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IXL Awarded Research-Based Design Product Certification from Digital Promise

June 23, 2021 by ESchool News Staff

SAN MATEO, Calif., June 22, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — IXL, the personalized learning platform used by more than 12 million students, announced that ... Read more

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The Social Institute Expands Team To Meet Increased Demand For Modern Day SEL

June 2, 2021 by ESchool News Staff

$Connecting with students and boosting engagement during remote learning is key--especially in STEM classes such as math$

Durham, NC – As schools wind down a year like no other, The Social Institute is increasing staff, updating curriculums, ... Read more

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Lexia Names Kerri A. Larkin as Senior Education Advisor, Education Partnership

May 11, 2021 by ESchool News Staff

BOSTON (May 11, 2021) – Lexia Learning, a Cambium Learning® Group company, today announced the appointment of Kerri A. Larkin ... Read more

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Edthena Adds Micro-Credentials to Help Districts Recognize Teacher Growth

April 14, 2021 by ESchool News Staff

District leaders and coaches can design and issue custom micro-credentials when teachers demonstrate skill mastery within the Edthena video platform ... Read more

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Discovery Education and Keysight Technologies Launch New Partnership Supporting Equity of Access in Education

April 6, 2021 by ESchool News Staff

Discovery Education and Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: KEYS), a leading technology company that delivers advanced design and validation solutions to ... Read more

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Vernier Software & Technology Recognizes Kansas Science Educator Tyson Vrbas with the 2021 Engineering Award

April 6, 2021 by ESchool News Staff

Vernier Software & Technology recently announced science educator Tyson Vrbas of Manhattan Catholic Schools in Manhattan, Kansas as the 2021 ... Read more

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reDesign Seeks 250 Content Experts to Reimagine the K-12 Educational Content Map this Summer

March 24, 2021 by ESchool News Staff

Educators, academics, and industry experts are invited to apply or nominate others for a paid one-week Design Studio to create ... Read more

Coding and Robotics

How courses like coding and design lead to tech literacy

December 7, 2022March 11, 2021 by Jean Sharp, CAO, Apex Learning

Courses that help students build technology skills increase students’ tech literacy and their ability to contribute to the workforce

Tech literacy, which has become as essential as reading, writing, and arithmetic in preparing students for the future, encourages students to move beyond the role of technology consumers…

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Atlona and Lightspeed Partner to Elevate AV Capabilities for K-12 School Districts

March 2, 2021 by ESchool News Staff

Atlona, a Panduit company, has partnered with Lightspeed to promote professional classroom AV solutions for K-12 applications. The partnership will ... Read more

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AVer Information Announces the Release of the M5 Distance Learning Document Camera

February 24, 2021 by ESchool News Staff

Distance learning demands that districts close technology gaps and ensure teachers—and students—are equipped for a virtual world

AVer Information Inc., the award-winning provider of video collaboration, distance learning and education technology solutions, announced today the release of ... Read more

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Twig Science Nevada Approved for Statewide Use

February 16, 2021 by ESchool News Staff

The Nevada Department of Education has adopted Twig Science Nevada, a complete Pre-K–6 curriculum from leading education multimedia company Twig ... Read more

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Wizrobotics launches Wizprodigy, a new online competition experience for STEM students

January 28, 2021 by ESchool News Staff

Scary, out-of-control robots have long been a favorite Hollywood narrative--but sometimes that narrative becomes reality, like this vintage tin robot.

Wizrobotics, an online live learning platform for teaching and inspiring K-12 students to explore STEM fields, announced the launch of ... Read more

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Infobase Announces Launch of Issues & Controversies in History

January 14, 2021 by ESchool News Staff

Here’s how educators can use evidence-based best practices for literacy lessons, no matter where students are

Infobase, the award-winning provider of the Infobase Media Cloud and the Infobase Learning Cloud, announced the launch of Issues & ... Read more

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MiEN Company Releases White Paper on How Flexible Furniture Creates Active Learning Environments

January 5, 2021 by ESchool News Staff

Districts and schools are increasingly adopting active learning practices in order to address businesses’ demand for employees capable of creative ... Read more

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Flinn Scientific Partners with the Texas Technology Student Association to Support Virtual STEM Competitions

December 9, 2020 by ESchool News Staff

Remote STEM instruction that's both engaging and impactful is possible--with a little determination and creativity

“Whether in person or remote, WhiteBox Learning allows students to experience the STEM engineering design process in a dynamic and ... Read more

STEM & STEAM

5 simple ways to integrate STEAM education into elementary classrooms

October 22, 2020October 22, 2020 by Amy Erb

STEAM education is an excellent way to expose students--especially young learners--to a all subjects in an engaging way

As educators, our goal is to shape our students’ lives by teaching them in ways that produce well rounded individuals. Whether STEAM education is new to you or…

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CoderZ Named 2020 Tech Edvocate Award Winner for Best Coding App or Tool

September 23, 2020 by ESchool News Staff

CoderZ, an online learning environment where students learn robotics and STEM by coding virtual robots, has been named a 2020 ... Read more

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Scholastic Provides Educators Award-Winning Digital Solutions For Virtual Learning

September 23, 2020 by ESchool News Staff

As school districts nationwide begin the 2020–21 academic year, whether in person, remotely, or following a hybrid model, access to ... Read more

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CAE Announces Stacey Sparks as Senior Director of Content Design and Development

September 10, 2020 by ESchool News Staff

Council for Aid to Education, Inc. (CAE), a leading provider of performance-based educational assessments measuring 21st century skills, as well as custom assessments, today announced ... Read more

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Public and Private Organizations Nationwide Choose Rave’s Coronavirus Recovery Solution to Safely Reopen and Keep Communities Informed

August 19, 2020 by ESchool News Staff

Corporations, educational institutions and government agencies across the United States are relying on Rave’s Coronavirus Recovery Solution to equip them ... Read more

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Virtual Tutoring and Mentoring

June 30, 2020May 29, 2020 by ESchool News Staff

Grow Your World (GYW) has transitioned its services from in-person to virtual in the midst of social distancing measures required ... Read more

Universal Design for Learning

5 ways a centralized LMS can support UDL

December 7, 2022March 25, 2020 by Nick Williams

A group of students gathers for a team task to illustrate how LMS supports UDL

Applicable to every student in every classroom, the Universal Design for Learning (UDL) principles of offering multiple means of representation, action and expression, and engagement help teachers leverage…

STEM & STEAM

9 ways to create better makerspaces

December 7, 2022February 24, 2020 by Laura Ascione

Children sit at a makerspace table and create things with art and science to demonstrate the importance of makerspaces.

Makerspaces and maker culture have quickly become a favorite of STEAM advocates, and new research shows that makerspaces can be highly effective at helping elementary students develop skills…

School Makerspaces

How I created my school’s makerspace

December 7, 2022February 12, 2020 by Todd Burleson

This sign, which says make, is made out of things you would find in a makerspace, like wires and plugs and art supplies.

As an elementary educator for most of my career, I’ve had the privilege of working with a variety of learners—from inner-city students in North Carolina to university-level students…

District Management

10+ new products from TCEA 2020

February 14, 2020February 11, 2020 by Laura Ascione

This stylized lightbulb demonstrates innovation and new products at TCEA 2020.

During TCEA 2020, educators, decision-makers, and stakeholders came together to articulate their visions for the future of education. In addition to sessions and presentations, edtech companies made major…

Classroom Innovations

4 questions to ask about multimedia content

February 22, 2021January 16, 2020 by Kyle Schutt

Engaging learners with digital content paves the way for next-level learning experiences—and it all starts with high-quality multimedia content.

When considering multimedia presentation systems for classroom use, one’s mind immediately goes to the hardware--the monitors, projectors, and other components often grab all the attention. But, what is…

School Makerspaces

3 keys to cultivating the maker mindset

December 7, 2022July 15, 2019 by Megan Haddadi and Kimberly Fogarty

The two sides of the brain illustrate left and right brain concepts--both are used to cultivate a maker mindset.

When we dreamed of starting construction on a space where teachers and students alike could cultivate a maker mindset, our goals went beyond creating a dedicated makerspace. We…

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5 ways our centralized LMS supports UDL

July 3, 2019July 3, 2019 by Nick Williams

Young students gather with a teacher and learn, as the school's centralized LMS supports UDL.

District Management

5 edtech accelerators that are changing K-12

April 23, 2019April 22, 2019 by Laura Ascione

Hand turning a button with a rocket icon to the maximum acceleration. Concept of career accelerationComposite between an image and a 3D background.

Five powerful edtech accelerators are influencing the skills and needs of K-12 students and educators, according to a new CoSN report released during the advocacy group’s 2019 conference. …

Innovative Teaching

What are this year’s top trends at SXSW EDU?

January 25, 2023February 4, 2019 by Greg Rosenbaum

Connecting leaders across the learning lifecycle and around the world, SXSW EDU serves as a melting pot for the latest approaches to education.

Game-Based Learning

I gamified my classroom and students are soaring

December 7, 2022January 9, 2019 by Amanda Moore

An average child today will have played 10,000 hours of video games before the age of 21. If playing games is part of our culture, even part of…

STEM & STEAM

6 STEM grants to try in the new school year

May 6, 2019September 24, 2018 by Laura Ascione

There's no arguing the importance of STEM education, but schools and districts don't always have the money to "extra" STEM activities for students or teachers. That's where grants…

District Management

Designing a school for next-century learning

May 25, 2018 by W. Tyler Whitehead, AIA, NCARB

Sartell-St. Stephen Independent School District, located in central Minnesota, is one of many school districts across the country that recognized a need to dramatically evolve traditional classrooms to…

Edtech Trends

App of the Week: Construct 3

January 25, 2023April 30, 2018 by Common Sense Education

Ed. note: App of the Week picks are now being curated by the editors of Common Sense Education, which helps educators find ... Read more

District Management

How to design a school of the future

April 27, 2018 by Jeff McCoy

Several years ago, Greenville County Schools in South Carolina took an innovative approach to designing a new middle school to be named for our former superintendent, Dr. Phinnize…

School Library Innovations

The New Librarian: How I created a makerspace

January 25, 2023March 20, 2018 by Todd Burleson

As an elementary educator for most of my career, I’ve had the privilege of working with a variety of learners—from inner-city students in North Carolina to university-level students…

21st Century Skills

How to bring global learning to your classroom

January 30, 2018January 30, 2018 by Susan Tate

The sun was high overhead as we stood in the open, slowly baking in the hundred- degree heat, which was abnormally hot for late October, even by southern…

STEM & STEAM