May 01, 2017
Standing Desks Make a Difference
In the words of teachers, introducing adjustable standing desks into the classroom is a game-changer. Not only are there health benefits to introducing standing, but there are also learning benefits. Additionally, LearnFit adjustable standing desks are naturally mobile, removing classroom furniture as an obstacle for learning and teaching. More information can be found on JustStand.org, or watch this video case study about one of the presenting teacher’s standing classroom.
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Funding & Recognition
Award for Contributing to Education in Rural Schools
The National Rural Education Association (NREA) and the Monsanto Fund will be presenting the Rural Teacher of the Year Award to a deserving rural teacher directly involved in preK–grade 12 classroom instruction.
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Professional Growth
Learn Skills to Teach Earth Sciences
The Earth Sciences curriculum, offered online through Penn State World Campus, can prepare you to help students in grades 7–12 to master the educational objectives related to Earth and space science. Penn State’s courses offer flexibility and convenience, and are taught by the same distinguished faculty as on campus.
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lofopi.com
Mobile Learning
Virtual Art Materials
Created by LOFOPI, Art Set is like having art materials right inside your iPad. Users of this iPad app can paint and draw via the photo-realistic interface with tools that look and feel like the real thing.
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nestwatch.org
STEM • STEAM • STREAM
Citizen-Science Activity Tracking Birds
NestWatch is a nationwide monitoring program conducted by The Cornell Lab of Ornithology, designed to track the status and trends in the reproductive biology of birds, including when nesting occurs, how many eggs are laid and hatch, and how many hatchlings survive.
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Mobile Learning
Happy Educator Appreciation Month!
It’s that time of year again and Sprint has great deals for Education employees:
• Great deals on devices, including Samsung and LG
• Deals on tablets, and other-on-the-spot rewards
Get an EVEN better deal not available in Sprint’s retail stores by calling 1-844-344-6552 and stating that you are an education employee. Mention code GDVRT_ZZZ.
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amrevmuseum.org
Digital Learning • Learning Support
Populist Account of the American Revolution
More than a hundred years in the making, the Museum of the American Revolution opened in the heart of historic Philadelphia on April 19, 2017.
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Professional Growth
Shared Conversations on Contemporary Issues
In a frank conversation recorded for HarvardEdCast, three Harvard researchers describe the complexities teachers routinely navigate, often alone, and especially in today’s divisive political and cultural climate.
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STEM • STEAM • STREAM
Global Network of Coding Clubs
CoderDojo is a loosely connected global network of free volunteer-led, community-based programming clubs for young people. The volunteers are usually a mix of technical mentors and nontechnical volunteers.
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store.powerfulplants.net
Mobile Learning
Talking Seeds
Powerful Plants is a science curriculum featuring “talking” seed packets that teach students about cultivating and eating locally grown produce.
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newsela.com
Digital Learning • Learning Support
News Representing Multiple Perspectives
A Mile in Our Shoes is a new program from the news curating company Newsela, which takes content from a variety of credible news sources, such as the Associated Press, The Washington Post, and Los Angeles Times, and rewrites the articles at five reading levels to make reading news accessible to all ages.
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thelivbits.com
Social Media
Vblog Promoting Student Voice and Audience
Olivia Van Ledtje may only be nine years old, but already she has a global following. She loves to read, and she records a video blog called LivBits in which she shares information about the books she has read, as well as her observations about life in general.
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Funding & Recognition
Technology for Hospitalized Children
Grahamtastic Connection provides free laptops, tablets, robots, and internet access to seriously ill children for educational purposes.
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whitneyplantation.com
Digital Learning • Learning Support
Story of Slavery from the Point of View of the Enslaved
Whitney Plantation—located in Wallace, Louisiana—is the only plantation museum of its kind in the state, and the first one to focus on the story of slavery from the slaves’ point of view.
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Professional Growth
Teaching in a Time of Terrorism
As an educator, what do you do after students have awakened to news of terrorism—close to home or far away? How do you create a context for a conversation?
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Funding & Recognition
STEM Education Grants
Do you need funding to launch or enhance a
STEM learning project or program at your school?
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amightygirl.com
STEM • STEAM • STREAM
Posters Celebrating Women in Science
A science-trained designer, Amanda Phingbodhipakkiya, has created a series of posters celebrating women in science to connect the Women’s March to the March for Science.
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flocabulary.com
Mobile Learning
Educational Hip-Hop Videos
Flocabulary, the interactive learning platform that uses educational hip-hop to engage students and increase achievement across the curriculum, has launched its first mobile app.
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hiphopshakespeare.com
Digital Learning • Learning Support
Parallels Between Shakespeare and Hip-Hop Artists
Founded in 2009 by BAFTA and MOBO award-winning UK hip-hop artist Akala, The Hip-hop Shakespeare Company (THSC) is a music theatre production company aimed at exploring the social, cultural, and linguistic parallels between the works of William Shakespeare and that of modern-day hip-hop artists.
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notebookcast.com
Social Media
Collaborative Whiteboard Tool
NoteBookCast is a free collaborative whiteboard tool that lets students communicate in real time either by voice or by text.
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eatplaygrow.org
Digital Learning • Learning Support
Creative Activities for a Healthy Start
EatPlayGrow is a free early childhood health curriculum developed by the Children’s Museum of Manhattan (CMOM) in partnership with the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
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