<![CDATA[STEM COBB - BLOG]]>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 05:39:20 -0700Weebly<![CDATA[Georgia Radon Poster Contest]]>Mon, 05 Aug 2024 16:11:48 GMThttp://www.stemcobb.com/blog/georgia-radon-poster-contest
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]]><![CDATA[LEGO Education Ambassador Program]]>Thu, 18 Jul 2024 12:30:34 GMThttp://www.stemcobb.com/blog/lego-education-ambassador-programSharing this on behalf of our Lego Education rep:
The volunteer program is a community of elementary through middle school U.S. educators who have access to LEGO® Education in their schools. Ambassadors are given exclusive opportunities to share their expertise with our audience, to provide feedback for our product development, and to network and share ideas with other Ambassadors.
You can learn more about the program here, about the 2024 cohort here, and see an example of how we feature Ambassadors in our blog and on social media.
Interested educators can apply by submitting this form by August 1: https://forms.office.com/e/53wnXhUsri
]]><![CDATA[MS/HS Glass Recycling Contest]]>Tue, 13 Feb 2024 13:57:08 GMThttp://www.stemcobb.com/blog/mshs-glass-recycling-contestYour school can sign up and participate for this “Clean Glass Recycling” and possibly win a cash prize. These proceeds will be donated to the student body of the school care of a student-led Club, to be used as the officers of that Club see fit.
1st Place--$2500
2nd Place--$1250
3rd Place--$1000
4th Place--$750
5th Place--$500
6th to 10th Place--$400 each
 
The contest that runs 1/8/24 - 3/31/24. The mission of the contest is to raise awareness among students about glass recycling and inspire them to not only learn the basics of glass recycling but to practice environmental conservation. The contest is being sponsored by GA public service commissioners Tim Echols and Jason Shaw along with Arglass and GA Natural Gas. 
 
The concept is simple: A school administrator (teacher for example) and a student, identify as the school's coordinators and use their creativity to inspire glass recycling at their school.  The glass will be picked up by the contest’s logistics team at the school on a designated day. The 10 schools with the most pounds of glass collected will receive 10 cash prizes ranging from $400 - $2500. 
 
In order to participate, the administrator and student submit a signed participation agreement and follow the simple guidelines like sorting the glass into colors. 
 
4 documents that explain the contest and answer most questions are attached below. 
 
1.  School letter from Tim and Jason explaining the contest
2.  Glass recycling 101: 8 key reminders to jumpstart your glass recycling collecting
3.  Participation agreement (this is what we need back signed, you can sign and take a picture and send picture if that’s easier than scanning)
4.  A 3-page “course outline” that could be used to teach students about the value of glass recycling
 
Lastly, the school’s coordinator team (teacher and student listed on the participation agreement) will receive a certificate from Commissioners Echols and Shaw recognizing their participation. The letter can be forwarded to the school principal. Also, Commissioner Echols will submit a letter to editor in the AJC, listing the 10 prize winning schools along with the list of all schools, teacher and student coordinators, that signed the agreement and had glass picked up by the contest team.
 
Questions can be emailed to Faith Henning, fhenning@psc.ga.gov or text/phone: 404-787-0075.
 
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]]><![CDATA[Toothpick Bridge Building Competition]]>Thu, 12 Jan 2023 14:34:45 GMThttp://www.stemcobb.com/blog/toothpick-bridge-building-competition
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]]><![CDATA[Georgia DNR Wildlife Resources Division: $1,000 Grant Opportunity for K-5 Teachers]]>Mon, 22 Aug 2022 12:40:58 GMThttp://www.stemcobb.com/blog/georgia-dnr-wildlife-resources-division-1000-grant-opportunity-for-k-5-teachers
  • $1,000 grant to a Georgia K-5 public or private school teacher (including science specialists) who demonstrates exceptional energy and innovation in teaching life sciences.
  • Provided by the Georgia DNR Wildlife Conservation Section and The Environmental Resource Network, or TERN, the section’s friends group.
  • Deadline to apply: Oct. 17. Recipient announced by Oct. 31.
  • For more: georgiawildlife.com/TeachingConservationGrant or contact Linda May (linda.may@dnr.ga.gov, 706-319-0211) or Anna Yellin (anna.yellin@dnr.ga.gov, 678-459-8393).
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]]><![CDATA[Sphero Deployment Session: A School Leader's Guide to Making the Most of Tech Tools (March 22, 5:00 PM EDT)]]>Wed, 16 Mar 2022 12:46:07 GMThttp://www.stemcobb.com/blog/sphero-deployment-session-a-school-leaders-guide-to-making-the-most-of-tech-tools-march-22-500-pm-edt
We know how this happens far too often: You order a new technology tool for kids to enhance their learning in the classroom and as a way for teachers to really dig into project based learning in cool ways. You open the box, you charge them up, and not much happens. Our host for this Sphero Session is award-winning educator Adam Welcome and along with the team at Sphero, we're going to create a major jumpstart with the tech tools that you have, and the tools you've been dreaming about for too long. Let's go!
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