Solving Challenges Using Scientific Principles and Engineering Design
eCYBERMISSION, an Army Educational Outreach Program, is a free web-based STEM competition for students in grades 6–9. The program is committed to answering the nation’s need for increased national STEM literacy and to expanding STEM education opportunities across the country. eCYBERMISSION is looking for educators, community leaders, parents, and professionals interested in STEM to create teams of students. Complete the team registration by the deadline, and students will receive a free STEM Kit. Visit eCYBERMISSION.com to register today.
Deadline: November 21, 2018, for registration
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September 05, 2018
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Deadline: October 31, 2018, for completed surveys
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Funding & Recognition
Grants for Tools to Implement Innovative STEM Projects
The application period for
Lowe’s
Toolbox for Education grant program is now open. The program will award classroom grants of $2,000 to $5,000 to as many as 1,000 schools and parent–teacher organizations.
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describingegypt.com
Digital Learning • Learning Support
3D Virtual Tour of Egypt’s Historical Sites
Describing Egypt offers visitors a growing bank of
360-degree virtual tours showcasing some of Egypt’s historical sites. The tours currently focus on the Ancient Egyptian Tombs of The 30 Dynasties reign, which spans across 3,000 years (2,859 years to be exact, from BCE 3200 to BCE 341).
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Professional Growth
Technology-Mediated Assessment Feedback
Education faculty at
Monash University in Australia have been experimenting with
technology-assisted feedback for years, and they have created a website with recommendations for teachers who want to try this approach to assessment themselves.
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microsoft.com
STEM • STEAM • STREAM
Computer Science Learning Experiences
Students can combine the magic of
making with the power of
programming across a variety of different products using
Microsoft MakeCode, a
free,
open-sourced platform for creating engaging computer science learning experiences that support a progression path into real-world programming.
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teliportme.com
Mobile Learning
Portal App with Worlds to Explore
Using
TeliportMe’s
Portals: Travel with AR app for
iOS, students can experience, in augmented reality, different historic and artistic places around the world through time.
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neafoundation.org
Funding & Recognition
Grants for Professional Practices to Improve Student Learning
The
NEA Foundation’s
Learning & Leadership Grants support the professional development of current members of the
National Education Association (NEA) by providing grants to
Individuals to participate in high-quality professional development, such as institutes, conferences, seminars, travel abroad programs, or action research, as well as to
Groups to fund collegial study, including study groups, action research, lesson plan development, or mentoring experiences for faculty or staff.
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listenwise.com
Digital Learning • Learning Support
Real-World Podcasts to Elevate Listening Comprehension
Listenwise harnesses the power of listening to advance literacy and learning in all students. Listenwise Premium pairs curriculum-aligned podcasts and public radio with learning tools and listening comprehension assessments to transform them into rigorous academic content.
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STEM • STEAM • STREAM
Ocean Acidification Experience
Researchers in
Stanford University’s
Virtual Human Interaction Lab have produced a
virtual underwater ecosystem to allow students to observe firsthand what coral reefs are expected to look like by the end of the century if carbon dioxide emissions are not curbed.
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studytracks.education
Mobile Learning
Hip-Hop Music That Makes Coursework Relatable
Studytracks is an award-winning innovation in education that takes the curriculum and puts it to music to drive engagement, retention, and achievement in and out of the classroom. The app was created in the UK by an award-winning songwriter and music producer who wanted to help his son learn physics.
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ussenateyouth.org
Funding & Recognition
Program Inviting Civic Engagement
The 57th annual
United States Senate Youth Program (USSYP) will be held in Washington, DC, from
March 2 to March 9, 2019. Two student leaders from each state, the District of Columbia, and the Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) will spend a week in Washington experiencing their national government in action.
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ssec.si.edu
Digital Learning • Learning Support
Inquiry-based Learning Experiences Focusing on Sustainability
Smithsonian Science for Global Goals is a new,
freely available curriculum that uses the United Nations’ Global Goals for Sustainable Development as a framework to focus on sustainable actions to local problems, defined and implemented by students.
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Mobile Learning
Interactive Exploration of the US Constitution
The
free Interactive Constitution app for
iOS and
Android presents the
full text of the US Constitution and features
essays by leading scholars that detail areas of agreement and disagreement across a range of philosophical and legal perspectives.
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STEM • STEAM • STREAM
Program to Inspire Curiosity in STEM
SAE Foundation’s
A World in Motion (AWIM) is a teacher-administered, industry volunteer-assisted program that brings science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education to life in the classroom for K–8 students.
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Digital Learning • Learning Support
Interdisciplinary Curriculum on Heritage and Identity
A project of the
Brooklyn Historical Society,
Voices of Mixed Heritage: Crossing Borders, Bridging Generations is a
free interdisciplinary curriculum designed for grades 6–12. Students and educators are invited to engage with the topic of mixed heritage and identity in the United States from the mid-nineteenth century to the present.
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