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Funding & Recognition
Ping-Pong Pickup—Engineering Challenge
K–12 students are invited to give engineering a try with the 2023 Engineering Challenge from Science Buddies. In the challenge, students use their problem-solving skills to design, build, and test contraptions, using simple materials. This year students are invited to make a device out of paper, string, tape, and paper clips to pick up a ping-pong ball and return it to a start line.
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Digital Learning • Learning Support
African Wildlife Adventures with a Nine-Year-Old
“On Safari With Nala” is a video series presented by nine-year-old Nala from Machaba Camp in Botswana. Each week Nala takes viewers on an exciting African adventure. Episodes include everything from exploring the Okavango Delta in a mokoro to learning about African wildlife.
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STEM • STEAM • STREAM
Focus & Engage: How Edtech Can Boost Student Outcomes
With the widespread integration of interactive technologies and persistent noise pollution, students and teachers are in distracting and often uncomfortable environments to learn and teach. In a recent survey by Logitech and Education Week, 74% of teachers agreed that students’ level of physical comfort while using educational technology impacts their level of engagement in learning “some” or “a lot.” Research shows that when educators are equipped with the right tools, student engagement and learning outcomes can increase. Join Logitech, edWeb, and CoSN to learn practical and creative edtech strategies and actionable tips to overcome today’s classroom challenges.
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Funding & Recognition
Award for Excellence in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
National Council for the Social Studies and Kaur Foundation have announced an award to honor social studies teaching and leadership excellence in diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). The DEI Instructional Innovation Award will recognize a teacher, administrator, or institution that has developed and taught a modified course, revised curricula, or created equity and inclusion tools to support inclusiveness.
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Achievements of Unseen Women in Science and Technology
Scientific discovery has a long history; each new breakthrough has built on the work of countless individuals across years, decades, or even centuries. Many of the people who contributed to developments in science and technology were women.
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Funding & Recognition
Funding at Your Fingertips
GetEdFunding is a grant-finding resource sponsored by CDW•G that is dedicated to helping educators, schools, and other institutions identify the funding they need in budget-tight times. Explore the sample funding finds and experience the depth, breadth, and ease of use of GetEdFunding.
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Mobile Learning
Citizen–Science Observations Contributing to Ecological Conservation
Hundreds of thousands of people around the world contribute bird observations to The Cornel Lab of Ornithology each year, gathering data on a scale once imaginable. Scientists use these data to reveal how birds are affected by habitat loss, pollution, disease, climate, and other environmental changes.
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STEM • STEAM • STREAM
Imaginative Investigations of Scientific Mysteries
Discovery Education’s Mystery Science inspires K–5 students to stay curious. Video-based, open-and-go core and mini lessons are driven by questions from real students, who guide the exploration of the world around them and inspire curiosity.
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Digital Learning • Learning Support
Celebration of Books and Stories That Spark Positive Change
Hoping to ignite the flame that inspires young readers to make a difference, the Children’s Book Council and Every Child a Reader have released the slogan for this year’s Children’s Book Week, “Read Books. Spark Change.” The 2023 event will be held May 1–7 and November 6–12.
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Professional Growth
Virtual Teacher Training on Program Evaluation
Is there an aspect of your language program you would like to improve? Do you want to learn more about how program evaluation can help you achieve your goals? STARTALK Excellent Language Program Evaluation is a fully virtual program that lets participants earn continuing education credits while they learn how to conduct evaluations that will help them make positive changes to their programs.
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STEM • STEAM • STREAM
Videos on Effects of Climate Change on the Oceans
The New England Aquarium’s Blue Impact video series expands students’ knowledge of climate change and helps students draw connections between climate change and changes in the oceans.
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Professional Growth
Virtual Conference on Meaningful Teaching About the Holocaust
The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum is hosting a virtual conference, June 26–28, 2023, where educators can access materials, hear directly from Holocaust survivors, and connect with other teachers.
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Digital Learning • Learning Support
Pi Day—From Polygons to Polynomials
How often does math get a holiday? Pi may be a famous irrational number, but there is nothing irrational about celebrating it with students. Every year mathematics teachers around the country celebrate Pi Day on March 14, since the date 3/14 resembles the first few digits of the number: 3.14.
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Digital Learning • Learning Support
Learning Companions to Films Focusing on Social Justice and Race Relations
Ava DuVernay, the filmmaker behind films for television and theaters, including When They See Us, Colin in Black & White, and Queen Sugar, has released a free online resource that includes lesson plans, or “learning companions,” which teachers can use to accompany instruction about her films.
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