“Too often we give children answers to remember rather than problems to solve.” —Roger Lewin
NORTH BILLERICA, Mass., December 19, 2018—The Ohio Department of Education (ODE) approved Curriculum Associates’ i-Ready® Diagnostic for the identification of gifted students in Grades 2–8. The award-winning i-Ready Diagnostic is part of the i-Ready online diagnostic and instructional program, which has more than six million users nationwide.
Center will offer Impero Education Pro to schools throughout southwest Utah
Austin, TX, Dec. 18, 2018 – The Southwest Educational Development Center in Utah has partnered with Impero Software, a specialist provider of remote monitoring and management software for education, to bring Impero’s flagship product, Impero Education Pro, to schools throughout Southwest Utah.
Read more: Impero Software Partners with the Southwest Educational Development Center in Utah
Aperture’s SEL screener, the DESSA-mini, will be integrated into Taproot Learning’s Camp Timber curriculum to measure students’ SEL skills
Charlotte N.C. (Dec. 17, 2018) — Online SEL curriculum provider Taproot Learning has partnered with Aperture Education to add Aperture’s social-emotional learning (SEL) screener to its Camp Timber curriculum suite. The partnership allows teachers who are using Camp Timber to easily screen students for SEL competence using Aperture’s universal SEL screener, the DESSA-mini.
Students used their creativity, problem-solving skills, and knowledge of aeronautics to create powered paper airplanes
(TEL AVIV, Israel) December 12, 2018 – To take traditional paper airplane lessons to new heights, students across the country participated in the first-ever POWERUP Toys Powered Paper Airplane Challenge. The Challenge required students to fold and test powered paper airplanes built from a simple sheet of paper and powered by a POWERUP 2.0 Free Flight motor, which helped them learn about aeronautics, engineering, physics, and design.
Read more: Classrooms Win First-Ever Powered Paper Airplane Challenge
Reports showcase best practices from school districts and insight from thought leaders
New York (Dec. 12, 2018) — The National School Climate Center (NSCC) today released two powerful reports that provide real-world examples from schools and insight from thought leaders to support and drive school climate improvements.
Epson BrightLink Ultra Short-Throw Interactive Displays Transform Virtually Any Flat Surface in the Classroom into a Bright 100-Inch Interactive Learning Space
LONG BEACH, Calif. – Dec. 11, 2018 – Epson, the number-one selling projector brand worldwide1, has been selected as a finalist in the 2018 Tech & Learning Awards of Excellence. The BrightLink® ultra short-throw interactive display was one of 10 education technology products recognized specifically for their unique use in schools. An additional 20 products were finalists for their use in classrooms and districts. The winners will be announced at a special reception at TCEA 2019 in San Antonio, Texas. To view the entire list of this year’s finalists, visit Techlearning.com.
Read more: Epson Named a Finalist in the 2018 Tech & Learning Awards of Excellence
With new Hacking and Cybercrime Keyword Library schools receive alerts if students type words that could indicate hacking attempts
Austin, TX, Dec. 3, 2018 – Cybersecurity is a growing area of interest for school districts as they try to keep student information safe and protect their networks. To help districts detect threats from within, Impero Software, providers of remote monitoring and management software for education, has created a new keyword library specific to hacking and cybercrime.
Read more: Impero Software Launches New Tool to Protect School Networks from Internal Threats
Awards program recognizes EdTech products that improve teaching and learning
Austin, TX, Nov. 28, 2018 – Impero Software, providers of remote monitoring and management software for education, has been named a finalist in the Tech & Learning Awards of Excellence program for its flagship product, Impero Education Pro. Impero Education Pro is among 10 finalists in the award program’s “district” category.
Read more: Impero Education Pro is named a Finalist in the Tech & Learning Awards of Excellence
Nov. 29th Webinar by Aperture Education explores best practices for measuring social-emotional learning programs to make sure students get the SEL support they need
Charlotte N.C. (Nov. 26, 2018) — A growing number of school districts are adopting social-emotional learning programs because of the positive impact they can have on students’ academics and lifelong success. But these same districts sometimes struggle with understanding where students are social/emotionally and how to bolster and support the development of these skills.
Read more: Understanding Quality SEL Assessments – A Discussion with Expert Paul LeBuffe
Rosemont, IL – Nov. 13, 2018 – School safety platform reThinkIt! is launching nationwide through its partnership with Sunburst Digital. OneSeventeen Media’s reThinkIt! solution leverages machine learning and trauma-informed, restorative, and social emotional principles to revolutionize classroom behavior management.