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Laramie County School District 1 Chooses Infinite Campus
Infinite Campus, Inc. — Saturday, October 13, 2012
Laramie County School District 1 (LCSD1), serving more than 13,400 students in the Cheyenne, WY area, has selected Infinite Campus as its student information system (SIS). Infinite Campus, Inc.® is the largest American-owned SIS and will give LCSD1 a proven district-wide, Web-based system that will improve data management, drive informed decisions and realize staff efficiencies. Read More »
New System To Help Ensure Consistent Teacher Evaluation
Empirical Education Inc. — Wednesday, October 10, 2012
Leaders from Tulsa Public Schools, the Cooperative Council for Oklahoma School Administration, and Empirical Education Inc. announced the launch of Observation Engine—a data-driven online tool that helps school officials maintain and verify consistency in classroom observation—can improve quality and build trust in teacher evaluations. Read More »
ez Write Marks Second Year with Growth
ez Write — Wednesday, October 10, 2012
ez Write has completed its second year with strong growth in both the preschool and elementary school markets. ez Write is now part of learning in 17 States, with almost 600 classroom kits from Preschool through 5th Grade being used to teach handwriting to over 16,000 students in 34 public, 5 charter, 5 private, 83 preschool and 20 home schools. Read More »
Manhattan Beach USD Selects Pearson's PowerSchool
Pearson — Wednesday, October 10, 2012
Pearson announced today that Manhattan Beach Unified School District has selected PowerSchool as its new web-based student information system (SIS). PowerSchool will now serve over 7,000 students in Manhattan Beach Unified School District, which is located southwest of Los Angeles. Read More »
ASCD Introduces Three New PD Online® Courses
ASCD — Tuesday, October 09, 2012
ASCD announces the release of three new PD Online® courses focused on Common Core State Standards and differentiated instruction. Read More »
Supporting Accessible Instruction Free Online Workshop
Atomic Learning — Monday, October 08, 2012
In recognition of National Disability Awareness Month, Atomic Learning is showcasing the Accessibility: It IS Important workshop which walks users through the basics of accessibility for all students. It begins by covering the reasoning behind creating accessible materials in addition to legal issues. Participants will also see examples of what accessible materials look like and learn about the individuals who benefit from them the most. Read More »
Calibration Solution Launched To Ensure Observation Accuracy
Truenorthlogic, Teaching Learning Solutions — Friday, October 05, 2012
Truenorthlogic's online Performance Management software solution combined with Teaching Learning Solutions' inter-rater reliability and training tools create an all-inclusive observer calibration system. Los Angeles Unified School District and New York State Education Department, among others, are currently using this innovative observer calibration solution to support their educator effectiveness initiatives. Read More »
HMH's Journeys Significantly Boosts Student Achievement
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt — Thursday, October 04, 2012
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt announced the results of a gold standard study highlighting the effectiveness of its popular Journeys Common Core 2012 reading program. In the fall of 2011, PRES Associates, Inc., an independent research firm, conducted a two-year, randomized control trial (RCT) of Journeys in grades K-2. ... First year results showed significant gains in word recognition, reading comprehension, spelling, and vocabulary. Read More »
KY Choses School Improvement Network To Provide PD
School Improvement Network — Thursday, October 04, 2012
School Improvement Network has been chosen by the Kentucky Department of Education to provide professional development and Common Core implementation resources to public educators across the state. Under this partnership, all of Kentucky's 52,000 educators will gain access to School Improvement Network's PD 360, Common Core 360, and Heidi Hayes Jacobs' "Mapping to the Core" on the LiveBook 360 platform. Read More »
Triumph Learning Introduces New ELA, Math Series for CCSS
Haights Cross Communications — Thursday, October 04, 2012
Common Core Coach for grades 3-8 delivers total coverage of the new standards. Developed by Triumph Learning expressly for the Common Core, this new series-ELA and math-enables educators to implement the Common Core State Standards with confidence. Common Core Coach mirrors the philosophy of the new standards... Read More »
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