Author: Chris Piehler
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What Parents Really Think about Parent-Teacher Communication Apps
Three parents share how a mobile app helps them stay connected to their children’s education. By Tracy Everard, Kim Valley, and Shannon LeFevre In this digital, ... -
myON Unveils Expanded Literacy Toolkit at ISTE to Further Measure Reading with Reading
New features include expanded personalization, updated search features, and on-demand Lexile® assessments (MINNEAPOLIS, MN) June 22, 2016 – myON, a business unit of Capstone and leading ... -
Insight ADVANCE Names Dynamic Educational Leaders to its Inaugural Advisory Board
Members will bring expertise in ed tech, school leadership, entrepreneurship, and educational law (ENCINO, CA) November 15, 2016 — Insight ADVANCE today announced the formation of ... -
Kids Discover Online Announces Winners of Cross-Curricular Lesson-Building Contest
Educators win site licenses and other prizes by creating their own interdisciplinary lessons using Kids Discover Online content for free during contest (NEW YORK, NY) November ... -
Listening Is the Start of Everything
A student shares how moving away from the competitive speech of debate and towards Generation Global’s philosophy of dialogue has helped him in the classroom and ... -
Why Mr. Johnson’s Classroom Is More Fun Than Yours
An elementary educator’s own academic struggles inspired him to use a project-based approach that simulates real life—and boosts test scores. By Anthony Johnson Some kids dream ... -
‘Read to the Final Four’ Literacy Tournament Tips off Across Arizona
The contest will use excitement around the 2017 NCAA basketball championship to inspire third-graders to read (PHOENIX) November 1, 2016 — With the help of the ... -
Learning Upgrade Launches New Mobile App to Serve ELLs on the Go
The app, created as part of the Adult Literacy XPrize Competition, delivers literacy instruction for a wide range of English learners (SAN DIEGO, CA) October 26, ... -
Research Shows That Project-Based Learning with Defined STEM Boosts Student Engagement and Test Scores
In a new study, PBL helped students perform better on standardized assessments and project tests than students in direct-instruction programs (CHICAGO, IL) October 20, 2016 — ... -
Helping Adult ELLs Achieve the American Dream
Schools, non-profits, and smartphone apps provide technology-based resources to serve the growing population of adults learning English. By Vinod Lobo With a dramatic increase in immigrants ...
