Industry News

Sparking Anytime, Anywhere Standards-Based Learning

Sunburst Digital brings the #1 selling K-12 Keyboard Proficiency Program to the Cloud

Northern California’s Largest K-12 School District Selects New Curriculum Solution

Diverse Elk Grove Unified School District Adopts LANGUAGE! Live

Vernier’s Summer Institutes Provide Science and STEM Educators with Hands-On Experience Using Data-Collection Technology

Educators use Vernier’s award-winning technology to acquire the data-collection skills and knowledge needed to foster students’ interest in science

Teachers Bring STEM/STEaM Alive in Classrooms

Free Virtual Sessions Connect Students with Nobel Prize Winner, STEM Experts, Artists and More

Smithsonian Hosts 56 Teachers of the Year to Inspire Learning With Digital Museum Resources

Smithsonian and Council of Chief State School Officers Celebrate 10-Year Collaboration

Educators Interested in STEM and Maker Movement Invited to Attend Renewable Energy Training in Pittsburgh this Summer

REcharge Academy scholarships are available for select states, counties and districts

itslearning WEBINAR ALERT

Change Management: Houston ISD’s Mission To Support 21st Century Learners

Odysseyware Launches ‘School Transformation’ Professional Learning Series

The series will include virtual and live events focused on industry best practices

Follett Challenge Announces Grand-Prize Winning School

Alaska’s Ben Eielson Junior/Senior High ‘Aims High’ and Earns First Place

Boys & Girls Clubs to Share Benefits of SEL in Out of School Settings

Free webinar by Apperson offers insight for after school providers on making data-driven programming improvements

Houston ISD Adopts myON for All Elementary School Students

The largest district in Texas will use the personalized literacy environment to boost early literacy and assist English language learners

STEM teachers awarded $5,500

Projects Highlighting LifeStraw®-Inspired Devices and Adhesive-Free Bridges Win the Vernier 2016 Engineering Contest

Students introduced to Solar Energy Concepts Using Hands-on Experiments

Vernier data-collection technology to help students develop solutions to real-world problems

Kids Discover Online Unveils ‘Search by Standards’ Feature

The new widget helps educators align engaging science and social studies lessons and units with state and national standards

‘Agency of the Year’ Award for the Second Consecutive Year is PR with Panache!

EdTech Digest honors the Minnesota-based firm for ‘helping to re-shape the education culture to create a new and better future for students’

Bloomz Wins Best New Product in 2016 EdTech Digest Awards

The teacher-parent communication app was honored as a finalist in three other categories

Follett Challenge Unveils Semifinalists, Video Winners

New York, Pennsylvania, Alaska schools in top 3; winner to be announced April 26

Action Toolkit for Summer Learning

The National Summer Learning Association recognizes myOn as a personalized literacy solution to avoiding the summer slide

Turnitin Revision Assistant Give Students Writing Practice for Advanced Placement® Essays

Turnitin’s instructional writing solution, Revision Assistant, now includes six Advanced Placement® Exam prompts so students can practice writing essays for AP® Exams.

PCG Education Presenting the My Brother’s Keeper Summit at SXSWedu

A panel of experts will focus on cradle-to-career strategies for improving the educational outcomes of students of color


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