Month: October 2014
Affordable Asset Management to Improve Accountability
School and district leaders must be responsible stewards of public goods and resources—and this has never been more relevant than in today’s extreme climate of tight school budgets…
October: 5 STEM and learning grants you don’t want to miss
School funding continues to present a challenge to school leaders, with budgets seemingly stretched to the limit. Many educators and administrators rely on school grants to fund important…
Three ways to help administrators embrace technology
Much of the conversation taking place about technology in education today focuses on digital tools that are meant to help educators teach and students learn. But technology can,…
Funding to help students reach STEM goals
The STEM+ Academy helps students build the skills they need to succeed in college and the highly competitive 21st-century workforce. ... Read more
7 awards of more than $5K each for using data collection technology
The Vernier/NSTA Technology Awards promote the innovative use of data-collection technology using a computer, graphing calculator, or other handheld in ... Read more
Awards of up to $10K for ‘lossless learning’
Have you ever wished you could transform education by empowering teachers and students to learn and do more? For the ... Read more
Do you know Serious STEM?
The Serious STEM Games for Pre-College and Informal Science Education Audiences (SBIR) program aims to provide opportunities for eligible small ... Read more
Expand informal STEM learning with these grants
The Advancing Informal STEM Learning (AISL) program seeks to advance new approaches to and evidence-based understanding of the design and ... Read more
Report urges support for girls’ leadership roles
Creating a pipeline of girls who are interested in leadership roles in school is one of the most important steps in cultivating confident female leaders both in and…
Empowering superintendents in the digital age
Superintendents lead. They are charged with preparing students to be college-, career-, and life-ready, and with enabling a 21st-century learning environment. Increasingly, this means leveraging digital technologies to…
Superintendents get new advice on ed-tech leadership
Leading a school system in the digital age can be hard, but a major new resource from two professional organizations might help.
How Indian Lakes Streamlined Ed-Tech Professional Development
Ohio's Indian Lakes Local School District needed a way to educate teachers on today’s digital tools, including Google Apps, Chromebooks, and iPads—as well as bridge the growing technology…
10 ways to boost brain power for young students
Research into neuroscience and brain power is among the most fascinating due to its impact on education. And when it comes to young learners, strategies for optimizing brain…
Discovery Ed hosts virtual field trip on Oct. 3
The Alcoa Foundation and Discovery Education, a provider of digital content and professional development for K-12 classrooms, will celebrate National ... Read more