Author: Chris Piehler
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#captionsON™ Reading Campaign Inspires Kids to Turn Screen Time into Reading Time
Just 30 minutes of screen time with captions ON is like reading 30 pages of a 5th grade book, motivating struggling readers to ‘Be. CAPTION.COOL’™ during TV, ... -
Renaissance Releases Major Back-to-School Updates in Assessment, Instruction, and Practice to Empower Educators and Students
The global edtech leader’s Back-to-School product updates and resources will help school leaders provide data-driven instruction—no matter the environment Bloomington, Minn. (Aug. 27, 2020) – Renaissance, ... -
How Exam Prep Can Close Equity Gaps
An interview with Chandra Pemmasani, M.D., CEO and founder of UWorld By Edvocate Staff Online learning platform UWorld helps more than 400,000 students a year prepare ... -
Square Panda Offers Home Edition Playsets to Flexibly Support Schools and District
Through October, the creators of the award-winning literacy platform will include five free Home Edition Playsets with each School Edition Playset SUNNYVALE, Calif. (August 4, 2020) — Square Panda, ... -
Using Video to Maintain the Human Connection During the COVID-19 School Closures
With everyone working from home, an economically challenged district is using live and recorded video to bring coaches, teachers, and students together. By Rachel Caulder With ... -
Renaissance Releases K–12 Focus Skills to Help Educators Predict and Mitigate COVID-19 Learning Gaps
Focus Skills help educators identify and teach critical reading and math skills known to have the greatest impact on learning WISCONSIN RAPIDS, Wis. (June 16, 2020) ... -
Bloomz Introduces Robocalling, Allowing Schools to Deliver Audio Messages to Parents
The app continues to deliver on its promise to provide a single, comprehensive solution for school-home communication (Seattle, Wash.) June 11, 2020 — Today, the award-winning ... -
Reading Horizons Offers Comprehensive K–12 Summer Reading Programs
The 4- to 8-week online curricula empower teachers to help beginning and struggling readers overcome the ‘COVID-19 slide’ (Kaysville, UT) June 1, 2020 —Reading Horizons, a ... -
Partnership Brings Emotional Check-Ins to Kids at Home
New technology allows teachers to see how kids are doing emotionally and respond with customized activities Gainesville, FL (May 14, 2020) — Crisis teaching with students ... -
Waterford.org Announces $9 Million Investment to Prepare Children for Kindergarten this Fall, Launching Summer Expansion of Flagship At-Home Kindergarten Readiness Program, Waterford Upstart
With COVID-19 disrupting PreK classes across the country, Waterford.org is partnering with education leaders to keep 15,000 children on track for the fall Salt Lake City, ...
