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The Association of Latino Administrators and Superintendents (ALAS) Announces Speakers for its 21st National Education Summit

Summit takes place Oct. 9-11, 2024 in Portland, Oregon

WASHINGTON, D.C. (June 28, 2024) – The Association of Latino Administrators and Superintendents (ALAS) has announced the keynote and featured speakers for its 21st National Education Summit being held October 9-11, 2024 in Portland, Oregon. The Summit is ALAS’ flagship leadership development and networking event for administrators at schools and districts that serve primarily Latino and other historically marginalized youth. For information and to register, visit https://www.alasedu.org/annual-summit.

Slooh Launches New Grant to Make Space Exploration Accessible to 100,000 Students in Urban School Districts

District leaders to apply by August 9, 2024 to receive a free district site license providing access to Slooh’s online telescopes, curriculum, and PD for the 2024-25 school year

Washington Depot, Connecticut, June 27, 2024 – As part of its ongoing mission to make space exploration accessible to all students, Slooh, the pioneer in offering live online telescope feeds of the universe and an NGSS-aligned curriculum to school communities worldwide, is launching the Slooh Space Aspiration Grant. This grant, which is valued at up to $500,000, will award five underserved, urban K-12 school districts—representing a total of up to 100,000 students—with district site licenses for the 2024-25 school year. This includes complete access to Slooh’s online telescopes, curriculum, and professional development offerings.

PBLWorks Announces its 2024 Award Winners

The 2024 PBL Champions and recipients of the 2024 John Larmer “JL” Lifelong Learning Award were announced at the PBL World conference in Napa Valley

Novato, CA (June 27, 2024) – The Buck Institute for Education (dba PBLWorks), a national provider of professional development for high quality Project Based Learning (PBL), has revealed the winners of its 2024 PBL Champions award program, as well as the three educators selected for its John Larmer “JL” Lifelong Learning Award. The winners, which were announced at the non-profit organization’s 2024 PBL World conference in Napa Valley, were selected for their commitment to PBL.

New Cart Fan from Vernier Science Education Helps Students Easily Conduct Hands-On Kinematics and Dynamics Experiments

Cart Fan provides a simple way to create constant acceleration when using the Dynamics Cart and Track System and the Go Direct® Sensor Cart

BEAVERTON, Oregon, June 26, 2024 — Vernier Science Education is launching the Cart Fan, an accessory for Vernier carts that provides high school and college-level students and educators with an easy way to conduct hands-on experiments involving constant acceleration. This modular fan, which can connect to both the Dynamics Cart and Track System Cart and the Go Direct Sensor Cart, enables students to explore constant acceleration, variable mass, variable thrust angle, and variable thrust and duration at the push of a button as they investigate important kinematics and dynamics concepts.

iCEV Announces New Scholarships to Recognize Outstanding Career & Technical Education (CTE) Students Nationwide

In celebration of its 40th year of service, iCEV is celebrating the CTE community by partnering with career and technical student organizations (CTSOs) to support scholarship programs

Lubbock, TX – June 25, 2024 – iCEV, a leading producer of Career & Technical Education (CTE) curriculum, industry certification preparation and testing, and CTE data management, will be partnering with a number of leading career and technical student organizations (CTSOs) to award scholarships to outstanding CTE students nationwide. The sponsorship of these student scholarships comes as iCEV celebrates its 40th year of business serving the CTE community.

Avantis Education Showcases Cross-curricular Value of ClassVR at ISTELive 24

Expanded VR/AR content and enhanced user experience launched in booth #1700

Chicago (June 24, 2024) — Avantis Education, the leader in virtual reality technology for K-12 schools, is showcasing the cross-curricular value of VR/AR at ISTELive 24 in Denver, June 23-26, 2024, by unveiling a series of ClassVR software and content enhancements, and hosting best practice presentations in collaboration with its U.S. education ambassadors.

Vernier Science Education Launches New Go Direct® Salinity Sensor to Help Students Better Explore the Natural World

Easy-to-use wireless sensor helps middle school, high school, and college-level students understand water quality concepts through data collection

BEAVERTON, Oregon, June 20, 2024 — Vernier Science Education recently launched the Go Direct® Salinity Sensor to support the study of water quality and the natural world through hands-on learning. This new wireless sensor, which connects directly to student devices using the award-winning Vernier Graphical Analysis® app, makes it possible for middle school, high school, and college-level students to precisely measure the total dissolved salt content of ocean or brackish water during agricultural science, biology, chemistry, Earth science, and environmental science investigations.

Epson Brings Creative, Immersive Learning Experiences for K-12 Schools to ISTE 2024

New Mobile Solution Transforms Learning Environments by Providing Big, Bright Displays Anywhere They are Needed

LOS ALAMITOS, Calif. – June 20, 2024 – As educators look for tools that keep students engaged in learning, Epson today announced it will demonstrate its next generation classroom solutions at ISTE 2024 in Denver, Colorado from June 24-26 in booth #1124. Epson will showcase its extensive lineup of lamp-free laser displays, including its first extreme short throw projector with 4K Enhancement¹ for classrooms, interactive solutions for increased engagement, and a new mobile display solution designed to bring large images to any room in any learning environment.

Take Big Ideas Almost Anywhere – Epson Announces Mobile Projector Cart for Education and Corporate Spaces

Epson ELPCS01 Mobile Projector Cart Designed for PowerLite 810E and 815E Provides Easy Setup for Portable Displays in Flexible Areas

LAS VEGAS (InfoComm, Epson booth #W1800) – June 12, 2024 – Education and corporate environments are being redesigned to accommodate more modern ways of working and learning together. Versatile solutions that can better optimize shared spaces allow digital content to be consumed virtually anywhere, anytime. To accommodate the need for flexible and portable displays, Epson today introduced the new ELPCS01 Mobile Projector Cart designed exclusively for the powerful PowerLite^® 810E (white) or PowerLite 815E (black) extreme short throw display. The ELPCS01 is an integrated AV furniture solution that, when combined with the PowerLite 810E or 815E, transforms almost any wall into a collaborative learning experience or meeting room.

Edthena Names Winners of the 2024 Teacher Leader Impact Award

Alyssa Dillard of the Metropolitan School District of Warren Township and Noemi Jimenez of St. Vrain Valley Schools recognized for their dedication to lifelong learning

SAN FRANCISCO (May 29, 2024) – Edthena is announcing Alyssa Dillard of the Metropolitan School District of Warren Township in Indianapolis, Ind. and Noemi Jimenez of St. Vrain Valley Schools in Longmont, Colo. as the winners of its 2024 Teacher Leader Impact Award. Nominated by administrators at their respective school districts, Dillard and Jimenez were chosen for their positive impact on their classroom and school community through their dedication to lifelong learning and the continuous improvement of their teaching practices.