2011 China Experience: Shanghai and the Western Shanghai Experimental School
By Sarah Davis, Pearson Foundation
We recently arrived in Shanghai , a city known for its financial history, as well as its hybrid-like East-West culture (for more on Shanghai, visit here). In a very short period of time, we visited the Bund (外滩), the Shanghai World Financial Center (known by local people as “the beer bottle opener”), an outdoor market (XinTianDi ; 新天地), the Jade Buddha Temple (玉佛禅寺), Yu
2011 China Experience: Beijing to Shanghai: Education Begins at Home
From June 22 to July 1, 26 of the 2011 NEA Foundation Awards for Teaching Excellence recipients are spending 10 days on an educational and cultural tour of China.
Our partners from the Pearson Foundation are helping us document the trip by
2011 China Experience: The Dynasty of Look Forward
From June 22 to July 1, 26 of the 2011 NEA Foundation Awards for Teaching Excellence recipients are spending 10 days on an educational and cultural tour of China.
Our partners from the Pearson Foundation are helping us document the trip by
2011 China Experience: Our Goals, Our Expectations
From June 22 to July 1, 26 of the 2011 NEA Foundation Awards for Teaching Excellence recipients are spending 10 days on an educational and cultural tour of China.
Our partners from the Pearson Foundation are helping us document the trip by sharing
Edcuators Get a ‘Big Help’ From Nickelodeon
We have just awarded 41 grants to educators in 24 states in partnership with Nickelodeon’s “The Big Help.” Each school year, the Foundation awards more than 150 grants to educators in every state. It is always eye-opening and
Grantee Discussion: Incorporating Mobile Technology in the Classroom
Many NEA Foundation grantees have used funds to incorporate iPod, iPad or other mobile technology in the classroom. We would like to hear from educators about their experiences.
Has this technology resonated with students? In incorporating
Grant Application Tip: Have a Good Reason For a Grant
By Jesse Graytock
Grants Manager, The NEA Foundation
As Grants Manager, I like to offer tips to educators that are not just applicable when applying for a grant from the NEA Foundation, but can but useful when applying for any type of grant.