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9/28/2012 By:
PASCO/NSTA STEM Educator Awards
The PASCO STEM Educator Awards
recognize five educators with
a prize totaling approximately
$4,500, which includes a $1,000
cash award, a $2,000 certificate
for PASCO products to further
support their STEM program, and
up to $1,500 for travel expenses
to attend the NSTA national
conference, where they will be
recognized at the NSTA Awards Banquet.
Deadline: November 30, 2012
Details: www.pasco.com/STEMawards
Together We Do Amazing Things Contest
Lightspeed Systems’
Together We Do Amazing
Things contest will allow
Lightspeed customers to
share how they are using
the company’s solutions,
have their submissions
voted on by their peers,
and have the chance to win
money to help them do even more amazing things. Schools submit
their stories on the Together We Do Amazing Things blog in the
form of videos, essays, My Big Campus bundles, infographics,
photo collages, and more. First and second place winners will
receive $1000 and $500, respectively, and five runner-ups will be
awarded $100.
Deadline: December 1, 2012
Details: http://blog.lightspeedsystems.com/amazingthings/
Reading Program Grants
IRA announces three grants to support teachers or researchers
implementing either In2Books or ePals and the Common Core
State Standards. The IRA Erwin Zolt Curriculum Excellence Award
goes to a teacher for the exceptional design and execution of
a curriculum unit using these three tools; the IRA Esther Zolt
Academic Research Grant goes to a school researcher studying the
classroom implementation of these three tools; the IRA Esther Zolt
Teacher Research Grant goes to a teacher who plans and completes
an action research project with either In2Books or an ePals Project
and the Common Core State Standards with exceptional innovation.
These awards/grants, sponsored by Nina Zolt and Miles Gilburne,
have an annual monetary award of $2,500 each.
Deadline: November 15, 2012
Details: http://www.reading.org/Resources/AwardsandGrants.aspx
Toshiba/NSTA ExploraVision
Toshiba/NSTA
ExploraVision is now
accepting entries for
2013. Students research
scientific principles and
current technologies as
the basis for designing
inventions that could
exist in 20 years. As the
program has evolved
over the past two decades, it continues
to encourage excellence and motivate
students in STEM disciplines.
Deadline: January 31, 2013.
Details: www.ExploraVision.org
SUPERHERO Video Competition
Samsung Techwin America’s
Electronic Imaging Division
opened its Fall SUPERHERO
Video Competition. The
winning student gets $500
and their class receives a
SAMCAM 860 document
camera. This competition is fun
and engaging. Students are to
portray their favorite historical
character on video. Visit for
more information, to view past entries and winners, and to post
your entry.
Deadline: November 30, 2012.
Details: samsungsuperhero.com
Easy Access and Search for Education Campaign
Beginning in October, the Association of Educational Publishers
(AEP) will kick off Easy Access and Search for Education (EASE),
a month-long campaign that aims to raise awareness about
the negative effects of information overload on educators’ and
students’ online search experiences. All participants will be entered
for a chance to win a $25 Amazon gift card.
New York School Wins Top Honors at Intel Schools of Distinction
Awards
Ossining High School in Ossining, N.Y. took top
honors in the Intel Schools of Distinction Awards,
which recognizes K-12 schools that have some of the
most successful educational programs in the country.
Other winning schools include George Hall
Elementary School (Mobile, Ala.), Legacy Elementary
School (Madison, Ala.), Penn Alexander School
(Philadelphia), School of Science and Engineering
(Dallas) and Technology Access Foundation
Academy (Kent, Wash.).
The Intel Foundation and sponsoring companies distributed $560,000 in cash grants and
awards to the winning schools. Each winning school at a minimum won an estimated $75,000
in a combination of cash grants from the Intel Foundation and an award package that includes
curriculum materials, professional development resources, hardware and software from such
sponsors as Adaptive Curriculum, BrainWare Safari, DreamBox Learning, LanSchool, Pearson
and SMART, which has been an anchor benefactor of this program since its 2004 inception.
Ossining High School received the Star Innovator Award, which brings an additional $15,000
from the Intel Foundation along with other prizes totaling $100,000. Since 1988, this high
school has implemented a project-based science program that fosters involvement through an
extensive network of mentoring and community partnerships.
Details: www.intel.com/education/schoolsofdistinction.