Nominations for the TIE Class of 2009 are now open!

The folks at Tech4Learning are looking for outstanding classroom teachers, trainers, aides, and administrators who have made Tech4Learning tools an integral part of their daily teaching and learning.

Winners of the TIE award will receive licenses for Tech4Learning tools of their choice, a perpetual subscription to Recipes4Success.com, and sneak peeks at new versions and tools.

Click here to go to the nomination form.

Join PBS and ITEA for a FREE Design Squad Webinar - Nov. 18

“Design Squad:
Engineering Activities, Energizing Kids” will introduce you to the popular reality competition show, its free resources for educators, and explain how you can use these resources to bring engineering to life for kids in your classroom. You’ll also get great tips on how to talk to talk to kids about engineering, and hear firsthand from ITEA members about how they are using Design Squad in their classrooms.

WHO:
Middle & High School Teachers of Science, Engineering, and Technology

WHEN:
Tuesday November 18, 2008 4:00 pm EST, 1:00 am PST

WHERE:
Your Computer

HOSTED BY:
WGBH and ITEA (event password is Itea2008)

To register, go to:

https://wgbh.webex.com/wgbh/onstage/g.php?t=a&d=668602232

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ATTENTION Educators!

LEGOengineering.com is happy to announce their new Community section. The Community section empowers LEGO educators from around the world to share lesson plans and activities and get feedback from other users. Users can also post questions, ideas, tips, problems and start discussions with the worldwide community. Users can view and share photos of LEGO creations from students.

Becoming a member is easy. Just click the Join Now link here or on the Community front page. Within seconds you will be able to upload content, ask questions, and make comments.
Check it out at http://www.legoengineering.com/

FREE ROBOTC Webinars!

Starting the first week of November, Carnegie Mellon Robotics Academy will begin offering their second series of "Learning ROBOTC" Webinars!

The Academy will host 5 weekly webinar training sessions for ROBOTC enthusiasts of all levels and platforms. The ROBOTC webinars are designed for anyone interested in learning more about ROBOTC, from the absolute beginner to the advanced programmer.

All webinars are free of charge and include a forum where participants can get questions answered before, during and after the session. Webinars will be recorded for those who cannot attend and the forums will be monitored daily to answer questions.

Registration is required. To learn more about the available sessions or to register, click here.

Webinar: Inspiring Literacy with Adora Svitak

Join TANDBERG’s Jan Zanetis as she chats with Adora Svitak, renowned author, teacher, literacy mentor, and prodigy. Eleven year old Adora has been working with students in person and over video for years to share her writing while inspiring them to create their own stories and poems. Participants will learn tips on how to motivate their own students, whether they be young children or full grown teachers. Learn how she makes the most of technology tools to engage students and get her lessons to come across at a distance. Most of all, participants will be amazed at the confidence and perception of Adora, a young lady that is quite at home on CNN, Oprah, or in your classroom! If you have not heard of Adora, here’s her site: http://www.adorasvitak.com. Join the webinar and be inspired!

Click here to register.