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Edtech leader introduces new reporting tools that are intuitive and fun to use

IXL Announces Updates to IXL Analytics, Making Classroom Data Simple and Accessible for Teachers

Tips for School Districts to Facilitate Personalized Learning

New guide explains benefits of UDL as a framework for creating learning-driven environments and how districts’ can successfully put theory into practice

National KidWind Challenge Champions Announced in New Orleans

A total of 192 students competed in the National KidWind Challenge during the 2016 AWEA WINDPOWER 2016 Conference & Exhibition

Summer 2016 Reading Challenge ‘Get in the Game and Read!’

Tennessee, North Carolina, Georgia, Indiana, and Illinois are among states partnering with myON to offer unlimited summer access to students

Coding: The new language of a 21st century workforce

CodeMonkey partners with Sunburst Digital to bring its proven coding curriculum to U.S. classrooms

Sparking Anytime, Anywhere Standards-Based Learning

Sunburst Digital brings the #1 selling K-12 Keyboard Proficiency Program to the Cloud

Northern California’s Largest K-12 School District Selects New Curriculum Solution

Diverse Elk Grove Unified School District Adopts LANGUAGE! Live

Vernier’s Summer Institutes Provide Science and STEM Educators with Hands-On Experience Using Data-Collection Technology

Educators use Vernier’s award-winning technology to acquire the data-collection skills and knowledge needed to foster students’ interest in science

Teachers Bring STEM/STEaM Alive in Classrooms

Free Virtual Sessions Connect Students with Nobel Prize Winner, STEM Experts, Artists and More

Educators Interested in STEM and Maker Movement Invited to Attend Renewable Energy Training in Pittsburgh this Summer

REcharge Academy scholarships are available for select states, counties and districts

Smithsonian Hosts 56 Teachers of the Year to Inspire Learning With Digital Museum Resources

Smithsonian and Council of Chief State School Officers Celebrate 10-Year Collaboration

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Change Management: Houston ISD’s Mission To Support 21st Century Learners

Odysseyware Launches ‘School Transformation’ Professional Learning Series

The series will include virtual and live events focused on industry best practices

Follett Challenge Announces Grand-Prize Winning School

Alaska’s Ben Eielson Junior/Senior High ‘Aims High’ and Earns First Place

Boys & Girls Clubs to Share Benefits of SEL in Out of School Settings

Free webinar by Apperson offers insight for after school providers on making data-driven programming improvements

Houston ISD Adopts myON for All Elementary School Students

The largest district in Texas will use the personalized literacy environment to boost early literacy and assist English language learners

STEM teachers awarded $5,500

Projects Highlighting LifeStraw®-Inspired Devices and Adhesive-Free Bridges Win the Vernier 2016 Engineering Contest

Students introduced to Solar Energy Concepts Using Hands-on Experiments

Vernier data-collection technology to help students develop solutions to real-world problems

Kids Discover Online Unveils ‘Search by Standards’ Feature

The new widget helps educators align engaging science and social studies lessons and units with state and national standards

‘Agency of the Year’ Award for the Second Consecutive Year is PR with Panache!

EdTech Digest honors the Minnesota-based firm for ‘helping to re-shape the education culture to create a new and better future for students’


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