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Epson PowerLite 700U Laser Projector Wins Tech & Learning TCEA Best of Show Award

The PowerLite 700U Delivers Bright, Full HD Images with Virtually Maintenance-Free Operation

LONG BEACH, Calif. – March 4, 2019 – The Epson PowerLite® 700U ultra short-throw 3LCD laser display has won a TCEA Best of Show Award from Tech & Learning magazine. The annual awards program recognizes products and services from exhibitors at the TCEA conference that could have the most impact in the classroom. During the tradeshow, selected Tech & Learning advisors evaluate submitted products and services, rate their impressions on a sliding scale, and meet to decide which technologies deserve the “amazing” moniker. This is the third time Epson, the number-one selling projector brand worldwide, has won the TCEA Best of Show Award.

PublicSchoolWORKS Wins Two Bronze Stevie® Awards in 2019 Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service

Teams in Research & Development and Client Services Management recognized

Cincinnati, OH (March 4, 2019) — PublicSchoolWORKS took home two Bronze Stevie Awards in this year’s Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service. The PublicSchoolWORKS Research & Development (R&D) team was recognized in the Back-Office Customer Service Team of the Year - All Other Industries category and PublicSchoolWORKS Client Services Managers Emily Bodner and Julie Webster were recognized in the Customer Service Management Team of the Year category. To see the full list of winners, visit: stevieawards.com/sales/2019-stevie®-award-winners.

Curriculum Associates Wins 2019 People’s Choice Award and Bronze Stevie® Award for Sales & Customer Service

Technical support team provides best-in-class service to ensure the effective implementation of company’s award-winning i-Ready® program

NORTH BILLERICA, Mass., February 26, 2019—Curriculum Associates recently won the Bronze award in the Customer Service Department of the Year—Public Services & Education category of the 13th annual Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service. The company was additionally chosen as the favorite provider of customer service in the same category of the 2019 People’s Choice Stevie Awards for Favorite Customer Service in which more than 76,000 votes were cast.

The KidWind Project is Now Accepting Scholarship Applications for Summer Renewable Energy Training Academy

The REcharge Academy provides educators with the knowledge and resources needed to bring renewable energy concepts to the STEM classroom

(Saint Paul, MN) February 25, 2019 – The KidWind Project, an international leader in renewable energy education, and WindWinRI are hosting the 12th annual REcharge Academy at the University of Rhode Island’s Coastal Resources Center in Narragansett, RI on July 15-18, 2019. The four-day training, which will focus on wind power and the future of offshore wind, is hosted in partnership with the University of Rhode Island’s Coastal Resources Center and Graduate School of Oceanography, the Guiding Education and Math and Science Network (GEMSnet Program), the North Kingstown Chamber of Commerce, and RealJobsRI.

Vernier Software & Technology Wins Two Tech & Learning TCEA 2019 Best of Show Awards

‘Coding with mBot: Life Hacks’ and ‘Exploring Motion and Force with Go Direct Sensor Cart’ selected by panel of tech-savvy educators

BEAVERTON, Oregon, February 21, 2019 — Vernier Software & Technology recently won Tech & Learning TCEA 2019 Best of Show Awards for both its Coding with mBot: Life Hacks and Exploring Motion and Force with Go Direct Sensor Cart downloadable activity modules. The awards, which are chosen by a panel of tech-savvy educators during the TCEA Convention & Exposition, recognize exemplary products and services that show the greatest promise in today’s classrooms.

Los Angeles Unified School District Approves Curriculum Associates to Support English Learners and Students in Need of Intervention

i-Ready® and Ready Mathematics® for Grades 6–8 chosen as instructional materials for ELs and i-Ready for Grades K–8 chosen as an evidence-based intervention for state-identified schools

LOS ANGELES, CA. February 21, 2019—The Los Angeles Unified School District has issued two separate approvals of Curriculum Associates’ i-Ready and Ready programs. On Tuesday, the Board of Education approved i-Ready and Ready Mathematics for Grades 6–8 for Instructional Mathematics Materials for English Learners (ELs). In November, the Board approved i-Ready Diagnostic and i-Ready Instruction for reading and mathematics for Grades K–8 for its Evidence-Based Interventions for State-Identified Schools. Through these two approvals, schools within the nation’s second-largest district can use these programs to guide teacher instruction and support student growth.

PBLWorks Introduces PBL Project Idea Cards for Teachers

The library offers more than 60 free downloadable standards-based K-12 project ideas to support high quality Project Based Learning in the classroom

Novato, California (Feb. 19, 2019) – PBLWorks introduces a free online library of more than 60 downloadable Project Idea Cards to support teachers in implementing high quality Project Based Learning (PBL). The library will be growing, with new cards to be released throughout the year.

POWERUP Toys Debuts Three New Products at Toy Fair 2019

New toys provide STEM activities to learners – from young to old

(NEW YORK) February 15, 2019 – POWERUP Toys (Toy Fair Booth #2789), the creator of the first smartphone-controlled paper airplane motor kit, is introducing three new products at Toy Fair 2019 – POWERUP 4.0, POWERUP RACERS, and OKO Multi View.

Immersion Active Acquires Award-Winning Marketing and Advertising Agency Gilbert & Sheppard Group

Leading 55+ digital marketing agency and industry-leading business consulting and creative firm unite to provide unparalleled marketing expertise to residential builders and developers

(Frederick, Md.) February 13, 2019 – Immersion Active, a leading digital marketing agency specializing in connecting mature consumers with brands that bring value to their lives, has acquired Atlanta-based marketing agency Gilbert & Sheppard Group. With a strong footprint in the residential housing industry, Gilbert & Sheppard Group’s work includes partnerships with builders and developers of active adult, master-planned, and senior living communities. Immersion Active’s digital marketing solutions combined with Gilbert & Sheppard’s specialties in strategic planning and creative solutions will now offer clients complete end-to-end marketing services.

Curriculum Associates’ i-Ready® Wins a Tech & Learning TCEA 2019 Best of Show Award

Panel of tech-savvy educators selected online diagnostic and instructional program for showing the greatest promise in today’s classrooms

NORTH BILLERICA, Mass., February 12, 2019—Curriculum Associates’ i-Ready was recently named a winner of Tech & Learning’s TCEA 2019 Best of Show Award. Chosen by a panel of tech-savvy educators, the awards recognize exemplary products and services exhibited at the TCEA Convention & Exposition for showing the greatest promise for teaching and learning. The award-winning i-Ready program serves more than 6.5 million students nationwide and is currently being used by more than 15 percent of all K–8 students across all 50 states.