THE Journal: News Update: 3 Trends to Watch in Ed Tech

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3 Trends to Watch in Ed Tech

The technology behind Bitcoin has important implications for education. Here’s how.
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How Education Is Closing the Digital Divide

A new SETDA report digs into how states across the country are implementing new programs to help school districts close the digital divide.
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Inside the Cyber Robotics Coding Competition

Coding competitions drive critical thinking and help students develop workforce skills. Here’s a look inside the recent state finals for the New Hampshire Cyber Robotics Coding Competition, held at the University of New Hampshire campus in Durham.
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Report: Time to Test New Forms of Teacher Prep

An organization advocating for personalized learning and competency-based education has issued a brief intended to help federal decisionmakers improve professional development for teachers.
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A Deepish-Dive Into an NGSS-Aligned, Elementary School Lesson Roadmap

What does Next-Generation Science Standards’ "three-dimensional science learning" look like in the classroom? In this week’s blog, we examine a specific NGSS lesson, implemented in the Collabrify Roadmap Platform, that has third-grade students using their “three-dimensional science learning” to actually build a small toy that moves.
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Hackathon Adds Crash Courses in Tech

Stetson University's HackerSpace recently hosted both college students and high schoolers, who convened on the DeLand campus to participate in computer science challenges, a gaming tournament and workshops.
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High Schoolers Drive Content Programming in Digital Signage Pilot

High schoolers are handling much of the content programming for a new digital sign deployment in their district.
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THE Journal: News Update
Upcoming K–12 Grants
- Teaching with Primary Sources
  Sponsor: Library of Congress
  Award: Up to $500,000 per grant, $1.5 million total
  Number of Awards: Not specified
  Application Deadline: April 22
- Substitute Teacher Hall of Fame
  Sponsor: Swing Education
  Award: $500 cash award, $250 for professional development or school supplies
  Number of Awards: 3
  Application Deadline: April 29
- American Honda Foundation STEM Grants
  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
- Stronger Than Hate Challenge
  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
- NEA Foundation Learning & Leadership Grants
  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
- SparkFun Community Partner Program
  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
- SparkFun Community Partner Program
  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
- 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)
- 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 deadline for applications for more than $5,000
Call for Papers & Proposals
- Submit calls for papers/proposals to [email protected].
Upcoming Events
- make/SHIFT Makerspace Summit
  April 24–26
  Irvine, CA
- Personalized Learning Summit 2019
  May 14–16
  Atlanta, GA
- InfoComm 2019
  June 8–14
  Las Vegas, NV
- PBL World 2019
  June 17–20
  Napa Valley, CA
- ISTE 2019
  June 23–26
  Philadelphia
- ICALT 2019: The 18th IEEE International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies
  July 15–18
  Maceió, Brazil
- New Tech Annual Conference
  July 15–19
  Orlando, FL
- BbWorld 2019
  July 23–25
  Austin, TX
- Serious Play Conference
  July 24–26
  Orlando, FL
- Distance Teaching & Learning Conference
  Aug. 6–8
  Madison, WI
- iNACOL Symposium 2019
  Oct. 28–31
  Palm Springs, CA
Editorial Webinars
- 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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Upcoming K–12 Grants

Call for Papers & Proposals

Upcoming Events

Editorial Webinars

Professional Resources