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Thursday, January 22, 2015
Every week, Edutopia publishes a list or grants and contests involving education. Three of the grants this week are below. Check the link every week for new opportunities!
Link: http://www.edutopia.org/grants-and-resources#graphTeacher Development Grants
Deadline: January 15 - April 15
Teacher Development Grants from the McCarthey Dressman Education Foundation support the development of new K-12 learning programs. Small teams of teachers are encouraged to apply for funding to help "integrate fresh strategies that encourage critical inquiry and to observe their effects on students." Grantees then have an opportunity to share their results with fellow educators. Projects should be designed to enrich and improve classroom learning.
Prize: Grants are available up to $10,000 for a maximum of three years.
Link: http://mccartheydressman.org/teacher-development-grants/
National Arts and Humanities Youth Program Awards
Deadline: February 2, 2015
The President’s Committee on the Arts and the Humanities has announced guidelines for National Arts and Humanities Youth Program Awards. Each year, the awards provide support for "outstanding after-school and out-of-school programs in the arts and humanities that are transforming the lives of young people." The Committee looks for programs that nurture creativity, teach new skills, and build young peoples' self-confidence; schools and nonprofit education groups are eligible to apply.
Prize: Twelve programs will receive $10,000 awards.
Classroom Newspaper Subscription Grants from USA Today
Classroom Newspaper Subscription Grants from USA TODAY
Deadline: RollingOn a rolling basis, the USA TODAY Charitable Foundation awards teachers digital and print subscriptions to USA TODAY. Currently, the foundation is awarding digital subscriptions to teachers on a first-come, first-served basis; print subscriptions are unavailable at the moment. Teachers must submit a short online application to be considered.
Prize: Classroom subscriptions to the e-edition of USA TODAY.
Link: http://usatodayeducation.com/k12/usa-today-education-grant-request
Differentiate Using Social Media
Here is a nice spreadsheet by John McCarty on Edutopia about 50+ ways to differentiate using social media.
Link: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1ihsTwYr1kFx9Jb08Z2w5i1MWoxYkRXZbTP4Gcbodp6I/edit#gid=0Three Myths About Teaching
Spreadsheet Comparing Popular Ed Tech Tools
Richard Byrne has done it again! He has created an amazing spreadsheet comparing popular ed tech tools. Tools included:
- Alternatives to Google Image Search
- Backchannel and informal assessment tools
- Building classroom websites
- Building classroom blogs
- Creating multimedia textbooks
- Creating multimedia quizzes
- Audio editing tools
- Multimedia timeline tools
- Mind-mapping tools
- Mobile video creation apps
Classroom Resources from the National Parks
The National Park Service has curriculum resources, which allow students to explore parks with virtual field trips. Currently, there are 53 free curriculum packets for almost every grade, and they explore topics like immigration at Ellis Island and the Civil War at Fort Scott.