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Walden University Extends $5,000 Grants
Walden University — Thursday, September 06, 2012
As a call to action for teachers and administrators to invite aspiring educators, community leaders, parents and friends into their classrooms as "shadow teachers" during American Education Week (Nov. 11-17), The Richard W. Riley College of Education and Leadership at Walden University will award $25,000 in grants to preK-12 schools that host Educator for a Day events on Thursday, Nov. 15. Read More »
Vernier Wins Leading Education Awards
Vernier Software & Technology — Wednesday, September 05, 2012
Vernier Software & Technology was recently recognized as a winner for its LabQuest 2 data-collection interface by two leading awards programs - the Worlddidac Awards and the eSchool Media's Readers Choice Awards. The Worlddidac Awards also named the Connected Science System, a networked collection of technology used with LabQuest 2, as a winner. Read More »
iLove My School Contest
FundingFactory and The Education Center — Tuesday, September 04, 2012
Educators and parents are eligible to win an Apple® iPad® when they enter FundingFactory's iLove My School contest...Hosted by The Education Center, LLC, publishers of The Mailbox® and Learning® Magazine, the contest is designed to create awareness about electronic waste (e-waste) among teachers, students and their families Read More »
NBC News Announces Third-Annual "Teacher Town Hall"
NBC News — Thursday, August 30, 2012
NBC News today announced that the third-annual "Teacher Town Hall" will air live on MSNBC on Sunday, Sept. 23 as part of the 2012 "Education Nation" Week-which runs from Sept. 21-28 and includes the National Summit hosted at The New York Public Library, and on-air and online education coverage across NBC News shows and platforms Read More »
ISTE Leadership Forum 2012
ISTE — Wednesday, August 29, 2012
Attending the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) Leadership Forum 2012, Oct. 21-23 in Indianapolis, is a prime opportunity for school leaders from around the country to explore critical issues and identify solutions that will help them leverage the power of technology to ensure that all students graduate ready for success in college and career. Read More »
Free Webinars from Schoolwires
Schoolwires, Inc. — Tuesday, August 28, 2012
Schoolwires is launching a series of free webinars for educators, administrators and others to hear insights and experiences firsthand from thought leaders about promising ideas in K-12 education. The webinar series is scheduled to run through early November and includes topics such as E-rate, 1:1 learning, flipped learning... Read More »
Califone Pinterest Contest
Califone International, Inc. — Tuesday, August 28, 2012
Califone International, Inc. is launching a contest for the growing community of educators using Pinterest to support educational advancement. Educators who share their inspiration for a dream classroom by creating a "Classroom AV Wish List" board on Pinterest and pin one of four prize packages will be entered to win Califone products worth $4,000 Read More »
All-New Sopris Learning 2012 Leadership Webinar Series
Sopris Learning — Wednesday, August 22, 2012
Sopris Learning announced today that it will begin hosting the fall installments of its all-new complimentary leadership webinar series aimed at helping education leaders discover and implement ways to improve student outcomes and instructional quality. Read More »
Staff Development for Educators' Inaugural "Favorite Things" Giveaway
Staff Development for Educators — Saturday, August 18, 2012
Every elementary, middle, and high school administrator in attendance at the Staff Development for Educators™ (SDE) first-ever "Favorite Things" giveaway received more than $3,800 in educational products and services. A total of more than $1.5 million of SDE's Favorite Things were distributed... Read More »
Nominations Now Open for the 28th Annual SIIA CODiE Awards
The Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA) — Wednesday, August 15, 2012
The Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA), the principal trade association for the software and information industries, today opened nominations for the 2013 SIIA CODiE Awards. The 2013 CODiE Awards feature 27 new and updated categories, reflecting the dramatic changes in technology and business models impacting the software and information industries. Read More »
