19th Amendment, Inclusive Remote Learning, Cultural Infusion & More

Professional Growth

Online Professional Development to Help Educators Tackle Their Biggest Challenges

Prepare for the unknown in impactful and highly relevant online professional development. Professional Education at the Harvard Graduate School of Education (HGSE) has developed new and redesigned online programs tailored to meet the critical needs of educators in this moment. Whether you prefer a short-term asynchronous workshop, or a longer-length institute featuring live components, HGSE’s online programs are designed to fit a variety of schedules and learning preferences. Follow this link to learn more: hgse.me/online2020

August 17, 2020

Funding & Recognition

Matching Grants to Enhance Culturally Responsive, Student-Centered Flexible Learning

BetterLesson is sponsoring a matching grant program to provide public and private K–12 schools, districts, and education service agencies in the United States with virtual professional learning services to improve teaching and learning in remote environments and integrate practices that advance social justice as part of regular classroom instruction.

Funding & Recognition

Grants to Support Use of Technology in Rural Areas

The Foundation for Rural Service provides grants for a variety of programs, including youth-based initiatives and educational materials to improve educational achievement in rural communities across the country, with projects that will have a long-lasting effect on the community.

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Digital Learning • Learning Support

Interactive Audiovisual Experience of the Women’s Suffrage Movement

August 18, 2020, marks the 100th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment, which granted voting rights to women in America. However, many women were still unable to vote because of restrictions related to race and ethnicity.

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Digital Learning • Learning Support

Evidence-based Family Engagement in Children’s Literacy Via Text Messages

Close to 130 organizations, including school districts, are participating in Ready4K, a text-messaging program designed to engage parents in students’ literacy development. Parents can “opt in” to receive three text messages each week, covering everything from naming emotions to building confidence and staying active through movement.

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Digital Learning • Learning Support

Online Cultural Infusion Programming

At the age of 21, Prenicia Clifton made a pledge to make a difference in the lives of 10,000 children. She has now changed that goal to a million!

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Digital Learning • Learning Support

Augmented-Reality System for Inclusive Exergame Environments

Supported by the University of Michigan Exercise & Sport Science Initiative, iGYM is an augmented-reality system for inclusive play and exercise.

Professional Growth

Digital Experience to Learn How to Create Media-Rich Learning Environments

Registration is now available for the ISTE Creative Constructor Lab Virtual! Get hands-on with top minds in the education world for one week of connecting, learning, and thinking differently—online October 3–10, 2020.

Professional Growth

Guide for Using Technology to Teach In-Person and Online

Emma Pass, an author and former Nevada teacher, is offering an abridged version of her current work in progress—The Hybrid Teacher: Survival Guide—free for a limited time to all educators getting ready to teach within an online or hybrid model.

SPOTLIGHT! On Making Remote Learning Accessible and Inclusive

Some educators who want to make online learning more engaging and accessible are exploring the Universal Design for Learning (UDL) framework. UDL—originally developed by researchers at the Center for Applied Special Technology (CAST) in collaboration with Harvard University—supports special education students, but its flexibility, technology guidelines, and aim to individualize learning are best practices that can serve every student.

Professional Growth

Guide for School Teams Conducting Virtual IEP Meetings

During this time of disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, schools and families are working urgently to find the right supports for their children with disabilities. The Diverse Learners Cooperative offers “Conducting Virtual IEP Meetings,” a guide for IEP teams to use as they navigate their meetings to find solutions for their students.

STEM • STEAM • STREAM

Check All the Boxes for Successful Hybrid Learning

Take control of your school year with Invention Project® K–6—an inspiring invention education program from the National Inventors Hall of Fame®. Designed for any classroom setting and aligned to State, Common Core State Standards, and Next Generation Science Standards, this all-new curriculum will inspire your students through:

• Engaging, hands-on activities for in-school, at-home and blended environments

• Experiences to enhance social-emotional learning (SEL)

• Open-ended exploration of STEAM concepts

• All-inclusive curriculum and materials for turnkey implementation

This new K–6 curriculum for a hybrid learning solution will help you navigate this ever-evolving school year.

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STEM • STEAM • STREAM

STEM-Focused College Prep Program

SMASH, the signature education program of the Kapor Center, empowers dedicated students of color with an intensive science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education, culturally relevant coursework, and access to resources and social capital that allow them to be successful in college and their careers.

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STEM • STEAM • STREAM

Resources That Raise Engineering Awareness Through the Conduit of History

Understanding that technology and history are not mutually exclusive subjects, IEEE REACH provides history teachers with free educational resources that situate science, technology, and engineering in their social and humanistic contexts.

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Mobile Learning

Augmented-Reality Game Playing with Quarks and Particles

Using augmented-reality (AR) technology, the Quantum Rascals interactive AR puzzle game, by University of Southern Denmark, teaches students about quantum physics in a playful and innovative way. In the game, which is free to download on iOS and Android devices, students help Quantum Kate discover subatomic particles and become a true Quantum Rascal.

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Mobile Learning

Augmented-Reality App Relating a Story of WWII Japanese Internment

East of the Rockies is an experimental augmented-reality (AR) story written by 85-year-old Joy Kogawa, one of Canada’s most acclaimed and celebrated literary figures. The story is told from the perspective of Yuki, a 17-year-old girl forced from her home and made to live in the Slocan internment camp during the Second World War.

Social Media

Virtual Connections with a Quarantine Pen Pal

Created by a team of Cornell University students, Quarantine Buddy (qbuddy) links isolated students with a “pen pal” to remotely socialize with based on self-reported interests. Users answer a few questions about themselves, and the hosts match them to other people to talk to, either online or by phone.

Social Media

Back-to-School Wishlist for School Supply Needs

ClearTheList connects schools and teachers with corporations, organizations, and community members that are looking to contribute to the enhancement of learning opportunities for all students. The hashtag #ClearTheList has been popping up on social media as teachers get ready to welcome students back to school.

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Social Media

Toolset for Connecting with Students During Remote Learning

FreshGrade has launched FreshGrade Next, a learning network for the age of instant access, combining elements of lesson planners, portfolios, communication systems, and gradebooks into a seamless experience.

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