“Too often we give children answers to remember rather than problems to solve.” —Roger Lewin
December 3, 2013 – With recognition in the prestigious Bett Awards in 2013 as the Best Digital Device and as a finalist in the “Best Educational App” in 2014, the LearnPad is now the most awarded tablet solution for global education.
Read more: Bett finalist recognition makes LearnPad the most awarded global K12 tablet solution
Cincinnati, OH – December 3, 2013 – Carrie Mockler, PublicSchoolWORKS’ director of client services, was selected as a 2013 Silver Stevie® Awards for Women in Business winner in two categories: Female Executive of the Year for the Business Services with 11 to 2,500 employees and Woman of the Year – Business Services. Mockler was chosen from more than 1,200 entries because of her proven ability to build a corporate culture of both acting as and working as a service provider. Now in its tenth year, the Stevie® Awards for Women in Business is a prestigious award for women entrepreneurs, executives, employees, and for their organizations.
GREENSBORO, NC – December 3, 2013 – Music and movement classes can spark learning in young children, and when done in conjunction with a parent, can help build bonds between parent and child. Parents seeking early development opportunities for children as young as newborns should check out two new classes offered by Kindermusik International. The classes Cuddle & Bounce, for children from birth to one year of age, and Sing & Play, for children from one to two years of age, use music and movement to nurture and guide learning. Parents can sign-up to try a free class by visiting Kindermusik.com.
Read more: New Music and Movement Classes from Kindermusik Engage Babies and Toddlers
Washington, D.C. – December 3, 2013 – The Learning First Alliance (LFA), a partnership of leading education organizations representing more than 10 million parents, educators and policymakers, releases the following statement:
Today, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) released the latest results from the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA), a test of reading literacy, mathematics, and science given every three years to fifteen-year-olds in the United States and approximately seventy countries and economies worldwide.
LONG BEACH, Calif. – Dec. 2, 2013 – Epson, the number-one selling projector brand worldwide1, has received the Learning® Magazine 2014 Teachers’ ChoiceSM (TCA) Award for the Classroom for its Epson® PowerLite® X15 and DC-20 document camera. Additionally, the Epson BrightLink® interactive projector was named a winner of District Administration’s Readers’ Choice Top 100 Products for 2013 Award.
Wrentham, MA (December 2, 2013) – Every year, District Administration magazine seeks out innovative education products that positively affect educators for its annual Readers’ Choice Top 100 Products Award. Only in its second year and growing rapidly, the National School Supply Lists Directory, TeacherLists.com, was selected as a District Administration Readers’ Choice Top 100 Products award winner. TeacherLists.com is the largest and fastest-growing free online service for posting and sharing school supply lists and teacher wish lists with parents.
Cincinnati, OH – December 2, 2013 – PublicSchoolWORKS, the signature safety solution for schools, again received District Administration Magazine’s (DA) Readers’ Choice Top 100 Products award for its EmployeeSafe Suite. This web-based software suite manages school safety programs for compliance with regulatory requirements associated with training, safety tasks such as drills or inspections, chemical safety, and a complete safety data sheet (SDS) solution to create a comprehensive school safety program. The EmployeeSafe Suite ensures that school districts are in compliance with ever-changing district, state and federal mandates while reducing the time and effort typically required of administration.
SAN FRANCISCO – November 25, 2013 – The Toy Insider, the source for the hottest toys and gifts for children of all ages, selected Smart Toys and Games, Inc.’s SmartMax Lighthouse as one of the hot toys, games, and gifts that kids will wish for this holiday season. As seen in the November 2013 issue of Women’s Day Magazine, the TOY INSIDER’s HOT HOLIDAY TOYS for 2013 is one of several awards the company has received that highlight the hottest toys for this holiday season.
Read more: The Toy Insider Kicks off Multitude of Holiday Toy Awards for Smart Toys and Games, Inc.
SAN FRANCISCO, November 19, 2013 – To eliminate speech-language pathologist (SLP) travel time and keep Taylor County School District students with diverse speech needs in class, Taylor County School District implemented PresenceLearning, the leader in online speech therapy and other special education-related services for K-12 students. Approximately 50 students in grades K-12 from both public and private school are working with a highly qualified remote SLP during online speech therapy sessions.
NORTH BILLERICA, Mass., November 12, 2013—Curriculum Associates’ i-Ready® Diagnostic & Instruction was recently named a winner of the Tech & Learning 2013 Awards of Excellence (AOE) in the Best Upgrade category. A panel of more than 30 educators, who tested more than 150 entries, chose i-Ready Diagnostic & Instruction as a winner based on its quality and effectiveness, ease of use, creative use of technology, and suitability for use in an educational environment, as well as its significant enhancements which has enabled it to offer the highest quality experience for educators and students.
Read more: i-Ready® Diagnostic & Instruction Wins Tech & Learning 2013 Awards of Excellence