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POWERUP Toys Partners with FliteTest to Make its STEM Kits Available to More Teachers

New FTSTEM.com lessons help teachers use POWERUP Toys kits in the classroom

PBLWorks Announces its 2019 PBL Champions

PBL Champions program recognizes a district, school, and individual for their commitment to high-quality Project Based Learning

Promethean Releases New ActivPanels to Enhance Technology Adoption and Classroom Engagement

The ActivPanel Elements series delivers innovative tools to make learning more fun

Global Classroom Engagement Provider Vivi Launches New Student Feedback Tool

   Vivi , the wireless screen mirroring solution designed exclusively for the classroom, has launched a new Student Feedback Tool to support real-time student-to-teacher feedback. The easy-...

Gaggle Commemorates 20th Anniversary of Helping Districts Protect Students

School safety company has saved over 1,500 students from carrying out the act of suicide since 2016; over 700 of those in the 2018-19 school year

Students Taking Advance Placement® Courses with The Virtual High School Earn Higher Pass Rates on Exams

B o ston – June 10, 2019 – For over ten years, students taking Advanced Placement® courses with The Virtual High School (VHS, Inc.) have exceeded the national average passing grade on AP® ex...

WURRLYEDU LAUNCHES MUSIC AND EAR TRAINING GAMES TO INCREASE MUSIC COMPREHENSION

 WURRLYedu , a leading music education content platform, today announced the launch of a series of music and ear training games. WURRLYedu delivers culturally relevant lesson plans and a compre...

KinderLab Robotics Announces New Extension Set for Advanced Coding with KIBO

The KIBO Advanced Coding Extension Set unlocks new coding options to allow users of the robot kit to design their own programming blocks, create their own games, and explore complex coding concepts

Curriculum Associates’ Ready® Mathematics Blended Core Curriculum for Grades K–5 Meets ESSA Evidence Requirements

New third-party research conducted by the Human Resources Research Organization, in collaboration with Century Analytics, shows that students using Ready Mathematics significantly outperform students not using the program

Soundtrap for Storytellers podcast creation tool introduced

Soundtrap, a Spotify company, announced that an education version of its new Soundtrap for Storytellers podcast creation tool introduced today will be available to teachers and students for use ...

Nearly 1,200 Districts Renew Partnerships with Gaggle

92 percent of districts renew subscription to Gaggle’s student safety solution annually

Ohio Department of Education Approves Curriculum Associates’ i-Ready Diagnostic for the 2019–2020 School Year

Educators across the state can utilize the adaptive program for five separate assessment uses

Ohio Department of Education Approves Curriculum Associates’ i-Ready Diagnostic for the 2019–2020 School Year

Educators across the state can utilize the adaptive program for five separate assessment uses

Vernier Software & Technology Releases Renewable Energy Lab Books for Middle School Science

Collection of hands-on investigations using Vernier data-collection technology helps students understand renewable energy and practice engineering concepts

Swing Education Announces the Inductees into Its Substitute Teacher Hall of Fame

Three exceptional educators recognized during National Substitute Teacher Appreciation Week for their impact in the classroom

Vernier Software & Technology Provides Science Educators with Summer Hands-On STEM PD Opportunities

Full-day professional development workshops to help teachers learn how to integrate data-collection technology into their STEM curricula


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