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Award-Winning Nonfiction Publisher Kids Discover Launches Online Platform
Kids Discover Online offers access to over 1,000 K-8 science and social studies resources on any device and at three different reading levels
Hawaii State Department of Education Adopts Defined STEM Curriculum to Engage Students in Statewide Renewable Energy Initiatives
Defined Learning and the Hawai’i DOE are partnering with OpTerra Energy Services on Ka Hei, a comprehensive energy and sustainability education program
Leading Edge Certification Brings On California Gold Rush
San Diego County Office of Education Wins Golden Bell Award for LEC’s Online & Blended Teacher Certification
Robotics Company Sphero Partners with CWIST to Launch Online Educational Community
Community facilitates communication, creation and project sharing for educators
Call for Applications Now Open for Vernier Software & Technology’s 2016 Engineering Contest
Three STEM teachers will each win $5,500 in prizes for creatively using Vernier sensors to introduce students to engineering concepts and practices
Coolcher Launches Virtual Classroom Platform to Share Classes and Cultures from Teachers Around the World
The new online creativity platform delivers live, online courses in the areas of language, arts, music, and STEM
K12 Insight Adds Flashpoint Alerts to its Cloud-Based Communications Solution
The new feature in version 7.0 of Let’s Talk! instantly notifies school leaders about potential threats and crises
The Rachael Ray Show Surprises a Massachusetts Kindergarten Teacher with Lightspeed Technologies’ Donation of Four Redcat Audio Systems
Heidi Solivan was raising money for the new technology when the show’s producers called her and offered to help
Minecraft students in 1st International Immersive Cultural Exchange
MELBOURNE and BOSTON Students in Melbourne Australia and Boston Massachusetts take part in the world's 1st international Minecraft cultural exchange Immersive Education (iED) students fr...
EdTechLens’ New Online K-5 Life Science Curriculum Features the Beauty and Splendor of the Rainforest
Rainforest Journey uses technology to provide multiple ways for educators to creatively teach Life Science
Learning Bird’s New Release Makes Differentiated Instruction Easy, Scalable
Additions include classroom management tools, lesson assignment support, added visibility for related lessons, and new reports to track results
New Follett ‘Top 50 Books’ List Gives Educators Valuable Insight Into What Students Are Reading
‘Follett Students’ Choice’arms preK-12 librarians with current statistics, trends
Lightspeed Launches Professional Development Series to Inform and Inspire Education Leaders About Collaborative Learning Environments
Inaugural event to be held at Santa Ana Unified School District, CA
Lingo Jingo Awarded Prestigious English Language Learner Grant from U.S. DOE
New funding allows the company to offer pilots of its WIDA- and Common Core-aligned language-acquisition solution to a limited number of schools
Smithsonian Awarded Carnegie Grant To Advance Digital Learning Practices
Funding Supports Research on Digitized Museum Resources in K–12 Education
PlanetHS Earns Single Sign-on Badge from PowerSchool
Student and parents can now use one set of log-in credentials to access multiple sites
Learning Upgrade Launches Interactive Whiteboard Courses
New Teacher Upgrade math and ELA lessons combine a front-of-class solution with individual instruction using songs, videos, and games
Newsela Launches Annual Summer Reading Challenge for Students in Grades 2-12
The literacy company’s 2015 Summer Reading Challenge begins on June 1. Newsela will introduce an iOS app to help students keep their reading skills sharp during the summer.
ISTE 2015 Lead & Transform Town Hall to Explore Role of Distributed Leadership in Digital Age Learning
Philadelphia’s Science Leadership Academy will bring student voice to discussion
Sunburst Digital Enters Into Partnership With Parlor Labs
Hoffman Estates, IL - Sunburst Digital, Inc. and Parlor Labs announced a new partnership today designed to bring Ponder, a browser add-on and iOS app used to create micro-responses and annotatio...
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