Win a Complete Home Technology Makeover from Power to Learn

To celebrate the 10th anniversary of Power to Learn, Cablevision has announced "The Power to Learn Optimum Technology Makeover" essay contest. Families are invited to submit an essay of 500 words or less focused on technology’s significant impact on learning, both at home and at school. Five families in Cablevision’s service area will win the Grand Prize of a complete home technology makeover that includes 10 prizes to celebrate 10 years, including a 42" HDTV, an Apple MacBook, an iPod touch and much more.

For more information, visit: http://www.ptlmakeovercontest.com/

Students Who Serve: A call to schools. Enter now.

The folks at SMART Technologies like to encourage you to get students excited about giving back to the community. So they're reaching out to teachers across the nation, inviting you to participate in the Students Who Serve Promotion. You could win a classroom technology package worth over US$12,000.

To enter, send them a lesson activity, created with SMART Notebook software, that teaches students the value of community service. You could focus on any related topic - how about the role of volunteerism in American history? Or what about a profile of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.?

Then show them how your students took action. They're looking for lessons that get students up and moving. So part two of your entry involves telling them about the fruits of your labor. Show them how your students learned from the lesson and tell us what action they took. They'd really like to hear about the people they helped.

To learn more, visit http://smarttech.com/studentswhoserve/index.html

McGraw-Hill: Harold W. McGraw, Jr. Prize in Education

The 2009 Harold W. McGraw, Jr. Prize in Education will be awarded to three individuals who have addressed innovation and education, focusing on the whole child, in one of three broad categories: professional development and teacher education (in school, only); pre-K-, elementary- and secondary-level education programs (in and out of school); and policy maker.

Maximum award: $25,000.

Eligibility: policy makers, leaders in higher education, and school-based
personnel.

Deadline: March 20, 2009. Click here for more information.

Bridgestone Firestone: Safety Scholars Video Contest

The Bridgestone Firestone 2009 Safety Scholars Video Contest will award college scholarships for the most compelling and effective videos that drive home life-saving messages on auto and tire safety, and includes a chance for young filmmakers to have their auto safety videos broadcast as a public service commercial.

Maximum Award: $5,000 scholarship; new set of Bridgestone tires.

Eligibility: high school students.

Deadline: entries accepted May 27-June 17, 2009. Click here for more information.

Last Year's Doodle4Google Contest

Doodle 4 Google is BACK!

Welcome to Doodle 4 Google, a competition where the folkes at Google invite K-12 students to play around with their homepage logo and see what new designs they come up with. This year they're inviting U.S. kids to join in the doodling fun, around the intriguing theme "What I Wish for the World."

These are exciting times and both our country and the world are on the brink of significant change. At Google they believe in thinking big, and dreaming big, and they can't think of anything more important than encouraging students to do the same.

Registration closes at 11:59:59 PM Pacific time on March 17, 2009 and entries are due by 11:59:59 PM Pacific time on March 31, 2009. Teachers, you'll find everything you need to get started on the Registration page. Only teachers or school employees should register. Parents or students who are interested should contact their teacher to register them.

ISTE Outstanding Teacher & Leader Awards

These awards recognize and honor one leader and one teacher who have demonstrated outstanding achievement and leadership in implementing technology to improve education.
The nomination process opens December 19, 2008 and closes March 20, 2009. Winners are announced in April and ISTE showcases the Outstanding Leader and Teacher Award recipients at its National Educational Computing Conference (NECC) held in June or July each year. ISTE publicize recipients’ achievement to more than 200 media outlets world wide.

To nominate an educator, visit www.iste.org

Discovery Education and 3M "Young Scientist Challenge"

Do you have what it takes to be America's Top Young Scientist? Discovery Education and 3M are looking for a few great students to inspire us with their enthusiasm for science, so show us what you've got! Create a short (1-2 min.) video about one of this year's scientific topics and YOU could win a trip to New York City to compete in the Discovery Education 3M Young Scientist Challenge finals. The winner will receive $50,000 in U.S. Savings Bonds ($25,000 cash value), and the title of "America's Top Young Scientist."

For more information, visit www.youngscientistchallenge.com/

The World Math Day Video Challenge!

Lights, Camera, Action!

Are you looking for the ultimate class project? Now your students can show off their creative abilities and talents online in the World Math Day Video Challenge! The contest is open to all classrooms in the United States, grades 3-8.

How the Contest Works

1. Record a two-to three-minute video of your students preparing for World Math Day. Be creative. Tell your story with a song,cheer, rap, or narrative.

2. Register for free at www.teachertube.com (only registered teachers can upload videos).

3. Upload your video to www.teachertube.com/worldmathday where it will be voted on by fellow teachers, students,and parents.

Learn more

World Math Day Video Challenge

WE NEED ECO-HEROES TO HELP SAVE THE PLANET!

Now through March 15, 2009, middle school students can "go green" and team up for the Siemens We Can Change the World Challenge , the first and only national K-12 sustainability education initiative aligned to education standards.

Prizes for students and teachers include Regional and National Recognition, Cash and an Appearance on Discovery's Planet Green Television Network.

The Challenge is entirely web-based and provides a robust collection of resources for students and teachers from interactive labs to lesson plans , custom developed by the same curriculum team that brings you our award-winning services Discovery Education streaming and Discovery Education Science.

Come check it out at wecanchange.com and you can even take a quiz to measure your own environmental IQ!

$2,500 to $10,000 for teachers sponsored by the Jordan Fundamentals Grant Program

The Jordan Fundamentals Grant Program was born out of my firm belief that education is the key to opportunity and to building commitment among students to the core values which foster personal excellence and achievement. These grants are given to support teachers and provide access to additional resources. Your school may be eligible for the Jordan Fundamentals Grant Program. For information about the program, including eligibility requirements, please visit: www.jordanfundamentals.com. The program is presented by the Jordan Brand, a division of Nike, Inc. and administered by Compass Consulting.

• Innovation Grants: Grants averaging $2500 will be awarded to individual teachers for projects that will impact classroom innovation and improve instruction.
• Inspiration Grants: Winners of Innovation Grants may apply for an Inspiration Grant. Grants totaling $10,000 will be awarded to teams of teachers in support of scaling-up implementation of approaches developed with Innovation Grants.

The application deadline has been extended to April 15.

Apply NOW!!

2009 Adobe School Innovation Awards

The stage is set for high school students who have unique stories to tell about their world. The 2009 Adobe School Innovation Awards will honor the most innovative print, web, and video projects created with Adobe software.

Students can win valuable Adobe software — and an exciting awards ceremony will take place in the Best-of-Best Winner's own community. The winner will receive an award of Adobe® Creative Suite® 4 Master Collection software for use on up to 30 seats in a lab at the student's school (or home school). Students should start preparing their entries today.

The theme of the competition is The World is Your Stage. High school students (ages 14 to 19) can submit entries in three categories: Web Design and Development, Film and Video, and Graphic and Print Design. Category winners and finalists will be chosen, as well as the Best-of-Best Winner for the top overall submission.

The deadline for submissions is May 8, 2009, at 5pm (Pacific Time). Winners will be announced at the National Educational Computing Conference (NECC) in June in Washington, D.C.

Register now >

Download the 2009 Adobe School Innovation Awards flyer

Enter to Win the 2009 Schools of Distinction Awards!

Does your school demonstrate excellence in math and science?

The yearly Intel Schools of Distinction Awards recognize U.S. schools that demonstrate 21st century teaching and learning environments and implement innovative, replicable programs that inspire their students to excel in the areas of math and science.

Who Wins?

• Two categories: Math and Science
• 18 Finalists: 3 each in grade group: K-5, 6-8, and 9-12
• 6 Winners
• 1 Star Innovator for 2009 (one school selected from the 6 winners)

Awards:

• Winners receive $10,000 each from the Intel Foundation and more than $100,000 in products and services from the program award sponsors.
• The Star Innovator for 2009 receives an additional $15,000 cash grant from the Intel Foundation as well as additional services and products from the award sponsors.

Apply now for the Intel Schools of Distinction Awards
before February 17, 2009!

Congratulations to the 20 Teams that placed in the US FIRST Lego Robotics Bronx Qualifier Tournament

Congratulations to the Teams Participating and the US FIRST Lego Robotics Bronx Qualifier Tournament. We will see you at the Javits Center in March!

Awards

Research/Project

• 1st Place Team#6368 PS153X
• 2nd Place Team#7780 IS 125X Henry Hudson
• 3rd Place Team#5909 PS 123X
• 4th Place Team#1636 ESMT IS 190X

Robot Design

• 1st Place Team#523 PS/MS 194
• 2nd Place Team#1739
• 3rd Place Team#2656 IS 98X Herman Ridder
• 4th Place Team#2266 PS 76X The Bennington School

Teamwork

• 1st Place Team#109 PS/IS 123X
• 2nd Place Team#1739 Kezner Academy @ IS 192X
• 3rd Place Team#901 MS101X Maritime Academy

Performance

• 1st Place Team#2656 IS 98X Herman Ridder
• 2nd Place Team# 5909 PS 103X
• 3rd Place Team#1636 ESMT IS 190X
• 4th Place Team#6182 Archimides Academy
• 5th Place Team#895 Bronx Latin MS

Champions/Director

• 1st Place Team#6182 Archimedes Academy
• 2nd Place Team#5910 PS103X
• 3rd Place Team#584 Pablo Casals MS 181X

Judges Award

• Team# 6388 MS144x Michaelangelo MS

The teams below did not receive trophies, but they are eligible to compete in the NYC FLL Citywide Event.

• Team# 7509 PS 108X Philip J. Abinanti School
• Team# 2545 272X Globe School of Environmental Research
• Team# 1172 MS 302X
• Team# 853 PS 121X

Electronic Music Composers Competition for High School Students

The Music Technology program of the Music Department, Northeastern University, Boston is pleased to announce an electronic-music composition contest for high school composers from the Northeast. The first prize will be a cash award of $250 and a performance of the winning work on a public concert at Northeastern in Boston in Spring, 2009. The second place winner will receive an award of $100 and a public performance of their work. Both winners will also receive a free copy of Cakewalk's Sonar 8 Producer Edition and Garritan's Personal Orchestra sample library. The music departments of both winners will also receive a copy of both programs. Additional awards will be given at the judges' discretion.

For more information, click here.

CDW-G Win a Wireless Lab Sweepstakes

Think about how The 21st Century Classroom - interactive whiteboard, notebook computers, wireless cart, projector, printer and document camera - could extend your teaching power.

Enter now for your chance to win one of five Grand Prize packages including a 21st Century Classroom and a $5000 digital media grant from Discovery Education. Plus, over 25 additional technology prizes!

Share Your Classroom-Management Tricks of the Trade with Edutopia!

Edutopia.org wants to hear from you about your favorite classroom-management tricks. Watch the Edutopia example.

Create a video with a classroom-management trick you'd like to share with other teachers and submit it by January 15, 2009, and they'll publish their favorites on Edutopia.org.

Click here for more information.

Announcing the 2008-2009 Inspired Visual Learning Awards

Win Technology For Innovative Use of Visual Learning in the Classroom

Hurry! The deadline approaches for the 2008-2009 Visual Learning Awards!

This year, more than $22,000 in cash and technology prizes will be awarded to 15 educators and their students who are creatively using visual learning in their classrooms.




Award prizes include:

• Volume licenses of Inspiration, Kidspiration or InspireData
• A new Intel-powered Classmate PC donated by Intel Corporation
• A 6-month Atomic Learning
• training resource subscription, donated by Atomic Learning

Apply today! Applications are being accepted until February 27, 2009.

AASL National School Library Media Program of the Year Award

Established in 1963, the National School Library Media Program of the Year (NSLMPY) Award honors school library media programs practicing their commitment to ensure that students and staff are effective users of ideas and information, as well as exemplifying implementation of Information Power. The award recognizes exemplary school library media programs that are fully integrated into the school's curriculum. Each winning program receives a $10,000 prize ($30,000 total) donated by Follett Library Resources.

For more information and the application, click here.

If you have questions about the AASL NSLMPY award contact Andrea Parker at 800-545-2433, ext. 1396.