News - KEH Communications

Curriculum Associates Named a High-Quality Professional Learning Provider for Magnetic Reading™ Foundations in Rivet Education’s Professional Learning Partner Guide

Curriculum Associates’ professional learning services help educators successfully use Magnetic Reading Foundations to deliver explicit, systematic foundational reading skills instruction to students in Grades K–2

NORTH BILLERICA, Mass., May 25, 2023— Curriculum Associates, a longstanding high-quality professional learning (HQPL) provider, recently added Magnetic Reading Foundations to its list of high-quality curricula in Rivet Education’s Professional Learning Partner Guide (PLPG). The guide provides educators with a vetted list of organizations that offer the best curriculum-based professional learning services in the country. Curriculum Associates was certified and added to the PLPG after a comprehensive, three-step evaluation by Rivet Education and its team of educator reviewers.

New Evidence for the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) Rating Reiterates i-Ready® Instruction’s Impact on Driving Student Outcomes

Educators can confidently use Curriculum Associates’ award-winning program knowing that it meets the standards of evidence in the ESSA

NORTH BILLERICA, Mass., May 24, 2023—A research study from Curriculum Associates recently received a Moderate (i.e., Tier 2) rating from Evidence for ESSA. The study demonstrated that students who used i-Ready Personalized Instruction gained significantly more points on the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS) in English Language Arts and Mathematics than those who did not use i-Ready Personalized Instruction.

KidWind Celebrates Top Renewable Energy Innovations from Students at the 2023 National KidWind Challenge

More than 80 teams from across the U.S. and Mexico put their wind turbines and solar structures to the test to earn a coveted “Top KidWind Challenge Team” distinction

(Boulder, Colo.) May 24, 2023 – Being one of the best was the goal of each of the 80 teams while competing at the 2023 National KidWind Challenge in Boulder. Over the course of the three-day event, these highly skilled students were tested on their knowledge of renewable energy, their design and problem-solving skills, and their wind turbines’ energy output by a team of renewable energy educators and industry professionals. The top-performing teams are:

Professor John Hattie and Curriculum Associates Host Webinar to Share Best Practices for Accelerating Learning Momentum for Back to School

Webinar on Wednesday, May 17, 2023, will cover strategies educators can implement over the summer to ensure a successful first month of school

NORTH BILLERICA, Mass., May 4, 2023—Curriculum Associates is hosting a free webinar with Professor John Hattie who will share best practices educators can implement over the summer to prepare for a successful start to next school year. The one-hour webinar, “Reflect and Connect: Summer Actions to Prepare for the Critical First Month Back to School,” will take place on Wednesday, May 17, 2023, at 4 p.m. ET and cover important steps and strategies to accelerate student growth and keep the momentum going from one school year to the next.

Epson Announces New DC-30 Wireless Document Camera for Education

New Document Camera Captures all the Detail with 4K Video Clarity to Enhance Lesson Plans and Engage Students

STEVENSON, Wash. (ACPE Create IT 2023, Epson Booth #7) – May 3, 2023 – Epson today announced the DC-30 Wireless Document Camera. Feature-packed to make ordinary lessons extraordinary, the new model offers 4K video resolution,¹ a 13-megapixel camera and 10x optical zoom and 23x digital to make it easy to display books, experiments, 3D objects, and more with striking detail and clarity. Encouraging collaboration and providing greater flexibility, the wireless design and built-in handle allows teachers and students to move the document camera around the classroom. The new DC-30 document camera will be on display at ACPE Create IT 2023 Conference in Stevenson, Wash. from May 3-5, 2023, at the Epson booth #7 in Platinum Hall.

Skriware Wins Coveted Award for Best STEM Solution

EdTech’s best and brightest innovators, leaders, and trendsetters honored in the EdTech Awards 2023

(Warsaw, Poland) April 27, 2023 – Skriware, an international edtech company providing schools with equipment and lesson plans that enable practical and hands-on education in the spirit of STEAM, was named a winner in the EdTech Awards 2023, which is run by EdTech Digest. Skriware’s educational STEAM lab, SkriLab, won in the Cool Tool’s category for Best STEM Solution being chosen as the winner among 19 finalists.

Missouri’s Department of Education Approves Curriculum Associates’ i-Ready® Assessment to Help Educators Understand K–3 Students’ Reading Levels or Reading Readiness

Districts across the state can now use the i-Ready Assessment for Reading for Grades K–5 to meet requirements of the Missouri Read, Lead, Exceed K–3 literacy initiative

NORTH BILLERICA, Mass., April 25, 2023—The Missouri Department of Elementary & Secondary Education (DESE) has named Curriculum Associates’ i-Ready Assessment for Reading an approved assessment for the state’s Missouri Read, Lead, Exceed literacy initiative. Starting in the 2023–2024 school year, the initiative requires all school districts and charter schools in the state to assess students in Grades K–3 at the beginning and the end of each school year to determine their level of reading or reading readiness. The approval means Missouri districts can now use i-Ready to meet those requirements.

PASS to Host Webinar to Support California School Districts in Meeting Goals for the Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP)

April 25, 2023 webinar focuses on taking a data-driven approach to improving student learning, wellbeing, and attendance

Brooklyn, NY – April 21, 2023 – PASS (Pupil Attitudes toward Self and School), which provides an attitudinal assessment and intervention guide for students in grades K-12 , is hosting a free webinar on April 25, 2023 to support California school districts in meeting their goals under the Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP).

Association of Latino Administrators and Superintendents (ALAS) Launches “Voices of ALAS Institute” Series of Webinars

The first webinar “Two Women, One Road” on May 3, 2023 is free and open to the public

WASHINGTON, D.C. (April 18, 2023) – The Association of Latino Administrators and Superintendents (ALAS) has launched the Voices of ALAS Institute, a webinar series which highlights the professional expertise and experience of ALAS members while also providing professional growth opportunities for participants.

Nominations Now Open for “Educators Pick Best of STEM® 2023” Award

Awards program from Catapult X forms new alliance with the National Association of Biology Teachers

(Portland, OR) April 18, 2023 – Catapult X is now accepting submissions for the Educators Pick Best of STEM® 2023, the only awards program judged by STEM educators, for STEM educators. The awards program, operated in partnership with the National Science Teaching Association (NSTA) and MCH Strategic Data, and for the first time this year with the National Association of Biology Teachers (NABT), spotlights innovative products, technologies, and services that are changing the world of STEM education.

Start
Prev
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Next
End