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Connected Educator Month 2014: October

http://connectededucators.org/announcing-cem-2014/

Originally developed by the U.S. Department of Education and its partners as part of the Connected Educators initiative, Connected Educator Month offers highly distributed, diverse and engaging activities to educators at all levels, with the ultimate goal of getting more educators more connected, spurring collaboration and innovation in the space.

To help CEM …

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School In-Service Training Grants for PreK-5 Teachers due May 2

A maximum of $4,000 will be awarded to elementary schools for materials, conference or workshop registrations, consultants, and substitute time. Proposals are encouraged that include professional development involving the use of technology to enhance student learning in mathematics.

Current NCTM PreK-8 school membership is required to apply.

Proposals must address the following: need, mathematics …

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FSTE Member Webinar – Twitter 101: Building Your PLN – June 24 @ 8 PM

Twitter 101: Build Your Personal Learning Network
Susan M. Bearden: Twitter Guru, FSTE Member &
Director of Information Technology at Holy Trinity Episcopal Academy
Tuesday, June 24
8:00 PM Eastern
via FSTE WebEx

Jump start your professional development with Twitter! Learn about Personal Learning Networks (PLNs) and how you can use Twitter to connect with …

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FSTE Member Webinar: iPad Apps Supporting 6-12 Curriculum – April 22 at 8 PM

iPad Apps Supporting Curriculum: Grades 6 – 12
by Apple Distinguished Educators Nancy Kuznicki and Fredy Padovan
Tuesday, April 22
8:00 PM Eastern
via FSTE WebEx

So many apps and so little time to go through them all. This webinar will focus on middle and high school free and paid apps for Math, English, Social …

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iTeach Academy in Miami June 9-13

The most important single factor in determining the success of any initiative with your faculty is professional development; putting together a cohesive and comprehensive professional development plan in coordination with your program leverages teacher buy-in to create a collaborative atmosphere that will facilitate the success of any initiative and have a sustained, long-term impact on …

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Win Olympus Digital Cameras, iPad in Yearbook Photo Contest from DigitalWish

Manchester, VT – February 14, 2014 – Digital Wish is running a yearbook photo contest. Entries are due May  5, 2014, on Cinco de Mayo.  We’ve teamed up with Olympus, Picaboo Yearbooks, and a talented photographer from USA Today to give away three Olympus digital yearbook cameras, as well as an iPad. We are …

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HP offers free STEMx Catalyst Academy

HP catalyst academy logo

Free online mini-courses for innovative approaches to STEM education–the HP STEMx Catalyst Academy–are now open for registration.
HP has partnered with ISTE and the New Media Consortium (NMC) to offer these mini-courses.
http://catalyst-academy.org/
Four-week mini-courses are offered  on topics such as Remote Labs, Maker Spaces, Sports Performance, Gaming, and App Design.

Most courses start Nov. …

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Optimal Video Length for Student Engagement: 6 Minutes

Dr. Philip Guo, an assistant professor of Computer Science at the University of Rochester, reports on a study of some online edX math and science courses.

If you have been thinking about flipping your class by making a long video lecture, think again. He says:

The optimal video length is 6 minutes or shorter —

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Global Ed. virtual conference: Online Nov. 18-22

The fourth annual Global Education Conference, a free week-long online event bringing together educators and innovators from around the world, will be held Monday, November 18 through Friday, November 22, 2013 (Saturday, November 23 in some time zones). You can get PD in your PJs at 3 am or at school at 3 pm.

The …

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Webinar: Elementary Global Collaboration recording available

Listen to the recording of this session: http://cosn.adobeconnect.com/p6bmdpq002d/

FSTE Board member Nancye Blair Black presented “It’s a Small World: Elementary Global Collaboration,” a webinar offered as part of CoSN’s Connected Educator Month events. 

Tuesday, October 19 @ 4 PM ET

With so many resources available for Global Collaboration, elementary teachers often spend hours sifting through …

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