Attend the Mickelson ExxonMobil Teachers Academy
The Mickelson ExxonMobil Teachers Academy is asking for parents and students to nominate their third- through fifth-grade teachers for a chance to attend a summer camp where they will do different math and science experiments to share with their students in the classroom.
Facing deficits, some states cut summer school
Nearly every school system in Florida has eviscerated or eliminated summer school this year, and officials are reporting sweeping cuts in states from North Carolina and Delaware to California and Washington, reports the New York Times.
NYC Board of Education votes to keep Schools Chancellor Joel Klein
A hastily revived New York City Board of Education voted unanimously July 1 to retain Schools Chancellor Joel Klein, but didn’t allow public comment at its first meeting in seven years, reports the New York Daily News.
NATIONAL MATHEMATICS THOUGHT LEADERS DR. FRANCIS “SKIP” FENNELL AND DR. CATHERINE FOSNOT JOIN DREAMBOX LEARNING ADVISORY BOARD
NATIONAL MATHEMATICS THOUGHT LEADERS DR. FRANCIS “SKIP” FENNELL AND DR. CATHERINE FOSNOT JOIN DREAMBOX LEARNING ADVISORY BOARD
Love is – rolling down a hill in a ball
Love really is a wonderful thing. It can give you the confidence to do things you never imagined possible, not to mention the ability to really be the person that you really want to be. Relationships are all about growing as a person, within an environment of mutual support and trust.
ELMO SUBSTANTIALLY RAISES THE BAR FOR AFFORDABLE CLASSROOM DOCUMENT CAMERAS WITH NEW TT-02RX
ELMO USA Corporation is proud to announce the release of the TT-02RX, a fourth generation model representing the exceptionally popular “Teacher’s Tool” line of document cameras.
UniServity cLc empowers schools to be first to respond to Obama’s Global Learning Vision
Harrisburg School District were inspired by Obama’s recent speech in Cairo when he staed he wanted US schools connecting with schools in Cairo. The HSD has done just that and set up a partnership with a school in Cairo.
Find a Date without having aunt Glady’s set you up!!
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Pa., Maine faced with ed-tech budget woes
Two states are taking very different approaches when it comes to managing spending cuts and sustaining education technology budgets. In Pennsylvania, Democratic Gov. Ed Rendell has proposed cutting his signature Classrooms for the Future initiative, which provides laptops and training to the state’s schools. Maine, despite economic worries of its own, is expanding its one-to-one laptop initiative to all state high schools.
Key words: education technology funding, Maine school technology funding, Pennsylvania technology funding, Maine Learning Technology Initiative, Classrooms for the Future, education, technology
Feds announce guidelines for rural broadband funding
Vice President Joe Biden on July 1 outlined a $4.7 billion loan and grant program to develop the infrastructure needed to deliver broadband, or high-speed, internet access to areas that are underserved or without access.
Key words: rural broadband access, rural broadband funding, technology access, K-12 technology access, broadband internet, education, technology