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Virginia Society for Technology in Education

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Big Deal Book, June 1, 2016

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VSTE partners with Big Deal Media to bring you the best in online resources, grant and competition opportunities and more. In this edition, you can Explore Fabrication, Gamify Instruction, Demystify Shakespeare & More.

Here are a few of our favorites from this edition...be sure to check the full Big Deal Book for more great resources!

Web Event on Gamification in Education

On June 14, 2016, at 3 p.m. (ET), ASCD will host a free webinar titled “Get in the Game: The Magic Circle of the Gamified Classroom.” Participants in this webinar will have an opportunity to explore the basics of the gamified classroom.

3D CAD Software for Fabrication

Some schools, makerspaces, and fabrication labs have introduced a free online block-based program called BlocksCAD, which is specifically designed to help elementary-aged children create 3D printable objects while learning math and programming. With BlocksCAD, students create, combine, and manipulate 3D shapes by stacking “block” commands rather than by typing precise coding syntax.

Real-World Interactives Challenging Algebraic Thinking

Get the Math mixes video and web interactivity to help middle school and high school students develop algebraic thinking skillsfor solving real-world problems. The multimedia mathematics challenges are presented in the context of the “real world” scenarios of fashion design, videogame design, music production, restaurant management, professional basketball, and movie special-effects production.

Big Deal Book, June 1, 2016

Not everything in the Book is time sensitive so be sure to check out the archives.

 

Big Deal Book, May 16, 2016

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VSTE partners with Big Deal Media to bring you the best in online resources, grant and competition opportunities and more. In this edition, you can Deepen Cultural Awareness, Celebrate Making, Spark Imagination & More.

Here are a few of our favorites from this edition...be sure to check the full Big Deal Book for more great resources!

Challenge Future Engineers

On September 21, 2015, NASA launched the first-ever Zero-G 3D Printer (built by Made In Space) to the International Space Station aboard SpaceX-4. To celebrate the launch of this “In Space Manufacturing” revolution, the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Foundation and NASA have partnered to challenge K–12 students in the United States to Think Outside the Box with 3D printing—literally. To take the challenge, students need to design an object that assembles, telescopes, hinges, accordions, grows, or expands to become larger than the printing bounds of the AMF 3D printer (14cm long x 10cm wide x 10cm tall). The deadline is August 1, 2016. Learn more by clicking the link below.

Share Educational Accomplishments

GoEnnounce lets middle school and high school students create and share electronic portfolios of their academic and extracurricular achievements. On the free platform (or using the free iOS app), students can build personal pages where they highlight their activities and awards, showcase their school projects, and connect with their family, peers, and mentors.

Explore Under the Paint

The Touch Van Gogh app from the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam gives students a unique look at Vincent van Gogh’s work and techniques as they discover the hidden treasures in his paintings, just as the original restorers did.

Big Deal Book, May 16, 2016

Not everything in the Book is time sensitive so be sure to check out the archives.

New Board Members Elected for 2016 – 2019

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Five candidates have been elected to the VSTE Board of Directors for the 2016-2019 term. Four are new members while one is returning for a second term. We welcome all of them to the VSTE leadership:

 

Bridging the Gap: Teaming Up for Differentiation

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September 29, 2016, Virginia Tech Southwest Center, Abingdon, Virginia

VSTE is pleased to partner with the Virginia Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development for this leadership event in Southwest Virginia.

Classrooms are diverse. Some students are identified as gifted or having learning disabilities. They may be learning to speak English or be on the autism spectrum, or they may have no "designation" at all. Each student has unique interests and ways of learning. This conference will help teachers meet student needs using varied instructional strategies, technology applications, and team approaches designed to support teaching and learning.

Learn more and register now. 

 

Big Deal Book, May 2, 2016

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VSTE partners with Big Deal Media to bring you the best in online resources, grant and competition opportunities and more. In this edition, you can Juxtapose Photographs, Consider Ethical Questions, Gather STEAM & More.

Here are a few of our favorites from this edition...be sure to check the full Big Deal Book for more great resources!

Make Your Dream STEM Lab a Reality

Northrop Grumman Foundation aims to get students excited about science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) by making five grants of up to $100,000 each available to public middle schools for a fabulous school lab makeover. To enter theFab School Labs Contest, applicants should create a video or submit photos, along with a written essay describing their current classroom and their vision for a school lab makeover.

Celebrate Visual Storytelling

A new quarterly print magazine for creative youth and their grownups, ILLUSTORIA celebrates visual storytelling, makers, andDYI culture. With backgrounds in design, comics, illustration, writing, and publishing, the magazine’s contributors share a belief in the power of stories, art, and creative expression.

Explore Worlds of Art

#MetKids is made for, with, and by youth and The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. The website encourages children across the globe to explore The Met.

Big Deal Book, May 2, 2016

Not everything in the Book is time sensitive so be sure to check out the archives.