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CO Schools Double Reading Improvement Rate with Imagine Learning Academy
Imagine Learning — Wednesday, February 01, 2012
Title I students across Colorado are participating in Imagine Learning Academy, an afterschool supplemental educational services (SES) program. A recent study of SES programs in Colorado showed that kindergarten through third-grade students who participated in Imagine Learning Academy made twice as much progress in reading as their peers who participated in other SES programs. Read More »
Instructure Launches Canvas K-12
Instructure — Wednesday, February 01, 2012
Instructure™ announced Canvas K-12™, a new learning management platform that co-enrolls parents with their students in schools, makes state standards tracking painless and provides actionable analytics to teachers and administrators. More than a dozen K-12 school districts are leveraging Canvas today to save teachers time and improve learning. Read More »
Cerebellum Corp.'s ‘Kelso’s Choice’ Friend Referral Program
Cerebellum Corporation — Tuesday, January 31, 2012
Cerebellum Corporation has launched the Kelso’s Choice Refer-a-Friend program to help encourage awareness of the importance of teaching students conflict management skills. With increasing budget cuts, the referral program helps educators save money while sharing their knowledge of Kelso’s Choice. Read More »
New Multi-Platform Non-Fiction Series From Scholastic
Scholastic — Monday, January 30, 2012
Scholastic Discover More™ includes non-fiction print books with rich graphics and stunning photographs along with companion digital content downloadable from the web – all clearly marked for different ages and reading levels so parents and teachers can choose just the right book for every child. The series launches with two books for each age level: Read More »
PCI Education Breaks New Ground in Algebra Intervention
PCI Education — Monday, January 30, 2012
PCI Education introduces Algebra City™, a blended intervention program focusing on the 28 most common algebraic misconceptions. Algebra City aims to keep students on track by using pinpoint assessment to identify where a student is struggling conceptually, and providing thorough and multiple approaches to correcting the misconception. Read More »
Ohio District Selected Naviance Technology
Hobsons — Saturday, January 28, 2012
Cincinnati Public Schools (CPS) selected Naviance, the leading provider of measurable student success solutions for K-12 schools and districts, to prepare urban Ohio students for college and career success. The district will implement Naviance Succeed® in its 14 high schools to ensure all students have, and are on track to complete, an individual plan for success after high school. Read More »
Measured Progress To Help SBAC Make Assessments More Accessible
Measured Progress — Saturday, January 28, 2012
The SMARTER Balanced Assessment Consortium (SBAC) has chosen Measured Progress and the Educational Testing Service (ETS) to help develop policies and a manual related to testing accommodations and accessibility for students who qualify for specific kinds of assistance when taking assessments. Read More »
ETS Launches Special Website on Achievement Gaps
Educational Testing Service — Saturday, January 28, 2012
Educational Testing Service has created a new website to draw attention to achievement gaps among students, provide resources to those studying the issue and highlight success stories. The site looks at why and where achievement gaps exist; the impact they have on students, teachers, families, communities and national competitiveness; and most importantly how they can be narrowed and eventually closed. Read More »
Britannica's New Pathways: Science
Britannica Digital Learning — Thursday, January 26, 2012
A Web-based program for the classroom, Britannica Pathways: Science was created in response to the growing body of research and teacher experience showing that confusions and misunderstandings continue to plague students even after they’ve been taught a scientific topic in school. These misunderstandings persist because they make sense to students based on their personal experiences. Read More »
Carson-Dellosa Expands Offerings
Carson-Dellosa — Wednesday, January 25, 2012
What do OLIVIA™ and the Guinness World Records® holder for the world’s tallest man have in common? They are some of the newest stars in Carson-Dellosa’s lineup of engaging and motivational products for the classroom. The new OLIVIA™ products will include classroom bulletin board sets based on the Caldecott award-winning children’s book series by Ian Falconer. Read More »
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