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Thousands of Innovative Educators to Arrive in Austin in February for the 2018 TCEA Convention & Exposition

The 38 th annual TCEA Convention & Exposition will kick off on Monday, February 5 and run until Friday, February 9, 2018. Thousands of educators from around the world will come together to ...

Texas’ Spring Branch Independent School District Expands Partnership with Discovery Education Supporting Five-Year Strategic Teaching and Learning Plan

-Award-Winning Social Studies Techbook Added to Complement of Digital Textbooks Powering District Classrooms -

CDI’s Leasing Program Helps Schools on Tight Budgets Meet Technology Needs

Schools can use technology immediately while stretching payments over multiple years

Illuminate Education Acquires eduCLIMBER, Improves Data Analysis for Teachers and Districts

eduCLIMBER extends Illuminate Education’s ability to provide efficient and accurate data, saving teachers’ time and informing district decisions

Curriculum Associates Wins SIIA CODiE Award for 2017 Company of the Year

Leading edtech company earns prestigious industry recognition for its significant growth, culture, and commitment to the community

The Virtual High School Partners with Generation YES to Advance Technical Education

VHS and GenYES partner to expand the number of student technology leaders and give students and schools access to computer science education.

Benchmark Education He lps Teachers Accelerate Students’ Spanish Language Learning with New Fonética y gramática Program

Comprehensive print and digital resources for grades K–2 support dual language and bilingual classes combining authentic new Spanish texts and online activities with traditional Spanish phonics sequence

Apperson Launches DataLink ACT/SAT to Help Students Prepare for High-Stakes Tests

DataLink ACT/SAT works with Apperson scanners to help schools and test-prep centers easily grade and analyze practice test data

“Holiday Wishes” Contest for Schools

CDI will grant three technology wishes for schools/districts in the U.S. and Canada

Calling All STEM Teachers: Now Accepting Applications for the 2018 Vernier Engineering Contest

Vernier to recognize two teachers with $5,500 in prizes each for their creative use of Vernier sensors to introduce engineering concepts

New Book Provides Concrete Strategies to Help Schools Accelerate Teacher Growth with Video Coaching

“Evidence of Practice: Playbook for Video-Powered Professional Learning” is authored by Adam Geller and Annie Lewis O’Donnell, with afterword by Jim Knight

CDI Supports 1:1 with 17,000 Mobile Charging Carts Deployed in Schools

CDI’s mobiLAB® charging carts by eduGear® are exclusively designed for education

Alive Studios Launches Augmented Reality My Letters alive Journal

This new book and free mobile app allow children to learn letters and letter sounds with mind-boggling 3D animals

Support of Student Privacy and Security of Student Data Leads Raytown Quality Schools to Select itslearning as its LMS Platform

District Has Earned the Trusted Learning Environment Seal; Essential to Have Learning System that Meets High Data Standards of Trust and Transparency

Renaissance Star Assessments® Approved as “Student Growth Assessments” by Virginia Department of Education

Star Assessments support Virginia public school districts by providing valid measures of student growth

IXL Celebrates 10 Years of Motivating Students to Learn

Ten years ago, IXL Learning CEO Paul Mishkin and his team set out to create a learning product that was motivating enough that students would want to use it—without being pushed by parents and...

CDI Launches a Chromebook Trade-In Program for Schools

The Trade-In Program offers a free two-year warranty on new Chromebooks and removal and recycling of the old devices

50+ Houston Charter Schools Launch a Common Online Application through SchoolMint

An increasing number of cities partner with SchoolMint to meet demand for a more accessible and equitable application process for families

codeSpark Academy Teams With Peanuts Worldwide To Launch Debut Learn To Code Game, Snoopy Snow Brawl

The free game will be featured during Computer Science Education Week’s Hour of Code initiative from December 4 -10th

Zoetis, The National FFA Organization and Discovery Education Host Live Virtual Field Trip Highlighting Exciting STEM Careers in Animal Health

-- New ‘STEM Careers Improving Animal Health’ Virtual Field Trip exposes students to a variety of STEM Careers at Zoetis --


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