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Your school can win a share of $2,000,000* in technology

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This fall, Samsung is giving public schools nationwide the opportunity to discover the power of technology.

Samsung and its partners are asking teachers to participate in its annual contest to address a key academic challenge in our country: increase the pursuit of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) education. With Samsung and schools joining together, we can foster student interest in these subjects and illustrate the power of applying that knowledge to practical, real-world issues. Click here to apply.

Overview
  • 1. Fill out a short application describing how you’d apply this contest in your classroom.
  • 2. Five teachers in all 50 states plus the District of Columbia will be chosen to further share their vision for the contest in our “Samsung Lesson Plan.” Each teacher chosen will receive two Galaxy® Tabs.
  • 3. 51 State Winners will be chosen to receive a technology kit to help create a video showing us how STEM can help your community.
  • 4. 15 schools will win technology packages worth $35,000 and be invited to pitch their ideas to an expert panel of judges.
  • 5. Five of those schools will win prize packages of $140,000 for their school and be honored at an awards ceremony in Washington D.C.
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    • By filling out the application, you will be entered in the Samsung Solve for Tomorrow contest. Up to 255 teachers will be chosen to create their vision for this program, and then 51 teachers will be chosen to have their classes create videos addressing the challenge, "Show how STEM can be applied to help your local community." All 51 chosen teachers will receive a video creation kit to help complete the task. These 51 teachers’ schools will win at least $20,000* in technology grants for their school. The top 15 videos will be voted on by consumers, select Samsung employees, and a panel of education experts. Five grand finalists will be invited to an awards ceremony to celebrate with education thought leaders and celebrity supporters. Samsung is asking teachers to answer the challenge, “Show how STEM can be applied to help your local community?”

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    Adobe Youth Voices DirecTV National Environmental Education Foundation National PTA
     

    * Estimated retail value

    No purchase necessary to enter or win in the Samsung "Solve for Tomorrow" Education Contest. Open to legal residents of the 50 US & DC, 21 or older & currently employed as a public school teacher, grades 6-12. Void where prohibited. Contest begins 09/03/13, ends 04/16/2014. For Official Rules and judging criteria, click here.
    Sponsor: Samsung Electronics America, Inc.