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Maximizing Engagement in Robotics and Computer Science Programs
The coming decade will bring unprecedented changes within the workplace From education, to retail, to hospitality and transportation, virtually all industries will be transformed by robotics and artificial intelligence
Millions of jobs will be eliminated by technology while millions of new jobs will be created Still millions more jobs will be transformed and students that graduate from high schools with strong technical skills (including robotics and A I literacy) will be significantly advantaged
However, despite the increasing importance of robotics and computer science education, enrollment in these courses in the United States continues to lag behind many other countries
Within American high schools, enrollment averages less than 3 percent of boys and 0 3 percent of girls. To put those numbers into perspective, a school with 2,000 students will often have less than 30 boys and 3 girls in their robotics programs. This means that 1,967 students are missing out on a literacy that is rapidly becoming a key differentiator across a huge spectrum of jobs.
Amplify Acquires Desmos Curriculum to Build the Future of Math Instruction
Amplify, a next-generation publisher of curriculum and assessment, announced that it has acquired the curriculum and instructional technology of Desmos, the acclaimed developer of digital math tools and curriculum The deal is the culmination of a close partnership between Amplify and Desmos over the past two years Desmos’ world-renowned calculators will remain independent as part of a separate Public Benefit Corporation called Desmos Studio that will focus on the development of free, best-in-class online calculators and other tools
The Amplify and Desmos curriculum teams will now deeply integrate the technology and content they’ve both been developing and piloting for several years The resulting combined program, based on IM K–12 Math™, will bring together Amplify's proven ability to deliver the highest quality STEM curriculum to millions of students, and the groundbreaking digital tools and instructional approach of Desmos Desmos technology will also power new modes of creative, collaborative learning in the next generation of Amplify’s science and literacy core programs
Now a part of Amplify, teacher desmos com will be called Desmos Classroom and will continue to provide free lesson-building tools and lessons to teachers around the world Users can expect more instructional content, professional learning resources, and classroom learning tools, continuing to enhance Desmos
Teaching Strategies Launches
First-of-its-Kind Coaching App
Teaching Strategies, a leading developer of early childhood curriculum, assessment, professional learning and family engagement solutions, announced the acquisition of Noni Educational Solutions, a trauma-focused edtech start-up that has developed a groundbreaking, app-based resource designed to support preschool-5th grade teachers working with children who have been impacted by trauma
The solution, called noni™ for Teachers, was developed in partnership with Adventist HealthCare The Lourie Center for Children's Social & Emotional Wellness, a pioneer in research on best practices for supporting children impacted by trauma and adverse childhood experiences
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The ACE-Flex Series: Taking Automated Captioning to the Next Level
By Kathryn Armelie, Marketing Manager, Link Electronics
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Link Electronics unveils the newest addition to the ACE Series product line, the ACEFlex Series These Automated Captioning Engines use the latest in ASR technology to convert speech into text and caption data for up to four channels of audio simultaneously Using a cutting-edge neural network linguistics algorithm, the ACE-Flex Series converts speech to text and sends out fully compliant captioning data, through traditional broadcast or OTT streaming This system is designed for customizable caption displays, and compatible with most closed captioning encoders or devices The ACE-Flex Series is ideal for high-volume, multi-channel closed captioning environments, including broadcast hubs, government entities with concurrent meetings, corporations captioning simultaneous events, and universities captioning various live content or any situation where up to four channels of audio require captioning at the same time
More than 20 lang u a g e p a c k a g e s a r e included, with the ability to translate and capt i o n i n m u l t i p l e l a nguages for more robust
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Newline Interactive Welcomes
The Scholastic Network as Newest Technology Partner
Newline Interactive, the leading provider of quality interactive touch displays and collaboration solutions, announces a new partnership with The Scholastic Network, a digital signage and broadcast network company The two companies have collaborated to launch the Newline Visual Communication Solution powered by TSN app exclusively on all of Newline’s interactive flat panel devices
The Newline Visual Communication Solution powered by TSN is a digital broadcast network designed to provide unified visual communications in schools and businesses The app can be used to broadcast information, announcements, emergency alerts,
livestreams, marketing messages and more to employees, students and the community directly through a Newline panel without the need for a separate media player.
“We are excited to collaborate with The Scholastic Network to launch the N e w l i n e V i s u a l C o m m u n i c a t i o n Solution powered by TSN app,” said Ty Hall, Newline’s Senior Vice President of S a l e s & M a r k e t i n g . “ W i t h t h e a p p , schools and businesses can leverage a Newline display for all digital signage and visual communication needs, all without the need for a separate media player, making it easier than ever to b r o a d c a s t i m p o r t a n t a n d e n g a g i n g
Why Do You Need a Document Camera?
ELMO released the world’s first document camera in 1988, giving educators the opportunity to engage students
tion with meaningful visual aids. Its w i d e r a n g e o f a d v a n c e d e d u c a t i o n technology caters to any lesson in any c l a s s r o o m . W i t h a d o c u m e n t c a m e r a as your trusty sidek i c k , s t u d e n t s w i l l remember your less o n s f o r y e a r s t o come, even if you’re t e a c h i n g i n a n online environment.
messages to students, employees, the community and key stakeholders "
Michael Broyles, Chief Executive Officer of The Scholastic Network adds, “Partnering with Newline Interactive just felt natural The Scholastic Network is the leader in visual communication and Newline is the leader in interactive flat panels By partnering together to bring our digital signage platform to schools and businesses via Newline’s award-winning interactive displays, it is a boon to both companies ”
The Newline Visual Communication Solution powered by TSN app will debut later this year on the Newline Interactive App Store
About Newline Interactive
Headquartered in Allen, Texas, Newline Interactive is a leading supplier of interactive touch screens and innovative s o f t w a r e t h a t i n c r e a s e s p r o d u c t i v i t y a n d e n a b l e s c o l l a b o r a t i o n N e w l i n e Interactive develops products that help organizations in a wide range of vertical markets including financial services, e d u c a t i o n , h e a l t h c a r e , l a w e n f o r c em e n t , m a n u f a c t u r i n g , m u n i c i p a l i t i e s and legal services.
About The Scholastic Network
The Scholastic Network (TSN) is a digital broadcast network designed to solve unique communication challenges in schools by unifying on and off campus communication. With The Scholastic Network, district and school leaders can b r o a d c a s t m e s s a g e s o n c a m p u s , through virtual learning systems and in the community all from one easy-touse, web-based portal. With proven partnerships across Texas and Florida, The Scholastic Network is the leader in
digital broadcast networks
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a n d c r e a t e m e m o r a b l e l e s s o n s l i k e never before. With simple connectivity, portability and the option to present w i r e l e s s l y , y o u c a n e l e v a t e e n g a g ement, get creative and increase reten-
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marginally better with 5-15 percent of students typically enrolled – still tangibly below the needed levels
“It’s truly a crisis,” says Dennis Kambeitz, Founder of Robots Education “Robotics and A I will impact all industries, but it’s only our most engineering-
Flexibility
ELMO’s wide range of document camera styles ensures that your needs will be met no matter what you’re doing Portable document cameras are light-
minded students who tend to take this type of education The unfortunate truth is that the students who need this education the most are often the ones who are least likely to enroll ”
F o r t u n a t e l y , t h e r e a r e s o l u t i o n s that have been shown to dramatically improve engagement
Dennis has demonstrated robotics
weight and fold flat offering the ability to travel with your document camera; use it for hybrid learning, adventurous outdoor lessons or to jump between classrooms ELMO’s TT series and platform document cameras provide crisp imaging and up to 288x zoom allowing you to clearly show even the smallest details of your lesson – the perfect sidekick for complex science discussions Looking to get away from your desk? Wireless document cameras come with a built-in battery and built-in microphone allowing you to interact with s t u d e n t s a s y o u s p e a k A n d r o i de q u i p p e d c a m e r a s l e t y o u f u r t h e r engage your class with STEM-oriented, educational apps, such as Scottie Go!
Creativity
There is no limit to what you can teach
to more than 18,000 students, with r e a l l y e x c i t i n g r e s u l t s “ W h e n w e d e m o n s t r a t e r o b o t i c s w i t h t h e E ZRobot Humanoid at high schools, we’ll typically see 25 percent to 45 percent of students indicate that they would like to learn robotics That’s an increase of about 1,000 percent for boys and 10,000 percent for girls The teachers
with a document camera The extensive line of document cameras offers the ability to show anything from simple documents to complex 3D models You can even use them as a webcam!
D o c u m e n t c a m e r a s a l s o s e a m l e s s l y c o n n e c t t o i n t e r a c t i v e d i s p l a y s , l i k e ELMO Board, offering you even more ways to make your lessons memorable
Simplicity
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can’t believe it ”
At the middle school level, the results are even more impressive, where up to 90 percent of students will indicate that they would like to learn robotics, following Dennis’ presentations
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Breaking Barriers: Six Teachers Honored for Achieving Dramatic Growth in Students’ Reading
The 2022-2023 school year was chall e n g i n g f o r t e a c h e r s , a s s t u d e n t s entered classrooms at more varying levels than any other school year With t e a c h e r n o m i n a t i o n s s p a n n i n g 3 1 countries, the six awardees come from different regions with varying specialties, but they have one thing in common – they rose to the occasion and made an incredible impact on student achievement – despite ongoing challenges posed by the pandemic’s learning loss
The 2023 awardees are:
• Elementary School Teacher of the Year: Anne Stehly, California
• M i d d l e S c h o o l T e a c h e r o f t h e
Year: Caitlyn Herron, Texas
• H i g h S c h o o l T e a c h e r o f t h e
Year: Carrie Kirkland, Georgia
• S p e c i a l E d u c a t i o n T e a c h e r o f t h e
Year: Kelly Stehlik, Indiana
• E S L T e a c h e r o f t h e Y e a r : K e v i n Jordan, California
• I n t e r n a t i o n a l T e a c h e r o f t h e
Year: Michael Doherty, Spain
“This year’s reading scores fell by the largest margin in over 30 years, b u t t h e s e t e a c h e r s w e r e d e t e rmined to make a difference,” said Ron Kirschenbaum, Co-Managing Partner at ReadTheory
A n n e S t e h l y , a 3 r d - g r a d e teacher, and awardee from Rio School District in California, wanted to change the trajectory. While there are many
Navigate360 Ushers in Growth with Key Additions
Navigate360, the nation’s leader in K12 school safety and student wellness solutions, announces the appointment o f J u l i a G o e b e l a s C h i e f M a r k e t i n g
Officer, Jami Timmons Klotz as Chief Product Officer and Dr Joe McKenna as Vice President of Threat Detection and Prevention Program Development All are passionate, innovative and experienced leaders poised to drive a new wave of meaningful impact in school safety and student wellness for the more than 50 million students in the United States
“We are pleased to welcome these accomplished executives in SaaS technology and K-12 leadership to the Navigate360 team,” said J P G u i l b a u l t , C h i e f E x e c u t i v e Officer of Navigate360 “Julia, Jami and Joe bring a wealth of valuable knowledge and experience which supports our mission of zero incidents of violence and harm ”
Y e a r t o d a t e , t h e E x p e r t
Insights data from Navigate360 show alerts related to self-harm are up 51 percent year-over-year and alerts related to weapons and harm to others are up 25 percent year-over-year On average, the Navigate360 report also found more than 4,000 anonymous tips per week come into school tip lines powered by Navigate360 P3 School Tip Line solution, with the most common tips related to self-harm and weapons.
“ T h e o f f e r i n g o f N a v i g a t e 3 6 0 i s unmatched in the industry, from ALICE Training to PBIS Rewards, and I look forward to expanding the reach of the c o m p a n y a s w e s t r i v e t o m a k e a n impact on safety and wellbeing,” said Julia Goebel, Chief Marketing Officer at
Navigate360 “Issues related to bullying, self-harm and acts of violence are becoming part of the daily national c o n v e r s a t i o n a n d w e m u s t m o v e toward a proactive – rather than reactive – approach to student safety and wellness ”
B e f o r e j o i n i n g N a v i g a t e 3 6 0 , Goebel served in various leadership r o l e s a t s o f t w a r e c o m p a n i e s i n t h e health IT and employee wellness space – i n c l u d i n g c h i e f m a r k e t i n g o f f i c e r roles at Halo Health, now part of sym-
ways to measure students’ growth, she started charting her students’ Lexile Levels “My 3rd graders started with a class average of a 275 Lexile Level and we just made our 600 Lexile Level goal on ReadTheory My students are never discouraged by challenging passages because they’ve seen so much growth already, they know they will reach their next reading goal,” she shares
With such limited classroom time and learning gaps to fill, teachers had
plr, and at BenefitExpress, now part of WEX Her background in leading marketing teams at publicly traded and PEbacked organizations and her focus on d e v e l o p i n g h i g h - p e r f o r m a n c e m a rketers will enable Navigate360 to reach more schools and districts nationwide She is also a public official.
Further enhancing the Executive L e a d e r s h i p t e a m o f N a v i g a t e 3 6 0 i s J a m i T i m m o n s K l o t z , C h i e f P r o d u c t Officer and an experienced technology leader. “ N a v i g a t e 3 6 0 i s a l r e a d y d o i n g what no other company in the K-12 space can, and we are poised to continue that trajectory. Joining this missionbased organization at the helm of the
t o g e t c r e a t i v e t h i s y e a r C a r r i e
K i r k l a n d , t h e D o u g h e r t y C o u n t y , Georgia awardee, found it necessary to give each student unique intervention
product organization will allow me to further enhance Navigate360’s already impressive product offerings and make an even greater impact on society,” said
and personalized time “My students spend 30 minutes, three times a week, p r a c t i c i n g o n R e a d T h e o r y T h e f a c t that the system operates on its own allows me the chance to have 1:1s with them ” Kevin Jordan, an awardee from Los Angeles Unified School District in California also holds 1:1s with his students and uses data to drive instruction, “ReadTheory allows me to have solid metrics, so when I meet with stud e n t s , w e k n o w w h e r e t o i m p r o v e their skills for course completion ” T h e s e e d u c a t o r s p u t i m m e n s e e n e r g y , i m a g i n a t i o n a n d e f f o r t i n t o their instruction to leave students feeling inspired and transformed “While ReadTheory is a powerful tool, it is e x c e p t i o n a l t e a c h e r s l i k e A n n e , Caitlyn, Carrie, Kelly, Kevin and Michael who make the real difference in their students’ learning,” says Josh Capon, Co-Managing partner at ReadTheory F o r m o r e i n f o r m a t i o n , v i s i t w w w readtheory org
Timmons Klotz, Chief Product OfficerJami
at Navigate360 “As a woman, mother and leader in tech, there is not a better opportunity to leverage technology to make a positive impact on the mental and physical safety of our y o u t h D a t a h a s p o w e r , a n d Navigate360 is uniquely positioned to d r i v e p o s i t i v e s h o r t - a n d l o n g - t e r m results that impact all areas of society ”
A results-focused product champion, Klotz comes to Navigate360 with more than 20 years of experience in the p r o d u c t l e a d e r s h i p s p a c e , d r i v i n g s t r a t e g i c g r o w t h a n d c u l t i v a t i n g a s t r o n g b r a n d i m a g e f o r s e v e r a l P Ebacked companies – including BigTime S o f t w a r e a n d A v i o n t e S t a f f i n g Software Klotz’s experience will ensure N a v i g a t e 3 6 0 ’ s s o l u t i o n s a r e b u i l t around educators’ needs and deliver t h e r e a l - t i m e d a t a a n d i n f o r m a t i o n schools and districts need to create learning environments where students, staff and educators feel safe
C o m p l e m e n t i n g t h e e x e c u t i v e appointments is Dr Joe McKenna, who will be overseeing the creation and implementation of threat assessment programs for Navigate360 customers as Vice President of Threat Detection & Prevention Program Development
“ R e s e a r c h - b a s e d e a r l y d e t e c t i o n and prevention measures are proven e f f e c t i v e w h e n i m p l e m e n t e d w i t h fidelity,” said McKenna “Ensuring that schools and districts who make the meaningful investment in behavioral threat assessment training, as well as case management, have the guidance and support needed to be proactive and successful is my ultimate goal.”
McKenna joins Navigate360 from WestEd’s Justice & Prevention Research
Center where he served as its Director of School Safety In this position, he led federally funded research projects, as well as supported schools and districts across the country in implementing various school safety strategies With his Master of Science and PhD from T e x a s S t a t e U n i v e r s i t y i n C r i m i n a l J u s t i c e a n d h i s B a c h e l o r o f S c i e n c e f r o m R o g e r W i l l i a m s U n i v e r s i t y , McKenna also served as the Deputy Superintendent and Executive Director o f S a f e t y a n d S t u d e n t S u p p o r t f o r Comal Independent School District in New Braunfels, Texas, as the Associate Director of the Texas School Safety Center and as an Adjunct Professor at Texas State University
With these new additions in key roles, Navigate360 is poised and ready t o f u r t h e r t h e i r m i s s i o n o f h e l p i n g schools and communities across the United States achieve “zero incidents” of violence and harm
About Navigate360
Navigate360 is the premier provider of safety solutions for schools, leading to enhanced student wellbeing For more than 20 years, our multifaceted, layered approach – providing everything from curricula that support positive behavior and self-image to campus physical safety and personnel training – has f o c u s e d o n i n c i d e n t p r e v e n t i o n Empowering people, schools and comm u n i t i e s t o s t a y s a f e a n d t h r i v e , Navigate360 serves more than 30,000 schools across the United States and m o r e t h a n 1 4 m i l l i o n s t u d e n t s
Recognized as a Certified Great Place to Work, Navigate360 is mission-driven a n d f o u n d e d o n a d a t a - d r i v e n approach to school safety and student wellness.
F o r m o r e i n f o r m a t i o n , g o t o w w w .navigate360.com.
Classroom as the most powerful free resource for math educators
“ W e h a v e a d m i r e d D e s m o s f o r more than a decade, watching them sail from strength to strength on a current of excellence and teacher enthusiasm The past two years of working closely together reinforced a shared vision for improving math education,” s a i d L a r r y B e r g e r , A m p l i f y ’ s C h i e f Executive Officer “We will now merge o u r m a t h c u r r i c u l u m d e v e l o p m e n t efforts, with the goal of building a new kind of teaching and learning experi-
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accessibility The ACE-Flex Series has a w e b - b a s e d G r a p h i c a l U s e r I n t e r f a c e (GUI) that contains an event scheduler and EPG functionality, allowing for different audio inputs and caption outputs on demand, with selectable onscreen caption location and position
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e n c e t h a t h e l p s e v e r y s t u d e n t l o v e l e a r n i n g m a t h a n d g a i n a c c e s s t o math’s power and beauty ”
Desmos Studio will become a separate Public Benefit Corporation led by original Founder and Chief Executive Officer Eli Luberoff, and will continue to build and grow the Desmos suite of calculators and other tools, and the community that relies on them The calculators will remain free to teachers and s t u d e n t s g l o b a l l y a n d a v a i l a b l e f o r companies to license for use in their products Its partnerships with over 75 organizations around the world will p r o v i d e D e s m o s S t u d i o w i t h t h e
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