TALARIS INSTITUTE'S 2008/2009 PBS GRANT APPLICATION IS NOW AVAILABLE! Click here to view/download the RFP and grant application guidelines Talaris Institute is pleased to offer ten $10,000 outreach grants and five $7,500 outreach grants to PBS stations around the country. The vision of the grant is two-fold: to sustain strong partnerships between PBS stations and their key early learning

• There is no “blanket requirement” for broadcast (although this variable will be considered carefully by the review committee).
• Up to twenty percent of the funds can be used to cover station overhead expenses such as staff time and promotion.
• The community partners of chosen grantees will be eligible to receive stipends to do their own workshops (this is in addition to station funding).
• Each grantee and their primary community partner will be invited to attend an all expense-paid training to be held in Seattle WA at the Talaris World Conference Center in early September 2008.

Submit your application through NCO’s PlanIt tool (www.ncoengage.org) by May 31, 2008. Make sure to read carefully the grant guidelines - they contain important instructions on how to complete each section of your Planit application.  Contact sarah.bradley@ncoengage.org if you have trouble accessing the NCO grant application.

For more information on the grant, contact Robin Horrell at robinh@talaris.org or (206) 859-5613.

TALARIS INSTITUTE PRODUCT DESCRIPTIONS

The following is a list of products offered by Talaris Institute. Grant applicants should consider carefully which products they want to use in their proposed workshops. To the degree possible, applicants should articulate their preferred product choices in the grant application.

60-Second Spots - we currently offer twelve 60-second Spots (aka: video clips) intended for broadcast and for use within workshops. Many of our print-materials were created to correspond with these Spots.

Click here to view the Spots

The following table gives the title of each video clip and the associated print materials available. Red text indicates that the product has been translated into Spanish. Additional Spanish Spots and print materials may be available in September 2008.

"Spots" Lesson Plans - The first six video clips (aka "Spots") have associated 20 minute lesson plans or 2 hour lesson plans. Video clips 7, 8 and 9 offer only a 20 minute lesson at this time. Clips 10, 11 and 12 do not currently have any lesson plans. Additional lessons may be available in September 2008. You are welcome to create your own lesson around any of the video clips and/or any of our print materials.

View excerpts from a 20 minute lesson (PDF)
View an entire 20 minute lesson (PDF)
Click to review lesson plan titles and descriptions (WORD)


"Spots" Pamphlets - We offer thirteen pamphlets that correspond to the 60-second Spots. These high quality well-designed pamphlets contain succinct and poignant information. Helpful Parenting Tips are on the back of each. Created to attract the interest of parents from diverse backgrounds and literacy levels. Available in Spanish. (Size 10" X 8" folded in half to make a 5" X 8" brochure)

Click to view an example of a "Spots" pamphlet (PDF)
Click here to review titles and descriptions for each pamphlet (WORD)


"Spots" Postcards - We offer 9 postcards that correspond to the first nine 60-second Spots. Additional postcards may be available in September 2008. These postcards are fun mailers - use them to remind folks of upcoming events or have participants make a "note to self" and mail to them a few weeks after the event. (Size 5 1/2" X 8 1/2")

Click to view an example of a "Spots" postcard (PDF)
Click here to review titles and descriptions for each postcard (WORD)
 

Parent Tip Card - The Parent Tip Card offers parent tips to promote a strong bond between parent and child and to support children's social/emotional development. (Size 8” X 4”)

Click to view Parent Tip Card (PDF)

Bookmark - Created to compliment almost any workshop. Glossy, sturdy and colorful. The Bookmark offers parent tips to develop literacy in children birth to 5. Available in Spanish. (Size 7 ½” X 2”)

Click to view Bookmark (PDF)
 

Research Spotlights - We offer a wide selection of print materials called "Research Spotlights," each featuring important child development topics and the associated research. Helpful Parenting Tips are included on the back of each. Created for higher-literacy families and for professionals, or for anyone interested in child development research. (Size 10 1/2" X 15" folded in half to make a "10 1/2" X 7 1/2" brochure)

Many of our Research Spotlights have the same title as the "Spots" pamphlets. What's the difference between the two? The Research Spotlights are larger in size than the "Spots" pamphlets and are more in depth. In contrast, the "Spots" pamphlets are smaller, shorter, simpler.

Click to view an example of a Research Spotlight (PDF)
Click here to review titles and descriptions for each Research Spotlight (WORD)
Click here to read other Research Spotlights


Emotion Coaching - This product line was created in collaboration with Dr. John Gottman. The materials stem from his seminal book titled "How to Raise an Emotionally Intelligent Child." After years of conducting research with parents and children, he identified four primary “parenting styles” for dealing with emotions. He recommends that all caregivers incorporate the Emotion Coaching style with their children at least 30 percent of the time.

Getting School Ready Video - This seven-minute DVD outlines some of the skills and issues that will impact children when they first enter the educational system. Topics include social and emotional skills, learning styles, use of numbers and words, culture and language development, health and safety, and communication skills.

Click to view video    Instructions for enlarging the video


Note: Additional Spanish items may be available in Fall 2008 such as the postcards, the Parent Tip Card, and the “What Am I Feeling?” pamphlet. We do have Spanish Research Spotlights available from our website only. To review and/or download the Spanish Research Spotlights, go to www.talaris.org/synopsis.htm.  Printed versions of these Spanish Research Spotlights are not available.