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Teacher Advisory Council (TAC) Applications Due May 1
Join our network of humanities educators from around the country and take advantage of new opportunities for professional growth and teacher leadership.
The Teacher Advisory Council (TAC) supports the Education Programs of the National Humanities Center for a one-year term of service (August 1, 2023–July 31, 2024). Chosen to represent multiple disciplines in the humanities, these educators accept an active role in developing, evaluating, and promoting NHC materials and projects. TAC members are compensated with a modest stipend, have access to consultant opportunities on special projects, and attend an orientation at the Center.
Applications are due by 5:00 p.m. ET, May 1, 2023. For more information and to apply, please visit the link below.
💡💡💡Applications for Google Edu Communities Reopening April 3
Google Trainer, Google Coach and nominations for GEG leads are open now.
Please note:
No Innovator Academies are scheduled at this moment, but Google is currently planning to open applications for new cohorts in 2024.
Earth Day Teacher Resources
Teacher Resource Library
Exploring Our National Parks + Pear Deck
Boston Museum of Science + Pear Deck
Explore PBS Learning Media Resources
- Explore the Environmental Public Health Collection
- Kids Go Green: Litter and Our Oceans
- Learn About Climate Justice Advocate Jamie Margolin
- Earth Days: When There Were No Environmental Laws (6-12)
- Discover the Environmental Benefits of Eating Insects (6-8)
- Digital Lesson: Litterbug Clean Up (PreK-K)
- Environmental Justice: Opposing Industrial Hog Farming (6-12)
- Explore the Outdoors with PBS KIDS (PreK-2)
- Citizen Science in Cyberspace (K-5)
- Introduce Your Students to Environmental Careers (6-12)
National Poetry Month
National Arab American Heritage Month
NCTE Event (open to members only)
Explore PBS Learning Media Resources
Making Sense of Web 3.0 in Education
ISTE Certification Informational Webinars
Do you have some questions about ISTE Certification for Educators that you wish a human would answer? Here’s your solution … plus a couple of special deals from ISTE!
Attend one of the 30-minute info sessions with Certification Director Carmalita Seitz for real talk, and real answers to your certification questions.
Choose from these upcoming dates and times:
- Monday, April 24, 2023, 8:00 AM ET
- Wednesday, May 17, 2023, 9:00 AM ET
- Tuesday, June 13, 2023, 4:00 PM ET
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2023 Google for Education Product Training Series
Register for our product training series on Google Workspace for Education (free & paid editions) and Chrome / Chromebooks. All sessions are designed to help you get the most out of Google tools and devices to have more impact in your classroom / school environment. Register to watch live or view on-demand.
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Dr. Desiree Alexander, Educator Alexander Consulting
Dr. Desiree Alexander is an award-winning, multi-degreed educator, speaker, and author who has been in the educational field since 2002. She is the Founder CEO of Educator Alexander Consulting, LLC and the Deputy Director for the Associated Professional Educators of Louisiana. She consults with members of several schools/businesses and presents at conferences globally.
Dr. Alexander is lifetime certified in Louisiana in Secondary English Education, as a Reading Specialist, as a School Librarian, as an Educational Technology Facilitator, as an Educational Technology Leader and in Educational Leadership 1. She is certified in Texas as a Principal, in English Language Arts and Reading for grades 4-8 and grades 8-12, as a Reading Specialist for grades EC-12, and as a School Librarian. She holds multiple technology certifications, including, but not limited to, IC3 certification, Google Certified Trainer, Innovator and Partner, Apple Teacher, and Microsoft Office Specialists.
She holds a Bachelor, a Master + 30, and an Education Specialist Degree in Curriculum and Instruction from Louisiana State University, a Master of Library Science from Texas Woman’s University and a Master of Educational Leadership with a concentration in Educational Technology Leadership from Nicholls State University. She also holds a Doctorate in Education with a concentration in Educational Leadership from Lamar University.
She is the author of Ready to Be an Educational Leader: Your Guide for Passing the SLLA 6990, a 2022 & 2021 Texas Computer Education Association Featured Thought Leader, 2020 International Society for Technology in Education Featured Voice, 2020 Future of Education Technology Conference Featured Presenter, 2019 Customer Commitment Award Honoree from Better Business Bureau's Torch Awards for Ethics, a 2019 Shreveport National Pan-Hellenic Council Mover and Shaker, a 2017 Young Professional Initiative 40 Under 40 Awards Honoree, 2017 Center for Digital Education Top 30 Technologists, Transformers & Trailblazers, 2017 PBS Learning Media Digital Innovator for Louisiana, 2016 Associated Professional Educators of Louisiana Member of the Year, 2015 Librarian of the Year for Louisiana Librarian Association, 2015 Campus Teacher of the Year in the Zachary Community School District and 2014 Leader of the Year for Region 2 Louisiana Association of Computer Using Educators.
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