Newsela
Bring context and relevance to any ELA curriculum. When it comes to teaching literacy, content matters. Engage students with topics they care about, while building the background knowledge and vocabulary they need to become active, engaged readers. Student engagement and standards-based ELA instruction don’t have to be at odds. Create engaging ELA lessons with a constant stream of real-world, leveled, standards-aligned content. Fuel students' curiosity with over 10,000 texts across 20+ genres that go deep on any subject. It’s all real-world content, so students practice accessing the complex texts complex texts they’ll find inside and outside the classroom. Every text comes with a quiz that's aligned to ELA standards for informational reading or literature, so teachers can focus on each student's individual skill development.
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Lumio
Lumio is a web-based learning platform that offers more ways to effortlessly make learning fun and engaging on student devices.
Whether educators have PDFs, Google Slides, PowerPoint, or Notebook files, Lumio effortlessly transforms them into dynamic, engaging learning experiences on any device. Take students on an interactive journey filled with activities, games, group workspaces, formative assessments, and more, all from a single place.
Lumio is specifically designed to improve student outcomes – it’s not just fun, it works!
For schools and districts looking for instructional consistency and more efficient workflows, Lumio’s Spark plan offers a library to house approved curriculum content, integration with LMS platforms, and the ability for teachers to collaborate on content for increased productivity with minimal effort.
Note: Lumio was formerly known as SMART Learning Suite Online (SLSO)
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Imagine Robotify
Imagine Robotify is a browser-based robotics simulator that teaches students in grades 3–8 how to code in a fun, engaging, and playful way. With no downloads or installation required, it is both affordable and accessible. It utilizes a three-part foundational framework, learn, create, and compete, where students interact with unique 3D environments and a fleet of virtual robots. It offers over 100 hours of curriculum and 1,000+ challenges, teaching foundational programming concepts like loops, variables, and functions. Students apply their knowledge through project-based learning, building and sharing coding projects. It introduces game-based learning, allowing students to participate in competitions that reinforce their coding skills. Imagine Robotify supports both block-based coding (Blockly) and Python, catering to various skill levels.
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Embarc
Ensure instructional consistency with well-defined learning targets available to students and parents through an online public portal. Make certain all students experience the same path, regardless of the teacher or building. Easily make incremental changes at any time, providing continuous improvement opportunities. Eliminate the need to create a curriculum from scratch each year. Enable teachers to seamlessly share best practices, activities, and resources. Search, discover, and replicate entire courses, units, or lessons from over 500 districts. Align curriculum with state and national standards. Analyze curriculum and address issues raised in standards-based assessments. Monitor planning and delivery of instruction to ensure student progress toward mastery.
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