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ASCD Announces Free Common Core Webinar Series for Educators
ASCD — Tuesday, October 25, 2011
ASCD, the global leader in providing programs, products, and services that empower educators to support the success of each learner, will conduct a series of three free Common Core webinars for educators of all levels this November. These informative webinars focus on supporting educators across the country as they implement the new standards. Read More »
x2VOL Video Contest Announces Winners
intelliVOL — Wednesday, October 19, 2011
Eric Lewis of Western Alamance High School in Elon, North Carolina won the top prize in the x2VOL Video Contest sponsored by intelliVOL—developers of the x2VOL volunteer tracking and reporting system for high schools. The contest awards scholarships to high school students who best convey the importance of community service through video. Read More »
Discovery Education Invites Educators Worldwide To Attend the Fall 2011 Virtual Conference
Discovery Education — Monday, October 17, 2011
Educators from across the globe are invited to join Discovery Education’s Fall Virtual Conference: Tech or Treat on Saturday, October 22, 2011. Available to all educators, this online and in-person professional development event will focus on digital storytelling featuring a spotlight presentation from Wes Fryer, author of Playing with Media: Read More »
Education Metadata Project Launches New Website
Association of Educational Publishers — Monday, October 10, 2011
The Association of Educational Publishers announced the launch of www.LRMI.net, an online resource for information and discussion about the Learning Resource Metadata Initiative (LRMI). The LRMI, co-led by AEP and Creative Commons, is a project to create a common metadata vocabulary for describing learning resources Read More »
PCI Education Celebrates 20th Year of Enhancing Special Education
PCI Education — Monday, October 10, 2011
After two decades of developing products and services for learners with special needs, PCI Education is looking ahead to the trends that will shape the next 20 years in special education. Since 1991, PCI Education has developed more than 200 special education products, helping students of all abilities succeed in school and in the community. Read More »
School Facility Grant Program Aids Educational Facilities in Need of Renovation
National School Supply and Equipment Association — Saturday, October 08, 2011
The National School Supply and Equipment Association (NSSEA) has awarded grants to 75 schools and districts as part of the School Facility Grant Program with more applications coming in daily. The grants fund the participation in the School Equipment Show, the only event devoted to furniture, fixtures and equipment for education facilities. Read More »
Boise’s South Junior High Receives Technology from the Turning Foundation
Turning Foundation — Saturday, October 08, 2011
The Turning Foundation, a non-profit 501(c)3 organization has announced a new partnership with Boise School District and a local junior high school. The Turning Foundation has donated over $44,000 in TurningPoint interactive student response technology and professional development to South Junior High School. Read More »
“Best of Corwin” Series
orwin — Saturday, October 08, 2011
Corwin readers expect Corwin books to provide the right balance of quality educational research and practical strategies for deep and meaningful professional learning. Yet many of those busy educators would appreciate the most important information from those books to be presented in a condensed format. A new series, Best of Corwin, is providing just that. Read More »
Discovery Education and 3M Announce 2011 Science Competition Winner
Discovery Education, 3M — Wednesday, October 05, 2011
Discovery Education and 3M have named Braeden Benedict winner of the 2011 Discovery Education 3M Young Scientist Challenge. Benedict, a 14-year-old student at Palos Verdes Peninsula High School was awarded the title for his innovation in developing a low-cost impact detection device that can make it easier to spot harmful concussions in athletes. Read More »
Siemens Science Day Now Expanded for All Elementary Grade Bands
Siemens Foundation & Discovery Education — Wednesday, September 28, 2011
The Siemens Foundation and Discovery Education today announced the expansion of Siemens Science Day to all elementary students and teachers. Siemens Science Day is designed to help educators reinvent science class through exciting digital content, provided by Discovery Education, and the chance to win an “Ultimate Cool School Assembly.” Read More »
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