“Too often we give children answers to remember rather than problems to solve.” —Roger Lewin
Webinars offer insight into simplifying assessment management
Charlotte, N.C. – Nov. 2, 2015 – Assessment leader Apperson will host webinars in November and December to provide guidance and tips for higher education institutions that want to simplify assessment management.
Read more: Apperson to Host Webinars on Higher Education Solutions
Leading personalized learning provider Fuel Education™ (FuelEd™) announces its solutions have received three awards from three long-standing education technology publication awards programs.
Read more: Fuel Education Solutions Earn Three Industry Awards
NORTH BILLERICA, Mass., November 2, 2015—Curriculum Associates recently donated to the Association of Latino Administrators and Superintendents (ALAS) to support the organization’s scholarship program. The donation allowed ALAS to award two aspiring superintendents with a total of $12,000 in scholarship funds to pursue or continue their advanced educational degrees. Rubén Gutiérrez of Pendergast Elementary School District in Phoenix, AZ received a $10,000 scholarship and Ivette Dubiel of Indian Prairie School District 204 in Aurora, IL received a $2,000 scholarship.
Experts show educators how to use these tools to improve teaching and learning
Charlotte N.C. – October 29, 2015 – Assessment leader Apperson will host free webinars Nov. 5, 2015 and Nov. 12, 2015 to offer educators insight on how to use data to enhance teaching and learning and how they can incorporate blended learning into the classroom respectively.
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Salem, Oregon, October 26, 2015—The Oregon State Board of Education has now adopted Curriculum Associates’ i-Ready and Ready Common Core Mathematics programs for use in all K–8 classrooms across the state. Built for the Common Core State Standards (CCSS), the programs are the only ones in the history of the adoption process to receive a perfect score and an exemplary rating across all K–8 grade levels during the Oregon Instructional Materials Evaluation Process conducted by the Oregon Department of Education. According to the department, the programs received this score based on their alignment to the Oregon Common Core State Standards in Mathematics.
BEAVERTON, Oregon, October 26, 2015 – Vernier Software & Technology has launched three new sensors for college-level chemistry experiments. The new sensors — the Vernier Flash Photolysis Spectrometer, Pressure Sensor 400, and Platinum-Cell Conductivity Probe — offer instructors and students greater versatility for conducting laboratory investigations.
Read more: Vernier Launches Three New Sensors for College-Level Chemistry Investigations
SAN FRANCISCO, October 21, 2015 – Difficulties with social communication and emotional regulation are two traits many students with special needs exhibit. When improperly managed, both can contribute to behavior issues that can disrupt classroom instruction and affect overall school climate. To help educators better manage these difficulties, PresenceLearning is hosting the “Social Communication + Emotional Regulation: An Environment for School Success” webinar on Tuesday, November 17, 2015 at 10 AM PT/1 PM ET. During the live, 90-minute webinar, Dr. Barry Prizant and his colleagues Emily Rubin, MS, CCC-SLP, and Amy Laurent, Ed.M, OTR/L, will provide an overview of the SCERTS® Model and detail strategies for preventing problem behavior. This is the final webinar in the Fall 2015 “Real School Climate Change” webinar series.
Apperson Advantage Program offers a test scanner, the Evo Academics cloud-based assessment and reporting application, and answer sheets
Charlotte, N.C. – Oct. 19, 2015 – Assessment leader Apperson has introduced a new program designed to give schools a more affordable solution to deliver assessments online, via pencil and paper, or a combination of the two, and to access all of that data in the cloud. With the new Apperson Advantage Program, schools can have access to a DataLink 1200 test scanner, paper-based test answer sheets, and school-wide access to Evo Academics for cloud-based assessment building, scoring, analysis and reporting all for one low annual fee of $599.
Read more: Apperson Announces a Complete Testing System for Only $599
Bloomington, IL (October 15, 2015) – Gaggle, a leader in educational technology for more than 15 years, has been recognized twice by Tech & Learning magazine’s prestigious Awards of Excellence. Gaggle’s new School & District Websites product won an Award of Excellence for Best New Product and the Gaggle Safe Classroom Learning Management System (LMS) won an Award of Excellence for Best Upgraded Product.
Read more: Gaggle Wins Two Tech & Learning Awards of Excellence
Herndon, Virginia, October 15, 2015 – Leading interactive math learning system LearnBop®, an exclusive partner of Fuel Education™ (FuelEd™), announces the release of a large bank of more than 2,000 Technology Enhanced Items (TEI) and full math content for grades K-12. With these new features, schools and districts can use LearnBop to engage more students with rigorous, dynamic math problems, better prepare them for state tests, and improve learning gains by helping them close prerequisite skill gaps.