THE News Update: Charter STEM Schools Growing in Nevada

9/6/2016

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Charter STEM Schools Growing in Nevada
Coral Academy of Science Las Vegas (CASLV) is a free public charter school that emphasizes science, technology and math. Coral Academy's students take college-prep courses with an emphasis on advanced placement classes and compete in numerous engineering and science fairs, robotics tournaments and math and science contests, regionally and nationally.
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Gaming Startup Deploys STEM Initiatives in 223 Schools
GameSalad has introduced its STEM-based education initiatives, reaching more than 6,700 students.
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Non-Profit Pilots Delivery of Offline OER for Prisoner Education
A non-profit organization with technology that brings digital content to "offline" populations around the world for the purposes of education will be paying more attention to a U.S. population that's also unable to access the Internet: those in prisons and jails.
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VR to Drive Widespread Adoption of 360 Degree Cameras
360-degree cameras allow users to shoot spherical videos and still images, which can be shared on services like Facebook and YouTube and experienced as virtual reality using a phone, tablet or dedicated VR headset.
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Free Class Management Program Gets Simplified Interface, New Communications Tools
Web-based classroom management tool Chalkup has been redesigned with a simplified interface and enhancements for students and teachers. Chalkup provides chat, messaging, discussion boards and other social tools as an alternative to more structured learning management and collaboration systems.
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Schools Receive National Privacy Designation
The Consortium for School Networking issued a new seal to seven schools for their commitment to the privacy and security of student data.
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Upcoming K–12 Grants
- Lowe's Toolbox for Education
  Sponsor: Lowe's Charitable and Educational Foundation
  Award: $5,000
  Number of Awards: Up to 1,000
  Qualification: Public schools only
  Application Deadline: Sept. 26
- Project Learning Tree GreenWorks Grants 2016
  Sponsor: Project Learning Tree
  Award: $1,000
  Number of Awards: Not specified
  Application Deadline: Sept. 30
- TAF Project-Based Learning Grants for Grades K–5
  Sponsor: Toshiba America Foundation
  Award: Two categories: Up to $1,000
  Number of Awards: Not specified
  Application Deadline: Oct. 1
- NEA Learning & Leadership Grants
  Sponsor: National Education Association
  Award: $2,000 to $5,000
  Number of Awards: Not specified
  Application Deadline: Oct. 15
- NEA Student Achievement Grants
  Sponsor: National Education Association
  Award: $2,000 to $5,000
  Number of Awards: Not specified
  Application Deadline: Oct. 15
- SaveOnEnergy.com Teacher Grant
  Sponsor: SaveOnEnergy.com
  Award: $500
  Number of Awards: 6
  Application Deadline: Oct. 21
- AIAA Foundation Classroom Grant
  Sponsor: AIAA Foundation (American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics)
  Award: $250
  Number of Awards: Not specified (up to two grants per educator per year)
  Qualification: Teacher submitting proposal must be AIAA member (Educator Associate membership is free and includes other benefits); homeschool clubs of 25 or more students also eligible
  Application Deadline: Nov. 16 (submission period opens Oct. 1)
- Verizon Innovative Learning app challenge
  Sponsor: Verizon
  Award: $5,000 plus technology for state-level winners; $15,000 additional cash, plus travel and support, for national winners
  Number of Awards: 102 state-level winners (one middle school and one high school team from each state, plus DC); nine national winners (four middle school and four high school, plus one "fan favorite" based on public voting)
  Application Deadline: Nov. 18
- 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; Feb. 1, 2017 deadline for applications for more than $5,000
- 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, 2017 (submissions open Jan. 15, 2017)
- 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, 2017 (submissions open Jan. 15, 2017)
- 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
- ICEEEL 2017 : 19th International Conference on e-Education and e-Learning
  Papers Due: Oct. 4, 2016
  Event: April 24-25, 2017
  Boston, MA
Upcoming Events
- SANS Network Security 2016
  Sept. 10–19, 2016
  Las Vegas, NV
- National Indian Education Association's 47th Annual Convention & Trade Show
  Oct. 5–8, 2016
  Reno, NV
- The Learning Counsel National Gathering
  Nov. 14, 2016
  Lake Buena Vista, FL
- OLC Accelerate
  Nov. 16–18, 2016
  Orlando, FL
- SIIA Education Business Forum
  Dec. 8–9, 2016
  New York, NY
- FETC 2017
  Jan. 24–27, 2017
  Orlando, FL
- TCEA 2017
  Feb. 6–10, 2017
  Austin, TX
- More events at thejournal.com

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News & Issues

Upcoming K–12 Grants

Call for Papers & Proposals

Upcoming Events

Professional Resources