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Unique Global Competition Encourages Student Teams Worldwide To "Get Their Genius On"
Conrad Foundation — Tuesday, June 05, 2012
Thanks to the Spirit of Innovation Challenge (Conrad Challenge), the world will not have to wait for solutions to affordable water filtration in Haiti, self-regulating temperature fabrics for harsh environments, eco-friendly pop-up toilets for emergency distressed areas, and many other game-changing innovations. Read More »
Learning Resource Metadata Initiative Survey Results Released
Learning Resource Metadata Initiative — Monday, June 04, 2012
Educators need faster ways to find the resources they are looking for and resource providers want better discoverability on the Internet, according to results from recent surveys conducted by the Learning Resource Metadata Initiative (LRMI). The LRMI aims to improve online search for learning resources by creating a standard markup language for identifying educational content on the web. Read More »
National Winners of the 2012 Siemens We Can Change The World Challenge
Siemens Foundation, Discovery Education — Saturday, June 02, 2012
The Siemens Foundation, Discovery Education, the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA), and the College Board announced today the grand prize winners of the fourth annual Siemens We Can Change the World Challenge, the nation's premier national sustainability challenge designed to encourage K-12 students to become true agents of change by tackling environmental issues in their own communities and across the globe. Read More »
American Graduate: A Conversation with Teachers Premieres Monday
WNET — Thursday, May 31, 2012
THIRTEEN will premiere American Graduate: A Conversation with Teachers, an intimate conversation with New York City school teachers from all five boroughs, hosted by Ray Suarez of the PBS NewsHour, on Monday, June 18 at 9 p.m. ET (check local listings). Read More »
26 Educators Announced As ASCD's 2012 Class of Emerging Leaders
ASCD — Wednesday, May 30, 2012
ASCD has selected 26 educators for its 2012 Emerging Leaders Class. The Emerging Leaders program recognizes and prepares young, promising educators to influence education programs, policy, and practice on both the local and national levels. Read More »
National STEM Video Game Challenge Winners Announced
National STEM Video Game Challenge — Tuesday, May 22, 2012
National STEM Video Game Challenge Winners Announced; More Than $100,000 Awarded to Students and Educators by The Joan Ganz Cooney Center at Sesame Workshop and E-Line Media Read More »
Vernier's Summer Workshops
Vernier Software & Technology — Monday, May 21, 2012
Vernier's Summer Workshops Help Instructors Integrate Data-Collection Technology into Their Science Curriculum; Workshops Provide Educators with Concentrated Hands-On Professional Development Using Probeware Read More »
Kids Choose Tony Hawk's 900 Revolution Inspired Contest Winner
Capstone — Monday, May 14, 2012
Capstone announces the winner of its "Join the Revolution" student writing contest. Inspired by its action-adventure, sci-fi book series Tony Hawk's 900 Revolution, the contest invited students to create a unique and inspiring character to be the next member of the Revolution team, ... Read More »
AEP Offers Free Workshop on LRMI and Education Metadata
Association of Educational Publishers — Saturday, May 12, 2012
The Association of Educational Publishers (AEP) is offering a free Metadata Lab to provide educational resource providers with a clear understanding of existing and emerging education data standards, including the Learning Resource Metadata Initiative (LRMI). The Lab will take place on June 4-5, 2012, during the Content in Context (CIC) conference in Washington, DC. Read More »
The Hewlett Foundation Announces Winners of Essay Scoring Technology Competition
William and Flora Hewlett Foundation — Wednesday, May 09, 2012
A British particle physicist and sports enthusiast, a data analyst for the National Weather Service in Washington, D.C., and a graduate student from Germany won the $60,000 first prize in a competition to design innovative software to help teachers and school systems assess their students’ writing. Read More »
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