Florida A & M University is providing an outstanding opportunity for Black women entering college in the fall of 2009. It is designed to address their absence in the field of computer technology. Dr. Jason Black is the
Principal Investigator of a recently awarded $552,000 NSF Grant entitled African-American Women in Computer Science. The grant provides scholarships from $4000 to $10,000 per year for female African American students. Contact Dr. Black by email at jblack@cis.famu. edu. The press release can be found at
http://www.famu.edu/index.cfm?a=headlines&p=display&news=602&archive.
Subject tothe availability of appropriations for fiscal year 2009, the Corporation for National and Community Service (the Corporation) announces the anticipated availability of approximately:
$4.2 million for qualified organizations to provide subgrants, training, and other assistance to local partnerships to implement Community-Based service-learning projects.
$5.7 million for qualified organizations to provide subgrants, training, and other assistance to local partnerships to implement School-Based service-learning projects.
$710,000 to federally-recognized Indian Tribes and the State Educational Agencies for the following U.S. Territories: Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas Island to implement School-Based service-learning projects.
The Corporation’s mission is to improve lives, strengthen communities, and foster civic engagement through service and volunteering. Learn and Serve America School and Community-Based grants are designed to involve school-age youth in service-learning projects that simultaneously support student development and address community problems in areas such as the environment, education, public safety, and other human needs. Applications due: April 14, 2009.
College Financial Aid & Career Planning Made Easy!
FREE college financial aid and career planning seminar for students in 6th through 12th gtrade and their parents is being held in Philadelphia on Monday, Jan. 26, from 5:30-7:30 p.m.
EducationPlanner’s manifold award winning features:
• Career Self-Assessment tools to determine careers that fit your personality!
• National college search engine to research thousands of colleges/universities/trade schools!
• Access to free practice tests (and test taking strategies) for the PSAT, SAT, ACT, GED and more!
• Tips on how to upgrade study skills, time management and organizational skills!
• Access to one of the world’s largest scholarship search engines: over 1 million scholarships, totaling over $7 billion!
• English to Spanish translation of website’s content information!
• Timeline instructions and deadline information regarding the college admissions and financial aid process!
• A criteria list to help youth and adults select their ideal choice of college - and much more…all FREE!
WHERE: Foundations Community Education Initiatives
7161 Ogontz Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19138
RSVP: Foundations Community Education Initiatives, 215-424-5810, or gdeekle@foundationsinc.org
Dear Mr. President: Entries Sought for Letter Writing Contest
Are your children showing interest in President-elect Obama as the inauguration nears? There's a cool way to make them feel a part of history. The National Education Association and kidthing have teamed up to gather submissions for Dear Mr. President, a digital book to be published on Presidents' Day, Feb. 16. Kids are asked to send their ideas for President-elect Obama in the form of letters or drawings. Kidthing and the NEA will put the top 50 entries into the digital book and a print version will be sent to the White House. For more information and a submission form, visit the link below. (Warning: you do have to register on the site.) Deadline: January 20, 2009
http://store.kidthing.com/campaigns/dmp.aspx
Community-Campus Partnerships for Health: Annual Award
The Community-Campus Partnerships for Health Award recognizes exemplary partnerships between communities and higher educational institutions that build on each other's strengths to improve higher education, civic engagement, and the overall health of communities. Maximum award: public recognition. Eligibility: “community partner” -- individual, organization or agency; “higher education partner” -- community college, college, university or residency program, including affiliated administrators, faculty, staff and students. Deadline: January 30, 2009.
http://depts.washington.edu/ccph/awards.html
Fiskars: Project Orange Thumb
Fiskars Project Orange Thumb grants give Fiskars garden tools and materials such as plants, seeds, mulch, etc. to eligible gardening groups. Maximum award: $1,500 in Fiskars garden tools and $800 in gardening-related materials (i.e. green goods). Eligibility: gardens and/or gardening projects geared toward community involvement, neighborhood beautification, horticultural education and/or sustainable agriculture. Deadline: February 17, 2008.
U.S. Department of Education: Partnerships in Character Education Program
The Federal Partnerships in Character Education Program supports the design and implementation of character education programs that can be integrated into classroom instruction and that are consistent with state academic content standards.Such programs may be carried out in conjunction with other educational reform efforts and must take into consideration the views of the parents of the students to be taught under the program and the views of the students.Maximum award: $600,000. Eligibility: states, school districts, and nonprofit organizations (in partnership with districts). Deadline: February 24, 2009. http://www.ed.gov/programs/charactered
Hewlett-Packard: Innovations in Education Grants
The 2009 HP Innovations in Education grants provide funding for secondary school districts to launch innovative pilot initiatives that support the administrators and teachers responsible for student success in math and science in middle schools and/or high schools. Maximum award: $270,000.Eligibility: any public or accredited private school district or school system that serves at least 2000 secondary school (grades 6-12) students.Deadline: March 30, 2009.
Sodexo Foundation supports STOP Hunger Scholarships
The Sodexo Foundation is accepting applications for its STOP Hunger scholarships, which recognize and reward the great things young people are doing to fight hunger in communities across the United States.
Up to five students will each receive a $5,000 scholarship award and a matching $5,000 grant in their name for the hunger-related charity of their choice. To be eligible, students must be enrolled in an accredited education institution (kindergarten through graduate school) and be able to demonstrate an ongoing commitment to hunger-relief activities in their community. In addition, up to 20 regional honorees will receive a $1,000 grant in their name for the hunger-related charity of their choice.
Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) has developed lesson plans for Inauguration Day. The historic election of President-Elect Barack Obama and the eager anticipation of his inauguration on January 20 by young and old alike present an exciting opportunity for educators. To help take the best advantage of this extraordinary event, PDE has developed a series of short lesson plans that teachers may use to prepare students for participation in the events of Inauguration Day: one set for elementary students; a set for middle school students and a set for high school students. Each set has four fifteen-minute lessons that can be used in the days leading up to January 20 and culminates with age appropriate activities for Inauguration Day itself. The lessons are aligned to the Pennsylvania Academic Standards for Civics and Government. These lesson plans are available on the PDE website at http://www.pde.state.pa.us.
NCFL/ Verizon: Tech Savvy Awards
The National Center for Family Literacy Verizon Tech Savvy Awards recognizes exemplary programs that demystify technology for parents and enable them to better guide their children in the use of new media. Maximum award: $25,000. Eligibility: 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations, including community-based nonprofits, libraries and schools. Deadline: January 12, 2009.
General Mills Foundation: Champions for Healthy Kids
The General Mills Foundation Champions for Healthy Kids Program awards grants to community-based groups that develop creative ways to help youth adopt a balanced diet and physically active lifestyle. Maximum award: $10,000. Eligibility: 501c(3) and 509(a) organizations; health departments; government agencies; schools and school districts; Native American tribes. Deadline: January 15, 2009.
The United States-Japan Foundation Elgin Heinz Outstanding Teacher Award recognizes exceptional teachers who further mutual understanding between Americans and Japanese. The award is presented annually to two pre-college teachers in two categories, humanities and Japanese language. Maximum award: $7,500 ($2,500 monetary award, $5,000 in project funds). Eligibility: current full-time K-12 classroom teachers of any relevant subject in the United States who have been teaching for at least five years. Deadline: February 2, 2009.
The Educational Resources Essay Contest rewards schools that can show us how they are best at implementing technology for the advancement of student learning. Applicants must submit an essay detailing the technology used, how it is utilized and how it impacted student achievement. Maximum award: $2,500 technology voucher. Eligibility: legal residents of the United States at least 18 years of age. Deadline: April 1, 2009.
Heartspring: Award for Innovation and Creativity in Special Education
The Heartspring Award for Innovation and Creativity in Special Education honors professionals who get results for children with special needs using creative measures. New ideas create results that matter and educators who are outstanding innovators are the right applicants for this award -- only explorers, pioneers, risk-takers, and innovators need apply. Maximum award: $1,000. Eligibility:`professionals who work with children with special needs. Deadline: April 20, 2009.
National Association of Geoscience Teachers Outstanding Earth Science Teacher awards are given for exceptional contributions to the stimulation of interest in the Earth Sciences at the secondary level. Maximum award: $500 classroom improvement funds. Eligibility: middle and high-school teachers of earth science. Deadline: Feb. 1, 2009.
The Amgen Award for Science Teaching Excellence recognizes extraordinary contributions by educators across the United States who are elevating the level of science literacy through creativity in the classroom and motivation of students. Maximum award: $5,000 to recipient, $5,000 to the recipient's school for the expansion or enhancement of a school science program, for science resources, or for the professional development of the school's science teachers. Eligibility: full-time classroom teachers grades K–12 in public or private school whose major responsibilities include teaching science and who work in California, Colorado, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, or Washington state. Deadline: Feb. 2, 2009.
The ING Unsung Heroes awards program recognizes innovative and progressive thinking in education through monetary awards. Maximum award: $25,000. Eligibility: full-time educators, teachers, principals, paraprofessionals, or classified staff members with effective projects that improve student learning at an accredited K-12 public or private school. Deadline: April 30, 2009.
Team Children has 1,000 desktop computers that need new homes -- some with flat screens, children's learning software and Windows XP. Team Children is a nonprofit that is trying to close the digital divide by refurbishing and placing computers in homes, schools and organizations for under $300. So far, the group has distributed more than 6,000 computers. If you know a family that needs a computer, some with learning software on them already, contact www.teamchildren.com to leran more and download applications.
2009 Holocaust & Jewish Resistance Teachers Program
A summer study program in Poland and Israel for U.S. secondary school teachers. The Summer Seminar Program on Holocaust and Jewish Resistance, initiated by Vladka Meed in 1984, is scheduled for July 5 - 23, 2009. The seminar includes educational activities in Poland and Israel with the participation of scholars from Israel's Yad Vashem in Jerusalem and the Study Center of the Ghetto Fighters' House at Kibbutz Lohamei HaGeta'ot. Visit the Jewish Labor Committee's website at www.jewishlabor.org for an application or contact jlcexec@aol.com. Applications are due April 1, 2009. Click here for the application Download file in PDF formator in Word format.
Walnut Street Theater touring company offers shows for students
The Walnut Street Theatre celebrates 23 years of bringing high-quality professional theatre to schools across the Delaware Valley. Its multicultural Touring Outreach Company performs over 350 shows each year, reaching more than 80,000 students. These affordable, 60 minute shows travel to schools and help teachers link the arts to their curriculum with subjects such as the Civil Rights Movement, bullying, mean girls and the power of imagination. These professional actors can put on a performance in any condition – you provide the space and they bring the rest! Contact the Walnut Street Theater Education Outreach Program Coordinator at 215-574-3550 ext. 584, and visit http://www.walnutstreettheatre.org/education/touring.php
The American Historical Association: Beveridge Family Teaching Prize
The American Historical Association Beveridge Family Teaching Prize recognizes excellence and innovation in elementary, middle school, and secondary history teaching, including career contributions and specific initiatives. Maximum award: $1,500, plus travel expenses for group leader to travel to annual meeting in January 2010 to accept award. Eligibility: K-12 teachers in groups. Deadline: March 16, 2009. http://www.historians.org/teaching/Beveridge.htm
GM Foundation supports education, health
General Motors and the GM Foundation support organizations and programs designed to effect social change, provide for those in need and improve the quality of life. Focus includes education and health, particularly cancer research and HIV/AIDS awareness and education campaigns. Other areas include community awareness and improvement, public policy, arts and culture, the environment and diversity.
Applications are accepted on a rolling basis. For more information, visit http://www.gm.com/corporate/responsibility/community/guidelines/index.jsp
Philly YMCA needs retired ESOL teachers
The YMCA's Adult Education and Technology Program located at 125 S. 9th Street, Suite 502 in the Sheridan Building has need for volunteer retired teachers with experience in teaching English as a Second Language. We provide basic literacy instruction, TOEFL Preparation, as well as, courses in advanced level English for students looking to return to post secondary education programs. The Fall term begins September 2nd. Professional Development is offered on site and through the Mayor’s Commission on Literacy. We are a learning community whose mission is to provide instruction to newcomers to Philadelphia to enable them to become actively engaged in their newly adopted city. If interested please contact: Susan W. Adams, ESL director, at 215-400-2100 ext. 2218.
Volunteer Open House at The Academy of Natural Sciences
Enhanced Graduate! Philadelphia website goes live
www.GraduatePhiladelphia.org is a Website to help students reach their goal of going to college. New features include: (1) A search of area colleges by major and vicinity. Partner colleges are highlighted and have additional, linked pages. The search also returns information important to adults such as the availability of evening and weekend classes and advising hours, accelerated programs, and advisors specifically dedicated to adult students; (2) A searchable calendar of events. The Center is hopping! Workshops and presentations are scheduled most days, in addition to college advising; (3) More information and links for adults seeking resources for getting back to college. More information will be added monthly; and (4) Back-end, secure, management system for registered users that allows our advisors to view client information online in real time from any computer that is connected to the Internet, and thus serve our clients better.
"Free Parents' Guide from the U.S. Department of Education" The U. S. Department of Education has developed a publication, "Empowering Parents School Box: A Tool To Equip Parents For the School Year," that it is distributing free of charge. The school box contains three booklets: What Parents Need to Know, Taking a Closer Look, and Learning Checklists; a brochure: Examples of Resources; a poster: Empowered Parents Stay Involved With School; a bookmark; and a door hanger. The school box provides tips on working with children from birth to high school; guidelines for taking advantage of free tutoring opportunities; steps for selecting a high-quality school; ways to get involved in children's schools; information about financial aid and scholarships; and resources for improving learning. It also includes success stories of schools where parent involvement made a difference. http://www.ed.gov/parents/academic/involve/schoolbox/index.html
The Intel Foundation Schools of Distinction Program honors U.S. schools that have demonstrated excellence in math and science education. In order to be considered as an Intel School of Distinction, schools must develop an environment and curriculum that represents the intersection of benchmarks laid out by the Partnership for 21st Century Skills in their ICT literacy maps for math and science and national content standards for that content area. Maximum award: $25,000 cash grant and $100,000 in products and services from sponsors. Eligibility: K-12 public, private, charter, parochial schools in the United States, Department of Defense Dependents Schools, and Bureau of Indian Affairs schools. Deadline: February 17, 2009. Visit http://www.intel.com/education/schoolsofdistinction/application.htm#Categories
