September 2010

Virginia using iPads to teach social studies

February 2, 2011September 30, 2010 by By Meris Stansbury, Associate Editor

In a huge step forward for K-12 education's move toward an all-digital curriculum, the Virginia Department of Education (VDOE), in collaboration with education publishing giant Pearson, is implementing…

Teaching Trends

$1 million for STEM studies

October 4, 2010September 30, 2010 by Laura Ascione

To raise enthusiasm for STEM studies and to address the technology gap in classrooms, Samsung is asking 6th-12th grade teachers and their students to produce creative videos that…

Teaching Trends

$10,000 college scholarship for high school seniors

October 1, 2010September 30, 2010 by Laura Ascione

The DemandTec Retail Challenge is a math and science scholarship competition that lets high school seniors across the United States compete to win a monetary scholarship toward the…

Teaching Trends

Awards for high school essays

September 30, 2010 by Laura Ascione

The narrator of Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Tell-Tale Heart” wants us to know that he is not “mad,” but can we believe him? In fact, how about the…

Teaching Trends

Software and other prizes for tech-savvy districts

September 30, 2010 by Laura Ascione

This award honors districts for excellence in promoting informed practices, productive collaborations, sustained improvement, and an evolving awareness of their responsibilities to ensure safe, equitable, and ethical uses…

Teaching Trends

Travel expenses for tech-minded educators

September 30, 2010 by Laura Ascione

CoSN members are invited to nominate an ed tech leader in U.S. K-12 school district or educational service agency who has been a true technology champion. (The nominee…

Teaching Trends

Awards of $40,000 for foreign language research

October 11, 2010September 30, 2010 by Laura Ascione

The Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad Fellowship Program provides opportunities to doctoral candidates to engage in full-time dissertation research abroad in modern foreign languages and area studies. The…

Teaching Trends

$100K total for STEM video games

September 30, 2010 by Laura Ascione

The Youth Prize aims to engage middle school students (grades 5 through 8) in STEM learning by challenging them to design original video games. The Challenge will be…

Teaching Trends

$5,000 for environmentally-friendly schools

September 30, 2010 by Laura Ascione

The contest is designed to educate and create awareness about the positive impact trees have on the environment. One school or community will be awarded five unique, historical…

Teaching Trends

21st century library valued at $20K

September 30, 2010 by Laura Ascione

Recorded Books K-12 and three-time Teacher of the Year award winner Alan Sitomer are challenging middle and high-school teachers to collaborate with their students and create a book…

Teaching Trends

$200 minigrants for school libraries

September 30, 2010 by Laura Ascione

Educators are asked to answer the question, “What would $200 help you do with your school’s library?” The 10 ideas that garner the most votes through an open…

District Management

The strange media coverage of Obama’s education policies

September 30, 2010 by Laura Ascione

NBC News president Steve Capus said his network’s Education Nation summit this week would be a fair, serious look at public education today—but it wasn’t even close, writes…

Teaching & Learning

In Schmidt’s vision, Google will search before you even ask

September 30, 2010 by Laura Ascione

In the not-so-distant future, you'll be walking down the street and your phone will beep and offer you a few lunch suggestions just around the corner, or it…

Research

Study finds first evidence that ADHD is genetic

September 30, 2010 by Laura Ascione

British scientists have found the first direct evidence that attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a genetic disorder, and they say their research eventually could lead to better treatments…

IT Management

Texting ban report met with anger, skepticism

September 30, 2010 by Laura Ascione

Are texting-while-driving bans working? In a controversial report released Sept. 28, the Highway Loss Data Institute (HLDI), an affiliate of the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, found that…

District Management

Bush Institute launches initiative for principals

September 30, 2010 by Laura Ascione

The first initiative of the George W. Bush Institute will focus on improving the performance of school principals, reports the Associated Press. "We know the teachers have a…

District Management

House Democrats punt on net neutrality

September 30, 2010 by From staff and wire reports

In the latest development in the fight over so-called “net neutrality” regulations, House Democrats have shelved a last-ditch effort to broker a compromise between phone, cable, and internet…

IT Management

Setting students on the path to high school graduation

November 6, 2013September 30, 2010 by By Eric Seymour

On the road to graduation, ninth grade is the place where many students lose their way. To help all students cross the finish line with a diploma in…

Expert Blog: Security Insights

Let everyone know it’s just a drill

September 30, 2010September 30, 2010 by By Patrick V. Fiel Sr.

I’ve used this blog several times to urge schools to have an emergency plan in place and then practice it again and again. The plan should cover...

District Management

Rutgers student kills self after sex act broadcast online

October 5, 2010September 30, 2010 by From staff and wire reports

A Rutgers University student jumped to his death off a bridge a day after authorities say two classmates surreptitiously recorded him having sex with a man in his…

Virginia using iPads to teach social studies

$1 million for STEM studies

$10,000 college scholarship for high school seniors

Awards for high school essays

Software and other prizes for tech-savvy districts

Travel expenses for tech-minded educators

Awards of $40,000 for foreign language research

$100K total for STEM video games

$5,000 for environmentally-friendly schools

21st century library valued at $20K

$200 minigrants for school libraries

The strange media coverage of Obama’s education policies

In Schmidt’s vision, Google will search before you even ask

Study finds first evidence that ADHD is genetic

Texting ban report met with anger, skepticism

Bush Institute launches initiative for principals

House Democrats punt on net neutrality

Setting students on the path to high school graduation

Let everyone know it’s just a drill

Rutgers student kills self after sex act broadcast online

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Educators Honored with YouScience® Innovative Educator Award

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