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Contest and Grant News
9/30/2011 By:
Change the World
The national sustainability challenge
for K-12 students, the Siemens We
Can Change the World Challenge, asks
students to team up with classmates
under teachers/mentors to solve environmental
problems in their school
(grades K-5), community (grades 6-8),
and world (grades 9-12). Now entering
its fourth year, the challenge is a
collaborative effort of the Siemens
Foundation, Discovery Education, the
NSTA, and the College Board. Students
at all levels use scientific investigation
and Web-based curriculum tools to
create a replicable green solution.
To register for the Siemens We
Can Change the World Challenge, visit
www.wecanchange.com.
Deadline: March 15, 2012.
Grant Rewards Innovative
Science Educators
Vernier Software & Technology and the
National Science Teachers’ Association
(NSTA) are accepting applications for
the annual Vernier/NSTA Technology
Awards. The awards, valued at $3,000
each, will recognize up to seven educators
who demonstrate the best inquiry-
based, hands-on learning activities
using data-collection technology interfaced
with computers, TI graphing calculators
and other handheld devices
such as the Vernier LabQuest.
Each award consists of $1,000 in
cash, $1,000 in Vernier equipment
and up to $1,000 towards travel and
expenses for attending NSTA’s 2012
National Convention.
Deadline: November 30, 2011.
Challenge Their Creativity
Adobe announced The Imagination
Challenge, encouraging all students to
creatively express themselves across
diverse fields, such as engineering,
architecture, science, art or literature.
During the four entry periods through
October 30, students can download a
free trial of CS5.5 Student and Teacher
Editions, create something original and
unique to them and then upload it to
the Imagination Gallery. Voters will
choose one winner during each entry
period who will win $10,000.
For more contest details, visit
http://tinyurl.com/3vdw94v
Lamp-Free Projector
Technology Grant
U.S. schools can enter Casio’s Lamp-
Free Projector Technology Grant
for a chance to win a mobile classroom
package worth $12,500. The
mobile classroom package includes
a Casio short-throw projector, Casio
pen and software, 30 pairs of Casio
3D active glasses, and an AVRover
Cart equipped with a 3D computer.
To apply for the grant, visit www.CasioEducationProjectors.com
Deadline: October 31, 2011
20th Anniversary Grant
PCI Education, a provider of resources
for students with special needs,
announces the sponsorship of a grant
in celebration of the company’s 20th
anniversary. Hosted on
the online community
WeAreTeachers, the
grant provides
special education
teachers
the opportunity
to earn
money for their
classroom while
collaborating and
sharing best practices
with educators across the country.
The grant application can be found
at www.weareteachers.com through
October 11. Voting will begin on
October 13, when the submitted projects
will be posted online for public
view.