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3 reasons instructional audio is a must-have in classrooms
When I conduct training for school employees, I like to start my presentations speaking in a “normal” voice. About halfway in, I turn on the instructional audio solution…
How to solve the teacher shortage remotely
In this episode of Innovations in Education, hosted by Kevin Hogan: Schools amplify inequity with failed solutions to teacher shortages; transforming summer school with high-dosage tutoring; and how…
Schools amplify inequity with failed solutions to teacher shortage
We’re racing against a ticking clock to resolve the teacher shortage for our students’ futures as the number of unfilled positions at schools and districts hits record levels.
Independent Study Finds that Amplify Science Has Significant Positive Impact on Student Learning
BROOKLYN, NY (January 26, 2022) — Amplify, a publisher of next-generation curriculum and assessment programs, announced today that a gold-standard ... Read more
Edmentum to Acquire Apex Learning, an Industry Leader in Virtual and Hybrid Learning for Middle and High School Students
Minneapolis June 22, 2021 – Edmentum (edmentum.com), a global pioneer in education technology, announced a definitive agreement to acquire Apex Learning, a Seattle-based ... Read more
Adventure 2 Learning Acquires Mission Move, An Activity-based Education Provider
Mission Move’s standards-based video program utilizes kinesthetic movement to make math, language arts, and nutrition fun for elementary-aged students. New ... Read more
5 tools to amplify student voice
Post-secondary schools and employers are looking for students and a workforce that can communicate effectively, work collaboratively, think critically, problem-solve, and use creativity in various settings. I believe…
Discovery Education Brings Together Thought Leaders to Amplify Social-Emotional Learning
Educators, Students, and Families Receive Access to Dynamic Learning Resources for SEL Day Educators, students, and families are invited to ... Read more
Nova Launches National Youth Science Communication Initiative: Nova Science Studio
Today, the award-winning science series NOVA, produced for PBS by GBH Boston, announced the launch of NOVA Science Studio, a new ... Read more
Quality learning at home
Amplify knows it can be hard to sort through the many lists of possible resources to use with students at ... Read more
Seven Strategies for Engaging Middle-Schoolers in Complex Texts
Learn from curriculum and early adolescence experts the best ways to help middle school students develop close-reading skills as required by the new college- and career-ready standards: the…
Quick Guide to Launching Your First 1:1 Program
Students and teachers can reap many benefits from 1:1 learning—when implemented thoughtfully. Amplify and the One-to-One Institute have partnered to produce an overview of all of the key…
How K-12 Schools Are Using Mobile Technology
Mobile technology now has a significant presence in K-12. From class sets, to BYOD to 1:1 models, this report reveals the major trends for mobile technology in K-12,…
Amplify unveils new curriculum to ‘transform’ teaching
Amplify, the ed-tech company owned by Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp., is best known for creating a line of education-focused tablet computers. But that could change with its March…
Amplify vows to fix high-profile tablet flap
In the wake of much-publicized safety issues plaguing a 15,000-tablet initiative in Guilford County, N.C., schools, Brooklyn-based technology company Amplify said it will replace every device distributed under…
Three lessons from Amplify’s melted charger
Last Friday, Guilford County Schools in North Carolina “suspended the use of Amplify tablets, cases, keyboards and chargers, effective immediately.”
What we can learn from Rupert Murdoch, News Corp, and Amplify
I’ve been trying to figure out how to write about Amplify Learning for months. It’s complicated, Forbes reports.