Here’s a cool tool that confronts the problem posed by this question: Are you sure who is picking up your kids at leaving time? It’s a necessity, and as far as schools go, it’s a bit of an historical problem. The challenge: To respond to all the factors involved in this process in the simplest, most workable way possible.

• Families: Parents’ time tables may not be the same as their kids, therefore they have to ask third parties.
• Teachers: If they want to be agile, they must remember last minute changes, whatsapps, mails, calls, familiy circumstancies, and on and on.
• Schools: While well-intentioned, they are not registering these kinds of transactions.

The goal of Qualla is to simplify this process in a way that is as workable, practical, and as efficient as possible, making the school pickup process more effective, easier and safer.

Therefore, they created an app that addresses all of these factors in just a click. Testing this with the market, the people behind Qualla realized that this method was valid for several other functionalities, and today they solve such complex processes as: canteens, school bus, authorizations, arrivals, pickups and more, and with an extended road map.

With an agile one-click solution providing an easy user interface with no learning needed— and a secure interface where each transaction is automatically registered — has allowed Qualla Kids Pickup System to differentiate themselves and establish relationships with other trusted partners. From September of 2022, they’ve recorded more than 1.3 Million transactions, over 20,000 users and a satisfaction rate of 98%. For these reasons and more, Qualla earned a Cool Tool Award for Best Communication Solution (Finalist) as part of The EdTech Awards 2024. Learn more. 

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Here’s a cool tool you can use to help you find inspiration and enjoyment: The Schoolyard Podcast is a new show from School Specialty and teacher Nancy Chung. Twice each month, host Chung, also known as @FancyNancyin5th on Instagram and TikTok, will be joined by industry experts, fellow educators, and subject matter experts from School Specialty to dive into educational trends, seasonally relevant topics, and emerging and proven solutions to create an entertaining and educational listening experience.

Chung is a fun-loving 5th-grade teacher, former robotics coach, and content creator from Orange County, California, in her 26th year of teaching. She is passionate about sharing her ideas on creative projects, designing intentional learning spaces, teaching highly engaging lessons, building meaningful relationships, and cultivating a community that sparks discovery and inclusion.

Each episode will begin with a thought-provoking introduction by Chung, followed by a conversation between Chung and the episode’s guest. In the final segment, launching in episode 5 and dubbed “Tag, You’re It!,” Chung and the featured guest will answer a question submitted by a listener by tagging @SchoolSpecialty with #schoolyardtagyoureit and their question on Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, or Twitter. Listeners who have their question answered on the air will receive a free Schoolyard Podcast t-shirt. 

The first five episodes explore:

1. “How to Make Space for Wellness and Social-emotional Learning” with Sue Ann Highland, PhD, national education strategist with School Specialty;
2. “Esports is Like a Magnet!” with Claire LaBeaux from the Network of Academic and Scholastic Esports Federations (NASEF);
3. “Extended Learning for Every Student” with Nicole Hill, a former educator, principal, and current subject matter expert with School Specialty;
4. “Setting the tone for Back to School” with Instagram influencers Stephanie Osmundson and Loreal Hemenway, collectively known as @happilyeverelementary; and
5. “Surprising Benefits of Robotics in Schools & Where to Start” with Naomi Hartl, science and STEM subject matter expert with School Specialty.

The first five episodes are available now on Apple Music, Spotify, Amazon Music, Samsung Podcasts, Podcast Index, and Listen Notes. Learn more.

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This is a comprehensive Learning Management System (LMS) that enhances the educational experience. The digital platform connects educators, students, and parents to facilitate interactive and engaging learning. It provides an app and webpage user-friendly interface for educators to efficiently create, manage, and deliver educational content. Administrators can effortlessly set up classes and curriculums, add users, and assign content, whether it is custom or pre-existing. Students can access this content, complete assignments, and track their progress. Students and teachers can use a stylus on the app to write directly on the assignment. It also has a helpful writing feature to display work. Part of its real value is actually quite basic: it allows efficient communication between teachers, students, and parents.

EdQuill was developed by a team with Ushapriya Ravilla to address the evolving needs of modern education. EdQuill aims to improve the teaching and learning experience, reduce administrative burdens on educators, and foster greater parent involvement in students’ education. It is available to educational institutions, learning centers, tutors, and educators. Access EdQuill by signing up for a free trial or scheduling a demo with EdQuill’s expert representatives.

In two short years, EdQuill has helped over 100 educators impact more than 2,000 students nationwide. Using the platform led to a 40% decrease in printing costs and increased productivity in administrative tasks for 100% of teachers. For these reasons and more, EdQuill earned a Cool Tool Award (finalist) for “Best Classroom Management Solution” as part of The EdTech Awards 2024 from EdTech Digest. Learn more. 

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To accommodate the need for flexible and easily movable large displays, the new Epson ELPCS01 Mobile Projector Cart is a smartly designed integrated AV furniture solution built to meet mobile display needs for shared spaces in education environments. Its lightweight design and convenient wheels make it easy and safe for virtually anyone to move. 

The ELPCS01 Mobile Projector Cart, paired with the powerful PowerLite® 810E or 815E extreme short throw display, offers a massive 100- to 160-inch display on wheels when it is placed just inches from the wall. It can be set up in minutes and users no longer need to be concerned about shadowing in the projection area since it can be set up right next to the wall. The plug-and-play portable solution offers a true mobile experience with locking casters and low center of gravity, making it easy to move wherever it is needed. Because of its extreme mobility, it allows schools to use one display option in numerous places such as classrooms, multi-purpose rooms, libraries, gymnasiums, and more, making it extremely affordable to provide students and educators with a large viewing area just about anywhere.    

Powered by the PowerLite 810E/815E, it includes an integrated I/O and user panel for easy connectivity and display control. Featuring a state-of-the-art laser light source, the projector can produce immersive, bright and extremely clear images which shines bright in well-lit spaces. Learn more. 

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This cool tool plays an intrinsic role in education: it helps provide space for learning. Lambent Spaces Occupancy Analytics platform helps higher education space planning professionals see their physical campus spaces in entirely new ways with powerful insights for decisions related to utilization, student experiences, classroom planning, scheduling and maintenance. It is a highly efficient and effective alternative to capital-intensive and intrusive solutions such as sensors, and it works with existing Wi-Fi infrastructure to get users up and running quickly while reducing costs.

Key capabilities include:

• Dynamic Space Management: identifies behavior trends to improve operations and inform decision-making for the use/reallocation of existing campus spaces, and construction of new ones.
• Data-Driven Decisions – provides in-depth, to-the-minute understanding of how/where people flow throughout a campus to surface risks, reduce costs, optimize space.
• Visual Mapping – makes occupancy data and usage patterns more relevant.
• Actionable Insights – in weeks vs. months.
• Privacy as a Priority – counts people and surfaces data points anonymously.
• Simple Integrations – with existing systems; deployed onsite or in the cloud
• Transforming Data to People Count – proprietary algorithms and machine learning at the edge produce anonymous spatial estimates of occupancy utilization by zone.
• Platform Data Insights – utilization trends and patterns throughout buildings and across campus.

Users can view utilization rates over time, compare registrations to reservations, identify underutilized spaces to reassign students and employees during build/maintenance projects, and make lease renewal and facility budget decisions with hard data.

Eastern Tennessee State, George Mason, Purdue, University of Southern Florida, University of Tennessee-Knoxville and William & Mary are a few of the institutions using the platform. For these reasons and more, Lambent Spaces was named “Best Occupancy Analytics for Space Optimization Solution” as part of The EdTech Awards 2024 from EdTech Digest. Learn more.

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Here’s a great communication tool for learners with autism. Pyramid Educational Consultants, the pioneers behind the Picture Exchange Communication System® (PECS®), recently launched PECSTalk™, an innovative communication app designed for learners with autism and other complex communication needs. Available now for Android tablet users, PECSTalk™ merges decades of proven strategies with modern technology, offering an intuitive, user-friendly experience; redefining how non-speaking individuals communicate.

The cool factor of this tool lies in its simplicity and versatility. With fewer steps required to build and speak a message, users experience less frustration and more successful communication. The app’s streamlined interface mirrors a traditional PECS Communication Book, yet it supports a much broader vocabulary, thanks to its Speech-Generating Device (SGD) capabilities.

Customization is at the core of the tool. Users can access the extensive Pics for PECS® image library, choose from 14 languages, and tailor voice outputs, creating a truly personalized communication experience. The app also allows caregivers and educators to back up data, transfer information, and share books across devices, making it easier to support learners in various environments.

Whether making requests, asking questions, or expressing feelings, PECSTalk™ empowers non-speaking individuals to fully participate in their world. A free version with limited functionality is available, making this essential tool accessible to more learners. Learn more. 

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Kindiedays is a digital platform developed to support early childhood education centers, preschools, and kindergartens in creating an ideal learning environment for children’s growth and development. Founded in 2015 in Finland, Kindiedays was born from the vision to bring the globally acclaimed Finnish education system to a wider audience. The platform serves as a digital solution that assists educators in adopting the Finnish way of education and curriculum while making high-quality education accessible to all.

Kindiedays offers a suite of tools and features, including attendance tracking, communication tools for educators and parents, photo sharing, curriculum reports, learning portfolios, daily reporting and 300 playful plans. These features streamline administrative tasks and enable systematic learning and data-driven decision-making.

The platform stands out by offering a comprehensive solution tailored to early education settings, allowing educators to focus on pedagogy and children’s holistic learning. It promotes playful learning and adapts to various cultures and preschool environments.

Educational professionals and managers using this solution have reported positive outcomes. They have found it valuable for analyzing children’s progress, enhancing parent engagement through daily updates, and reducing educators’ workload by integrating technology into daily routines.

The platform’s effectiveness is evidenced by improved learning outcomes, streamlined operations, and positive feedback from educators, parents, and managers. They doubled their sales last year and are set to double them again this year. 

The platform is used in 25 countries, including Finland, Estonia, India, Dubai, and Thailand, impacting numerous early education centers and children worldwide. For these reasons and more, Kindiedays was named “Best Best Pedagogical Management Solution” as part of The EdTech Awards 2024 from EdTech Digest. Learn more. 

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After teaching, founder and CEO Jamie West spent 20+ years building literacy programs with education companies. “One inspiration for Johnnie Max came while collaborating with a language researcher to develop an intervention program for preschoolers. Another came from my dad, Johnnie Max Jones, who spent years traveling and photographing the world,” says Jamie. “When he left his photographs to me, I wanted to use them to impact the learning trajectories of all young children.”

The result is an award-winning platform — a web-based bilingual, early literacy program for Pre-K–K designed to build oral language.

Oral language competence in young children is a strong predictor of later reading and writing success. Yet more than 50% of underserved preschoolers have moderate to severe language delays. These delays can hinder children’s social and academic learning from K–12 into adulthood. Too many children enter school with oral language deficits that prevent later academic achievement. Johnnie Max builds foundational literacy skills with nonfiction content, using an evidence-based framework that accelerates the development of oral language, vocabulary, and critical thinking.

Despite research espousing the benefits of informational text for pre-readers, only 5% of read-alouds in Pre-K are nonfiction. This solution appears to be the only bilingual supplemental online literacy program for Pre-K that offers dialogic reading support with nonfiction.

The team behind the platform are industry leaders in early literacy, early childhood, and social emotional learning. Their device-agnostic platform houses digital media, resources, and lessons based on the science of learning. Annual classroom subscriptions extend to families through a free family portal for equity of access. For these reasons and more, Johnnie Max was named “Best PreK Early Literacy Solution” as part of The EdTech Awards 2024 from EdTech Digest. Learn more.

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ClassWallet is a purchasing and reimbursement platform for public funds. Founded in 2014, the company’s technology is used by state education departments, districts and public and private schools to get public funds to the right people and ensure they are used for the right purpose – from teacher stipends for classroom supplies to scholarships and other federal and state education grants.

The company’s solution replaces outdated reimbursement processes including teacher/ administrator expense reports and receipts, debit cards and other manual systems which are inefficient and difficult to audit. Managing the compliance around getting public funds to the right people while ensuring those funds are used for the right purpose is very complicated. ClassWallet does it at a fraction of the time and cost compared to legacy processes, in a fully transparent manner, without any sacrifice to compliance.

ClassWallet has emerged as the national de facto technology standard in education with 10% of teachers in America having a ClassWallet account. It is used across 32 states serving 6,200 K-12 schools and more than six million students. The company has helped its clients realize the full potential of over $2.7 billion in public funds.

One ClassWallet school district reported a reduction in purchase orders from 3,772 to 37 and a 42% increase in funds being utilized for their intended purpose, aided by the digital wallet technology. That same district expanded their usage from one to eight funding sources including Pre-K Funds, Special Education Funds and State Classroom Instructional Supplies. For these reasons and more, ClassWallet was named “Best Reimbursement Platform Helping Education Funds Distribution in a Compliant Manner” as part of The EdTech Awards 2024 from EdTech Digest. Learn more. 

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ClassLink Academy is a comprehensive online training platform designed to provide technical administrators, educational leaders, instructors, and students with top-notch resources. The primary goal is to elevate their proficiency and comprehension in utilizing ClassLink’s suite of products effectively.

All courses are organized by anthologies. The ClassLink product anthologies are organized into fundamental and advanced content. and teach employees and users how to navigate, utilize, and configure ClassLink products like LaunchPad, OneSync, RosterServer, Analytics, Analytics+, and the CMC.

The platform was designed around proven pedagogy and utilizes multimedia to support learners through product simulations, knowledge checks, short voice-over videos, and quizzes to solidify knowledge. It keeps learning light through the use of conversational, friendly tones, emojis, and humor. It’s updated and improved regularly as new products are added or altered so that learners have the best, most accurate information possible.

Thanks to ClassLink Academy, users have comprehensive onboarding and orientation training for students, educators, administrators, and staff. It provides step-by-step guidance on how to navigate and effectively utilize the ClassLink platform, ensuring a smooth transition and minimizing the learning curve for new users.

Additionally, ClassLink Academy empowers users through troubleshooting guides and resources to help them resolve common issues they may encounter while using products. It equips users with the knowledge and skills to independently troubleshoot problems, reducing the reliance on technical support and minimizing disruptions to their workflow. For these reasons and more, ClassLink Academy was named “Best Customer Training Solution” as part of The EdTech Awards 2024 from EdTech Digest. Learn more. 

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Cignition delivers high-impact K-12 virtual tutoring, led by experienced educators who produce proven, repeatable results in student success. Tutors complete internal assessments, broken down by grade level, to validate their qualifications. Using classroom data, students are initially matched for tutoring. Teachers and tutors then utilize data from mastery progress, surveys, and online activities to continuously track and enhance student progress within the established groups.

Cignition’s research-based approach focuses on data-informed instruction and collaborative learning, encouraging student-to-student interaction to build deep conceptual understanding. Instead of the traditional model of learning through repetition, Cignition tutors focus on the conceptual goals of each topic. Teachers tell Cignition they can see the change in their students’ engagement and participation after receiving tutoring.

Making dashboards and tools available to help tutors understand each student’s most immediate needs also contributes to the success of the thousands of virtual tutoring sessions delivered by Cignition. Research on Cignition’s learning model, backed by the Bill & Melinda Gates and Overdeck Family Foundations, shows an effect size indicating dramatic student growth. The amount of growth shown in the study suggests that students complementing their learning with a year of Cignition tutoring would advance by up to two years’ learning gain with their robust intervention model.

In addition to the collaborative learning model, Cignition is committed to connecting students with certified educators who have experience crafting personalized learning experiences. Keeping instruction inquiry-focused empowers students to build academic confidence and critical 21st-century skills.

For these reasons and more, Cignition was named “Best Collaborative Learning Solution” as part of The EdTech Awards 2024 from EdTech Digest. Learn more.  

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Bouncy’s Ready to Learn Resilience Program is anchored by Breathing Bouncy(TM), a bilingual animatronic service dog. The program uses a multi-sensory approach to help children in grades preK-1, develop positive, secure relationships and build essential social emotional competencies needed for school success.

In addition to being used as part of whole class instruction, Bouncy the Service Dog provides a just-in-time, evidence-based response to support students when they are dysregulated. Unique, proprietary technology differentiates Breathing Bouncy from other edtech solutions in that he breathes at a slowed pediatric rate, allowing children to soothe and self-regulate when they hold him belly-to-belly and feel his chest move in sync with his breathing. While the physical Breathing Bouncy anchors the research-based learning system, the program features both physical and digital elements.

Used across settings, the program includes character-driven apps, music videos, games, interactive books and more to reinforce the relationship and provide differentiated, play-based skill practice and reinforcement.

Many of the elements are available in Spanish and English. In several pilots studies conducted with children identified as chronically disruptive, the program resulted in an increased ability [of children] to slow breathing on demand. Furthermore, those same children were able, in real-time, to transfer self-regulation skills during meltdown situations, which led to a reduction in problem behaviors, freeing up substantially more instruction time for the teacher.

For these reasons and more, Bouncy’s Ready to Learn Resilience Program from Ripple Effects was named “Best Early Childhood Learning Solution” as part of The EdTech Awards from EdTech Digest. Learn more.

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During the recent ISTELive 2024 in Denver, Discovery Education unveiled Mystery Writing by Discovery Education by offering elementary educators nationwide the unique opportunity to participate in the development of its latest product through a free, year-long trial. 

Mystery Writing is a dynamic and engaging writing program designed specifically for students in grades K-5. This innovative curriculum captivates young learners with “wow!” content that not only sparks their interest but also builds their confidence in writing.

One of the standout features of Mystery Writing is its no-prep, open-and-go lesson plans, which make it exceptionally easy for multi-subject elementary educators to implement. Teachers can effortlessly provide differentiated lessons tailored to the varying needs of their students, ensuring that each child receives instruction appropriate to their skill level.

The program’s structure explicitly teaches the writing process through a series of step-by-step written, visual, and auditory directions. This comprehensive approach ensures that no young writer is left struggling with the daunting “fear of the blank page.” By featuring stories and visuals that are of high interest to students, Mystery Writing maintains student engagement and enthusiasm throughout the learning process. The inclusion of visual and auditory directions caters to different learning styles, making the lessons accessible to all students, including those who might need additional support. 

Moreover, Mystery Writing’s content is thoughtfully designed to seamlessly integrate various subjects, making learning multidimensional and holistic. Students are not only improving their writing skills but also enhancing their overall academic knowledge. 

In summary, Mystery Writing is an invaluable resource for elementary educators, providing an effective and enjoyable way to teach the writing process. Its innovative design ensures that students remain engaged, confident, and fear-free when it comes to writing. With Mystery Writing, teachers can foster a love for writing in their students that will last a lifetime.

Elementary school educators interested in claiming their free trial can visit the Mystery Writing website here. 

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Educators working in Special Education have a new friend in this very cool tool. In axis3, Creatively Focused connects special education teams on one user-friendly platform to help simplify their workflows and enhance their access to training, education, and professional development resources. Educators know exactly what needs to be worked on, and when it needs to be completed by without having to search, wonder, or worry.

Within axis3, special educators understand exactly where they are at on crucial timelines and paperwork which leads to increased visibility and compliance. A combination of achievable tasks that are relevant to the students each educator serves, along with the paperwork needed and any associated learning are provided and customized by role.

Creatively Focused is empowering educators with the time and resources they need for a fulfilling, lifelong career. In axis3, educators can connect with the people who are going to support their role the best. Sometimes that might be a person within the district, or it might be a person from the Creatively Focused team. But ultimately, it’s a person who understands that educator’s workday changes quickly. This reduces the feeling of isolation, and an environment to learn in the flow of work on topics that are relevant.

“Creatively Focused embodies what it means to be a true partner,” says Sara Pratt, Director of Special Services at Northfield Public Schools. “The platform has been incredibly simple to both implement and use, making it easy for our staff to get up and running.” For these reasons and many more, axis3 by Creatively Focused was named “Best Workflow Management for Special Educators” as part of The EdTech Awards 2024 from EdTech Digest. Learn more. 

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Archipel Academy was born as the Managed Learning Services business line of Schouten & Nelissen. As learning consultants, the people behind it become very familiar with the challenges in the Learning & Development community and in 2019 their founder and CEO Omar Fouab decided to make learning more personal, more impactful and more accessible.

That is how their Learning Management System with LXP capabilities (Learning tracks and skill management) and the biggest content marketplace in Europe was born. Since then, they kept adding features to keep their customers as well as employees everywhere fit for future: the “search & book” function is AI-driven, learners can access an AI-powered job coach that helps them further develop in their current role or grow towards a different position, engagement is kept high through the use of gamification and more recently they added in-real-time learning through the Archi chatbot.

All of these developments have at their core the company’s strong motivation to keep employees and organizations what they call “fit for future.”

Since becoming their customer, VodafoneZiggo has managed to achieve the following numbers:

• Employees followed an average of 2.3 trainings/ year/ per person, which is 4x more than before
• 31% decrease in voluntary resignation
• In 2022 savings of 1.5 milion euros on learning costs, excluding the 5 administrative FTEs that were repurposed to focus on high-level people strategy
• Becoming an employer of choice- with 1 in 3 people applying at VodafoneZiggo doing so because of the learning culture
• Filling 60% of vacancies from within and adressing knowledge gaps through learning

For these reasons and more, Archipel Academy was named “Best All-in-One Learning Platform” as part of The EdTech Awards 2024 from EdTech Digest. Learn more. 

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UbiSim is the first immersive virtual reality (VR) training platform built specifically for nurses. It is a complete simulation lab that provides nursing trainees with virtual access to a variety of clinical situations and diverse patients in a broad continuum of realistic care settings, helping institutions to overcome limited access to hospitals and other clinical sites for nursing students.

This cool tool allows institutions to create repeatable, real-life scenarios that provide engaging, standardized multi-learner experiences using VR headsets. It combines intuitive interactions, flexible modules, and immediate feedback. These contribute to developing clinical judgment, critical thinking, team interaction, clear communication, and patient engagement skills that enhance safe clinical practice and are essential to improving Next Generation NCLEX test scores.

UbiSim reduces the burden of purchasing and maintaining expensive simulation lab equipment, allowing nursing programs to scale and standardize their simulation activities. Faculty choose from 50-plus existing training scenarios created in collaboration with nursing educators and simulation experts. Educators may also customize content or create original scenarios to fit learning objectives.

Founded in 2016, UbiSim has been a Labster company since 2021. The UbiSim customer roster has grown by 117% since Fall 2022, extending its footprint at universities, community colleges, technical colleges, and medical centers within 9 countries, including 21 American states. UbiSim now partners with 100-plus nursing institutions in North America and Europe to advance the shared mission of addressing the nursing shortage by reducing the cost, time, and logistical challenges of traditional simulation methods and scaling high-quality nursing education. For these reasons and more, UbiSim, a Labster company, is a Cool Tool Award Winner for “Best Virtual Reality / Augmented Reality (AR/VR) Solution” as part of The EdTech Awards 2024 from EdTech Digest. Learn more. 

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Here’s an adaptive, interactive video streaming program for middle school and high school students. Never passive and highly interactive, every MATHstream lesson is taught by a dynamic “math influencer” who breaks down concepts in an encouraging, game-based environment. Lessons adapt to students in real time, motivating them to test new skills and outperform themselves, while teachers can easily track student progress. It’s a flexible solution that works with any math classroom; students take a deeper dive into math concepts anytime, anywhere. MATHstream uses adaptive learning paths to help students improve where they need it most and accelerate when they’re ready. Students don’t just watch—they participate in embedded exercises and game-based activities that are fun, encouraging, and proven effective. 

MATHstream is engaging for students, effortless for teachers, and standards-aligned to improve classroom and school-wide performance. Game-based lessons keep students engaged and motivated, and help them develop a love of math; students build their skills and make progress in a reaffirming and low-risk environment that relieves math anxiety; it’s also very personalized: adaptive learning paths ensure students get extra instruction and practice where they need it most. 

For teachers, there are plenty of on-demand videos available anytime, anywhere and help in instances of student or teacher absences; it saves them time: teachers can focus more on collaborative exercises and classroom activities while MATHstream supports personalized learning; the platform also provides more insights: formative skills assessments track student progress and performance.

This solution works as a supplemental solution in any math classroom, it can be used for schools and districts with teacher shortages, and offers on-demand instruction to extend the reach of existing teachers and support students when certified teachers are not available. A mix of conceptual and skills-based lessons are aligned to math standards and help with remediation, acceleration, and advancing students on or above grade level. For these reasons and more, MATHstream from Carnegie Learning is a Cool Tool Award Winner for “Best Video-Based Learning Solution” as part of The EdTech Awards 2024 from EdTech Digest. Learn more. 

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Pearl is a research-based tutoring platform and ecosystem that streamlines operations, reports actionable data, and improves outcomes for districts, state agencies, and organizations tutoring tomorrow’s workforce, today.

The Pearl Tutoring Ecosystem is the combination of its operational and data platform with specialized resources from the nation’s leading colleges, universities, and community partners across critical aspects of evidence-based tutoring programs. Its strategic ecosystem partnerships include Centers for Research and Reform at Johns Hopkins University, The National Student Support Accelerator at Stanford University, Stanford Graduate School of Education, and Deans for Impact.

Pearl’s fully integrated classroom and administrative tools allow its partners to start, scale, and sustain evidence-based tutoring to support measurable outcomes for all communities.

From California to the Commonwealth of Virginia, Pearl has delivered hundreds of thousands of high-impact tutoring sessions for tutoring partners including Dakota Dreams, Illinois Tutoring Initiative, the NJ Tutoring Corps, On Your Mark Education, and the Virginia HBCU Urban League Partnership. Pearl is now used in all 50 states, has experienced more than 55% staff growth, is in use in upwards of 1,000 schools, and nearly 500 school districts across the country. 

For these reasons and more, Tutor with Pearl: All-In-One Tutoring Platform and Ecosystem is a Cool Tool Award Winner for “Best Tutoring Solution” as part of The EdTech Awards 2024 from EdTech Digest. Learn more. 

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