Prestigious Award Inspiring Exemplary STEM Teaching
The Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching (PAEMST) are the highest honors bestowed by the United States government for K–12 STEM educators. PAEMST awardees receive a certificate signed by the President; a $10,000 award from the National Science Foundation (NSF); an expenses-paid trip to Washington, DC; and access to a nationwide cohort of award-winning teachers. Nominations are due by January 7, 2022, and applications are due by February 6, 2022.
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STEM • STEAM • STREAM
Video Series That Breaks Down the Complex Science of COVID-19
Scripps Research Institute has created a series of videos that answer “big questions” about the coronavirus. Only two minutes in length, the animated Science, Simplified videos dive into different aspects of the novel coronavirus.
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Funding & Recognition
Recognition of Talented Student Writers
The National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) publicly recognizes some of the best student writers in the nation with its Achievement Awards in Writing (for eleventh graders) and Promising Young Writers Award (for eighth graders).
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Digital Learning • Learning Support
Teach Remotely from the Comfort of Your Home
Proximity Learning is hiring exceptional teachers for the 2021–22 school year. The company hires certified teachers and trains them in virtual learning best practices before matching them with class times that fit their unique schedules. A great teacher can change a student’s life. That’s what drives Proximity Learning teachers to be passionate, innovative, challenge-seeking educators. Thousands of students across the country currently lack access to certified teachers in crucial subjects. Teaching with Proximity Learning enables teachers like you to connect with those students and make an impact.
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Professional Growth
Action Steps for Building a Welcoming School Environment
Recruiting a diverse staff and building a “family-like” school culture are among the key action steps more than 100 Black educators recommend school leaders follow in a recent report released by Teach Plus and the Center for Black Educator Development.
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STEM • STEAM • STREAM
Music Inspired by Exploration and Discovery
NASA’s team of scientists, engineers, managers, and other professionals have many stories to tell, in many different voices, but some stories are told best through music. NASA invites music educators and students to share their inspiration in their unique voice and join with others to create the Lucy Soundscape, inspired by NASA's Lucy mission.
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Mobile Learning
5 Ways to Support Tech-Enabled Creativity in Learning
Imagine creating a learning environment where students of all ages and abilities find engaging learning modules and approaches that fit their unique needs. Education technology, strategically chosen and creatively implemented, supports growth for teachers, inspires students to actively engage in learning, and creates thriving educational environments. Download Logitech for Educator’s latest ebook that demonstrates how to bring this type of tech-enabled creativity to your school. See how to empower teachers to reimagine creativity in education, create innovative and dynamic learning content, deliver that learning content in inventive ways, and connect with more students, more deeply.
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Funding & Recognition
Grants to Spark Girls’ Interest in STEM Careers
The National Girls Collaborative Project awards mini-grants of up to $1,000 to girl-serving science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) programs to support collaboration, address gaps and overlaps in service, and share exemplary practices.
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Mobile Learning
Fictional Tale Deepening Children’s Understanding of the Holocaust
Designed for iPad by paragrafo blu, Auschwitz, A Tale of Wind familiarizes children with the story of the Holocaust. Delicate, touching narrative is paired with illustrations, animations, and music. Extra features include maps and a historical timeline.
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Professional Growth
Fundamentals of Impactful Instructional Materials During Remote Instruction
A recent report from the Center for Public Research and Leadership (CPRL) at Columbia University finds that high-quality instructional materials that incorporate technology, are culturally relevant, and bring caregivers into student learning, helped remote students meet or even exceed expectations during school shutdowns.
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Digital Learning • Learning Support
Curriculum-based Lessons That Embolden Citizen Artistry
During this unprecedented year of learning, Kennedy Center Education focused on developing digital education resources to ensure that students continue to have access to high-quality arts education content.
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Digital Learning • Learning Support
Voluminous Written Legacy of Eleanor Roosevelt
As First Lady, journalist, public speaker, and more, Eleanor Roosevelt helped shape not only the United States but also the United Nations and the path the US still follows toward the greater protection of human rights. The Eleanor Roosevelt Papers Project, in the Columbian College of Arts & Sciences at The George Washington University, is working to publish both digital and print editions of Eleanor Roosevelt’s political papers.
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Image by Ronny Overhate from Pixabay
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STEM • STEAM • STREAM
Posters That Explore the Natural World of Pollinators
From butterflies and bees to beetles and birds, many kinds of pollinators have evolved within their ecosystems by building unique relationships with plants. To convey this message to a broad audience, Smithsonian Gardens has created Pollination Investigation, 14 free bilingual posters that take students on an exploration of the who, what, when, where, why, and how of pollination.
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Mobile Learning
Immersive Learning Experiences in Virtual Reality
Veative offers an immersive learning solution comprised of the world’s largest library of interactive, curriculum-aligned augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) modules for STEM, ELL, and virtual tours.
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Digital Learning • Learning Support
Visual Novel Game Bringing an Episode in Japanese History to Life
Ako: A Test of Loyalty takes students into the story of one of the most famous episodes in Japanese history. Students take on the persona of Hashimoto Kanpei, a young samurai in Japan in 1701. In that role, they have to make an excruciating choice between family and honor.
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STEM • STEAM • STREAM
Virtual Tours of the Nation’s Scientific Powerhouses
Students don’t have to travel anywhere except to their computer to view the world-class science and research facilities in the United States Department of Energy (DOE) National Laboratories. These laboratories are offering virtual tours and conversations with experts on staff to give students access to the work being done to break the boundaries of innovation and scientific knowledge.
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Digital Learning • Learning Support
PBS Preschool Series Promoting Diversity and Critical Thinking
Created by actor, writer, and TV icon Sonia Manzano (beloved by generations as “Maria” on Sesame Street) and inspired by her own childhood, the new PBS Kids series, Alma’s Way, centers on six-year-old Alma Rivera, a proud, confident Puerto Rican girl.
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