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RSC's Grants in Place

The Rural Schools Collaborative's Grants in Place program consists of two primary components: RSC's Celia B. Godsil Grants in Place Fellows program, which was launched in 2019, and the National Signature Project Award in collaboration with the National Rural Education Association. The Fellows program is limited to teachers who teach in public schools that are located in the geographic regions of RSC Regional Action Hubs, and the National Signature Project Award is open to any rural public school teacher in the United States of America.

Getting COVID-19 vaccines to rural Americans is harder than it looks – but there are ways to lift the barriers

The enormous job of vaccinating the nation is underway, but for rural Americans, getting a COVID-19 vaccine becomes harder the farther they are from urban centers.

The current vaccines’ cold storage requirements and shipping rules mean many rural hospitals can’t serve as vaccination distribution hubs. That can leave rural residents – about 20% of the U.S. population – traveling long distances if they’re able to travel at all.

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Webinar from the Hunt Institute

It is a pleasure to invite you to the first Race & Education Webinar for the new year. During the next Race & Education webinar, resource experts will discuss the importance of Community Activism and Coalition Building for Educational Equity. The conversation will take place on January 14th at 2 PM ET on Zoom and Facebook Live. If you are unable to attend the webinar live but would like to watch the recording, please register so we can share the video with you at a later date.

Enhance Distance/Remote STEM Learning Options

Learning Blade helps students learn about STEM and Computer Science careers while reviewing academics. Students can use over 400 online lessons in 12 human-centered "Missions" to explore exciting STEM careers.

Want to learn more?

Download Mission Diagrams and also see our Hack Attack Mission and Flu Outbreak Mission that have lessons on CS career pathways.

Request a free 30-45 minute implementation webinar by clicking below or emailing info@learningblade.com.

Check our newly released "Learning Blade Backpack" Chromebook app in the Google Play Store that allows your students to download lessons and do them at home, even without internet access - supporting equity in education and reducing the impact of the digital divide.

Rural Educator Weekly Spotlight:

Teachers Bridging the Digital Divide in Rural Schools with 1:1 Computing

This article shares the findings of a mixed-method study about the implementation of 1:1 computing in a small rural Florida school district. Researchers used multiple regression analyses to examine whether Davis’ (1989) Technology Acceptance Model helped explain teachers’ adoption of 1:1. The results indicated that the rural teachers’ perceived ease of use and perceived usefulness of 1:1 were significant predictors of both whole class and individualized instructions with 1:1. The qualitative phase of the study explored the ways in which the teachers integrated 1:1 into their instructional practices and what factors motivated them to do so. The analysis showed that the teachers used 1:1 largely to foster digital literacy and collaboration as well as to conduct student assessments. Reasons, why the teachers integrated 1:1 into instruction, including increasing student engagement, personalizing learning, and facilitating teacher productivity.

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