News of particular interest to teachers.
The Partnership for 21st Century Skills (P21) invites you to apply for “Exemplar School” status so you can share your innovative learning practices with a national audience. If you have implemented exemplary 21st century learning practices that are improving student learning please consider applying so others can learn from your example. Schools that apply and appear
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Autodesk is currently offering its software for free to all secondary schools in the state. This program includes free ISTE Certified curriculum, online training and certification: http://www.autodesk.com/campaigns/design-the-future-us/home Free software is also available to students and faculty for use on their personal computers for educational purposes: http://www.autodesk.com/education/student-software For more information contact Matt Pierce, Senior Manager of
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Area 52 Games, in conjunction with Disney Interactive and LucasArts, have announced a brand new free-to-play Star Wars game coming to the PC called Star Wars: Attack Squadrons. This new game is seeking feedback from the public. School students, parents, and staff who want to give feedback to the developers during the winter of 2014 can
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This is to share a story of how teachers and business partners worked together this Christmas season to show love to a student in a meaningful way. The story starts with a letter sent to Cecilia Bogran, a reporter from Univision, who then reached out to John Santos, a teacher from Augustus Hawkins High School
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