Tech grant will use analog games and toys to foster digital success in local classrooms

credit:

The School Library System was awarded a $150,00 GAME Tech Grant to be implemented over the next three years. In the first year, Batavia Middle School will pilot the grant. In the following years, the grant will include all of the Genessee Valley Educational Partnership school districts.

The GAME Tech Grant plans to focus on improving student achievement in mathematics and Language Arts by teaching through technology. The long-term goal of the program is to arm students with critical thinking and communication skills as they prepare for careers in game design, engineering, manufacturing, electronics and design tech.

SLS staff will partner with librarians and teachers to implement the program, which utilizes analog play to teach circuit design, programming, and media production. The program is aligned with the goals of the growing importance of the STEM fields.
Read the Entire Article

A customized collection of grant news from foundations and the federal government from around the Web.

How's Your Community Doing?
Check Out it's
Community Vital Signs

Real-World Experiences Can Help Your Creative Arts Students Create Real-World Change

"When I met with Gibson and a fellow trustee, Ronnie Greenwood, we quickly established a working relationship to consider how music students at [the University of the West of Scotland's] Ayr Campus...more

Sculpturecenter'S Annual Gala Celebrates Creative Community

"People often ask me why I chose wood. The answer is, that was the material that was available to me," said Thaddeus Mosley at SculptureCenter's annual gala in New York City last night. The...more

Putting the Empathy in Innovation: Grants Recipients Build Student Confidence, Connection ...

"When your peers are staring at you, waiting for instruction, it makes it hard to want to experiment, or create the sense of dynamism or play that brings music to life." So says James Spinazzola,...more

Santa Rosa High School'S Artquest Marks Anniversary, Hosts Arts Showcase

For 30 years, students in Santa Rosa, Calif., have had the option of studying either the visual or performing arts, the Press Democrat reports. Now they've got a chance to see their work up close...more

Two California Schools Tapped for National Arts Education Grants

The American Theatre Wing, the force behind the Tony Awards, is putting its money where its mouth is. The group has awarded more than 250 students in 34 states with grants to help them continue...more

M3F Music Festival Funds Art Programs, Other Nonprofits in Arizona

For two days in March, music fans gathered in Phoenix's Steele Indian School Park for the McDowell Mountain Music Festival, which featured electronic dance music (EDM), R&B, and indie rock. But...more

Find Your Voice

The Beatles' "All You Need Is Love" may be the most well-known song in the history of rock 'n' roll, but for a group of teens in San Francisco, it's more than a song. For the past 14 weeks, 10...more

Repsol: Environmentalists Denounce It for Greenwashing

Repsol, Spain's largest oil and gas company, is under fire from environmental groups for "greenwashing" its fuelsmeaning using palm oil instead of natural gasand is now facing a lawsuit from another...more

Supporting Entrepreneurs

"We should not turn our back on any of the things that lifts us all up on any of the things that lifts us all up on their local community," says Mark Madrid, an associate administrator for the...more

Heisman Trophy Fund Awards $1.2 Million to Nyc and Long Island Nonprofits
Foundation: New York Community Trust

Nearly 5,000 kids in the New York area will get a boost in their academic and sports lives thanks to the Heisman Trophy Fund for Youth Development. The fund, a partnership between the Heisman...more