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Applications Now Open for the 2020 Vernier Engineering Contest

Annual awards program recognizes one STEM educator with $5,500 in prizes for the innovative use of data-collection technology

Boxlight Releases New and Improved STEM Guide

Volume 2 of The Big Guide to STEM Features Tips and Resources for Integrating STEM into the Curriculum

MIT launches digital content library for workforce learning on emerging technologies

New learning platform contains bite-sized articles, videos, and podcasts designed to keep workers apprised of the latest developments in AI, robotics, and more

Education Forum 2020 Scholarship Benefits Increase

  ETA International  and  IWCE  are expanding the scholarship perks to  ETA’s Education Forum 2020 (EF20) , which will co-locate with IWCE March 30 – April 3, 2020 at the Las Vegas Convention Ce...

Foundations in Learning Names Mark Mitrovich CEO

Formerly the CEO for Global Learning and Leadership, Mitrovich brings to Foundations in Learning more than 35 years’ experience as an educator and superintendent

Curriculum Associates’ Ready New York, Next Generation Learning Standards Edition Helps Students Meet the Newly Revised State Standards

New English language arts and mathematics program for Grades K–8 includes student and teacher resources

Frontline Education Acquires Accelify Solutions

    Leader in School Administration Software Broadens Offering and Bolsters Critical Solutions for the K-12 Special Education Community Frontline Education, a leading provider of scho...

Epson Customer Victor Valdez Chosen as Best School District Technology Coordinator/Director by Tech Edvocate Awards

Epson BrightLink interactive display was also named a finalist for Best Classroom Audio-Visual App or Tool

Badging Fellowships Awarded to Five Institutions Accelerating the Use of Micro-credentials for 21st Century Skills

Breadth of applications signals growing interest in experimentation as digital credential adoption grows

Blackboard to Launch New Blackboard Learn Skill for Amazon Alexa

New Alexa skill will simplify learners' educational experience with increased access to Blackboard Learn

New Coalition Aims to Reach One Million Students with New Definition of Digital Citizenship – Announces DigCitCommit Educator Challenge

     A diverse group of tech, education, and media organizations announced today that they have come together to launch the Digital Citizenship Commitment campaign (DigCitCommit) with the...

Conscious Discipline and Reflection Sciences Partner to Assess and Improve Executive Function in Children

      Partnership aims to improve skills that predict academic and life success through personalized interventions. Conscious Discipline, a leader in social-emotional learning and cla...

New SEL Curriculum Directly Addresses the Key Skills for Student Emotional Regulation and Behavior Management

The Connections Model has launched the KidConnect Ready2Learn Curriculum to help teachers improve student behavior and proactively teach the foundational skills needed for emotional regulation

LearnLaunch Accelerator and ETS are proud to announce the first round of investments for the ETS Accelerate Program

            LearnLaunch Accelerator and  ETS®  announce the first cohort of EdTech startups from the new  ETS®  Accelerate program. Building on the success of last year's ETS investment i...

Calling All Science Teachers: Applications Now Open for the 2020 Vernier/NSTA Technology Awards

Educators are encouraged to submit their innovative uses of data-collection technology for a chance to win $5,500 in prizes

PBLWorks Partners with the Bezos Family Foundation to Launch “Hunger Challenge” Project Based Learning Unit

        Foundation to donate $3 for each piece of art created by students to help address hunger and malnutrition globally PBLWorks, the leader in Project Based Learning (PBL) profess...

Districts from Coast to Coast Choose Gaggle to Protect Students and Save Lives

13 districts in six states partner with Gaggle to implement 24/7 early-warning system, providing proactive, real-time monitoring and notifications of student safety issues and threats

Boxlight Launches Fall 2019 Webinar Series for Educators

Sessions to Focus on Robotics, Critical Thinking with Tech and Project-Based Learning

PresenceLearning Named Winner in 2019 Tech Edvocate Awards

Leading provider of live online special education-related services recognized in the Best Assistive Technology App or Tool category

Aperture Education Announces Partnership with Dovetail Learning

Aperture’s social-emotional learning assessments and Dovetail’s training and consulting services together support social-emotional learning in schools


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