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INSPIRE RESEARCH PROJECT FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS

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INSPIRE RESEARCH PROJECT FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS – DEADLINE JUNE 30

NASA’s Interdisciplinary National Science Project Incorporating Research and Education Experience (INSPIRE), is a multi-tiered, year-round program for students in grades 9-12 and their parents or legal guardians. Read the rest…

PAWS FOR POETRY 2009

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Paws for Poetry Contest: Here’s an opportunity for budding Emily Dickinsons and Edgar Allan Poes (or Shel Silversteins) to help celebrate National Poetry Month this April by writing a poem about their favorite furry, finned or feathered friend. Young poets are encouraged to participate in the 2nd annual “Paws for Poetry” Contest. To enter, Read the rest…

Free Teacher Professional Development Opportunity in Ocean and Climate Sciences

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The deadline to register for the Summer Teacher Institute is March 15th.  Apply now -  the institute is limited to 25 teachers. This new professional development program provides opportunities for teachers to learn about ocean and climate sciences, how they fit into the Colorado Science Content Standards and experience inquiry-based activities they can use in their classrooms. Read the rest…

FOURTH ANNUAL SEARCH FOR AMERICA’S “SAFEST TEACHERS”

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Teaching personal safety skills has never been more important.

Everyday, more than 2,100 U.S. children are reported missing and thousands more are exposed to dangerous situations that didn’t exist when we were young. Read the rest…

First Annual History Uncovered Competition - 2009

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ABC-CLIO, an award-winning publisher of history reference and research resources in print and online, welcomes you to the first annual History Uncovered competition. It’s a unique opportunity for teams of secondary school students, their social studies teachers, and school library-media specialists to participate in a meaningful competitive endeavor that emphasizes research skills along with historical and critical thinking. Read the rest…

American Historical Association The Beveridge Family Teaching Prize (K-12)

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Established in 1995, this prize honors the Beveridge family’s longstanding commitment to the AHA and K-12 teaching. Friends and family members endowed this award to recognize excellence and innovation in elementary, middle school, and secondary history teaching, including career contributions and specific initiatives. The prize will be awarded on a two-year cycle rotation: in even-numbered years, to an individual; in odd-numbered years, to a group. Read the rest…

PAWS FOR POETRY 2009

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MEET ME AT THE CORNER, Virtual Field Trips for Kids (www.meetmeatthecorner.org) and award-winning poet and children’s book author, Darren Sardelli, (www.laughalotpoetry.com) want to celebrate with poems for our four-legged friends.

Do you have a cat, dog, mouse, hamster, gerbil or any other type of pet you feel poetic about? Read the rest…

Doodle 4 Google: Win for You and Your School!

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Have you ever noticed the Google doodles when you go to the homepage to start a search?

Google has a competition called Doodle 4 Google, a competition where K-12 students create new designs with the homepage logo around the theme “What I Wish For The World.”

Students in U.S. schools in grades K-12 can submit doodles through their teachers. The competition is open to private schools and all homeschoolers but only teachers may submit doodles on behalf of their students. Read the rest…

2009 HP Innovations in Education–Secondary School Districts

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This grant program is designed to help integrate
technology into the classroom through innovative pilot initiatives. Through the program, math and science teachers share ideas and best practices in areas such as online learning, virtual worlds and simulations. Examples of previously funded projects are available. Replaces the K-12 HP Technology for Teaching program. Read the rest…

Distance Learning & Telemedicine Program - Grant 2009

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Sponsored by the USDA, this program is designed to meet the educational and health care needs of rural America through the use of advanced telecommunications technologies: primarily user equipment that functions via telecommunications systems for the purposes of connecting students and teachers or medical professionals and patients at separate sites. Grants may be used to purchase video-conferencing
equipment, instructional programming and technical assistance, and instruction for using eligible equipment. Read the rest…

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