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> Volume 14, Issue 4
> July 2015
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> In This Issue:
> Association News
> Member Spotlight
> Education News
> Resources for School Librarians
> Partnership and Collaborator News
> Grants & Awards
> Association News
> AASL at ALA Annual Conference Wrap-Up
> At the 2015 ALA Annual Conference in San Francisco, 2014-2015 AASL President Terri Grief launched an annual leadership conference for AASL-affiliated state association leaders. During the AASL Awards Ceremony, Old Dock Elementary School in Whiteville, N.C., and James Monroe Elementary in Edison, N.J., received the 2015 catastrophic disaster relief grants offered as a part of AASL's Beyond Words Grant funded by the Dollar General Literacy Foundation. During the AASL President's Program, AASL President Terri Grief awarded Bob Sibert, president of Bound to Stay Bound Books, the 2015 Crystal Apple. AASL also announced its 2015 Best Websites for Teaching and Learning and Best Apps for Teaching and Learning at the ALA Annual Conference.
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> Heidi Hayes Jacobs and Eszter Hargittai to Open and Close AASL 17th National Conference & Exhibition
> Heidi Hayes Jacobs, an internationally recognized expert in the fields of curriculum and instruction, will speak during the opening general session of the AASL 17th National Conference & Exhibition, while Eszter Hargittai, a Delaney Family professor in the communication studies department at Northwestern University, will share her research on the social implications of digital media during the closing general session. The conference, themed “Experience Education Evolution,” will be held Nov. 5-8, in Columbus, Ohio. Full conference details can be found at national.aasl.org.
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> AASL Builds Dues Bridge for Student Members
> Student members of AASL can now apply for a scholarship to “bridge” the increase between student and regular membership dues. Applications for this competitive program, co-sponsored by the ALA Membership Development Office, are due July 17, 2015, and will cover renewals during the Sept. 1, 2015, through Aug. 31, 2016, membership year. Information on how to apply can be found at www.ala.org/aasl/awards/student.
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> AASL Invites Webinar Proposals
> AASL invites subject matter experts and school librarians looking to share best practices with their peers to submit proposals for AASL eCOLLAB webinars. AASL seeks webinars 45-60 minutes in length to be presented between Sept. 1 and Dec. 31, 2015. Proposals may be submitted using the AASL Get Involved form.
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> AASL Seeks Proposals for 2016 ALA Annual Conference Programs
> AASL invites proposals for concurrent sessions to be presented during the 2016 American Library Association (ALA) Annual Conference. The conference will be held June 23-28 in Orlando, Florida. The deadline for submissions is 11:59 p.m. Central on Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2015. More information is available at www.ala.org/aasl/rfp.
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> New KQ Bloggers Ready to Address Topics Important to School Librarianship
> AASL has announced the new slate of bloggers for the Knowledge Quest website. The slate of bloggers, which consists of school library professionals from elementary school to academia, includes:
> Joann Absi, media coordinator, Eugene Ashley High School, Wilmington, N.C.
> Helen Adams, online instructor for the school library & instructional technology department at Mansfield (Pa.) University.
> Anne Akers, school library program coordinator and assistant clinical professor in the school of education at University of North Carolina at Greensboro.
> Cathy Collins, library media specialist at Sharon (Mass.) High School.
> Ashley Cooksey, library media specialist at West Magnet Elementary in Batesville, Ark.
> Julie Marie Frye, research associate at Indiana University, who will co-write with Vaughn Nuest, head of the university’s Ruth Lilly Auxiliary Library Facility.
> Amy Gillespie, librarian and college counselor at Hill Top Preparatory School in Rosemont, Pa.
> Kelly Hincks, lower school librarian at Detroit Country Day School in Bloomfield, Mich.
> Cassy Lee, learning commons coordinator, at the Chinese American International School in San Francisco, Calif.
> Hannah Byrd Little, library director at The Webb School of Bell Buckle in Bell Buckle, Tenn.
> Heather Moorefield-Lang, assistant professor at University of South Carolina’s school of library and information science.
> Diana Rendina, media specialist at Stewart Middle Magnet School in Tampa, Fla.
> Maureen Schlosser, library media specialist at Colchester (Conn.) Elementary School.
> Megan Shulman, librarian at Humboldt Junior Senior High School in Humboldt, Tenn.
> Daniella Smith, assistant professor in the department of library and information sciences at the University of North Texas.
> Connie Williams, National Board Certified Teacher librarian, Petaluma (Calif.) High School
> AAUP Best of the Best – 25 Years and Better Than Ever
> This year marks the 25th anniversary of the printing of the “University Press Books for Public and Secondary School Libraries.” A popular and trusted acquisitions resource, the bibliography’s latest edition launched with a special program, "The Best of the Best from the American University Presses," at the 2015 ALA Annual Conference in San Francisco. An AASL committee works with AAUP to vet publications listed in the bibliography each year. As a work product of AASL, all members receive a print copy of the bibliography each year in September.
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> Performance-Based Evaluations and ELLs' Research Projects Studied in New SLR Articles
> Two new research articles are now available in AASL's peer-reviewed online journal, School Library Research. In the article, “Performance-Based Evaluation and School Librarians,” Audrey Church documents her three-year study of the implementation of performance-based evaluations for school librarians in Virginia. In the article “Enablers and Inhibitors to English Language Learners’ Research Process in a High School Setting," Sung Un Kim follows 48 high school ELL students, an English as a Second Language (ESL) teacher and a biology teacher through a research project conducted in English. Articles can be found on the AASL website at www.ala.org/aasl/slr.
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> Member Spotlight
> Amy Kauth Wins a Year of Free AASL Membership
> By sharing the wealth of AASL membership with a colleague, Amy Kauth won a free year of AASL membership for herself. Kauth’s name was drawn as the June winner of AASL's Share the Wealth Campaign. Kauth referred Susan Sparks to AASL. When asked why she referred Sparks to AASL, Kauth replied: “I always recommend that my colleagues join AASL. AASL is on the cutting edge of educational trends and how to keep the school library pertinent and vital within these changes. I read Knowledge Quest from cover to cover and find that it speaks to my practical, everyday life as a school librarian."
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> Thirty AASL Members Receive Bound to Stay Bound Grants to Attend First National Conference
> Thirty members of AASL have been awarded a $750 travel grant in order to attend their first AASL national conference. Generously sponsored by Bound to Stay Bound Books, Inc. (BTSB), the grants will allow recipients to secure housing, transportation and/or registration for the AASL 17th National Conference & Exhibition taking place Nov. 5-8, 2015, in Columbus, Ohio.
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> Donna Shannon Awarded 2015 Distinguished Service Award Winner from SCASL
> Donna Shannon was named the 2015 Distinguished Service Award Winner from the South Carolina Association of School Librarians (SCASL). The award recognizes an individual or an organization for contributions to SCASL and school media programs throughout the state of South Carolina.
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> Helen Burnham Awarded EDies School Librarian of the Year from NHSLMA
> Helen Burnham, school librarian at Lincoln Street School in Exeter, NH, was recognized as the EDies School Librarian of the Year. Burnham was commended for her leadership in the school library community and for fostering the development of 21st-century information literacy skills in her students. She has served the library profession as vice president, president, and now as treasurer of the NH School Library Media Association and is currently teaching prospective library media specialists at Plymouth State University.
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> Diana Rendina Awarded Librarians Network Secondary Award from ISTE
> Diana Rendina, media specialist at Stewart Middle Magnet School in Tampa, FL, received the Librarians Network Secondary Award as part of ISTE’s 2015 Professional Learning Network (PLN) Award Honorees. Rendina has embraced both STEM and STEAM, reaching students through projects ranging from a catapult-building competition to working with Arduino and using Google Hangouts with her students, allowing them to show each other their work.
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> Six AASL Members Receive 21st-Century School Library Award
> South Dakota school librarians Sharlene Lien (Discovery Elementary School, Sioux Falls); Elizabeth Wells (Journey Elementary School, Harrisburg); Laura Allard (Memorial Middle School, Sioux Falls); Jenelle Kirchoff (St. Thomas More High School, Rapid City); and Kerri Smith (Washington High School, Sioux Falls) received the 21st Century School Library Award for 2015. The 21st Century School Library Award recognizes school libraries as Effective, Enhanced or Exemplary, based on performance in three areas: place, which refers to the learning environment (both physical and online), programming and professionalism. Representatives of the selected libraries will be honored at the annual Systems Change Conference Oct. 16 in Chamberlain.
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> Mindy Engler Wins a Year of Free AASL Membership
> By sharing the wealth of AASL membership with a colleague, Mindy Engler, in turn, won a free year of AASL membership for herself. Engler’s name was drawn as the May winner of AASL's Share the Wealth Campaign. Engler referred Nancy Brunker to AASL. When asked why she referred Brunker to AASL, Engler replied: “School librarians rock! Why wouldn’t you want to be a part of an organization that supports librarians, libraries, reading, technology, and most importantly kids!"
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> Hilda Weisburg and Ruth Toor Offer Advice for First-Year School Librarians
> Hilda Weisburg and Ruth Toor wrote a blog post for American Libraries. The article, “Looking Back, Looking Forward,” explores how first-year school librarians can assess their progress in meeting the needs of their students and teachers. “Developing—or even maintaining—an active school library program and the tasks that support it is a complex and demanding job. Of course, there will be places where you made mistakes. You might have mishandled a teacher complaint or lost patience with students. Acknowledge these missteps, but let yourself off the hook. No one is perfect, not even very experienced librarians.”
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> Education News
> Teachers Dissatisfied with Data Culled from Digital Tools
> About 93% of teachers use a blend of digital and nondigital tools when teaching, according to a survey of 4,600 teachers by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Of those, 67% report they are dissatisfied with data received from these tools. More than 8 in 10 teachers (86 percent) are constantly looking for ways to engage students based on who they are, and nearly as many (78 percent) believe that data help validate where their students are and where they can go. They want tools that support the three key phases of data-driven instruction: assessing data, analyzing data, and pivoting instruction based on the data.
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> Cataloging in Publication Data Block to Be Revised Summer 2015
> The Library of Congress announced that a new version of the CIP Data Block will be implemented by the Cataloging in Publication Program this summer, no later than September 30, 2015. The new layout is the result of an analysis of survey results done in 2014 that asked institutions what should be kept, added, or removed from the CIP Data Block. There are numerous changes to the layout, including the use of labels to clearly identify the different components within the block, addition of RDA and electronic resource data elements, and a URL that links directly to the LC catalog. A summary of the proposed changes, examples of the CIP Data Block in its new format, and a list of MARC fields that will be included or excluded in the new layout can be found at Cataloging in Publication Data Block.
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> Digital Natives May Not Be as Tech Savvy as They Think
> About 60% of millennials -- those between ages 16 and 34 -- have "low" technology skills, despite spending about 35 hours each week on digital media, according to a recent survey by Change the Equation. The trend could hurt millennials' future earning power, data show.
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> Patriot Act Provisions Expire
> Key provisions of the USA Patriot Act expired at the end of May 31, including Section 215, the “library records” provision. Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) blocked a proposed extension of the act during a Senate session. ALA President Courtney Young released a statement applauding the expiration of the act’s controversial Section 215.
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> Net Neutrality Rules Go into Effect
> A federal appeals court decided on June 11 not to block the government’s new net neutrality rules from going into effect, handing internet providers another defeat in an ongoing legal fight with the FCC. The decision clears the way for the FCC to enforce its ban on the slowing and blocking of web traffic. The rules take effect June 12. You can now file complaints against your internet service provider (or mobile data provider) on the FCC website. The form has been updated to include “Open Internet/Net Neutrality” issues.
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> Peer-to-Peer Texting and Tweeting Can Boost Learning
> Students who text or tweet a friend about what they have learned may increase their odds of remembering the information, according to a study from the National Communication Association. Researchers found that the benefits are similar to those experienced by students who take notes.
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> STEM Education Should Emphasize “Growth Mindset”
> Fostering a "growth mindset" among girls could help increase their interest in science, technology, engineering and math, according to a study published in the journal of Frontiers in Psychology. Researchers found that high-school girls often believe they are not able to learn concepts needed to succeed in STEM fields.
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> 4 States Increased Education Funding Since 2008
> The majority of states that cut funding for education during the economic recession have not replenished the funds, according to a report from the Education Law Center. (Connecticut, Illinois, West Virginia, and Wyoming have increased funding for education since 2008.) In addition 14 states, including Texas, Pennsylvania, and Illinois, provide less funding to districts with higher concentrations of poor students. Only 15 states spend more for students in high-poverty schools.
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> Wide Gap in Per-Pupil Spending
> Per-pupil spending varies widely between states in the U.S., as well as between the richest and poorest school districts, according to data from the U.S. Census Bureau. In 2013, education spending averaged $10,700 per pupil -- with Utah spending the least ($6,555) and New York spending the most ($19,818).
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> Smartphones Reveal Student Learning Trends
> Smartphones may help researchers gather data on student learning, according to a small study. Researchers designed an application that used the inherent functions on smartphones -- GPS, microphones and Wi-Fi -- to gather data on student behaviors and then compared the data to academic outcomes.
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> Childhood Poverty in U.S. Increases
> There has been a 6% increase in childhood poverty from 2000 to 2013 -- with about 1 in every 5 U.S. schoolchildren living below the federal poverty line -- according to data released by the U.S. Department of Education. The highest rate of poverty for children ages 5 to 17 was found in the South at 23%.
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> 5 Essential Components of Personalized Learning
> A recent report highlights how to use technology to support personalized learning goals. The report is based on findings from a recent summit held by North Carolina State University's Friday Institute for Educational Innovation. The report identifies five essential ingredients for personalized learning.
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> Federal Education Funding Not Equitable among Grade Levels
> Federal education funding is focused in early grades and in college -- while middle and high schools often lose out -- according to a recent report from the Alliance for Excellent Education. The report asserts that equity in funding should be included in the rewrite of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act.
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> Trends of Video Use in Schools
> Educational videos lasting 10 minutes or less may be the optimal length, according to The State of Video in Education survey, which highlights trends in video use in schools. Data also show a majority -- 91% -- of respondents believe video can boost student satisfaction.
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> Visual Aids Helps Students Understand, Remember Lectures
> Students learn better when lectures include visual aids, according to a study of a science lecture at Washington University in St. Louis. Researchers found that students who had illustrative aids were better able to understand and remember the lecture.
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> Resources for School Librarians
> Harvard Graduate School of Ed Debuts Free Online Library of Student Work
> The Harvard Graduate School of Education (HGSE) has introduced the Center for Student Work, an online collection of exemplary student projects. A collaborative project between HGSE and K-12 education nonprofit Expeditionary Learning, the free resource includes videos, writing samples and other work designed to provide teachers foundations to create their own projects. The searchable collection includes projects in English language arts, health and wellness, math, performing arts, science and technology, social studies, visual arts and world languages.
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> Booktalking Kits from We Need Diver Books, SLJ, and ABA
> We Need Diverse Books (WNDB), School Library Journal (SLJ) and the American Booksellers Association (ABA) are partnering to produce Booktalking Kits designed to help shed light on children’s literature about diverse characters and/or written by diverse authors. The kits give teachers, librarians and booksellers the tools they need to discuss these works with their students, patrons and customers. Booktalking Kits are a starting point for discovery and will be delivered via the Spring 2015 ABA Children’s White Boxes, as well as online at diversebooks.org.
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> Guide to Overhauled E-Rate Program
> The Software & Information Industry Association has released a guide to navigating the Federal Communications Commission's overhauled E-Rate program. Tips include knowing the overall market, monitoring 470 forms and focusing on compliance.
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> How Teachers Can Own PD This Summer
> Teachers can own their learning this summer by taking charge of their professional development, writes English-language arts teacher Emily Vickery. In this article, she suggests teachers engage in Twitter chats, Edcamps and other activities during the summer.
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> How Fiction Can Enhance Computer Science Lessons
> Literature can enhance computer-science lessons, suggests New York City educator Lev Fruchter. He has developed an instructional strategy that incorporates fiction into various computer science and math lessons. The approach has helped Fruchter create a project-based curriculum in his classes.
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> How Teachers Can Encourage Student Involvement When Discussing Current Events
> Encouraging students' awareness about world events is important, but how can history teachers use those discussions to guide students into becoming involved in their communities? In this blog post, eighth-grade U.S. history teacher Sarah Cooper shares activities that can boost students' understanding of contemporary issues that also involve a service-learning component to support what they learn.
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> Tips for Building Successful Co-teaching Relationships
> Educators can build successful co-teaching relationships by making collaboration, communication and compassion their targets, instructional coach Elizabeth Stein writes in this blog post. Along with elaborating on these targets, Stein writes that co-teachers excel with a focus on a "whole child" approach to learning.
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> Is It Too Soon to Attach High Stakes to Common Core?
> States should not use "cut scores" to measure student success on exams aligned with the Common Core State Standards, writes Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers. In this commentary, Weingarten suggests the exams are too new to attach such high stakes to them.
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> School Leaders Can Make or Break PBL
> Thoughtful leadership is the foundation of effective project-based learning programs, writes PBL advocate Suzie Boss. In this blog post, she suggests several ways leaders can set their schools up for success, including by giving teachers ownership, sharing success and staying patient.
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> Why Educators Should Keep Learning during the Summer
> Educators should model learning and innovation for students -- even during the summer, English teacher Mike Saenz writes. In this blog post, he discusses his plans for summer learning and professional development. "It is imperative to convince our students that being a learner and innovator for life is fun, rewarding and life furthering," he writes.
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> Best Practices for Launching One-to-One Program
> A Virginia school district recently implemented a one-to-one Chromebook program. Lyle Evans, the district's assistant superintendent, highlights his district's journey and shares tips to help other districts roll out a one-to-one program.
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> Partnership and Collaborator News
> Getting to Know the Literacy in Learning Exchange
> View this one-hour recording for an informal walk-through of the Literacy in Learning Exchange. Find out more about the National Center for Literacy Education, and learn ways that you and your colleagues can get the most from what NCLE and the Literacy in Learning Exchange has to offer.
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> Grants & Awards
> AASA National Superintendent of the Year
> The American Association of School Administrators National Superintendent of the Year Program pays tribute to the talent and vision of the men and women who lead the nation's public schools. Maximum award: recognition; a $10,000 scholarship to a student in the high school from which the National Superintendent of the Year graduated. Eligibility: Any superintendent, chancellor, or top leader of a school system in the United States, Canada, or international school who plans to continue in the profession. Deadline: August 1, 2015.
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> ASIS&T/Thomson Reuters: Outstanding Information Science Teacher Award
> The Thomson Reuters Outstanding Information Science Teacher Award recognizes the unique teaching contribution of an individual as a teacher of information science. Maximum award: $1,000; $500 towards travel or other expenses to the grant recipient, contingent upon the recipient's attending the ASIS&T annual meeting. Eligibility: individuals directly engaged in teaching some aspect of information science on a continuing basis, in an academic or a non-academic setting; nominees need not be associated with an educational institution; however, teaching information science must represent a significant work responsibility although it need not occur within the traditional classroom. Deadline: August 1, 2015.
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> Toshiba America Foundation: Grants for Math and Science
> The Toshiba America Foundation makes grants for projects in math and science designed by classroom teachers to improve instruction for students in grades K-12. Maximum award: $5,000. Eligibility: Grades 6-12. Deadline: August 1, 2015.
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> Siemens: Competition in Math, Science, and Technology
> The Siemens Competition in Math, Science, and Technology fosters intensive research that improves students' understanding of the value of scientific study and informs their consideration of future careers in these disciplines. Maximum award: $100,000 college scholarship. Eligibility: students must enrolled in high school (grades 9-12) during the 2015-16 school year, individually or as a team. Deadline: September 22, 2015.
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> Wild Ones Seeds for Education Grant
> Wild Ones, a nonprofit environmental education and advocacy organization, is accepting applications from projects designed to enhance and develop an appreciation for nature using native plants. Through the Lorrie Otto Seeds for Education Fund, grants of up to $500 will be awarded for projects that emphasize the involvement of students and volunteers in all phases. In addition, local nurseries identified by Wild Ones will supply seeds, plants, and advice to grant recipients. Schools, nature centers, houses of worship, and nonprofit places of learning that focus on educating elementary through high school students in the United States are eligible. Qualified applicants must have a site available for the project. Applications are due October 15.
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> State Farm Foundation Grants
> State Farm is committed to meeting the needs of our communities by focusing our giving in three areas: Safe Neighbors (safety), Strong Neighborhoods (community development), and Education Excellence (education). Maximum award: varies. Eligibility: nonprofit, tax-exempt organizations under Section 501(c)3 of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code; Canadian charitable organizations, educational institutions, and governmental entities. Deadline: October 31, 2015.
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> Best Buy Foundation Youth Technology Program
> Best Buy seeks nonprofit partners to create hands-on learning opportunities for underserved teens to engage them in experimenting and interacting with the latest technologies to build 21st-century skills. The overall goal is to provide youth with access to new technologies and help them become interested and fluent in digital learning while developing skills to help better prepare them for future education and career success. Maximum award: $200,000. Eligibility: 501(c)(3) out-of-school programs with a fundamental commitment to youth ages 13-18, operating within 25 miles of a Best Buy store or other Best Buy center of operations. Deadline: November 1, 2015.
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> FFVF Leavey Awards for Excellence in Private Enterprise Education
> The Freedoms Foundation at Valley Forge Leavey Awards for Excellence in Private Enterprise Education to honor outstanding educators who excite a commitment in their students to the free enterprise system and unleash the entrepreneurial skills of their students at the elementary, junior high school, high school and college level. Maximum award: $15,000. Eligibility: teachers at schools (K-12), colleges, and universities. Deadline: November 1, 2015.
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> Vernier/NSTA: Technology Awards
> The Vernier/NSTA Technology Awards promote the innovative use of data-collection technology using a computer, graphing calculator, or other handheld device in the science classroom. Maximum award: $1,000 in cash for the teacher, $3,000 in Vernier Products, and up to $1,500 toward expenses to attend the annual NSTA National Convention. Eligibility: Current teachers of science in grades K-College. Deadline: November 30, 2015.
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> GreenPal Small Business Scholarship
> Greenpal Lawncare is accepting applications for the annual GreenPal Small Business Scholarship to assist a motivated, driven student and future business leader. The program is open to any graduating high school senior, college freshman, or sophomore who owns and operates his/her own small business or has put together a business plan to start a business while in college. In addition, applicants must be in a graduating high school's senior class in 2015 or be currently enrolled in a college of business with a 3.0 or higher GPA; demonstrate high ambition and desire to be an entrepreneur or business owner; and have a declared major in a college of business.
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> Microsoft DigiGirlz High Tech Camp
> Microsoft DigiGirlz High Tech Camp for girls works to dispel stereotypes of the high-tech industry. During the camp session, the girls listen to executive speakers, participate in technology tours and demonstrations, network, and learn through hands-on experience in workshops. This year camps will take place at various dates throughout the summer in Stonybrook, NY; Charlotte, NC; Fargo, ND; Redmond, WA; Las Colinas, TX; and St. Louis, MO. Maximum award: free attendance to camp. Eligibility: girls grades 9-11 in the 2015-2016 school year, and at least age 13 at time of application, with some location exceptions. Deadline: varies by location.
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> Fund for Teachers Grants
> The Fund for Teachers provides funds for direct grants to teachers to support summer learning opportunities of their own design. Maximum award: $5,000. Eligibility: teachers who work with students in grades pre-kindergarten through 12, with a minimum of three years teaching experience, full-time, spending at least 50 percent of the time in the classroom at the time grants are approved and made. Deadline: varies by state.
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> Grants to Increase Access to Healthy Foods from the No Kid Hungry Foundation 
> Providing students access to healthy and nutritious meals is the focus of No Kid Hungry Foundation grants. Currently, the foundation supports projects that increase access to summer meal programs, school breakfast and after-school snacks and meals. Plus, advocacy efforts, including anti-hunger issues and needs and educating families about SNAP and the Women, Infants, and Children programs. Interested schools can submit letters of inquiry year-round. Prize: Average grants range from $5,000 to $10,000. Deadline: Rolling.
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> The Awesome Foundation: Grants for Projects
> The Awesome Foundation funds projects that challenge and expand our understanding of our individual and communal potentials, bringing communities together, casting aside social inhibitions and boundaries for a moment. Maximum award: $1,000. Eligibility: all people and organizations; there are no prerequisites. Deadline: rolling.
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> Lovejoy ISD (near Allen, Texas) has an opening for a Library Media Specialist at Willow Springs Middle School.
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> Colquitt County Schools in Moultrie, Georgia, has an opening for an elementary school media specialist.
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> South Kitsap School District in Port Orchard, Washington, is seeking an elementary LMS.
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> Sudbury Public Schools in Massachusetts has an opening for a library media specialist.
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