Industry News

Research Shows Project-Based Learning Boosts Student Engagement and Test Scores

In a new study, PBL helped students perform better on standardized assessments and project tests than students in direct-instruction programs

Working to Close the Achievement Gap for Students in the Nation’s Largest Urban School Districts

Program now used by more than 1 million students in Council of the Great City Schools districts and 3.5 million students nationwide

Contest to Award $10,000 in Teacher Grants

Leading LMS Provider Launches “The Heart of Education” Award to Honor Innovative Educators

Middle School Students’ Literacy Gains Surge Beyond Expectations After Less Than a Year

Achieve3000, the Leader in Differentiated Instruction, and Ray D. Molo Middle School, a school in southern Louisiana, partnered to produce dramatic literacy gains and improved scores on the Louisiana Educational Assessment Program

myON and Indiana Department of Education Partner to Improve Migrant Students’ Reading and Writing Skills

Access to thousands of digital books in myON’s literacy environment has helped improve reading achievement among Indiana’s migrant student population

Webinar Alert: Transforming Your District: It’s All in the Implementation

How to realize your curriculum and instructional goals with the successful implementation of a LMS

Chance to Win a 2017 Vernier/NSTA Technology Award

Share Innovative Uses of Data-Collection Technology in Science or STEM Education for a Chance to Win $5,500

Webinar Explores Ways Schools Can Use Social Emotional Learning Data

Find ways to use social emotional learning data to make your MTSS more effective

Powerful reading intervention program

REWARDS Plus: Social Studies designed for struggling readers in grades 6-12

Online Resource for Teaching the Election

Web-based election center is designed to help teachers get students thinking critically about the 2016 presidential election

Credo Upgrades InfoLit Modules With New Content, New Platform

Content can now be customized to meet students’ needs

Cross-Curricular Lesson Contest Announced

Educators are eligible to win free licenses and other prizes by creating their own lessons using Kids Discover Online content

No Feedback Left Behind: New iPad App Features Dedicated Student Access and Enhanced Instructor Tools

Giving students and teachers quick access to resources that help students improve their writing

League of Innovative Schools and Baltimore County Public Schools to host “Day of Innovation”

Hands-on ed-tech workshops during League of Innovative Schools’ Fall Meeting Nov. 2-4, 2016 in Baltimore

New Tool to Help Educators and Coaches Identify Specific Trends in Teaching Practices

Edthena creates visualizations to support meaningful, data-driven professional development

pivotEd Pairs Trusted Capstone Content with 500 Pre-built Lessons

The blended learning platform, built for 1:1 settings, incorporates literacy with science and social studies lessons

Tampa Preparatory Adopts High-Tech Audio Systems in New Upper School

New systems create active learning environments and foster 21st-century learning

Participate in Free Online Design Challenge with STEM Class Kit Giveaway

From September 15 – September 30, 2016, educators can enter to win a free MacGyver Windmill or Solar House Class Pack

Shelby County Chooses PCG Education’s Paths to College and Career (EngageNY) to Provide ELA Curriculum

Schools in the district’s innovative trial program will implement the EngageNY ELA curriculum this fall to accelerate English language achievement

The Sea-Change in Education— A View from the Mid-Pacific

A view from Hawaii on ESSA and how the island community is getting things right


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