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Oregon Department of Education Awards a Perfect Score to Curriculum Associates’ K–5 Ready® and i-Ready® Common Core Mathematics

The program, which is focused on building conceptual understanding, problem-solving strategies, and procedural fluency, is adopted by the state of Oregon

Salem, Oregon, September 24, 2015—The Oregon State Board of Education announced that it has approved the adoption of Curriculum Associates’ Ready and i-Ready Common Core Mathematics program for use in K–5 classrooms across the state of Oregon. Built for the Common Core State Standards (CCSS), the program received a perfect evaluation score during the Oregon Instructional Materials Evaluation Process conducted by the Oregon Department of Education. According to the department, the product received this score based on its alignment to the Oregon Common Core State Standards in Mathematics.

Apperson and the Devereux Center for Resilient Children Offer Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) Intervention Strategies

Teachers and out-of-school staff now have proven methods to enrich their SEL climate and instruction

Charlotte, N.C. – Sept. 23, 2015 – Research indicates that social and emotional learning (SEL) programs can have a positive impact on student achievement. Now, Apperson is adding to the intervention strategies available in its SEL assessment system Evo Social & Emotional (Evo SEL) to support educators as they address the specific social-emotional skills gaps identified in the assessment.

Carnegie Speech partners with Sunburst Digital to bring patented spoken English language learning technologies to K12 student populations

Pittsburgh, PA & Chicago, IL -- September 22, 2015 - Almost 8 million ELL students make optimizing spoken English language proficiency a red hot market for any educational technology provider serving K12.

Learning to Learn: Experts Discuss Technology’s Role in Assessment to Promote Enhanced Student Outcomes during Four-Part Webinar

Sept. 29 webinar by Apperson and SimpleK12 will offer insight into the current assessment landscape and tips on how technology can help both students and teachers

Charlotte, N.C. – Sept. 21, 2015 – Assessments can provide critical data to inform instruction and improve learning at all levels. So it is important that schools choose effective assessments that accurately measure 21^st century skills and don’t overburden teachers. Some of the leading experts in the field of student assessments will discuss how to use technology to accomplish these goals during a free four-part webinar series being held on Sept. 29, 2015.

MaxScholar partners with Sunburst Digital to bring an innovative suite of applications to K-12 classrooms to support and advance struggling readers

Chicago, IL – September 21, 2015 - Research suggests that struggling readers with processing challenges that have gone undiagnosed in 1st grade will remain academically behind in all subjects. In order to help all students who struggle with reading, Doctors Deborah and Elliot Levy, together with their son Daniel, established MaxScholar as a unique intervention program. The company is dedicated to ensuring that all struggling readers, even those facing challenges with profound dyslexia, are identified early and given an individual success plan to advance. MaxScholar is a multi-sensory reading and language program addressing Phonemic Awareness, Phonics, Fluency, Vocabulary and Comprehension.

Smart Toys and Games Showcases Multiple Award-Winning Products at Dallas Fall Toy Preview

Company will also preview its 2016 lines

San Francisco, CA – Sept. 16, 2015 – Smart Toys and Games will showcase its entire award-winning line at the Dallas Fall Toy Preview, Oct. 6-8, 2015. SmartGames and SmartMax products have picked up 17 new prestigious awards in 2015.

Game-based Matific Makes Learning Math Fun

More than 1,000 learning activities map to K-6 standards to offer an engaging way to turn screen time into learning time

New York – Sept. 17, 2015 – When parents want to support their children as they learn math concepts, they can turn to Matific, a provider of award-winning, online math activities for children in grades K-6. Matific’s team of math professors and early childhood educators developed its content to offer engaging and interactive activities that parents can use to strengthen their child’s skills.

Sunburst Digital announces a Spiraled Technology Skills Integrated Curriculum allowing Districts continuity in the teaching of 21st century skills like Coding, Programming and Computer Science

Chicago, IL – September 17, 2015 - Imparting 21st century skills means starting young learners with a proper foundation and thoughtfully advancing students with age-appropriate offerings at each grade and level.

For its new 2015-2016 portfolio of curriculum solutions, Sunburst has been working with three category leaders – StudioWeb, Tynker and Wonder Workshop – that are passionate about introducing programming, coding and computer science to students spanning K-12.

Vidalia City Board of Education Opens Full-Time Online School for Georgia Students

HERNDON, Virginia, September 17, 2015—Personalized learning provider Fuel Education™ (FuelEd™) today announced that the Vidalia City Board of Education has launched an innovative program for students in grades K-12. The public, full-time online school, Vidalia Academy, offers students across the state of Georgia the opportunity to learn in a flexible educational model that is tailored to each student’s needs.

Alberta School Divisions Partner with PublicSchoolWORKS to Automate and Sustain Complete School Safety

With the addition of five divisions, Alberta now has 36 schools using PublicSchoolWORKS to ensure student and staff safety and full compliance

Cincinnati, OH (September 17, 2015) — School divisions in Alberta are automating their safety and compliance programs with PublicSchoolWORKS, the signature safety solution for schools. To stay in compliance with mandates, divisions have access to streamlined, online software suites, an expert research and development team to track changing legislation and an award-winning client services team. The five new divisions are Calgary Public Schools, Clearview Public Schools, Foundations for the Future Charter Academy, Palliser Regional Schools and Saint Thomas Aquinas Roman (STAR) Catholic School Division.