Spotlight
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Nearly all teachers — 95 percent — are using technology in the classroom nowadays. Elementary and middle school grades dominate when it comes to tech usage. What are the most popular tools?
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The University of Montreal and Classcraft are teaming up to research how artificial intelligence plays a role in the classroom setting.
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A new interactive national report shows how states are performing based on 10 different STEM benchmarks.
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Ed Tech News
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The SHLB Coalition and CoSN are leading the pack of advocacy groups who are urging the FCC to retain the Educational Broadband Service is dedicated to serving educational institutions.
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A new working report has suggested that proximity to "high-achieving" boys decreases the likelihood that girls will go on to complete a bachelor's degree; instead they'll choose "junior college degrees."
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The historic civil rights organization, the National Urban League, has weighed in on state ESSA plans for "equity indicators," finding that a slight majority (54 percent) could be considered "sufficient."
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A new CC Search tool allows users to find and use some 300 million images from openly licensed and public domain works. Developed by Creative Commons and a community of volunteer developers, the resource came out of beta testing this week.
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The project will explore the impact of AI-driven learning experiences on student outcomes, including academic growth and social emotional learning.
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A new "action guide" from the National Council on Teacher Quality provides detailed steps that teacher preparation programs can take to strengthen and diversify the teacher workforce.
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What would entice teens to get more immersed in STEM topics? A survey of 16- to 18-year-olds suggested that teaching out of the box, more use of humor, pushing fun science projects and competitions and relating math to real-life activities would work for them.
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Even as they face a "tidal wave of demand" for a growing roster of data, the people running state data systems need to spend more time helping constituents create an "information culture" in education.
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The curriculum teaches students to fly drones and prepares them to take the FAA Part 107 pilot exam.
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The Personalized Learning Toolkit from Education Elements provides a system by which schools and districts can pursue a do-it-yourself approach for planning, designing and launching a personalized learning initiative.
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An education technology company with a K-12 student success platform has added functionality to track and manage interventions. Panorama Education's new system of supports is part of its Panorama Student Success platform.
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Upcoming K–12 Grants
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Sponsor: Foundation for Blended and Online Learning
Award: TBA
Number of Awards: TBA
Application Deadline: TBA
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Sponsor: American Honda Foundation
Award: $20,000 to $75,000
Number of Awards: Not specified
Application Deadline: Feb. 1 and Aug. 1 for new organizations; May 1 for returning organizations
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Sponsor: Discovery Education, University of Southern California (USC Shoah Foundation – The Institute for Visual History and Education)
Award: Teacher awards are $1,000; school awards are $2,500; student awards range from $500 to $5,000
Number of Awards: Varies
Application Deadline: May 6
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Sponsor: National Education Association Foundation
Award: $2,000 or $5,000
Number of Awards: Not specified
Application Deadline: Feb. 1, June 1 and Oct. 15 of each year
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Sponsor: Crayola
Award: $2,500 and Crayola products valued at $1,000
Number of Awards: Up to 20 (every early bird entry receives a free gift as well)
Application Deadline: June 21 (June 3 for early bird prize)
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Sponsor: National Science Foundation
Award: $10 million to $20 million
Number of Awards: 9–18 total in three categories
Application Deadline: Aug. 14
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Sponsor: SparkFun
Award: STEM/STEAM-related prize packages, event and team sponsorships and other types of support
Number of Awards: Varies
Application Deadline: Ongoing: third Thursday of each month; awards announced on the last business day of each month
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Sponsor: SparkFun
Award: STEM/STEAM-related prize packages, event and team sponsorships and other types of support
Number of Awards: Varies
Application Deadline: Ongoing: third Thursday of each month; awards announced on the last business day of each month
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Deadline: Ongoing
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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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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; Feb. 1 deadline for applications for more than $5,000
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Editorial Webinars
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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
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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
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On Demand
Presenters: Joseph Krajcik, Michigan State University; Elliot Soloway, University of Michigan; David Nagel (moderator)
Sponsor: Insight Public Sector, Microsoft, HP, Intel
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On Demand
Presenters: Julie Evans, Project Tomorrow; David Nagel (moderator)
Sponsor: Aruba, a Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company
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On Demand
Presenters: Joseph Krajcik, Michigan State University; Elliot Soloway, University of Michigan; David Nagel (moderator)
Sponsor: Insight Public Sector, Microsoft
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On Demand
Presenters: Julie Evans, Project Tomorrow; David Nagel (moderator)
Sponsor: Connection Public Sector Solutions
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On Demand
Presenters: Anand Vaishnav and Jacob Waters, Education First; David Nagel (moderator)
Sponsor: Acer, Connection Public Sector Solutions
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