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The online tool aims to help school administrators perform "quick, low-cost evaluations" to make better decisions about educational technologies. MoreHigh school students who are part of New York City's Renewal Schools program are using an online math program to solve problems inside and outside of the classroom. MoreA former high school dropout turned award-winning teacher in North Carolina has transformed his science and social studies classrooms into “Johnsonville,” a fictional world where students are required to find a job, pay the bills, pay mortgage and taxes, and learn by completing projects.
MoreThe State Educational Technology Directors Association developed the online toolkit in collaboration with state and district digital learning leaders, instructional materials directors and academic officers. The guide provides states, districts and schools with research, resources and examples to support the selection of quality instructional materials for learning and teaching. MoreThe program gives educators at K–12 schools in the United States the opportunity to transform their classroom with technology. Prizes include a set of Acer Switch Alpha 12 two-in-one notebooks valued at $20,000 More
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The annual Digital Learning Day gives educators an opportunity to collaborate with peers, share ideas, try out new digital tools, celebrate education innovation and play a role in the transformation of their own schools and communities. More-
The virtual field trip provides kindergarten through eighth grade classrooms with exclusive access to 3M Headquarters’ “World of Innovation” in St. Paul, MN. The event will be broadcast live at 1 p.m. EST/10 a.m. PST Feb. 23. More Teachers in the Upper St. Clair School District in Allegheny County, PA, have been training with virtual reality tools this month, so they can eventually bring the world to their classrooms. MoreOne of the nation’s largest literacy organizations has partnered with Amazon in an effort to empower its customers to provide books to children who may have limited or no access to books in their homes. MoreA new video series features Ivy League students talking to America’s best and brightest high school students to give them a realistic idea of what lies ahead after high school.
MoreThe nonprofit charter high school and the only entire-school, project-based learning high school in Chicago has launched its second annual corporate immersion program in partnership with Chicago’s technology community. In the Real World Learning Program, ChiTech seniors spend an entire month gaining real workplace experience as paid interns at local organizations. MoreEducation technology powerhouse Blackboard has announced a new partnership with Chalk.com, a company that provides productivity tools used by more than 200,000 teachers worldwide. MoreClassTag, a free parent engagement app for teachers and schools, has released a fully customizable and automated newsletter functionality to augment its communications and scheduling capabilities. MoreThrough the partnership, CTL will offer the PortableCloud platform and Cube servers, which allow users to access curated files, web content and web apps over WiFi in any device with a browser, regardless of internet connectivity. More
Upcoming K–12 Grants
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Sponsor: Acer
Award: $20,000 in Acer equipment (a classroom set of Acer Switch Alpha 12 two-in-one notebooks)
Number of Awards: 1
Application Deadline: March 31
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Sponsor: SparkFun
Award: STEM/STEAM-releated prize packages, event and team sponsorships and other types of support
Number of Awards: Varies
Application Deadline: Third Thursday of each month; awards announced on the last business day of each month
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Sponsor: Lumina Foundation
Award: $25,000
Number of Awards: 2
Application Deadline: April 9, 2017
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Sponsor: United States Department of Education
Award: $12 million to $15 million over a period of three to five years
Number of Awards: 23 to 30
Application Deadline: April 11
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Sponsor: McCarthey Dressman Education Foundation
Award: $30,000 maximum ($10,000 over three years)
Number of Awards: Not specified (five awarded last year)
Application Deadline: April 15
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Sponsor: McCarthey Dressman Education Foundation
Award: $30,000 maximum ($10,000 over three years)
Number of Awards: Not specified (two awarded last year)
Application Deadline: April 15 (submissions open Jan. 15)
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Sponsor: Siemens Foundation
Award: $10,000
Number of Awards: 1
Application Deadline: April 28, 5 p.m. ET
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Sponsor: Crayola and the National Association of Elementary School Principals (NAESP)
Award: $2,500 plus $1,000 in Crayola gear
Number of Awards: Up to 20 major prizes, plus one Crayola Classpack for every applicant submitting by the early bird deadline
Application Deadline: June 23 (June 5 for early bird prize)
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Sponsor: Toshiba America Foundation
Award: Two categories: Up to $5,000 and more than $5,000
Number of Awards: Not specified
Application Deadline: Up to $5,000 awarded on a rolling basis; Aug. 1 deadline for applications for more than $5,000
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Award: No more than 10 percent of an organization's annual operating expenses or 25 percent of the total budget for the project being funded; awards have ranged from the hundreds to the millions of dollars.
Number of Awards: Varies
Qualification: Project should "directly serve or impact children living in urban poverty, particularly in the areas of education, family economic stability (including microfinance) and childhood health."
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Deadline: Ongoing (approx. 10 awards per month)
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Deadline: Ongoing (grants awarded on a rolling basis)
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March 2–4
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March 12–16, 2017
San Diego, CA
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Los Angeles
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March 31–April 1
Providence, RI
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April 3–6
Chicago
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Boston, MA
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