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Resources and Opportunities WHYY offers free film-making course Global Exploration for Educators Organization (GEEO) is a non-prof- it organization that runs summer professional development travel programs designed for teachers. GEEO is offering 16 different travel programs for the summer of 2012: India/Nepal, Vietnam, Thailand/Laos/Cambodia, China, Russia/Mongolia/China, Egypt, Turkey 8 day, Turkey 15 day, South Africa/Mozambique/Zimbabwe/Bo tswana, Morocco, Argentina/ Uruguay/Brazil, Peru, Ecuador, The Galapagos Islands and Costa Rica. Space is limited. Educators have the option to earn graduate school credit (3 cred- its through Indiana University) or professional development credit while seeing the world. The trips are 8 to 24 days in length and are designed and discounted to be interesting and affordable for teachers. GEEO provides teachers with educational materials and the structure to help bring their experi- ences into the classroom. The trips are open to all national- ities of K-12 and university educa- tors and administrators, as well as retired educators. Educators are also permitted to bring along a non- educator guest. Detailed information about each trip, including itineraries, costs, travel dates, and more can be found at . GEEO can be reached seven days a week, toll free at 1-877-600-0105 between 9am-9pm. 4th Regional SMART Board Users Conference March 10 SMART Board Users in the Mid- Atlantic region are invited to attend a conference at The Tatnall School in Wilmington on Saturday, March 10, 2012. Learn how to design, develop and National health literacy challenge debuts for students The ˇVIVA! Peer Tutors of the South Texas Independent School District are conducting a nation- wide health literacy challenge. Students enrolled in U.S. schools in grades 6-12 can submit a video pro- moting the web site MedlinePlus.gov. Video submission closes March 23, 2012. Winners will be announced on the ˇVIVA! web site and Facebook page on April 16, 2012, and winning videos will be posted on the ˇVIVA! web site. For complete details about the video contest, please visit the ˇVIVA! web site at: . create interactive lessons using SMART Board. Activities include: *More than 100 SMART Board pre- sentations detailing tips, tech- niques, ideas and lessons for the classroom teacher *Technical support sessions *Level One and Level Two SMART Certified Training Events *Programs for all grade levels, K-12 *Programs for all levels of SMART Board users experience, novice to intermediate to advanced Lunch is included in the $45 regis- tration fee. To register or for more conference information, go to: Click on Academics and then 2012 SMART Board Conference. Contact Greg Mentzer at 302-892-4370 or . 22 February 2012 DSEA ACTION! www.dsea.org . WHYY is offering a free course entitled Visual Storytelling Basics for the Classroom. The course will train educators to help their students use technology and video equipment to tell visual stories. T his is a hands-on course, in which educators will be recording and editing media. Educators will receive lesson ideas for audio slideshows, 30-second sto- ries, video scavenger hunts and other low-tech, but effective tech- niques. Don't worry that you won't have the right equipment. You'll learn how to use simple video cam- eras, smart phones and still cam- eras to make exciting movies. Editing is taught using iMovie and other free or readily available soft- ware. WHYY will provide educators with documentation for five clock hours of professional development. The course is open to teachers of at-risk students in grade 9-12 in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware. There are two available dates: Saturday April 28 from 9 AM to 3 PM and May 5 from 9 AM to 3 PM at the WHYY Dorrance H. Hamilton Public Media Commons in Philadelphia. Each date has space for 32 educators. Teachers should come with a project in mind of how they will integrate a digital storytelling assignment into their plans to keep students engaged. Submit your application online at . Get special offers from NEA Marketplace E-news NEA Marketplace is a new NEA Kids In Need Foundation offers teacher grant opportunity Applications are now available for the Elmer's Teacher Tool Kit grants. Sponsored by Elmer's Products, Inc., the Tool Kit grants are award- ed to K-12 certified teachers in the U.S. who want to replicate already proven projects in their own class- rooms during the 2012-2013 school year. You can view the projects available for replication on the Kids In Need website. These grant awards are based on financial need, number of children who will benefit, and the teacher's commitment to complete the proj- ect. Special consideration is given to first year teachers. Find out more at . newsletter that delivers special offers via email to Association members who subscribe. 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