“Too often we give children answers to remember rather than problems to solve.” —Roger Lewin
Charlotte N.C. (April 12, 2018) — Chicago Public Schools has added Aperture Education to its list of vendors approved to provide social-emotional learning (SEL) products to its schools. All vendors were selected after they applied and had their products vetted by the district. Following this period, products were approved by the board of education.
BEAVERTON, Oregon, April 12, 2018 — Vernier Software & Technology and the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) announced the seven winners of the 2018 Vernier/NSTA Technology Awards. A panel of NSTA-appointed experts chose the winning educators—one elementary teacher, two middle school teachers, three high school teachers, and one college-level educator—for their innovative use of data-collection technology in the science classroom.
Cincinnati, OH (April 5, 2018) — PublicSchoolWORKS won two Stevie® Awards in the 12th annual Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service. The Client Services team as a whole won a Bronze Stevie Award in the Customer Service Department of the Year - Public Services & Education category while the team’s leadership won a Bronze Stevie Award in the Customer Service Management Team of the Year category.
Cincinnati, OH (April 3, 2018) — Districts across the nation are experiencing a heightened sense of urgency to make schools safer. To help them navigate the many aspects of school safety, PublicSchoolWORKS is launching School Safety Talks, a free webinar program addressing school safety concerns, with an initial focus on crisis prevention and response. During the three-part series, three school safety experts will offer their unique and valuable perspectives on school violence prevention and provide insights into how schools can respond.
LONG BEACH, Calif. – March 30, 2018 – Epson®, the number-one selling projector brand worldwide, today announced its PowerLite® L610U won a TCEA Best of Show Award from Tech & Learning magazine. The Awards program recognizes the products and services from exhibitors at the TCEA conference that show the greatest promise for educators. A panel of Tech & Learning advisors reviewed and rated the products at the February conference to determine the winners.
Read more: Epson PowerLite L610U Laser Projector Wins Tech & Learning Best of Show Award
Company provides schools with products, support, software, warranties and a trade-in program
Chicago IL –March 26, 2018 – Chromebooks are an affordable and popular solution for schools adopting 1:1 programs. CDI Computer Dealers, a leading provider of technology to schools, is helping schools transition to the Chromebook ecosystem and is now meeting the Chromebook needs of more than 2,000 schools and districts.
Experts at Kickboard and Aperture discuss how data can bridge the gap between programs
Charlotte N.C. (March 19, 2018) — Social-emotional learning (SEL) programs and Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) are both great approaches to support student learning. Many schools want to use both approaches together, but aren’t sure how to.
Social-emotional learning company Aperture Education and Kickboard, which provides technology and coaching for school culture initiatives, will host a webinar at 3 p.m. EDT March 28,, 2018 to discuss how to effectively integrate and connect the two approaches using measurement tools. These tools can serve as a bridge to connect multiple school culture initiatives and promote student success.
Read more: March 28, 2018 Webinar Shows Schools How to Use SEL and PBIS Programs Together
Powerful skills practice tool uses reinforcement learning theory and games to drive student engagement
Herndon, Virginia, March 15, 2018 — This summer, Fuel Education® (FuelEd®) is incorporating major enhancements to Stride™, its award-winning supplemental learning solution for standards-aligned skills practice for students in PreK–8 grade. FuelEd has developed and is adding deeper learning resources to its content areas, including more direct instructional activities, new targeted skill review activities, and more game options, making Stride an even more powerful asset for schools and districts.
New version provides improved cloud functionality, a web-based console for teachers and automatic updates to schools’ keyword libraries
Austin, TX, Feb. 28, 2018 – Impero Software’s flagship product, Impero Education Pro, has won a TCEA Best of Show Award from Tech & Learning magazine. Impero, a leading provider of classroom management, network management and online safety software to schools, showcased the newest version of Education Pro (v6.3) during the TCEA conference in Austin.
Impero Education Pro v6.3 will be featured in the March issue of Tech & Learning. To view the online article, visit https://goo.gl/djgERn
Read more: Impero Education Pro v6.3 wins Tech & Learning TCEA Best of Show Award
Partnership focuses on helping schools collect, monitor and analyze student social and emotional skill and behavior data
Charlotte N.C. (Feb. 28, 2018) — Social-emotional learning (SEL) company Aperture Education and Kickboard, which provides technology and coaching for school culture initiatives, have partnered to help schools collect, monitor and analyze data on 40 student behaviors that tie to the Devereux Student Strengths Assessment (the DESSA) core SEL competencies. The DESSA, which is published by Aperture Education, measures students’ social emotional competencies while the Kickboard platform allows teachers to record and analyze student behavior in real time.