SchoolDay Wellbeing, a subsidiary of GG4L, is a Helsinki-based edtech company whose efforts to improve social and emotional learning in schools have been recognized worldwide. In order to provide effective insights to the schools that use SchoolDay, they deliver highly customized reports to the teachers, administrators, and districts in which trends regarding the social and […]

Since the early 2000s, there has been a strong push by the Department of Education to encourage high schools to focus more on career readiness programs. The pandemic only accentuated the skills gap – a growing need for workers with specific skills and the extreme gap that exists between the labor needed and the labor […]

Looking for holiday gift ideas that will do more than entertain your children but can also offer enrichment and enhance learning? We’ve put together a list of some of our favorite products that parents can put under the tree to add smiles and enhance learning.   STEM Holiday Gift Ideas   PhiroPro by Robotix   […]

Post-pandemic testing results in English reflected a significant drop in scores across the nation. It has been the source of alarm for some districts, with reading engagement seeming to be at an all-time low. Districts rely on testing scores in part for some of their funding; the scores are used as a benchmark for measuring […]

Schools must use some specific ESSER and GEER funds by September 30, 2022, to avoid using the funds. These funds provide districts with an opportunity to use grant money to invest in a safer learning environment for their students.   What Are ESSER and GEER Funds?   Elementary and Secondary Schools Emergency Relief Fund (ESSER) […]

As a school district, you can purchase all the edtech solutions in the world but justifying the expenditure can be difficult to do. How do you know if students are using the edtech products you buy? How do you know if it’s having the intended outcome? One of the best ways to measure the efficacy […]

Student and parent engagement are key priorities for every school and educator. Edtech vendors are often seeking ways to enhance their products with communication tools. These tools make it easier for teachers to provide customized communications. It makes the solution more effective and thereby more attractive to the schools who consider them for their curriculum. […]

The calendars flip to August and suddenly, there is a flurry of activity at every school. While students might be squeezing in their last lazy days of summer, teachers, counselors, school administrators, and IT leaders are busy preparing for students to return. In some areas in the south, that’s as soon as the first week […]

Since the pandemic, the ability to effectively track student attendance and engagement in virtual and hybrid classroom settings has been a challenge. While you can compel a student to log in or show up for a Zoom session, how do you really measure how much time they’re spending on their pursuit of education when they’re […]

As educators, one of the most powerful impacts you can have on students is to turn your students into lifelong learners. Lifelong learners start as engaged readers. So how do you develop a lasting interest in reading in your students? And, how do you boost reading engagement? It’s Not What They Read One of the […]

As an educator, strengthening student engagement is always top of mind. So finding a tool that is deigned to give you X-ray vision into what your students are reading, studying, and actively learning about online to help you achieve the goal of strengthening student engagement would seem like a miracle. But that miracle really exists […]

For district IT leaders, the thought of vetting, selecting, and implementing new educational technology can be the stuff of nightmares. When you’re choosing new edtech for your school, it needs to meet so many different criteria: The edtech must have a purpose within your curriculum It must be cost-effective The solution must meet your minimum […]