August 01, 2019
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Funding & Recognition
Grant to Journey into the Kingdom of Monarchs
Natural Habitat Adventures invites US-based environmental educators to apply for the
2020 Monarch Butterfly Scholarship Grant. Two qualified teachers will earn an opportunity to experience the monarch butterfly migration while traveling on a small-group adventure led by premier naturalist guides.
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Digital Learning • Learning Support
Conquer Conventions and Sharpen Writing Skills
Help students write powerfully and with precision with just 10 minutes of conventions instruction a day. Conventions and Craft provides a year’s worth of literature-based microworkshops to build essential understandings of the language skills writers need most—grammar, sentence structure, punctuation and capitalization, word knowledge, and editing.
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Mobile Learning
AR App That Takes a “Giant Leap” into Space
The
JFK Moonshot app is an epic retelling and recreation of the
Apollo 11 mission and its connection to President John F. Kennedy. Using the latest in
augmented reality (AR) teaching, the app immerses users into 1969 with a full-scale recreation of the Saturn V rocket and a five-day real-time tracking simulation of the mission and moon landing.
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wildlifeart.org
STEM • STEAM • STREAM
Lessons on Wildlife Art from Around the World
The
National Museum of Wildlife Art collects, displays, interprets, and preserves high-quality artwork of North American wildlife, supplemented by art of wildlife from throughout the world. The museum has developed several
lessons for use in conjunction with its
online collection.
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Professional Growth
Career Advancement in the Education Profession
Waldorf University offers one of the most affordable ways to earn your Master’s in Education online. With two concentrations available, Waldorf’s graduate programs provide the foundation for your career advancement.
* The Master of Education degree with a concentration in leadership will assist you in developing leadership skills, fostering community relations, and maximizing classroom management. This degree is perfect for current educators interested in pursuing careers such as a testing coordinator, lead teacher, corporate trainer, or general educational leader.
* The Master of Education degree with a concentration in teaching and learning provides the platform to assist you in bolstering teaching effectiveness and embracing student-centered instruction. Graduates are prepared to pursue careers such as a community education coordinator, lead teacher, or curriculum specialist.
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mollyofdenalipodcast.org
Digital Learning • Learning Support
Native Stories with Native Voices
The
Molly of Denali series and
podcast follow the adventures of a feisty and resourceful Alaska Native girl, as she helps her parents run the Denali Trading Post in their Alaskan village. Students are introduced to the rich history and modern-day experience of family life in the heart of the Alaskan tundra through the eyes of Molly, her parents, and her friends.
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codeablecrafts.com
Mobile Learning
App for Creating Imaginative Stories by Drawing and Coding
Codeable Crafts introduces children to coding and storytelling by combining simple crafting (crayons, stickers, cutout shapes) with visual block-based coding to create original stories. Children draw on animal templates, name their creatures, and then snap together a set of coding blocks, like puzzle pieces, to make a sequence of interactions.
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Professional Growth
Online Workshop on Redesigning Education
What type of learning system do educators need to deliver 21st-century outcomes for all students?
Education Redesign is an
online professional development program for school leaders, education policymakers, K–12 teachers, and others committed to helping all students achieve success.
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Funding & Recognition
Funding for STEM Education Outreach Activities
To continue America’s technological advantage and strengthen the workforce pipeline,
Lockheed Martin funds
STEM education outreach activities for students across the K–16 spectrum. The company supports programs, events, and campaigns that focus on student achievement, teacher development, and gender and ethnic diversity
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beinternetawesome.withgoogle.com
Digital Learning • Learning Support
Google Curriculum to Help Children Become Media Literate
A few years ago,
Google launched its “
Be Internet Awesome”
curriculum, which focused on teaching children about
online safety. This year the company has added a new component to its campaign:
media literacy. Developed in partnership with the
Net Safety Collaborative, the new program includes
play-to-learn activities that help educate youth about how to spot disinformation, such as fake URLs or misleading headlines.
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NASA Challenger Lesson Plans
STEM • STEAM • STREAM
Astronaut’s Lost Lessons Brought to Life
Christa McAuliffe, the first teacher chosen to go into space, planned to distribute science and engineering lessons and share demonstrations with students around the world. She, along with the other crewmembers of flight STS-51, died when their
Challenger shuttle exploded 73 seconds into flight. Now McAuliffe’s “
lost lessons” have been updated and made available to teachers.
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Professional Growth
National Network of Award-Winning Teachers
The
National Network of State Teachers of the Year (NNSTOY) is a nonprofit organization committed to serving State Teachers of the Year (STOYs) by empowering them to further great teaching and strengthen student learning.
NNSTOY YouTube channel offers several
free video professional development resources and recordings on how to create a culture, lessons, and instructional practices that will lead to improved student performance.
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newslit.org
Digital Learning • Learning Support
Mueller Report—An Educational Tool for Teaching About Democracy
Teachers can use the
Mueller report—officially titled “
Report on the Investigation into Russian Interference in the 2016 Presidential Election”—as the focus of a classroom discussion about democracy. Teachers and professors have used the report in history classes and in government, law, political science, and other courses in high school, college, and law school.
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Funding & Recognition
Scholarship to Become a Future Ready Librarian
The
International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE), with support from
Follett and in collaboration with
Future Ready Librarians, is offering up to 150
partial-tuition scholarships for K–12 librarians who are ready to take the next step in becoming a
Future Ready Librarian and are affiliated with schools that identify as high need.
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pbs.org
Digital Learning • Learning Support
Film Screenings and Live Speakers in Libraries Across the Nation
PBS Books Library Engagement Program is a multifaceted initiative that targets distinct areas for library engagement. One facet of the program is
PBS Screening Rooms, in which PBS Books facilitates national screening events for libraries across the country and in select areas facilitates live speakers.
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STEM • STEAM • STREAM
Fiction and Nonfiction Books to Inspire a Love of Mathematics
The
Mathical Book Prize recognizes outstanding fiction and literary nonfiction related to mathematics for youth aged 2–18. The intent of the prize is to engage youth in the power and beauty of mathematics—to give them confidence to consider and solve arithmetic, spatial, logical, structural, and algebraic problems; to see that math can be employed to better understand and appreciate the wonders of nature and human artistic expression (in fine art and music, for example).
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blox3d.com
Mobile Learning
App to Develop Children’s Creativity and Visualization Skills
The
Blox 3D Junior app for
iOS lets children aged 5 and older build and print 3D models in a simple and intuitive manner. Children can create beautiful objects using tap to create and double-tap to delete. They can export creations to a printable file via email and 3D-print them for real-world results.
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