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Say Hello to our 5 Featured Influential Women of March

In honor of women’s history month we highlighted a different influential woman on social media each week. In case you missed one of these bios, or just want to see them all together in one place, we have compiled them into a list here. Uma Chowdhry– Chemist Uma Chowdhry is a research scientist focused on material … Continue reading →

5 Tips for Effective Team Bonding in Immersive Worlds

Recently our team had a week long team bonding workshop in our DStewart EDU Campus powered by Virbela. We had so much fun really diving in to the possibilites of our virtual world as a team, and wanted to share our top 5 tips with you. Continue reading →

K-12 Funding Basics: Understanding COVID-19 Relief Funding

Looking for a quick way to get updated on COVID Relief Funding? VARConnection has you covered. Continue reading →

K-12 Funding Basics: Understanding Grants

With most of a school’s given budget going to fund yearly expenses, grants are vital for schools looking to add in additional tools, resources, and technologies. Grant funding can come from the federal budget, or from a private donor. Grants all come with their own rules and regulations in terms of what the money can be spent on, and what reporting schools may need to provide in return. Continue reading →

K-12 Funding Basics: Understanding Government Funding

The next few weeks on VAR connection will be dedicated to a series on K-12 funding in the United States. This week we are breaking down K-12 Government funding for public schools, how it is given, and how it is spent. Stay tuned to learn more about grants, COVID-19 relief funding, and so much more! … Continue reading →

Meet some of our Favorite Black Scientists in 2021

This year in honor of Black History Month we are highlighting a few of our favorite historical and modern black scientists. In this blog you will find full bios and additional resources related to each scientist and science field mentioned. Continue reading →

Keys to Building an Immersive World

How Can Non-Immersive VR Help Students be More Engaged?

Virtual Reality has been an emerging trend in education for years, but in recent months it has become more mainstream. With such an intense shift to virtual, VR (specifically non-immersive VR) has helped us all explore new worlds and stay connected in ways we never thought possible. But how can VR help students in the … Continue reading →

Five Tips to Teach Black History This Month and Beyond

February is Black History Month in the United States. Now more than ever it is important to be sure that lessons around Black history are culturally responsive, encourage critical thinking, and explore more elements than just slavery and segregation. We have compiled a list of 5 tips here, and highly encourage you to explore the … Continue reading →

Tips to keep video lessons fresh

All month long we have been talking about ideas to boost student engagement here on VAR Connection. One simple way to keep students engaged is simply to freshen things up and introduce some change into the classroom. Even though many educators are still teaching remotely, there are still ways to revamp the virtual space … Continue reading →