Professional Growth
Harvard Summer Institute for K–12 Educators
Experience and learn how to create the conditions for deep and powerful learning that prepares all students for the demands of the 21st century. Find
details on this highly
interactive on-campus program on the summer institute's webpage.
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February 01, 2018
nbc.com
Funding & Recognition
Support for High School Theatre Programs
NBC has partnered with the
Educational Theatre Foundation to launch
R.I.S.E. America, a program that will grant a half-million dollars to high school theatre programs across the country.
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engare.design
Digital Learning • Learning Support
Game Sparking Geometric Imagination
The intersection of mathematics and art holds out great potential for not just endless discoveries but deeply memorable creations. The Islamic artists of centuries past inspired the Iranian game developer Mahdi Bahrami, whose newest effort,
Engare stands at the cross of mathematics, art, and technology.
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Professional Growth
Make an Impact on the Future of Education
Ranked among “America’s Best Graduate Schools” by U.S. News & World Report, Drexel University’s School of Education is renowned for its devotion to equipping graduates with the latest research, best practices, and technological tools to be a force for change in schools and organizations. Drexel offers more than 30 online bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral, and certificate programs. Classes are designed for working professionals and teachers—students can learn online when classes fit into their schedules.
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STEM • STEAM • STREAM
Program Integrating Engineering and Literacy
Researchers at
Tufts University’s
Center for Engineering Education and Outreach partnered with teachers to design a program they call
Novel Engineering, which plays on the literary strengths of elementary and middle school teachers to help them explore hands-on, science-oriented activities in their classrooms.
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nwea.org
Digital Learning • Learning Support
Online Adaptive Reading Assessment
Teachers typically listen to young children read aloud individually to assess their early literacy skills, but a new
online reading assessment by
NWEA aims to modernize this process by having students read text aloud from a computer screen or tablet and speak into a microphone to record their voices.
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Mobile Learning
First Writings of Civilization
The
iPad app cdli tablet focuses on the cultural heritage of ancient Mesopotamia by combining text and images that span 3,500 years of human activity and describe the roots of trade, mathematics, and astronomy in ancient times. The app presents the historical relevance of selected texts and other significant developments in the history of humankind.
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Social Media
Positive Tenets for the Online World
Microsoft is challenging teens, young people, and adults who are online around the world to live by
four positive tenets: act with empathy, compassion, and kindness in every interaction; appreciate cultural differences and honor diverse perspectives; pause and think before responding; and offer online support for those who are targets of online abuse or cruelty.
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Funding & Recognition
Grants to Fund Special Projects
The
Association of American Educators (AAE)
Foundation offers
classroom grants of up to $500 that
can be used for a variety of projects and materials, including but not limited to books, software, calculators, math manipulatives, art supplies, audiovisual equipment, and lab materials.
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Professional Growth
Platform for Collaborating with the Scientific Community
Presented by the
National Center for Science Education (NCSE),
Scientist in the Classroom provides a platform for teachers and scientists to collaborate as colleagues, peers, and partners in furthering science education.
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expii.com
Digital Learning • Learning Support
Thought-Provoking, Interactive Math Problems
Expii.com is a
free interactive website focused on math and science, where students, teachers, tutors, and enthusiasts are encouraged to add their voices and teaching styles to the canon of
problem-solving lessons hosted on the site.
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3dbear.io
Funding & Recognition
Grants for Implementing AR and 3D Technology
3DBear’s
2018 STEAM Summer Camp – Augmented Reality provides training for 3DBear’s innovative product
3DBear AR (Augmented Reality), a
gamified learning application that allows users to implement virtual 3D models in a real living environment. For a limited time, 3DBear will be accepting proposals from qualified educational institutions to receive
free annual licenses of the newest release of its augmented reality teaching tool
3DBear AR App.
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generation.global
Social Media
Dialogue Around the World
The
free program
Generation Global prepares students for a world of change and diversity by giving them the skills and experience they need in order to navigate difference in a peaceful way. Dialogue is at the heart of the program.
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nytimes.com
Digital Learning • Learning Support
Footage of the Natural World in Action
Students will see how monkeys teach manners, elephants show empathy, and ants imitate water in
ScienceTake, an
online video channel by
The New York Times. The series combines research from the world of science with footage of the natural world in action.
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Funding & Recognition
Competition Bringing Poetry to Life
Poetry Out Loud encourages students to learn about great poetry through memorization and recitation. The program’s
National Recitation Contest, sponsored by the
Poetry Foundation and the
National Endowment for the Arts, begins at the classroom level.
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Professional Growth
Podcasts Offering Insight into Global Cultures and Events
Primary Source has created
What Teachers Need to Know, a
podcast series for educators who teach global cultures or world events in their classroom. In every compact episode, the podcast offers vital insight for understanding
world cultures and
current events so that teachers can facilitate deeper learning about the world with their students.
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kerbalspaceprogram.com
STEM • STEAM • STREAM
Real-World Physics and Engineering Simulations
Published by
TeacherGaming, the award-winning
Kerbal Space Program is similar to a NASA simulation except that it is set in a fictional star system and on the planet Kerbin.
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landka.com
Mobile Learning
Exploration of the History of the Universe
Developed by
Landka for
iPad,
Back in Time takes students on a stunning exploration of the history of our Universe, Earth, Life, and Civilization. Each event in students’ journey through time is documented with social and historical context, several images, an illustrative timeline, and little-known, interesting facts.
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globalcolab.com
Social Media
Borderless Science Classroom
GlobalCOlab (GCL) connects students and educators from different cultures and religions from around the world to crosscut disciplines, curricula, and traditional subjects and empowers participants through student-led and student-created topics. These topics are based around global issues affecting each student’s community.
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