Harvard Institute with Jal Mehta and Alisa Berger
Experience and learn how to create the conditions for deep and powerful learning that prepares all students for the demands of the 21st century.
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December 02, 2019
write.amnestyusa.org
Funding & Recognition
Write for Rights Project
Write for Rights introduces students to human rights by writing letters to help 10 real young people around the world who are at risk just for their peaceful human rights activism. By participating in Write for Rights, students develop effective writing skills and experience firsthand the power of their words to make a difference.
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Literacy Resources
Meet Every Student’s Literacy Goals
Deepen your practice and facilitate conversations about teaching, learning, equity, and literacy achievement with bestselling professional resources from Scholastic Education. From foundational skills and fluency to guided and independent reading and writing, Scholastic provides expert strategies to help students excel. All books include access to online professional learning.
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STEM • STEAM • STREAM
Competition Fostering Mathematical Problem Solving and Technical Writing Skills
The
USA Mathematical Talent Search (USAMTS) is a
free mathematics competition open to all US middle school and high school students. Unlike most mathematics competitions, the USAMTS allows students a full month, or more, to work out their solutions.
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Professional Growth
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Increase your earning potential with a Master in Education from the University of Cincinnati. With the flexibility of an online degree, you can finish in as little as one year or work at a pace that fits your lifestyle. Multiple concentrations are available. Cincinnati’s online MEd programs offer you instruction from award-winning faculty, 100% online instruction, and part-time flexibility. Ready to get started on the next step in your career? Request more information here!
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nationalww2museum.org
Digital Learning • Learning Support
Artifacts, Primary Sources, and Oral Histories of WWII
The
National WWII Museum engages with learners from all across the world through a variety of
online and
distance learning programs to connect audiences with World War II (WWII) history and honor the generation who sacrificed so much to secure our freedom. The museum’s programs include a broad range of online learning experiences and topics, allowing students and educators to learn significant WWII stories, including Pearl Harbor, the Home Front, and D-Day, without having to leave their classrooms.
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Funding & Recognition
50 States, 1 Nation Contest
As part of its 25th anniversary celebration, the
Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History has announced the
50 States, 1 Nation Contest, a new essay competition for elementary school students in the 2019–2020 school year. The goal of this new contest is to help expand students’ understanding of how their families, towns, and states connect with one another and with American history.
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Digital Learning • Learning Support
Assessment That Reaches All Students
The MAP Suite brings learning into focus—so educators can support growth, skills mastery, and early literacy for every student. This cohesive assessment system from the nonprofit NWEA illuminates student learning, helps teachers target instruction, and gives administrators what they need to help their districts thrive.
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Funding & Recognition
Kids Philosophy Slam
The
Kids Philosophy Slam is designed to make philosophy accessible and engaging for youth of all ages and abilities, to promote a philosophical dialogue between youth and adults, and to increase awareness of philosophy and education in everyday life. More than $2,500 in prizes is available to students and schools.
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world101.cfr.org
Digital Learning • Learning Support
Modules for Increasing Understanding of Issues That Shape Today’s World
World101, a program of the
Council on Foreign Relations, offers a growing library of
free multimedia resources that explain international affairs and foreign policy issues, helping students understand the basics of these topics, including why they matter and how they are relevant.
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montessori.edokiacademy.com
Mobile Learning
Problem-Solving App Introducing Simple Machines and Mechanical Motion
Crazy Gears from
Edoki Academy gets children to think critically and explore physics and other STEM topics. This
puzzle-like app for
iOS asks students to construct gears to find a way to “pull themselves to the next level.”
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pbslearningmedia.org
Digital Learning • Learning Support
Online Destination for Exploring Documentaries by Ken Burns
Ken Burns, who has used archival footage and photographs to tell uniquely American stories, has launched a new site for educators called
Ken Burns in the Classroom on
PBS LearningMedia. The site is an online destination for
free teaching and learning resources inspired by his documentaries.
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bbc.com
Professional Growth
Research Findings on the “Why” of Bullying
Bullying behavior often emerges in childhood, and the consequences for victims can last a lifetime, but what makes a child become a bully? Researchers have continued to consider the reasons children bully their peers, increasingly finding that more than one type of bully exists.
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invent.org
STEM • STEAM • STREAM
Program That Turns Curious Children into Innovative Thinkers
Camp Invention, a program of the
National Inventors Hall of Fame (NIHF), in partnership with the
United States Patent and Trademark Office, provides a unique experience for youth to make discoveries about the importance of intellectual property while exploring, creating, and designing. The program promotes STEM learning; builds leadership, perseverance, and resourcefulness; and encourages entrepreneurship.
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thebodyvr.com
Mobile Learning
Virtual Reality Journey Through a Human Cell
The Body VR lets users experience the wonders of the human body and its billions of living cells. Users travel through the bloodstream and learn everything there is to know about how blood cells work to spread oxygen through the human body. They also learn how the body reacts when it is faced with deadly viruses.
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carmensandiego.com
Digital Learning • Learning Support
Web Series Highlighting Social–Emotional Learning
Carmen Sandiego is on a new mission: traveling the world to help the next generation of global citizens build valuable
social–emotional skills. Students can journey with Carmen in
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt’s new
web series,
Fearless Kids Around the World, and meet young heroes working to do good with bravery, resilience, and kindness.
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