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Rube Goldberg
Chicago band “OK Go” has become quite adapt at taking advantage of the modern media meme of “viral marketing.” Usually, viral marketing carries with it a negative connotation (sloppy, guerilla type campaigning, cheap production values) OK Go however, always proves that by providing interesting, creative, and entertaini [...]
“Transforming American Education: Lea...
The Obama administration’s new plan. It’s a good read.
It recommends enabling every student to learn through digital technology in school and at home, a 1-to-1 computing approach using cellphones, laptops, and other mobile-learning devices that is taking hold in a growing number of school districts.
Download full plan here after [...]
Ohio State to help train Columbus sci...
Ohio State University has been selected as one of four Ohio colleges that will prepare math and science teachers to work in local low-income schools.
Gov. Ted Strickland and other state officials are announcing the expansion of the national Woodrow Wilson Teaching Fellowship program to Ohio this afternoon at an education conference at COSI.
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“15 states, D.C. make first cut...
Officials say the competition has already spurred innovation in public education through the lure of funding in difficult fiscal times, driving several states to lift limits on charter schools, overhaul antiquated teacher evaluation systems and take steps toward performance pay.
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U.S. Rep. Boswell: Boswell announces ...
3/2/2010
Contact: Jane Slusark, 202-225-3806 Jane.Slusark@mail.house.gov
Washington , DC – Today, Congressman Leonard Boswell announced that Iowa Public Television (IPTV) in Johnston has been awarded a My Source Education Innovation Award by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting for its dedication to meeting the educational needs of its loc [...]
NSF Funding Opportunity – Natio...
The National STEM Education Distributed Learning program aims to establish a national network of learning environments and resources for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education at all levels. The program has four tracks: Pathways projects, Pathways II projects, Services projects, and Targeted Research.
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Gillibrand, Kaufman, Snowe, Tonko, In...
U.S. Senators Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Ted Kaufman (D-DE), and Olympia Snowe (R-ME) and Congressman Paul Tonko (D-NY) introduced legislation that would help boost science, technology, engineering, mathematics (STEM) education programs in the nation’s elementary, middle and high schools. The bipartisan Engineering Education for Innovation Ac [...]
Iowa receives Excellence in Education...
Iowa has been named the winner of a national excellence in education award. Iowa is the recipient of the prestigious 2009 Joseph H. Oakey Excellence in Education Award from Project Lead the Way, (PLTW) Inc., a not-for-profit STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) education program now in more than 3.200 secondary schools nati [...]
Lockheed Martin is in it for the long...
The President, Congress and the nation’s top-notch scientists and engineers are among those sounding an alarm that the United States may be slipping from the pinnacle of science and technology that drove an enviable 20th-century economy. Lockheed Martin, one of the world’s largest global security contractors, is responding to the call.
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RT @thestemadvocate: The DC Ex…
RT @thestemadvocate: The DC Examiner recently spotlighted CMAST and its efforts to enhance STEM education for minority students in the.. …
