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Big Deal Book, May 1st, 2022

 

 

VSTE partners with Big Deal Media to bring you carefully curated resources designed for K-12 educators. Grants, competitions, web-based and mobile resources and more. We select our favorites from each newsletter but be sure to scroll down and view the whole newsletter. And, since not all the Big Deal Book resources are time sensitive, we provide an archive for you to browse.

This newsletter will help you with  Civic Engagement & Leadership, Media & Social Awareness, and More.....

 

Scholarship for Uplifting Women in STEM

Evolving the world in which we live toward a more equitable future with uplifting women who will help shape it is the aim of the third annual Hyundai Women in STEM Scholarship.
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Journey Through the History of Art in Augmented Reality

Developed by Artebinaria, Artinside Museum offers users a visit in augmented reality to an imaginary museum in which 100 masterpieces from the thirteenth to the twentieth centuries are exhibited in the space around them, in life size, within four collections and twenty exhibition rooms.
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Online Civic-Oriented Film Competition
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The Civic Life Project's Democracy 2022 Youth Film Challenge is a global film competition for youth under age 25 to generate civics-oriented videos that ultimately create a groundbreaking movement for young Americans to get engaged in our democracy and to vote..
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Big Book Deal, May 1st , 2022

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Big Deal Book, April 15th, 2022

 

 

VSTE partners with Big Deal Media to bring you carefully curated resources designed for K-12 educators. Grants, competitions, web-based and mobile resources and more. We select our favorites from each newsletter but be sure to scroll down and view the whole newsletter. And, since not all the Big Deal Book resources are time sensitive, we provide an archive for you to browse.

This newsletter will help you with  NATO & Ukraine, eSports in the Classroom, Environmental Literacy & More..

 

Virtual Field Trips and Online STEM Learning Experiences

Students can visit the Museum of Science and Industry (MSI) in Chicago without leaving their classroom. They can participate in a facilitated Learning Lab livestream or take a live virtual tour of some of the museum’s most popular exhibits.
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Tool to Help Students Understand NATO and the Russia–Ukraine War

As they watch and read the news, students may hear the acronym NATO without understanding its meaning. Yet they have no doubt heard of countries inside and outside the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) from having watched international competitions such as the Olympics and the World Cup. Students can learn about their country and NATO with the NATO on the Map tool.
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Contest Communicating Earth’s Ecosystem Through Visual Images

The Global Oneness Project is sponsoring a student photography and original illustration contest in which students are encouraged to document the fragility, hope, and future of our planet’s ecosystem due to climate change. All entries must be related to the contest theme: The Environment Is in You..
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Big Deal BOOK, April 15th, 2022

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Big Deal Book, April 1st, 2022

 

 

VSTE partners with Big Deal Media to bring you carefully curated resources designed for K-12 educators. Grants, competitions, web-based and mobile resources and more. We select our favorites from each newsletter but be sure to scroll down and view the whole newsletter. And, since not all the Big Deal Book resources are time sensitive, we provide an archive for you to browse.

This newsletter will help you with  Math in the Media, Diversity in STEM, Chess for Special Needs & More..

 

Authentic Opportunities to Learn and Do Mathematics

With the Math in the Media program from the American Mathematical Society (AMS), teachers can stay up-to-date with math in current events and get ideas for classroom activities. The site has two components: Digests of Math in the Media and Tony Phillips’ Take on Math in the Media.
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Outreach to Engage Talented Underrepresented Students in STEM

The Spirit of Ramanujan STEM Talent Initiative is an outreach effort to find and encourage undiscovered science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) talent in the United States and worldwide. The program is intended for promising individuals who excel in the STEM subjects but lack traditional institutional support through grants and mentorship opportunities.
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App Harnessing the Power of Citizen Scientists

The Meteor Counter, a free iPhone app developed by NASA, is designed to harness the power of citizen scientists to keep track of meteoroids. Using the app, people from all walks of life can help NASA scientists discover new meteor showers, pinpoint comet debris streams, and map the distribution of meteoroids around Earth’s orbit.
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Big Deal Book, April 1st , 2022

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Big Deal Book, March 15th, 2022

 

 

VSTE partners with Big Deal Media to bring you carefully curated resources designed for K-12 educators. Grants, competitions, web-based and mobile resources and more. We select our favorites from each newsletter but be sure to scroll down and view the whole newsletter. And, since not all the Big Deal Book resources are time sensitive, we provide an archive for you to browse.

This newsletter will help you with  STEM Competitions, Collaborative Storytelling, Youth Science Camp & More ......

Mentoring Initiative Supporting Women and Girls on the STEM Path

Million Women Mentors (MWM) is an initiative of STEMconnector to spark the interest and confidence in women and girls to pursue STEM careers and leadership opportunities through the power of mentoring.
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Projects That Inspire Students to Become Changemakers

The nonprofit Makers for Change (M4C) serves students and teachers by increasing equitable access to advanced technologies, supporting community engagement in makerspaces, and inspiring makers to become changemakers.
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Citizen Science Project to Preserve Nature

Project Budburst, which is managed by the National Ecological Observatory and Chicago Botanic Garden, collects data on the timing of leafing, flowering, and fruiting of plants throughout the year to help scientists investigate the impact of climate change on different species.
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Big Deal Book, March  15th, 2022

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Big Deal Book, February 1st , 2022

 

 

VSTE partners with Big Deal Media to bring you carefully curated resources designed for K-12 educators. Grants, competitions, web-based and mobile resources and more. We select our favorites from each newsletter but be sure to scroll down and view the whole newsletter. And, since not all the Big Deal Book resources are time sensitive, we provide an archive for you to browse.

This newsletter will help you with  Design Challenges, Music & Math, Oral Histories, Moviemaking & More......

 

Innovative Devices, Software, and Services That Bring Learning to Life

Students are the foundation of a better future, and Lenovo Education is here to help educators break down barriers, foster equality, and inspire the next generation to soar. Lenovo believes every student deserves the advantages of educational technology. To make that a reality, the company is working with schools to implement solutions that promote equity and help bridge the digital divide. The Lenovo team is dedicated to working closely with IT leaders and educators to understand their challenges and develop customized, flexible solutions that meet their needs and beyond.
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Grants Fostering Creative Expression Through Music
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The Mockingbird Foundation offers competitive grants to schools and nonprofit organizations that effect improvements in music education for children.
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Immersive Experience into the Art of Moviemaking

The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles is the largest museum in the United States devoted to the arts, sciences, and artists of moviemaking. The Academy Museum’s mobile app for iOS and Android provides an immersive experience that connects users to the creative, collaborative process of filmmaking.
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Big Deal Book , February 1st, 2022

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