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Fuel Education Honors Seven Programs for Transforming Education for Students

Innovative educators leverage digital learning opportunities to drive student achievement

Herndon, Virginia, July 2, 2018 —Education is not one size fits all. Students learn in different ways and have varying needs. That’s why innovative educators across the country are implementing creative programs to better meet those needs. The Fuel Education® Transformation Awards program celebrates schools, districts, or organizations that are successfully transforming the way teachers teach and students learn.

Boston Business Journal Names Curriculum Associates a 2018 “Best Place to Work” Winner for the Fourth Consecutive Year

Curriculum Associates Placed Second in the Large Category (250 to 999 employees)

NORTH BILLERICA, Mass., June 27 2018 – The Boston Business Journal has recognized Curriculum Associates as the second Best Place to Work in Massachusetts in the Large Category (250 to 999 employees), marking the fourth consecutive year Curriculum Associates has been ranked on this elite list. In total, 80 companies were honored at the BBJ’s awards program on Wednesday, June 20 at Boston’s Symphony Hall. Rankings were revealed at the ceremony.

Fuel Education and Modern Teacher Partnership Supports School Districts’ Transition to Classrooms of the Future

Herndon, Va., and Denver, Colo., June 25, 2018 —Fuel Education® (FuelEd®) and Modern Teacher today announced they are joining forces to enable their school district partners to make the transition from traditional schools rooted in decades-old practices to 21st century educational institutions that leverage digital solutions to provide students greater opportunities for more personalized and blended learning.

Osmo Responds to Teacher Requests with New Case and Base for its Award-Winning System

New Osmo case and base, product configurations and professional development provide turnkey supplemental solutions for technology-driven students and educators

(Chicago, IL) June 25, 2018 – To better protect schools’ investments in iPads, Osmo, the award-winning company changing the way children play and learn, is launching a new Osmo case and base for iPads at ISTE 2018 in booth #2628. Osmo provides solutions to schools interested in using augmented reality and manipulatives to help K-6 students engage in learning.

Curriculum Associates Enhances i-Ready® with Major Upgrades for Back to School 2018

Award-winning online program redesigns teacher experience, adds new growth model, expands lesson offerings, and provides the student experience in HTML5 and on iPads®

NORTH BILLERICA, Mass., June 25, 2018—To further improve its already powerful online program, Curriculum Associates has enhanced i-Ready with four major upgrades in time for Back to School 2018. The upgrades—including a newly-redesigned teacher experience, the addition of a new differentiated growth model, new and expanded K–5 reading and mathematics lessons, and an iPad-compatible student experience—will improve the teaching and learning process for the program’s 5.6 million users nationwide.

Vernier Software & Technology Offers New Activities for the mBot™ Robot to Teach Coding and Robotics

Company draws on interest in self-driving car industry to provide students a fun and tactile way to learn entry-level coding with simple, Scratch-based software

BEAVERTON, Oregon, June 25, 2018 — Vernier Software & Technology recently launched Coding with mBot: Self-Driving Vehicles activities module written for the mBot™ by MakeBlock®. Students can use the mBot robot and Vernier-created activities to master introductory coding and programming skills through hands-on, standards-aligned learning.

POWERUP Toys Launches the POWERUP Powered Paper Airplane Challenge for Schools at ISTE 2018

Educators can register to compete, receive a free POWERUP 2.0 Free Flight, and enter into a drawing for 25-motor classroom kits in the POWERUP ISTE booth #988

(Chicago, IL) June 24, 2018 – Designed to help students learn about engineering, physics and design, the POWERUP Powered Paper Airplane Challenge lets students build and test powered paper airplanes they design and construct from a simple sheet of paper. To help educators get started with the challenge, POWERUP Toys is giving free POWERUP 2.0 Free Flight motors to every educator who registers for the challenge in the POWERUP booth (#988) at ISTE. In addition, all registrants will be entered into a drawing to win one of several 25-motor POWERUP 2.0 kits so educators can involve whole classrooms in designing and testing their paper airplanes.

The Buck Institute for Education Publishes Videos of Gold Standard PBL Projects

Projects to design model tiny houses, improve water quality and more are examples of how teachers can create high quality Project Based Learning units

Novato, California (June 24, 2018) – Project Based Learning (PBL) is gaining momentum throughout the U.S. and around the world as a way to deeply engage students in content and build 21st century success skills. To help schools and districts visualize what high quality PBL looks like in the classroom, the Buck Institute for Education has published six videos from schools across the country with kids from kindergarten through high school to showcase the Buck Institute’s Gold Standard for Project Based Learning. The videos include interviews with teachers and footage of classroom lessons. They are available at https://www.bie.org/object/video/water_quality_project.

Impero Software Announces New Version of its Flagship Product – Impero Education Pro – at ISTE 2018

Impero Education Pro V7 now includes a mental health keyword library and is easily scalable for large districts

Chicago, June 24, 2018 – Impero Software, a leading provider of classroom management, network and online safety software to schools today announced the latest version of its award-winning product, Impero Education Pro V7. The software has been updated to include a new mental health keyword library, google authentication, and improved scalability to support larger school districts, among other features. The company will showcase the new features of its award-winning product this week at ISTE 2018 in booth #630.

The Buck Institute for Education Announces its 2018 PBL Champions

Program recognizes a school, district and an individual for their work to bring high quality Project Based Learning to students

Napa Valley, California (June 22, 2018) – The Buck Institute for Education has named its 2018 PBL Champions – a designation that honors a school, a school district, and an individual for their commitment to high quality Project Based Learning.