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After the Planning Phase: 7 Tips for Implementing a Makerspace
Districts with multiple makerspaces describe what works.
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Study Links After-School Programs to Improved STEM Knowledge
Researchers have determined that after-school programs can help students in grades 4 through 12 improve their knowledge of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) fields.
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2 Arts Groups Launch Research Project on How Art Museums Impact K–12 Students
Can a single visit to an art museum impact the minds and hearts of K–12 students? That is the question on the minds of a couple of national arts organizations as they launch a national research project aimed at determining the cognitive and emotional values of art museum field trips.
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AR Can Help Students Understand More Challenging Science Concepts
Augmented reality (AR) has been touted as a cool new technology that can help people see things they otherwise wouldn't without computer-generated sensory input. But a recent study found that AR can help students better understand certain complicated science concepts than those who did not use any AR device.
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Trump Signs Bills to Boost Women, Girls in STEM
President Donald Trump signed two bills Tuesday aimed at recruiting more women for STEM fields.
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Council for Economic Education Releases New Content for Minecraft Education
The New York-based Council for Economic Education (CEE) has released new content for Minecraft: Education Edition, produced by Mojang and Microsoft.
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Google Cloud Acquires Kaggle, Releases New Machine Learning Products
Google Cloud has acquired Kaggle, home to the world's largest community of data scientists and machine learning enthusiasts. Google Cloud is also releasing new machine learning products, including a Video Intelligence API that automatically recognizes objects in videos and makes them searchable and discoverable.
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Disney-Backed littleBits Unveils Coding Kit
New York-based hardware startup littleBits, known for its electronic building blocks and for being part of the Disney Accelerator program, has unveiled a new kit that teaches students in grades 3 to 8 how to code.
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Website Ranks K–12 Reading, Math Programs Under ESSA Standards
A new website launched by the Johns Hopkins University Center for Research and Reform in Education (CRRE) offers insights into K–12 reading and math programs.
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Curriculum Associates Launches Online Portal With 600-Plus Math Resources
The new Ready Central hub supplies training videos, implementation tips, planning tools, best practices examples and more resources that support a blended core learning program.
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Discovery Education Invites Educators to Participate in Free Day of Discovery Tour
Discovery Education, a provider of digital content and professional development for K–12 classrooms, invites administrators and educators across North America to participate in the Day of Discovery Tour, which kicks off April 29.
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Upcoming K–12 Grants
- Acer Extreme Classroom Tech Makeover
  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
- SparkFun Community Partner Program
  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
- LIFT Prize 2017
  Sponsor: Lumina Foundation
  Award: $25,000
  Number of Awards: 2
  Application Deadline: April 9, 2017
- Magnet Schools Assistance Program Competition
  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
- Academic Enrichment Grants
  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
- Teacher Development Grants
  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)
- Siemens Possibility Grant (2017 Siemens STEM Day Sweepstakes)
  Sponsor: Siemens Foundation
  Award: $10,000
  Number of Awards: 1
  Application Deadline: April 28, 5 p.m. ET
- Champion Creatively Alive Children Grant Program
  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)
- TAF Project-Based Learning Grants for Grades 6–12
  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
- Adopt a Classroom
  Deadline: Ongoing
- Brinker International Grants
  Deadline: Ongoing
- Brown Rudnick Community Grants
  Deadline: Ongoing
- Corning Foundation Grants
  Deadline: Ongoing
- DonorsChoose.org
  Deadline: Ongoing
- Michael & Susan Dell Foundation Grants
  
  Deadline: Ongoing
  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."
- Naiku Innovative Teacher Grant
  Deadline: Ongoing (approx. 10 awards per month)
- Sony Grants for Education
  Deadline: Ongoing (grants awarded on a rolling basis)
Call for Papers & Proposals
- Innovative and Creative Education and Teaching International Conference
  Proposals Due: March 31, 2017 (one-page abstract)
  Proposal Submission URL: icetic.net/online-abstract-submissions
  Event: June 21–23
  Badajoz, Spain
- Submit calls for papers/proposals to [email protected].
Upcoming Events
- Clute International Conference on Education
  March 12–16, 2017
  San Diego, CA
- CUE 2017 National Conference
  March 15–18
  Palm Springs, CA
- NSTA 2017
  March 30–April 2
  Los Angeles
- Blended and Personalized Learning Conference
  March 31–April 1
  Providence, RI
- CoSN 2017
  April 3–6
  Chicago
- ICEEEL 2017 : 19th International Conference on e-Education and e-Learning
  April 24-25
  Boston, MA
- More events at thejournal.com
- Construct3D 2017
  May 5–7
  Duke University (Durham, NC)
- More events at thejournal.com
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