WHAT’Snew
George Washington
University Graduate School
of Education and Human
Development’s Department of
Educational Leadership has
announced the creation of six new distance-certificate
programs within the educational technology leadership
program, all of which will be offered online beginning this
fall. Certificate programs are available in the following
specialized fields:
• e-Learning
• Instructional Design
• Integrating Technology into Education
• Leadership in Educational Technology
• Multimedia Development
• Training and Educational Technology
MORE INFO: George Washington University
http://www.gwu.edu/~etl
©JAKE MCGUIRE PHOTO, DESTINATION DC
American Art
Museum, with funding from Cisco, has integrated
museum resources (blogs, podcasts, Webcasts,
images, documents, and interactive tools) specifically
for teachers to supplement the vast electronic resources
of the museum’s national education program. Teachers
may now access scores of just-released, classroom-tested strategies for using artworks as primary sources
in interdisciplinary lessons. Also available are video-conferencing tours for classrooms, as well as teacher
guides, lesson plans and online activities—all of which
include corresponding standards and grade levels.
To create a new
culture of teaching
and learning, the
Smithsonian
MORE INFO: Smithsonian American Art Museum
http://www.americanart.si.edu/education/index.cfm
©LINCOLN GALLERY, SMITHSONIAN AMERICAN ART MUSEUM, KEN RAHAIM PHOTO
Through its new grant program, Turn-i ng Technologies, LLC (an ISTE 100
member) will provide TurningPoint
Student Response Systems to
15 K– 12 classrooms nationwide.
Selected applicants will work with the
company to share best practices, lesson
p lans and other materials that will facilitate further
discussion and integration of response technology in K– 12
classrooms. The competition is open to all accredited,
public, private and charter schools. Application deadline is
Sept. 15, 2008.
MORE INFO: Turning Technologies, LLC
http://www.TurningTechnologies.com/K12Grant/
Siemens, Discovery Education, and NSTA are proud to
announce the first of its kind national, K– 12 student
sustainability competition. Launching this fall for grades
6–8, the Siemens We Can Change the World Challenge will provide students and teachers with the tools
and resources to inspire innovative thinking about
sustainability issues, and engage them in developing actionable solutions for a greener world. Teams of
students will identify an environmental problem in their
community, research, and then recommend a reproducible environmental improvement program. In 2009 it will
expand to kindergarten and elementary school students.
In 2010 it will include high school students, complete
with standards-based lesson plans, teacher materials,
student projects, and prizes.
MORE INFO: We Can Change the World Challenge
http://www.wecanchangetheworldchallenge.com
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