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Currently, policies tend to encourage a "one-size-fits-all" model for teacher certification, tracking accountability and placing seat time above competency in measuring learning success. According to a new report, transforming that model and promoting personalized learning will require educators and policymakers to shift how they "think of school." MoreBoy Scouts of America is partnering with schools in more than two-dozen cities and 23 states to pilot anew after-school education initiative, STEM Scouts. MoreAdoption of drones and robotics will more than double in the next three years. Drones will outpace the larger and more mature robotics category, but both will grow by solid double digits year-over-year for the next three years. MoreFlipping a science course, by having students watch videos first to learn basic concepts and step-by-step procedures for doing lab work, can improve the outcomes. That's the finding of an experiment run at DeSales and Clemson Universities in a research project sponsored by a journal publisher that produces such videos. The project was undertaken by TERC, a nonprofit STEM education research and development organization, on behalf of the Journal of Visualized Experiments. More
How to engage students in problem solving, design thinking, computer coding and other aspects of STEAM education is a question on many educators' minds these days, and it was also a common refrain among exhibitors at the Texas Computer Education Association (TCEA) annual conference. MoreSmartphones dipped in the final quarter of 2017, a period in which Apple re-took the lead over Samsung in worldwide market share. MoreThe new version of DBQuest from iCivics was redesigned for easier sharing, use on tablets, teacher tracking of student progress and simpler addition of new teaching modules. The work was supported with a grant from the Library of Congress and relies on the use of primary sources from the library's online collections. MoreCrestron has introduced the next generation of its AirMedia wireless presentation technology. AirMedia 2.0 allows users to connect their smart devices and laptops to a room display, regardless of operating system, from anywhere in a classroom space. MoreFor use in grades 3-8, "Pearson littleBits STEM Invention Toolbox" aims to blend print and hands-on resources through modeling and designing inventions capable of solving real-world problems. More
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Upcoming K–12 Grants
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Sponsor: Gates Foundation
Award: Two categories: $500,000 to $4 million
Number of Awards: Three to five "type 1" grants ($1 million to $4 million per year for up to three years); 10 to 15 "type 2" grants (up to $500,000 total for one to two years)
Application Deadline: Feb. 21
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Sponsor: Braitmayer Foundation
Award: Up to $35,000
Number of Awards: Not specified
Application Deadline: March 15
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Sponsor: Turning Technologies
Award: $3,000 per grant
Number of Awards: 10
Application Deadline: March 23
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Sponsor: Monsanto
Award: Up to $25,000
Number of Awards: Varies ($2.3 million available)
Application Deadline: Nominations due April 2; grant proposals due April 15
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Sponsor: American Chemical Society
Award: Up to $1,500
Number of Awards: Not specified
Application Deadline: April 14 (grant opens Feb. 1)
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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 (submissions open Jan. 15)
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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 (submissions open Jan. 15)
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Sponsor: Discovery Education and 3M
Award: $25,000 grand prize; other prizes vary
Number of Awards: 71 (61 for students, 10 for educators)
Application Deadline: April 19
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Sponsor: Discovery Education and Siemens
Award: $10,000
Number of Awards: 1
Application Deadline: April 27
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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: Entertainment Software Association Foundation
Award: Not specified, but suggested upper limit for first-time applicants is $50,000
Number of Awards: Not specified
Application Deadline: Letters of inquiry due May 15 (submission period opens April 14)
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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: 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: 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
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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Upcoming Events
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March 14–17, 2018
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April 16–18, 2018
San Diego, CA
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April 18–20, 2018
Nashville, TN
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May 21–24, 2018
Baltimore, MD
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June 24–28, 2018
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