3 tips for maximizing your PLC participation during the new school year
For educators across the country, it’s time to get back at it. Summer is over, and if we are not yet back in school teaching, we are sorting…
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The must-have for a SIS? It’s not what you think!
Earning buy-in from stakeholders is one of the most important factors when moving to a new SIS.
What education inspiration looks like on a global basis
The Imagine Cup competition, and competitions like it, are so inspiring. This year’s competition, though large and very well done, is only a small representation of the vast…
Technology teacher: These are “My Tech Essentials”
By using tech tools, teachers actively create, customize and enhance educational approaches to meet the new and growing challenges of the 21st century. The tech tools offer a…
4 Fresh Approaches to Coding in The Classroom
One of the bright spots at this year’s International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) conference has been how many developers are not just iterating on the tried-and-true…
17 instructional practices for social and emotional learning
Interest around social and emotional learning continues to expand, due in part to recognition that positive social and emotional skills can help improve students' behavioral and academic outcomes…
School’s out! Finding teacher tools that finish at the top of the class
Technology delivers plenty of tools to help teachers manage their classroom and transform how they teach–from solutions rolled out by ... Read more
Target Field Trip Grants
It’s become increasingly difficult for schools to fund learning opportunities outside the classroom. To help them out, Target launched Target ... Read more
Blackboard Hackboard Hackathon
This contest challenges developers and college students in the United States to create a unique, user-friendly and impactful application that ... Read more
Beckman Award
Gail McKnight Beckman created the Beckman Award to benefit teachers who have inspired their former students to make a significant ... Read more
As expected, Trump’s education budget prioritizes school choice
President Donald Trump on May 23 released details of his proposed FY 2018 education budget, which adamantly supports school choice and slashes funding for other major education programs…
Aperture Education Essay Scholarship Contest
Through the Aperture Education Essay Scholarship Contest, students can win $1,000 for college by submitting an essay based on a ... Read more
2017 Innovative Educator Grant Program
The Foundation for Blended and Online Learning’s 2017 Innovative Educator Grant Program identifies and supports school and classroom leaders developing ... Read more
GenCyber Teacher Camp at COD
The GenCyber Teacher Camp at COD camp program targets middle and high school teachers who are passionate about providing students ... Read more
Breaking: Microsoft just made its biggest education investment in history
Beginning this Saturday, May 6, Microsoft Store locations across the U.S., Canada, Puerto Rico, and Australia will host STEM Saturdays throughout May in all full-line locations in addition…
School sees massive literacy boost thanks to new assessment attitude
At the beginning of the 2016-17 school year, 82 percent of Morgen Owings Elementary School’s students were working below grade level. Now, six months later, just 40 percent…
3 keys to student success with early college programs
Like a growing number of school districts, North Carolina’s Guilford County Schools (GCS) has early college programs that allow students to earn college credit while they’re still in…
Pitsco $350 Educator Grants
Pitsco Education appreciates everything educators do to positively affect learners. We also know that funding enriching learning opportunities for students ... Read more
2017 Student Scholarship Program
Empowering students as lifelong learners is a central goal of The Foundation for Blended and Online Learning. Ten scholars matriculating ... Read more
Red Nose Challenge
Comic Relief Inc. has announced the call for entries for the Red Nose Challenge, as part of its Red Nose ... Read more
Scholastic News Kid Reporters
The Scholastic News Kids Press Corps is a group of talented young reporters, ages 10–14, from across the country. For ... Read more
Frontier Internet Cyber Safety Grant
The internet provides students a vast resource for research and learning. Yet, navigating the beneficial and dangerous places online has ... Read more
5 school areas that desperately need student voices
As a graduate journalism student over 20 years ago, I worked on a thesis project centered on education reform news reporting. I was analyzing how often education reporters…
How school districts are leveraging Twitter to become rock stars
When a student tweets at their school’s Twitter handle, chances are they don’t expect a response--it’s like tweeting at Starbucks, or the Office of the Comptroller of the…
11 online tools & apps for dyslexic students
In the past, dyslexia was rarely recognised, and when it was, very little was put in place for the student. It was assumed that students were being lazy,…
2017 Possibility Grant Sweepstakes
Enter the Possibility Grant Sweepstakes DAILY for your chance to win $10,000 for STEM at your school! “Fab” your lab ... Read more
Toshiba America Foundation 6-12 Grants
Toshiba America Foundation accepts applications from teachers who are passionate about making science and mathematics more engaging for their students. ... Read more
Greenworks Grants
Project Learning Tree offers GreenWorks! grants up to $1,000 to schools and youth organizations for environmental service-learning projects that link ... Read more
NEA Student Achievement Grants
The NEA Foundation gives NEA members grants to improve the academic achievement of students in U.S. public schools in any ... Read more
Emperor Science Award Program
To encourage high school students to explore careers in science, and specifically cancer research, PBS Learning Media and Stand Up ... Read more
Discovery Education 3M Young Scientist Challenge
The Discovery Education 3M Young Scientist Challenge offers young inventors the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to be mentored by a 3M Scientist ... Read more
Karma For Cara Foundation Microgrants for Students
The Karma For Cara Foundation encourages kids 18 and under to apply for funds between $250 and $1,000 to complete ... Read more
Carton2Garden Grant
Show us your students’ creativity by re-purposing milk and juice cartons from your school cafeteria to either build or enhance ... Read more
5 examples of personalized learning in action
As technology becomes more and more ubiquitous in classrooms across the nation, it is easier than ever for students with different learning styles and needs to create personalized…
January’s 11 buzzworthy edtech tools
Things move fast in the edtech world, and we hear all the time from teachers how hard it can be to keep up. This is why we've created…
New generation of Chromebooks designed for millions of students and educators
[Editor’s Note: At Bett, one of the largest education technology conferences in the world, Google is announcing a new line ... Read more
App of the Week: Math gets adaptive
Ed. note: App of the Week picks are now being curated by the editors of Common Sense Education, which helps ... Read more
DeVos confirmation hearing elicits intense reactions
Betsy DeVos, President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for education secretary, emerged from her confirmation hearings with Republicans praising her commitment to school choice and with Democrats voicing concerns over…
In the marketplace: Online makerspaces and innovative college prep
Tech-savvy educators know they must stay on top of the myriad changes and trends in education to learn how teaching and learning can best benefit from technology's near-constant…