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01/06/2022

The opposing sides in the “reading wars” tend to advocate for the use of curricula that’s based either on the Science of Reading or on Balanced Literacy, but it does not have to be an "either/or" situation; a literacy expert from Read Naturally suggests integrating components of the Science of Reading into a Balanced Literacy program to provide students with the support they need. https://bit.ly/3ah6yIc

27/05/2022

Data breaches resulting from ransomware attacks increased 13% last year — equal to the last five years’ increase combined — and are impacting more education organizations than ever, according to the recently released Verizon Business 2022 Data Breach Investigations Report. https://bit.ly/3GnTwF0

25/05/2022

Chicago Public Schools is the fourth U.S. school district to publicly announce its students were among those whose private information was stolen in the Dec. 1, 2021, ransomware attack on Battelle For Kids as the number of students impacted continues growing. https://bit.ly/3tk4Xsb

23/05/2022

Online school startup Camp K12 announced it is making its Hatch Kids AR/VR and Metaverse creation platform for K–12 students free for use, along with supporting AR/VR curriculum models for educators and schools also at no cost. https://bit.ly/3Nw6gf3

18/05/2022

A STEM coach shares how her district is engaging teachers and young students by making math relevant and fun using project-based learning in the classroom. https://bit.ly/37TFYnP

16/05/2022

With so many programs, devices, and technologies to choose from, educators and K-12 decision-makers should prioritize these two things when making ed tech decisions: Interaction to increase motivation and engagement among students, and data analytics to make teachers' lives easier and make public schools more efficient. https://bit.ly/3Pm437D

13/05/2022

Wisconsin high school senior Naleah Boys explains how fully virtual public school has helped her inch closer to her dreams of building rockets for NASA. https://bit.ly/3yxQXhx

09/05/2022

The Harbor Freight Tools for Schools Prize for Teaching Excellence awards $1.25 million to 20 outstanding skilled trades teachers and programs in U.S. public high schools. https://bit.ly/3kX5NXc

06/05/2022

Australia-based online monitoring and safety provider Family Zone US today announced it will acquire competitor Qustodio and its subsidiaries in a deal valued at $52 million, according to a news release. https://bit.ly/39HE0rl

04/05/2022

The Mississippi Department of Education’s provision of no-cost subscriptions to digital learning solutions for districts statewide, launched in January, is helping to close learning gaps for students in schools taking advantage of the six opt-in platforms, according to a news release, with a majority of Mississippi districts already using the subscriptions or planning to begin this summer. https://bit.ly/37jOQ64

02/05/2022

Digital learning company Pearson today announced it has acquired language-learning platform Mondly, providing a path for Pearson to add self-study to its line of instructional and assessment solutions, according to a news release. https://bit.ly/3LEHNnf

29/04/2022

CenterPoint Education Solutions, a nonprofit provider of assessment and curriculum solutions and professional learning, today announced that its Illustrative Math-Certified interim assessments and EL Education-Aligned interim assessments will be accessible on the Kiddom platform for the 2022-2023 school year. https://bit.ly/36ZS1Q1

27/04/2022

Education nonprofit Innovateedu launched the Blueprint for Inclusive Research and Development in Education, dubbed BIRD-E, an open source, universal framework designed to generate actionable, high-quality research that ed tech providers, policymakers, researchers, education leaders, and other K-12 stakeholders can easily access, understand, and apply in the classroom. https://bit.ly/3rTDLPW

25/04/2022

Women hold just 28 percent of jobs in STEM fields in the U.S., and the disparity starts long before women get to college. Here are 5 ways that K–12 educators can encourage girls to pursue STEM education and explore STEM career fields before they get to college. https://bit.ly/3Kj0z1T

22/04/2022

Happy Earth Day from STEAM Universe! Learn how to invest in our planet. https://bit.ly/3OoQ2pk

20/04/2022

Here are four fun, engaging STEAM projects that help educators and learners make the most of being in the same physical space together — and also reinforce concepts like social-emotional learning, literacy, and the engineering design process. https://bit.ly/3JTd7go

18/04/2022

Online student therapy provider PresenceLearning announced this week it is expanding its library of content for children with special needs, thanks to a new partnership with kids’ magazine Highlights. https://bit.ly/3L622d6

15/04/2022

The American Student Assistance nonprofit, whose mission is to help middle- and high-schoolers explore career and higher education options, found in a survey of over 2,000 student members that the most popular careers respondents are considering have a STEM and digital focus, according to a news release. https://bit.ly/3KLAbPj

13/04/2022

Pitsco Education Teacher’s Grants award $350 each month to a PreK–college educator in the form of a voucher to use to purchase STEM hands-on instruction materials and kits. https://bit.ly/3MjOOdl

11/04/2022

EiE, the curricula division of the Boston Museum of Science, has launched an online learning program to prepare elementary educators to teach EiE’s Computer Science Essentials curriculum for grades 1–5. https://bit.ly/3O5ySgq

08/04/2022

K–8 math and reading provider DreamBox Learning today unveiled a new educator data-analytics feature called Lesson Highlights to teachers deep insights into how their students are thinking as they complete math challenges — and where students’ problem-solving processes and critical-thinking skills may reveal a need for extra attention in the classroom, according to a news release. https://bit.ly/3ufVzqf

06/04/2022

Consumer robot maker iRobot Corp. today marked National Robotics Week by debuting its newest educational robot, the Create 3, designed for educators and robotics students and compatible with learning ROS 2, Python 3, and the iRobot Coding app, the company said in a news release. https://bit.ly/3r7tuPY

04/04/2022

Vernier Software & Technology has a new online STEM learning and exploration platform in the works for high school students, the company announced, and after a pilot program this fall, the subscription-based platform is expected to be available to U.S. high schools in early 2023. https://bit.ly/38ssteQ

01/04/2022

LearnPlatform has launched a new certification option called IMPACT-Ready for K–12 ed tech providers that have proven their solution or product meets the learning-impact requirements of the Every Student Succeeds Act and that they are committed to protecting student data and are willing to efficiently share student data with districts. https://bit.ly/3Lt2S3q

30/03/2022

Blended learning provider Istation has launched a new educator hub with improved data reporting and advanced customization of student data to help educators better understand student performance and more quickly pivot classroom time to address student needs, the company said in a news release. https://bit.ly/3NynfhO

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