Grants & Upcoming Events (Week of May 4, 2020)

  • 05/04/20

Call for Papers & Proposals

Upcoming Events

Webcasts

  • THE Journal Distance Learning Summit

    May 12
    Presenters: Caprice Young, National Superintendent of Learn4Life; Rick Bray, Instructional Technology Professional Learning Specialist with the Professional Learning and Innovation Center at Broome-Tioga Board of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES); Lisa DeLapo, Director of Information & Instructional Technology at Union School District in San Jose, CA. She is also a board member at CUE and an instructor at the Krause Center for Innovation at Foothill College; David Nagel (moderator)
    Sponsors: Connection

  • NGSS Deep Dive: Middle School Grades

    On Demand
    Presenters: Elliot Soloway, University of Michigan; Idit Adler, CREATE for STEM Institute at Michigan State University; Renee Bayer, CREATE for STEM Institute at Michigan State University; David Nagel (moderator)
    Sponsors: Microsoft

  • NGSS Deep Dive: Middle School Grades

    On Demand
    Presenters: Elliot Soloway, University of Michigan; Idit Adler, CREATE for STEM Institute at Michigan State University; Renee Bayer, CREATE for STEM Institute at Michigan State University; David Nagel (moderator)
    Sponsor: Microsoft

  • NGSS Deep Dive: Middle School Grades

    On Demand
    Presenters: Elliot Soloway, University of Michigan; Idit Adler, CREATE for STEM Institute at Michigan State University; Renee Bayer, CREATE for STEM Institute at Michigan State University; David Nagel (moderator)
    Sponsor: Microsoft

  • NGSS Deep Dive: Elementary Grades

    On Demand
    Presenters: Elliot Soloway, University of Michigan; Sam Severance, Michigan State University; Monique Coulman, Haas Elementary School (Genesee, MI); David Nagel (moderator)
    Sponsor: Microsoft

  • NGSS Curricula: A Deep Dive into an NGSS-Aligned Curricular Unit

    On Demand
    Presenters: Joseph Krajcik, Michigan State University; Elliot Soloway, University of Michigan; David Nagel (moderator)
    Sponsor: Insight Public Sector, Microsoft, HP, Intel

  • Speak Up Survey: Trends in STEM and STEAM Education

    On Demand
    Presenters: Julie Evans, Project Tomorrow; David Nagel (moderator)
    Sponsor: Aruba, a Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company

  • Critical Thinking and Next Generation Science Standards

    On Demand
    Presenters: Joseph Krajcik, Michigan State University; Elliot Soloway, University of Michigan; David Nagel (moderator)
    Sponsor: Insight Public Sector, Microsoft

  • STEAM Research from the Front Lines: The Impact of STEAM on Teachers, Students, Administrators and Parents

    On Demand
    Presenters: Julie Evans, Project Tomorrow; David Nagel (moderator)
    Sponsor: Connection Public Sector Solutions

  • Funding STEM: How Schools Can Get Creative with Federal Dollars

    On Demand
    Presenters: Anand Vaishnav and Jacob Waters, Education First; David Nagel (moderator)
    Sponsor: Acer, Connection Public Sector Solutions

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