instruct students in science, manage student collaboration, and guide research.  She will ground the project in the Standard Course of Study and consult with families and staff at the school. Joseph Lopina, Co‐Project Leader and Animation Professor from UNCSA, will be responsible for all aspects of production in consultation with Ms. Ducamp, will assist in some of the instruction, and will carefully examine the relationship between children, education, and the media in support of his doctoral research. In addition, Mr. Lopina will be responsible for the construction of all puppets, props, and set pieces required for the production.  

Each of us will benefit from the experience and insight our fellow collaborators bring to the project. We will establish new relationships and have the opportunity to examine our own knowledge as we benefit from the wisdom we glean from each other (and the students we are 

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working with) while developing the project. Students will have access to a program that reinforces their classroom instruction consistent with the North Carolina Standard Course of Study. This benefit reaches all 4th grade students across the state studying Electricity and Magnetism regardless of their participation in the project. There are many topics in the standard course of study that are unapproachable to students, because the content is difficult or the delivery doesn’t meet their learning style.  Those students able to participate will benefit from experience in Theatre Arts, Technology Skills, Information Skills, and Language Arts which are all a part of the North Carolina Standard Course of Study –  and “outside” of science.   7. Provide a brief timeline for accomplishing the goals of the project. September ­ December: Develop Story/Script/Characters in support of curriculum Design Characters Storyboard and Develop any Animated Sequences Build Puppets Build Set and Props  January ­ March Begin classroom instruction in Electricity and Magnetism Record classroom events/experiments Record scripted interactions between students and puppets Record scripted interactions between puppets, students, and potential guests Create animations required for episode Begin rough edit of material  April Complete animations Complete Edit  May Deliver completed episode  8. The 1st deadline for submitting proposals is O ct 1st, 2010. Proposals will be evaluated promptly, and recipients notified by the middle of O ctober . I f special cases, early submissions might be reviewed on an expedited schedule (e.g. you know there's a visiting performer in town for another event in late September and you desperately want to

get a grant to bring her to your class). Do you need expedited review? yes no

T H A N KS F O R Y O UR APPL I C A T I O N! E M A I L to A R TStem Project Director , Mike Wakeford at [email protected]