Category Archives: Call for Nominations

TFK Person of the Year 2009 Call for Votes

TIME FOR KIDS (TFK) issued a call for votes for Person of the Year 2009. Who do you think was the most important newsmaker of 2009? Read about the nine nominees and cast your vote for the TIME FOR KIDS … Continue reading

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2009 PREMIER AWARD for Excellence in Engineering Education Courseware

Joe Tront, Editor Premier Award for Engineering Pathways calls for submissions for The 2009 PREMIER AWARD for Excellence in Engineering Education Courseware. This award recognizes high-quality, non-commercial courseware designed to enhance engineering education. Engineering courseware is computer-based educational material that … Continue reading

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Affects of Federal Programs on Teaching

The Center on Education Policy invites attendees at a forum to consider the Federal role in improving teaching. When: March 5th from 10:00 a.m. to noon Where: 2261 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, D.C. The forum will consider a paper … Continue reading

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Identifying Education Ph.D. Candidates

One of my first assignments in higher education was putting in rank order 350 applications for 10 doctoral study research fellowships in the then top ranked college of education in the U.S. I sorted these applications while also completing my … Continue reading

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Call for Tablet PC COVE Nominees

Ever sense the first five Tablet PCs arrived for resale in the U.S., educators have ventured forward to figure out and demonstrate how learners could use them to advantage. I’ve looked unsuccessfully for existing ways to identify these people. Subsequently, … Continue reading

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Call for Education Entrepreneur Fellowship Cohort Two Applications

David Harris announces that The Mind Trust is now accepting applications for the second cohort of its Education Entrepreneur Fellowship (the first cohort will be announced in May 2008). The Fellowship, a nationally unique incubator for transformative education ventures, offers … Continue reading

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Call for Fordham Scholar Grants

The Thomas B. Fordham Institute is launching a new grant program called Fordham Scholars. (The program) … aims to fund junior researchers working on key issues in American K-12 education. The foundation will award three to five grants ranging from … Continue reading

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Call for Applications 2007 U.S. Innovative Teachers Forum

This is the last call for applications (proposals) to participate in the 2007 U.S. Innovative Teachers Forum, September 27 and 28, on the Microsoft corporate campus in Redmond, Washington. The forum brings together exemplary K-12 learning teams to collaborate for … Continue reading

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Call for Nominations: Presidential Awards for Teaching Math and Science

The Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching (PAEMST) calls for nominations for outstanding teaching. Applicants must have at least 5 years of mathematics or science teaching experience prior to application and must teach mathematics or science at … Continue reading

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Grant: Presidential Award for Reading and Technology

The International Reading Association announced The Presidential Award for Reading and Technology. The award honors educators in grades K–12 who are making an outstanding and innovative contribution to the use of technology in reading education. All entrants must be educators … Continue reading

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