Opportunities For Educators

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The following are links to professional development opportunities:

• 2009 Canadians in Space Project 
• 2008 UMass Sunwheel and Related Events 
• 2008 FIRST ANNUAL Pioneer Valley Education Showcase and Symposium 
• 2009 MASCD | Inquiry-Based Science in the Secondary Classroom 
• 2008 Premier Curriculum Award 
• 2008 IES Education Technology Research Grants Program  
• CANCELLATION NOTICE: 2008 Science & Engineering Saturday Seminars 
• 2008 NCTM Emerging Teacher-Leaders in Elementary School Mathematics Grants for Grades K-5 Teachers
• 2008 Using Insects in the Classroom (Online) 
• 2008 MTEL Prep for Secondary Teachers/Mathematics Course
• 2008 NASA's Future Forum   
• 2008 WOW! The Wonders of Wetlands 
• 2008 NASA K-12 Competitive Grants Opportunity 
• 2008 BATEC Summer Institutes
• 2008 Technology Integrations Across the Content Area
• 2008 Project WILD / Aquatic WILD
• 2008 Harvard Forest Summer Institute
• 2008 MITS Summer Institue - Headline Science
• 2008 Everyone is a Scientist!
• 2008 Improving Middle Grades Science Teaching and Learning Through the Effective Use of Formative Assessments
• 2008 DESE Professional Development Institutes
• 2008 Summer Solstice at the UMass Sunwheel
• 2008 Exploring Math with TI-Nspire Technology
• 2008 EtF 101 - Online Course for Teachers
• 2008 Exploring Engineering the Future
• 2008 Engineering: A New Approach to Science
• 2008 National Mathematics Advisory Panel Implications
• 2008 Climate and the Coast at Waquoit Bay Reserve 
• 2008 Oceans and Coasts at Waquoit Bay Reserve
• 2008 Professional Development in Physics and Engineering at WPI
• 2008 MITS Inc. (Museum Institute for Teaching Science) Summer Institute
• 2008 Assessing and Addressing Misconceptions in Physical Science
• 2008 HeyMath! Workshops
• 2008 Weather, Radars, and Energy in a Changing World | UMass Amherst
• 2008 Improving Teacher Quality State Grant Program - Project List (.doc)
• 2008 Fulcrum Institute for Leadership in Science Education at Tufts University
• 2008 DOE Summer Chemistry and/or Physics Summer Institutes
• 2008 DESE Summer Professional Development Institutes
• 2008 Teaching Science in your Watershed
• 2008 Physics for the Middle Grades
• 2008 Engineering is Elementary Institutes
• 2008 Closing the Technology & Engineering Teaching Gap
• 2008 Physical Science for Middle School Teachers
• 2008 - Integrating Technology/Engineering into The Teaching of Middle School Mathematics
• 2008 Chemistry: Basic Concepts for the Elementary and Middle School Classroom
• 2008 Integrating Trigonometry/Calculus into the Teaching of Middle School Mathematics
• 2008 Electricity and Magnetism for the Middle Grades | UMass Amherst
• 2008 Creating Computer Simulations
• 2008 Engineering for Classroom Teachers | UMass Amherst
• 2008 PHOTON PBL
• 2008 Visioning Workshop
• 2008 Leadership Initiatives for Teaching and Technology (LIFT²)
• 2008 Teaching for the Future: Renewable Energy & Climate Change
• 2008 Science & Engineering Saturday Seminars
• 2008 UMass Nanotechnology Summer Institute
• 2008 Earth Science by Design Leadership Summer Workshop
• 2008 Science & Engineering Seminars at UMass Amherst
• 2008 Building Learning Communities Conference
• 2008 MEES Conference
• IPY STEM Polar Connections
• The Massachusetts State Science & Engineering Fair (MSSEF)
  
• The Center for STEM Education at Northeastern University
  
• 2008 PRISM Conference: Accepting the STEM Challenge
  
• Consortium for Education in Renewable Energy Technologies
  
• The Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Education Institute
  
• Omega 3 Fatty Acids and your Health
  
• NSTA New Science Teacher Academy

The following are links to grants and other funding:

• AT&T Launches $1.5 Million Competitive Grant Program
  
• HP Announces 2008 HP Technology for Teaching Grant Initiative
  
• Improving Teacher Quality State Grant Program RFP Released
  
• AT&T Announces $1.5 MM Wireless Grant
  
• Toyota TAPESTRY Grants for Science Teachers
  
• Massachusetts Technology Collaborative K-12 Renewable Energy Awareness
  
• $500 awards to improve meteorology education, Sol Hirsch Education Fund Grants
  
• Up to $21,000 for adventurous educators, Road Scholar Educator of the Year Awards Grant
  
• Awards of $5,000 for excellence in math and science, Toshiba America Foundation Grants Program for Grades 7-12 Science and Math Education
  
• Up to $25,000 for job skills and education programs, Staples Foundation for Learning Grants
  
• More than $2M to improve vocational and technical education, National Research Center for Career and Technical Education Grant
  
• $500 grants for youth-led service projects, The Disney Minnie Grants 2007 (2nd round), Walt Disney Company and Youth Service America
  
• NSTA Associate Fellowships for new science teachers, NSTA New Science Teacher Academy Associate Fellowships Grant
  
• $1,000 awards for innovative math and science programs, Toshiba America Foundation Grants Program for K-6 Science and Math Education
  
• Math software and other prizes for real world educators, Best Quest Teaching Systems
• Up to $21,000 for innovative science teachers, Vernier/NSTA Technology Awards, Vernier Software and Technology and National Science Teachers Association
  
• $1,000 for innovative physics teachers, High School Physics Teacher Grant, American Association of Physics Teachers
  
• Funds to use music in math lessons, Using Music to Teach Mathematics Grant, National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
  
• Grants to help students understand geometry, Improving Students' Understanding of Geometry Grants, National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
  
• $10,000 for programs that enhance K-12 education, Braitmayer Foundation Education Grants
  
• $500 to fund outdoor classrooms or projects, Lorrie Otto Seeds for Education, Organization: Wild Ones
  
• $500 grants to help solve community problems, Game Stop and Plum Grants, Organization: Do Something
  
• Become a NASA Explorer School, NASA
  
• $500,000 in subscriptions to web-based instructional software, "I Will LEARN Today!" Grant Program, LearningStation Inc.
  
• Matching grants to buy math software, Acellus Matching Grant Program, The International Academy of Science Contact: Julianna Habing or Martha Asay, (816) 229-3800, julianna@science.edu
  
• Software for improving K-12 student performance, Adobe Software Donation
  
• $500 in credit to buy items that enrich the classroom, including technology, Adopt-A-Classroom Grants
  
• $25K to form mentoring programs to teach math, Advancing Student Achievement Grants, The Actuarial Foundation
  
• Funding to improve student proficiency in math, science, and more, AMD Corporate Contributions
  
• Funds for improving teaching and learning with technology, AT&T Foundation Grants
  
• Grants for strengthening education in low-income neighborhoods, Citigroup Smarter Schools & Smarter Classrooms Grants Contact: Charles V. Raymond, citigroupfoundation@citigroup.com
  
• Wireless phones and airtime to help schools install computer and phone, Class Link Grant, The Wireless Foundation
  
• Surplus computers for schools, Computers for Learning, The federal government
  Contact: (202) 501-3846, computers.learning@gsa.gov
  
• Up to $2.25 million for instructional technology projects, Corning Foundation Grants, The Corning Inc. Foundation
  
• $400M in cyber learning scholarships, CyberLearning Project, National Education Foundation and CyberLearning Contact: Edward Davis, 703-823-9999, edavis@cyberlearning.org
  
• Teachers can have their technology wishes granted, Digital Wish Grant, Olympus and Tool Factor
• Satellite educational programming and equipment, DIRECTV Goes to School Grant, DIRECTV
• Up to $3,500 to bring scientists, educators together in the field, Earthwatch Educator Fellowship Program, Earthwatch Institute Contact: EducationAwards@earthwatch.org
• $6 million in GIS software for innovative geography teaching, GeoMedia Education Grants, Intergraph Mapping and GIS Solutions, Contact: Shanthi Lindsey, (713) 954-8010, education@intergraph.com
  
• Grants for technology- and science-related initiatives, Intel Foundation Grants, Intel Corp.
  
• $10 million to help K-12 schools enhance their web sites, Internet Technology Grants, eProfessional Association Contact: Mark Kevitt, (507) 453-5153, Mark@eProfessionalAssoc.org
  
• Up to $20,000 to improve microbiology teaching, K-12 School Teacher Enhancement, Waksman Foundation for Microbiology Contact: Nan Waksman Schanbacher, (610) 668-8644, nanws@juno.com
  
• $50,000 for high-achieving middle and high schools, MetLife-NASSP Breakthrough Schools Grant, National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP) and the MetLife Foundation
  
• $1 billion over the next five years to teach computer skills, Microsoft's Unlimited Potential Initiative, Microsoft Corp.
  
• Grants to help students pursue technical careers, e: Partners in Education Organization Grant, Symbol Technologies Inc.
  
• Up to $500 for student-led, service-oriented projects, Pay It Forward Mini Grants, Pay It Forward Foundation
• Cutting-edge engineering applications for the classroom, Process, Power & Marine Educational Grant Program, Intergraph Corp. Contact: Faun Clark Langston, (256) 730-2318, faun.clark@intergraph.com
  
• $5,000 per award for innovative math and science projects, Program for 7-12 Math and Science Education Grant, Toshiba America Foundation
  
• $1,000 in reading technology per award, Reading Pen Grant for K-12 and Higher Education, The Reading Pen Group
  
• Funds to foster girls' and minorities' interest in math and science, RGK Foundation Grants, The RGK Foundation Contact: Jami Hampton, (512) 474-9298, jhampton@rgkfdn.org
  
• $500,000 for projects that foster school reform through the use of new, Sprint Foundation Grants, The Sprint Foundation Contact: (913) 624-3343
  
• Educational videos and guides on math, science, and more, Teaching Tools Guides & Videos, ConocoPhillips Co.
  
• Technical assistance for educators and school technology coordina, Tech Corps: Mobilizing Technology Volunteers into K-12 Schools Nationwide Grant, Tech Corps Contact: (978) 897-8282, info@techcorps.org
  
• $10,000 for science, engineering, math, and tech curriculum projects, Tellabs Grant Program, The Tellabs Foundation Contact: Meredith Hilt, (630) 798-2506, meredith.hilt@tellabs.com
  

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