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Rethinking How We Teach Emergent Bilinguals: Edtech and Learning Science

Accelerate English language acquisition with proven educational technology solutions. Find out how in the eBook, “Supporting Emergent Bilinguals with Edtech.” ... Read more

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Catapult Learning Introduces New High-Dosage Tutoring Program To Reinforce Foundational Math And Literacy Skills For K-12 Students

August 23, 2021, PHILADELPHIA – Catapult Learning, a provider of intervention programs for students and professional development solutions for teachers ... Read more

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Tennessee Approves Illuminate Education’s FastBridge Reading Assessments as K–3 Universal Screeners

IRVINE, CALIF. — AUGUST 25, 2021– Illuminate Education, a leading K–12 student performance solution, announces that earlyReading, CBMreading and aReading—key components ... Read more

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Reading Plus Approved As An Education Technology Products And Services Vendor For Chicago Public Schools

WINOOSKI, Vt. (August 16, 2021) – Reading Plus, an evidence-based online program that uses personalized instruction to improve students’ reading ... Read more

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Alabama Expands Use of LETRS Professional Learning Course Statewide

BOSTON (Aug. 16, 2021) – Lexia® Learning, a Cambium Learning® Group company, announced today that all schools throughout Alabama can ... Read more

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After Successful Pilot, Schools Adopt EarlyBird Game-Based Screener to Identify Children at Risk for Dyslexia and Reading Difficulties

BOSTON — Aug. 12, 2021 — After participating in a pilot trial of the new EarlyBird game-based early literacy assessment, ... Read more

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Reading Plus Approved As Evidence-Based Academic Intervention By Mississippi Department Of Education

WINOOSKI, Vt. (July 21, 2021) – Reading Plus, an evidence-based online program that uses personalized instruction to improve students’ reading proficiency, today ... Read more

21st Century Skills

3 financial literacy tips for students

Financial literacy is important for students as they navigate life after high school and learn how to make successful decisions

While research shows a positive connection between higher education and economic status, it’s important to recognize that the traditional route to higher education does not work for every…

Improving Equity: One Step, One Goal at a Time

Educational inequality is at a crisis point. Watch this on-demand webinar to learn what you can do right now to ... Read more

Classroom Innovations

5 websites to help students build media literacy skills

Teaching students how to identify high-quality news begins with building solid media literacy skills

Students must understand how to recognize reputable information and how to identify credible, high-quality journalism. Bias is everywhere, and it's necessary for young people today to identify it…

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Lexia Learning Rebrands Award-Winning Rosetta Stone English as Lexia English Language Development

BOSTON (July 12, 2021) – Lexia Learning, a Cambium Learning® Group company, today announced the official rebrand of Rosetta Stone® ... Read more

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National Lexile Study Shows Accelerated Reading Growth Across Ethnic Groups

Red Bank, NJ, July 06, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The National Lexile Study, a respected and recognized independent research analysis ... Read more

Coding and Robotics

Teaching coding and design can lead to tech literacy

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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Connecticut’s Bristol Public Schools Deepens Long-Term Partnership with Discovery Education to Enhance Civic Literacy

SILVER SPRING, MD (Thursday, July 1, 2021) — Connecticut’s Bristol Public Schools (BPS) today announced it is deepening its long-term partnership with  Discovery Education, the worldwide edtech leader whose ... Read more

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Scholastic Teams Up with 5 Female Leaders to Debut New “Rising Voices” K–5 Classroom Library Collection to Empower Girls in STEAM

The Second Collection in the Rising Voices Library® Series Features Powerful Messages from Industry Mentors to Shatter Misconceptions About Girls ... Read more

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MindSpark Learning® Acquires Couragion to Disrupt the Landscape of Workforce Development, Career Literacy, and Professional Learning

June 15, 2021 — Denver, Colo. — MindSpark Learning® (MindSpark™), a nonprofit that delivers extraordinary and sustainable learning experiences for ... Read more

Literacy

How is technology impacting literacy?

We live in a world where learning and technology are intrinsically linked, especially in the minds of our youth. But do today’s students process information differently because it…

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Florida Department of Education Approves Lexia Learning for ELA Intervention Courses

Rigorous review process confirms Lexia Core5 Reading and PowerUp Literacy programs are strongly aligned to Florida’s newest standards BOSTON (June 8, ... Read more

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Teachers Offer Tips To Make Summer Learning More Inspiring, Creative and Challenging, Using Osmo for Schools’ STEAM Technology

Exploring Nature, Creating Stories, Learning Financial Literacy, Are Among Ideas Suggested Palo Alto- From exploring nature to story creation to ... Read more

Literacy

Applying the 4 pillars of opportunity in literacy instruction

Myriad opportunity gaps exist in the modern educational system—along with a pandemic that’s only widened these gaps—and are particularly prevalent among students of different races, ethnicities, and socioeconomic…

Catapult Learning Introduces New High-Dosage Tutoring Program To Reinforce Foundational Math And Literacy Skills For K-12 Students

Tennessee Approves Illuminate Education’s FastBridge Reading Assessments as K–3 Universal Screeners

Reading Plus Approved As An Education Technology Products And Services Vendor For Chicago Public Schools

Alabama Expands Use of LETRS Professional Learning Course Statewide

After Successful Pilot, Schools Adopt EarlyBird Game-Based Screener to Identify Children at Risk for Dyslexia and Reading Difficulties

Reading Plus Approved As Evidence-Based Academic Intervention By Mississippi Department Of Education

3 financial literacy tips for students

5 websites to help students build media literacy skills

Lexia Learning Rebrands Award-Winning Rosetta Stone English as Lexia English Language Development

National Lexile Study Shows Accelerated Reading Growth Across Ethnic Groups

Teaching coding and design can lead to tech literacy

Connecticut’s Bristol Public Schools Deepens Long-Term Partnership with Discovery Education to Enhance Civic Literacy

Scholastic Teams Up with 5 Female Leaders to Debut New “Rising Voices” K–5 Classroom Library Collection to Empower Girls in STEAM

MindSpark Learning® Acquires Couragion to Disrupt the Landscape of Workforce Development, Career Literacy, and Professional Learning

How is technology impacting literacy?

Florida Department of Education Approves Lexia Learning for ELA Intervention Courses

Teachers Offer Tips To Make Summer Learning More Inspiring, Creative and Challenging, Using Osmo for Schools’ STEAM Technology

Applying the 4 pillars of opportunity in literacy instruction

Arizona’s Apache Junction Unified School District Supports Innovative Teaching and Learning with New EdTech Resources

AI Educational Partnership to Elevate Classroom Presentations, Assessments

SME Education Foundation Expands Manufacturing and Engineering Opportunities to 15K Additional Michigan Students

Ozobot Launches Self-Service Professional Development Courses

Demco Acquires StickTogether, Accelerating StickTogether’s Mission and Expanding Demco’s Range of Innovative Solutions

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