Robert E. Yager Foundation Excellence in Teaching Award

Win $2,000 in cash and prizes

Available Funds/Award: $1,000 cash and $1,000 towards a trip to the NSTA National Congress on Science Education

Opens: Sept. 26, 2013

Proposals Due: Nov 30, 2013

Final Applications Due: Nov. 30, 2013

Recurring? Annual

Granting Organization: NSTA

Description: The NSTA, “The Robert E. Yager Foundation Excellence in Teaching Award will recognize six (6) full-time K–12 teachers of science who successfully use innovation and excellence in their classroom. “

Requirements: Write a summary, an abstract, a narrative and get three letters of support.

Eligibility: K-12 science educator in one of NSTA's districts.

Application Link: http://www.nsta.org/pdfs

Additional Information Link: http://www.nsta.org/about

Featured

  • robot brain with various technology and business icons

    Google Cloud Study: Early Agentic AI Adopters See Better ROI

    Google Cloud has released its second annual ROI of AI study, finding that 52% of enterprise organizations now deploy AI agents in production environments. The comprehensive survey of 3,466 senior leaders across 24 countries highlights the emergence of a distinct group of "agentic AI early adopters" who are achieving measurably higher returns on their AI investments.

  • rear view of students in a classroom

    Edthena Launches AI-Powered Classroom Observation Tool

    Professional learning platform Edthena has introduced Observation Copilot, an AI tool for principals designed to streamline the process of writing up framework-aligned teacher feedback from classroom observation notes.

  • conceptual graph of rising AI adoption

    AI Adoption Rising, but Trust Gap Limits Impact

    A recent global study by IDC and SAS found that while the adoption of artificial intelligence continues to expand rapidly across industries, a misalignment between perceived trust in AI systems and their actual trustworthiness is limiting business returns.

  • abstract network, cloud and data concept image

    New Report Examines How Enterprises are Scaling AI Initiatives

    Cloud infrastructure is central to the shift from AI experimentation to AI integration, according to a report from Cloudera on enterprise AI adoption.