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Have you got the right stuff to reimagine the future of space exploration? 🚀Enter ED’s  Challenge & submit designs for a...
30/03/2023

Have you got the right stuff to reimagine the future of space exploration? 🚀

Enter ED’s Challenge & submit designs for a product or service that will contribute to space missions & exploration. Learn how to enter at CTEMomentum.com.

Working together to support our schools & students? Now that’s a home run! ⚾
30/03/2023

Working together to support our schools & students? Now that’s a home run! ⚾

To our orchestra conductors, band leaders, choir directors, chamber music organizers, and all the educators helping to b...
30/03/2023

To our orchestra conductors, band leaders, choir directors, chamber music organizers, and all the educators helping to bring music to our schools & our students: 🎶 Thank You! 🎶

Considering college options? Need help understanding financial aid offers?On April 4 at 7 PM, don’t miss Federal Student...
29/03/2023

Considering college options?
Need help understanding financial aid offers?

On April 4 at 7 PM, don’t miss Federal Student Aid’s Twitter Space on how to read financial aid info & compare colleges with ED’s College Scorecard.

⬇️ Don't forget - set a reminder! ⬇️ https://twitter.com/i/spaces/1YqxoAkDjazGv

29/03/2023

Representation in education matters.

Because when teachers look like their students, they’re saying: “Here I am. I was able to do it – and so can you.”

: The Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad (DDRA) program funds doctoral students (like Butch! ⬇️) to co...
28/03/2023

: The Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad (DDRA) program funds doctoral students (like Butch! ⬇️) to conduct research in other countries for 6-12 months.

If you’re an eligible doctoral student, apply by April 11: https://www2.ed.gov/programs/iegpsddrap/applicant.html

Announcing ED’s  Challenge! Eligible high schools can submit entries that demonstrate a product or service to advance sp...
28/03/2023

Announcing ED’s Challenge!

Eligible high schools can submit entries that demonstrate a product or service to advance space missions & exploration.

Check out how to enter ➡️ CTEMomentum.com.

When schools are inclusive, students succeed.
27/03/2023

When schools are inclusive, students succeed.

Parents: Looking for a creative weekend activity?🎨 🖼️Help your child develop a positive sense of self with Hirshhorn Mus...
25/03/2023
Pictures of Me - Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden | Smithsonian

Parents: Looking for a creative weekend activity?
🎨 🖼️
Help your child develop a positive sense of self with Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden's "Pictures of Me" Mini Art Lesson! By creating a self-portrait collage, kids can practice making choices to represent & express themselves: https://hirshhorn.si.edu/explore/pictures-of-me/

Activity Time: 45–60 minutesAdult Supervision: RequiredBest for Ages: 2+  Note: Children ages 2–4 will need more adult support with cutting, tearing and gluing. Materials: A large printed photograph or drawing […]

Here are just some of the women making modern history at ED, working hard every day to support students, teachers, famil...
24/03/2023

Here are just some of the women making modern history at ED, working hard every day to support students, teachers, families, & school communities. Thank you & happy !

Raise your hand if you're ready for the weekend! 🙋
24/03/2023

Raise your hand if you're ready for the weekend! 🙋

School leaders: Are you creating inclusive education environments for students with IEPs? Read about practices that can ...
23/03/2023

School leaders: Are you creating inclusive education environments for students with IEPs?

Read about practices that can increase student gains from SWIFT Schools' National Center on Inclusion Toward Rightful Presence, which is funded through ED's Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services:https://swiftschools.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/High-Leverage-Practices-for-LRE-Research-Brief-Dec-2021.pdf

We're singing the praises of our choir directors! Thank you for guiding students as they raise their voices to make beau...
23/03/2023

We're singing the praises of our choir directors! Thank you for guiding students as they raise their voices to make beautiful music together.

⬇️ Free Resource for Middle School Educators! ⬇️Bring Women's History Month into the classroom with free Women in STEM e...
22/03/2023

⬇️ Free Resource for Middle School Educators! ⬇️
Bring Women's History Month into the classroom with free Women in STEM eBooks from Smithsonian Science Education Center! Each eBook celebrates women who overcame structural barriers and made history with their contributions to science, technology, engineering, and math: https://ssec.si.edu/ebooks

Up for a challenge? 🏆The U.S. Department of Education is excited to launch the Career Z Challenge - a $2.5 million prize...
22/03/2023

Up for a challenge? 🏆

The U.S. Department of Education is excited to launch the Career Z Challenge - a $2.5 million prize competition for high schools looking to start or expand work-based learning opportunities.

➡️ Learn more: https://blog.ed.gov/2023/03/career-z-launch/

STEM educators! ED”s “Your Place in Space Challenge” helps to connect the dots between the skills students build in CTE ...
22/03/2023

STEM educators! ED”s “Your Place in Space Challenge” helps to connect the dots between the skills students build in CTE programs & fulfilling careers in the space industry. Find out how you can enter the challenge & help reimagine the future of space exploration: CTEMomentum.com.

Programs funded by ED's Office of Special Education & Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) advocate to protect the rights of ...
21/03/2023
NDRN Member Agencies - P&A - CAP | NDRN

Programs funded by ED's Office of Special Education & Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) advocate to protect the rights of students with disabilities, including those with intellectual & developmental disabilities.

Find an agency in your state or territory:

NDRN is the nonprofit membership organization for the federally mandated Protection and Advocacy (P&A) Systems and Client Assistance Programs (CAP).

This World Social Work Day, we asked school social workers from across the country to share how they help students reach...
21/03/2023

This World Social Work Day, we asked school social workers from across the country to share how they help students reach their full potential 💪

Here's what they shared with us ⬇️

20/03/2023

⬇️ Hopping into spring like...

? The March equinox, or vernal equinox, is the astronomical beginning of the season in the Northern Hemisphere - meaning the season of bunnies, blooms, and sunshine has arrived! 🐰💐😎

Learn more about the vernal equinox from NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration: https://blogs.nasa.gov/Watch_the_Skies/tag/equinox/

Due to ,  renewals were paused, but they’re coming back! Don’t wait - update and stay covered! Be sure your state Medica...
17/03/2023

Due to , renewals were paused, but they’re coming back! Don’t wait - update and stay covered! Be sure your state Medicaid office has your current mailing address NOW: Medicaid.gov/Renewals.

Today, the U.S. Department of Education is excited to launch the Career Z Challenge - a $2.5 million prize competition f...
16/03/2023

Today, the U.S. Department of Education is excited to launch the Career Z Challenge - a $2.5 million prize competition for high schools looking to start or expand work-based learning opportunities.

Up for the challenge? 🏆

➡️ Learn more: https://www.challenge.gov/?challenge=careerzchallenge

16/03/2023

Through Girl Scouts, ED Deputy Secretary Cindy Marten developed service & leadership skills that helped her become a great teacher & leader.

Her message to all the current & former Girl Scouts for : “Work hard. Be kind. Dream big.”

Band directors: From marching bands, to concert bands, to jazz bands, thank you for all you do to share the joy of makin...
16/03/2023

Band directors: From marching bands, to concert bands, to jazz bands, thank you for all you do to share the joy of making music with your students!

Parents: Your child’s music program matters to you & them. How do you make sure it matters to administrators, the school...
15/03/2023

Parents: Your child’s music program matters to you & them. How do you make sure it matters to administrators, the school board & other decision-makers?

The National Association for Music Education has five things parents can do to support school music programs: https://nafme.org/advocacy/5-ways-to-support-your-music-program/

Women are the backbone of our nation's education system, and they should be respected - and paid - accordingly.
14/03/2023

Women are the backbone of our nation's education system, and they should be respected - and paid - accordingly.

Educators: Teach your students how to use pi like NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration scientists & engi...
14/03/2023
Educator Guide: Rad Reflection: A ‘Pi in the Sky’ Math Challenge | NASA/JPL Edu

Educators: Teach your students how to use pi like NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration scientists & engineers!
🔢🚀⚙️
Celebrate with classroom activities & resources like "Rad Reflection: A ‘Pi in the Sky’ Math Challenge" from NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory - Education: https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/edu/teach/activity/rad-reflection-a-pi-in-the-sky-math-challenge/

In this illustrated math problem, students use pi to compare the area of the Hubble Space Telescope and Webb Telescope’s primary mirror.

Any way you slice it, our love for Pi is never ending.
14/03/2023

Any way you slice it, our love for Pi is never ending.

 that as of 2022, women were paid, on average, $.83 to every $1.00 paid to men?Today marks , which symbolically denotes ...
14/03/2023

that as of 2022, women were paid, on average, $.83 to every $1.00 paid to men?

Today marks , which symbolically denotes how far into the year women must work to earn as much as men in the previous year.

Learn more about the gender pay gap: https://blog.dol.gov/tag/wage-gap

: ED recently launched , an annual challenge series to increase access to career & technical education & prepare high sc...
13/03/2023

: ED recently launched , an annual challenge series to increase access to career & technical education & prepare high schoolers for rewarding careers. Learn more about this year’s “Your Place in Space” challenge: CTEMomentum.com.

So many women shaped America’s film industry, but their stories are missing from our history of movies.Bring them to lif...
12/03/2023
Women They Talk About: Documenting Early Women Filmmakers with the American Film Institute

So many women shaped America’s film industry, but their stories are missing from our history of movies.

Bring them to life with “Women They Talk About,” a teaching guide from National Endowment for the Humanities & the American Film Institute on the role of women in motion pictures: https://edsitement.neh.gov/teachers-guides/women-they-talk-about-documenting-early-women-filmmakers-american-film-institute

Women actively participated in shaping the nascent film industry of the early twentieth century, both as screen stars and behind the camera. But why is this history missing from our understanding of early Hollywood? A comprehensive catalog from the American Film Institute and their "Women They Talk....

⏰ Don't forget! ⏰It's time to  for !Help prepare your children for the shift and ensure that they're getting enough slee...
12/03/2023

⏰ Don't forget! ⏰

It's time to for !

Help prepare your children for the shift and ensure that they're getting enough sleep with these tips from the CDC: http://ow.ly/liQs50NccLk

11/03/2023

From extra tutoring, to mental health supports, to summer learning programs, the State of Michigan is using American Rescue Plan funds to not only address the needs caused by the pandemic, but provide all students opportunities to recover even stronger.

Happy  to our littlest learners & the teachers, aides, support staff, and others in the classroom helping to instill a l...
10/03/2023

Happy to our littlest learners & the teachers, aides, support staff, and others in the classroom helping to instill a lifelong love of learning.

⬇️ Free Resource for Middle School Educators! ⬇️Bring Women's History Month into the classroom with free Women in STEM e...
09/03/2023

⬇️ Free Resource for Middle School Educators! ⬇️
Bring Women's History Month into the classroom with free Women in STEM eBooks from Smithsonian Science Education Center! Each eBook celebrates women who overcame structural barriers and made history with their contributions to science, technology, engineering, and math: https://ssec.si.edu/ebooks

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