CoSN educators and technology professionals recently went on a trip to New Zealand to meet with government officials, local leaders and educators to get an insight into the country's education system and its policies. Members of the delegation have been encouraged to document their experiences in a blog. These are some of the highlights and insights from an exciting and interesting trip.
Donegan Burns Foundation provides Testing and Intervention grants of up to $25,000 to organizations that place at-risk children in a specialized learning program as early as possible.
Science in the Classroom (SitC) is a free web resource for teachers and students from Science Magazine. On the website, teachers will find research papers containing interactiveannotations to help students understand the content of the papers.
Designed STEM, created by Defined Learning, offers online project-based lessons for preK–12 students. Videos show the application of concepts in a company or industry.
Sprint and the Sprint Foundation have launched the 1Million Project, a multiyear initiative to offer freemobile devices and freehigh-speed wireless internet connectivity to 1 million low-income high school students lacking a reliable source of internet access at home. The expansive new program will help eliminate the “homework gap” that puts these students at a major disadvantage because they don’t have ready access to the internet needed for completing homework, communicating with teachers, or applying for jobs, scholarships, or college. Sprint is now accepting applications for the second year of the 1Million Project, which starts at the beginning of the 2018 - 2019 school year and runs for four years. High schools and school districts can earn a spot in the program by applying online.