IT Spotlight
Building a community's culture takes more than providing instruction; it takes a systematic intentional approach that engages the entire community of students, educators and parents. More-
Educators typically have mixed views on their school's IT staff — to put it mildly. In order to better understand IT staff's priorities, responsibilities and resources, we lunched with them recently. Our eyes were opened by those conversations! More Districts three to five years into their 1-to-1 programs share best practices and lessons they've learned the hard way. More
Ed Tech Research & Trends
Nearly four in five — 78 percent — of teachers say they haven't received the training they need to effectively use the technology they're asked to in the classroom, according to a new report. MoreDespite a common misconception that the world runs on smartphones instead of PCs, a recent online end-user survey conducted by Gartner suggests that people rely on traditional computers as much as they do phones. MoreNearly half — 42 percent — of children eight years old or younger have their own tablet. That number is up from just 1 percent in 2011. More
K-12 Technology News
Since 2013, lawmakers in 49 states have introduced 503 bills, and 41 states have passed 94 laws regarding education data privacy and security, according to the latest accounting by the Data Quality Campaign. MoreWhile the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) holds the promise of helping states transform their K-12 public education, one reform organization fears that true innovation will get lost in the shuffle. MoreAmong the questions hundreds of research projects are attempting to answer are these: How will students "use their bodies and minds to learn what will be important in the 21st century, such as collaboration, scientific argumentation, mathematical reasoning, computational thinking, creative expression, design thinking and civic engagement?" MoreWhat does $200 million in school reform buy you? Improved English scores and no big change in math achievement. That's the bottom line offered in a working paper issued by the National Bureau of Economic Research, which examined an education transformation project in Newark Public Schools. MoreThe program will support projects around global issues such as climate change and food, water, and air quality. More
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Upcoming K–12 Grants
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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; Nov. 1 deadline for applications for more than $5,000
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Sponsor: Instructables.com and KitHub
Award: Classroom STEAM kits
Number of Awards: Not specified
Application Deadline: Nov. 6
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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: Ongoin: third Thursday of each month; awards announced on the last business day of each month
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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)
Call for Papers & Proposals
Upcoming Events
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Nov. 1–3
Las Vegas
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Nov. 12–17
Orlando, FL
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Nov. 15–17
Orlando, FL
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Dec. 5–6
Washington, DC
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Jan. 2–6, 2018
Orlando, FL
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Jan. 23–26, 2018
Orlando, FL
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Feb. 5–9, 2018
Austin, TX
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March 14–17, 2018
Palm Springs, CA
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April 18–20, 2018
Nashville, TN
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Professional Resources
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