Ideas and Opportunities

Upcoming Programs - check websites for deadlines

• AP Professional Development Opportunities
• Albert Einstein Distinguished Educator Fellowship Program
• Biological Sciences Initiative Workshops
• Center for Education in Law and Democracy
• CIRES Education Outreach Programs
• Colorado Council for the Social Studies
• Colorado Division of Wildlife - Various programs
• Colorado Jump$tart Coalition Workshops
• Colorado School of Mines Teacher Enhancement Program
• Experiential Science Education Research Collaborative
• Facing History and Ourselves
  
  • Seminars
• Fishman Prize for Superlative Classroom Practice awarded to public school teachers who demonstrate exceptionally effective teaching with students from high-poverty communities
  
• Global Exploration for Educators Organization
• Global Explorers
  
• Family Nature Summit, Opportunity for Colorado Teacher
• Japan-U.S. Teacher Exchange Program for Education for Sustainable Development
• Keizai Koho Center, Japan Institute for Social and Economic Affairs, Fellowship Programs
• Knapsack Institute, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs
• Korea Society - Fellowships
• McCarthy Dressman Foundation Teacher Development Grants
• Mobile Science Show and Summer Workshop
  
• National Center for Atmospheric Research
• National Council for the Social Studies Annual Conference
• National Council for Geographic Education, Live Webinar Series
• Northern Arizona University, Center for Science Teaching and Learning
• Program for Teaching East Asia - Various programs
• Project Learning Tree - Various programs
• Project Wild - Various programs
• Renewable Energy for Educators, Solar Energy International
• Society for Science and the Public
• Teacher Internship Opportunity in Global Climate Change Research, University of Northern Colorado
• University of Northern Colorado MA in Natural Science

Students

• 2013 Thacher Environmental Research Contest for Grades 9-12 - Prizes are awarded annually to secondary school students (grades 9-12) designing and conducting the best projects using satellite remote sensing of the Earth. Three cash awards will be given - 1st place - $2,000, 2nd place - $1,000 and 3rd place - $500.
  
• BE UNICEF High School Clubs
• Colorado Association for Recycling Summit
• Colorado History Day
  • History Day in Colorado Information Brochure
• Colorado Humanities Association Professional Development Opportunities
• Colorado Science and Engineering Fair
  • Science Fair Project Ideas
  • You and Your Science Fair Project: For Teachers, Students, and Parents - doing a science fair project and not sure where to get started?  This guide from informED takes you through the process step by step.  Whether you're a student or a teacher, this resource is great for anyone looking for a little help along the way!
• Gloria Barron Prize for Youth Heros
• History Colorado Center Field Trips
• Keystone Science Center
• Kids Inquiry Conference
• Kids Science Challenge
• National Geographic Bee
  • Colorado 2010 Geographic Bee Finals at University of Denver
  • Colorado 2011 Geographic Bee - Repeat Winner!
• National Geographic Student Expeditions
• pARTicipation
• University of Southern California Sea Grant Program
• Wildlife Conservation Youth Engagement Grants
  
• World Affairs Challenge
• Youth Policy Summit
  

Ongoing

• American Civic Education Teacher Awards
• Athletic Shoe Recycling Program
• AmericaCorps / VISTA
• Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences
• Colorado Historical Society - Resources for Educators
• Edible Schoolyard
• Geospatial Discoveries Summer Program, Washington College
  
• Gilder Lehrman Institute of Americn History
• National Endowment for the Humanities - Summer Seminars and Institutes
• National Science Teachers Association - New Science Teacher Academy
• Peak Area Leadership in Science
• Progeographer Program
• Global Explorers, A Nonprofit Organization
• History Colorado
• Kids in Need Foundation
• Mathematics and Science Teaching Institute at the University of Northern Colorado
• Peace Corps - Retired Volunteer Speakers
• People to People International
• Process Oriented Guided Learning Inquiry
• raft Workshops for Teachers, Denver, (resource area for teaching)
• Riley Scholars at Walden University
• Rocky Mountain - Middle School Math and Science Partnership
• Scientific and Cultural Collaborative, Metro Denver Area
• Summer Cohort Ph.D. in Geographic Education at Texas State University
• Travel 2 Learn - Rainforest Workshops for Educators and Naturalists
  
• US-Japan Teacher Exchange Program for Education for Sustainable Development
• University of Colorado at Boulder Continuing Education and Professional Studies
  • CU Science Explorers: Professional Development and Science Enrichment for Teachers and Students
• University of Colorado at Denver P-20 Education Initiatives

USGIF Scholarship Program - scholarship available for graduating seniors through doctoral work.  In an effort to help further the advancement of the geospatial tradecraft, USGIF is dedicated to assist promising students interested in the geospatial sciences with scholarship awards.  USGIF hopes to inspire students who are interested in all that GEOINT has to offer to invest their futures in this incredibly exciting and relevant field of study.

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