Learn more about this year's nominees for all 12 categories in the Readers' Choice Awards below. Once you've read about the nominees, click "VOTE NOW" to select the company you feel should win in each category.
VOTING PERIOD: Tues, May 12 - Fri, May 22
WINNERS ANNOUNCED: Tues, May 26
Assessment & Data Analytics
What is the product? Assess 360 is a research-based literacy assessment for grades K–6 that integrates universal screening, diagnostics, and growth monitoring in one seamless platform. Covering all five pillars of reading, it supports early identification of reading and dyslexia risk while tracking student growth. AI-driven speech recognition enables adaptive subtests and automatic scoring of oral responses, allowing students to assess independently while teachers efficiently evaluate an entire class. It delivers instant, actionable data that is both valid and reliable, paired with performance-based instructional recommendations and connected Benchmark Education resources, turning insights into precise, effective instruction and accelerating literacy outcomes for every student.
What problem does it solve? Educators face fragmented assessment systems, time-consuming administration, and a lack of clear, actionable data at the item level, limiting their ability to respond to student needs. Assess 360 addresses these challenges by unifying universal screening, diagnostics, growth monitoring, and performance-based instructional recommendations in one AI-powered platform that delivers immediate, precise insights. Its adaptive, student-led assessments reduce testing time, while speech recognition enables efficient whole-class administration. With built-in dyslexia screening and comprehensive coverage of all five pillars of reading, Assess 360 helps educators quickly identify at-risk students, target instruction with specific next steps, and ensure every learner receives timely, data-driven support.
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What is the product? Data is most helpful when it’s clear, connected, and easy to use. Otus brings assessment and student data into one place so schools can see performance more clearly and take action sooner. Educators can create and deliver assessments, analyze results, monitor standards mastery, and pull in data from multiple sources without digging through spreadsheets or dealing with disconnected systems. Otus also includes AI-powered insights that surface patterns, make the data easy to interpret, and point educators toward what needs attention. Built by former educators, Otus helps schools turn data into meaningful action.
What problem does it solve? Schools have plenty of data, but that doesn’t mean they have clarity. When assessment results, benchmark data, and other performance data live in separate systems, analysis takes longer and it becomes harder to provide support when students really need it. Otus solves that by bringing those pieces together in one clear view. Educators and leaders can get to the heart of what is happening faster and spend less time piecing the story together themselves, while AI-powered insights help surface trends and student needs that might otherwise take longer to uncover.
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What is the product? ClassLink's Analytics+ and OneData empower schools with comprehensive visibility into digital engagement and student performance. Analytics+ captures usage data from all digital resources accessed on school-owned devices, helping leaders evaluate ROI and guide smarter technology investments. OneData unifies assessment data from multiple vendors, such as Renaissance and NWEA MAP, and enriches it with academic, demographic, and roster information. Together, they deliver a complete, actionable dataset that helps educators track student progress, make faster data-driven decisions, and drive stronger outcomes.
What problem does it solve? Schools like Prince of Peace once managed assessment platforms like Renaissance and NWEA MAP in silos, with comparisons happening informally across multiple systems and owners. OneData consolidates that fragmented data into a single student profile with a common interface, so educators can see progress clearly in one place. Meanwhile, without visibility into how digital tools are actually used, technology investments go unexamined. Analytics+ closes that gap by capturing app usage across all school-owned devices, giving administrators the evidence they need to evaluate engagement and make smarter purchasing decisions.
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What is the product? Edmentum's Accelerating Student Achievement solution is a unified K–12 instructional system that connects AI-powered adaptive diagnostics, research-proven curricula, and educator-led virtual tutoring within a single platform, turning actionable insights into targeted instruction that meets each student where they are. Exact Path, top-rated by the National Center on Intensive Intervention, reduces testing time by up to 40 percent and generates data educators use to screen students, identify gaps, and target support at every tier. Across 15 ESSA-rated studies, Exact Path is validated as 2 to 3 times more effective than traditional interventions spanning student groups, district sizes, and regions.
What problem does it solve? Many districts rely on disconnected tools for assessment, intervention, and instruction. Educators spend significant time reconciling fragmented data across systems rather than acting on it, narrowing the window for effective instructional response. Accelerating Student Achievement resolves this by integrating diagnostic data, personalized learning, formative assessment, and virtual tutoring within one platform, so educators receive actionable, real-time insights to accelerate progress and improve outcomes for every student. Efficient, research-backed assessments provide reliable predictions of student proficiency across 26 state tests, as well as the PSAT, SAT and ACT, enabling leaders to identify risk early and intervene before gaps widen.
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https://www.edmentum.com/solutions/accelerating-student-achievement/
What is the product? Copyleaks is an AI-powered multimodal analysis and GenAI governance platform, helping educators, enterprises, and individuals uphold authenticity in the age of generative AI. AI Logic, the next evolution of its award-winning AI Detector, offers much-needed transparency by showing why content is flagged as AI-generated, highlighting traits that differ from human writing. It is the result of decades of training on human language, ensuring it captures the true essence of human writing, not just AI imitation. This deep expertise delivers over 99% accuracy and unmatched explainability, preserving originality, protecting intellectual property, and strengthening public trust in an increasingly automated world.
What problem does it solve? As AI-generated content becomes more prevalent in education, institutions face a growing challenge: not just identifying AI use, but doing so in a way that is fair, explainable, and actionable. Traditional detection tools operate as black boxes, leaving educators without the context needed to validate results or guide students. AI Logic addresses this gap by turning detection into transparency – revealing the reasoning behind each flag through detailed analysis of human versus AI writing patterns and side-by-side source matching. This enables more confident decision-making, supports academic integrity policies, and transforms AI detection into a teachable moment rather than a binary judgment.
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What is the product? Most assessments show where students were. The IXL LevelUp Diagnostic for Math and ELA shows where they are and provides clear next steps to help them grow.
LevelUp works as both a benchmark and an ongoing diagnostic, delivering a complete, standards-aligned evaluation in 60 minutes. But the real impact comes next: it instantly turns results into personalized action plans with targeted recommendations linked to IXL's 20,000+ skills. In Real-Time mode—unique to IXL—students spend just 10 minutes a week answering questions, and scores and plans stay updated. And with Spanish-language support and audio accommodations, LevelUp ensures all learners can demonstrate their knowledge.
What problem does it solve? Ninety percent of educators rely on assessments to understand student needs, yet only half feel confident acting on the results. LevelUp closes that gap by turning data into clear, actionable next steps.
Diagnostic results automatically generate personalized action plans for every student, connecting insights directly to meaningful instruction. Intuitive reports highlight overall and strand-level proficiency and growth in real time, while advanced filters help educators identify trends across classrooms, schools, districts, and more. LevelUp also tracks progress toward state standards and flags students at risk for reading difficulties, so educators spend less time analyzing and more time moving students forward.
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https://www.ixl.com/membership/administrators/levelup-diagnostic
CYBERSECURITY
What is the product? ClassLink's Identity and Access Management (IAM) suite delivers robust cybersecurity for K–12 and higher education. LaunchPad provides secure single sign-on (SSO) with multi-factor authentication (MFA), extending strong authentication even to applications that don't natively support it. Security Center offers administrators centralized control to enforce access policies, manage identities at scale, and monitor security events in real time. ThreatScan proactively scans the dark web for compromised credentials tied to a school's domain, enabling swift action before breaches escalate. Together, these tools address the most pressing cybersecurity challenges facing educational institutions today.
What problem does it solve? Educational institutions often can't enforce a consistent security standard across their entire app ecosystem which leaves them only as secure as their weakest vendor. Cedar Crest College solved this with ClassLink, routing all application access through MFA-enforced SSO, satisfying insurance requirements and reducing premium costs. At Prince of Peace, ThreatScan identified where school credentials had been exposed in outside data breaches, enabling proactive remediation before any incident occurred. ClassLink's Security Center ties it together. It gives administrators a centralized hub to enforce policies and monitor threats across the entire institution, not just a handful of platforms.
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Early Education
What is the product? Ready to Advance/Listos y Adelante is a research-based, developmentally appropriate, differentiated Pre-K curriculum grounded in the understanding of how children learn. Social development is blended with academic learning, integrating literacy, math, science, health, technology, social studies, fine arts, emergent writing, and physical development within each of the ten units. Students are supported by texts that build knowledge and promote early literacy skills. Purposeful play is promoted to encourage collaboration and decision-making skills with hands-on activities. Print and digital take-home resources, available in English and Spanish, foster strong school-home connections. Supported by deliberate learning progressions, students grow socially and academically.
What problem does it solve? How can educators provide developmentally appropriate lessons in all domains with child-centered activities structured to strengthen the home-school connection? Benchmark’s Ready to Advance’s mission is to provide learning progressions with culturally relevant, high-quality instruction and resources to promote both social and academic growth. Foundational skills are explicitly and systematically taught, moving from simple to complex skills in an upward spiral. By integrating cross-curricular connections throughout the year, educators are easily able to address all learning domains and help students develop skills and build knowledge. Flexible pacing guides are embedded for ease of use, accommodating all learners, and meeting individual needs.
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https://www.benchmarkeducation.com/benchmark-ready-to-advance-listos-y-adelante
What is the product? TeachTown Launch for PreK is a comprehensive, inclusive early childhood curriculum for students ages 3–5. Designed to meet the needs of young learners with developmental delays and disabilities as well as the peers who learn alongside them, Launch for PreK uses a thematic approach to provide equitable access to early childhood content and instruction. Celebrate diversity and inclusivity while targeting key global learning domains, including language, literacy, and social development.
What problem does it solve? Launch for PreK has been designed to ignite young minds and pave the way for a lifetime of learning. It is a theme-based curriculum, allowing teachers to address developmentally-appropriate skills for students with diverse learning needs and abilities. Instruction is fresh and engaging each week as students work toward mastery of learning goals at their own pace. There are 72 total themes designed to be covered over the course of 2 school years, with each theme covering one week of preschool instruction. Teachers have access to whole group and small group classroom-based activity lesson plans with leveled differentiation; teacher guides; parent communication supports lessons, centers materials guide, and parent communication support.
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What is the product? classroom.cloud is a cloud-based classroom management, safeguarding, and IT management solution designed to master the complexities of today’s educational needs. Backed by 37 years of development expertise, it’s built on evidence, impact, and pedagogy approaches.
Co-produced with teachers, our solution offers an easy-to-use and consistent way to teach, regardless of setting or location. Easy to set up, configure, and manage, schools can get started immediately with effortless integration into their existing infrastructure via flexible connection methods. Designed for the K-12 ecosystem, it offers real-time visibility across diverse devices (Chrome, Windows, iOS, etc.), reducing ""EdTech fatigue"" via a single interface.
What problem does it solve? The modern classroom has many advantages, but it also brings with it many distractions. This can lead to disengaged students and frustrated teachers… classroom.cloud comes to the rescue! Teachers can create more meaningful learning experiences with simple, yet effective classroom management and instruction tools with the ability to broadcast their screen and audio directly to the students – as well as interact with them on surveys, questions, chats, and answer help requests. Its monitoring tools help increase student focus, collaboration, and engagement – all while promoting innovative learning, minimizing learning gaps, protecting students, and maximizing technology.
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What is the product? ABCmouse is the #1 kids' education app, delivering a fun, vibrant, and deeply engaging learning experience for children ages 2-8. With 13,000+ activities spanning reading, math, science, coding, and life skills, it's the learning kids love. Our stunning, colorful world transforms curriculum into irresistible adventures that build real skills, proven to accelerate learning gains by 2x. Chosen by 50 million+ children, ABCmouse offers a safe, ad-free environment available across all major devices. Expert-built and standards-aligned, it's screen time with purpose, giving every child a confident, joyful head start.
What problem does it solve? Today's families face a real dilemma: children are drawn to screens, yet most digital content offers little educational value. ABCmouse solves this by transforming screen time into measurable learning. Rather than competing with entertainment, it delivers a fun, vibrant, and deeply engaging curriculum that children genuinely want to return to. And, ABCmouse now offers free access, because every child deserves a chance to experience the best in early learning. Premier partnerships with NASA, Major League Baseball, and the San Diego Zoo bring the real world into that experience. And with 4.9+ billion views on YouTube, ABCmouse extends joyful, standards-aligned learning well beyond the app, meeting families wherever they are.
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What is the product? Logitech Crayon is a versatile, pixel-precise digital pencil for iPad that lets students write, draw, take notes, and express their creativity quickly and accurately. Designed for young learners, Crayon has an intuitive grip that allows for natural hand placement on students’ screens. It works with countless learning apps and does not require Bluetooth pairing, so students and educators can pick it up, turn it on, and go. In a 2021 UC Berkeley/UCSF Ergonomics Research study, Crayon scored first among K-12 students versus market competitors for comfort and shape, and 42% higher overall versus other rubber-tip styluses.
What problem does it solve? Early learners are still developing motor skills, confidence, and comfort with classroom technology. Logitech Crayon helps make iPad-based learning more natural and accessible with an age-appropriate, classroom-ready writing tool that supports writing, drawing, and creative expression. No pairing means teachers can share a classroom set with no setup friction, helping keep the focus on learning instead of device management. In a pilot at Richard J. Lee Elementary with second and third grade students, 90% said Logitech Crayon made writing and drawing easier vs. finger or alternative products.
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Hardware & Infrastructure Technologies
What is the product? The ScanSnap iX2500 by Ricoh helps educators and school leaders eliminate time-consuming paperwork so they can focus on what matters most: students. Built for busy K–12 environments, it quickly converts stacks of forms, lesson materials, and student records into organized, searchable digital files. Powered by an advanced imaging chip and intelligent paper handling, it delivers fast, double-sided scanning at up to 45 ppm with a 100-sheet feeder. A simple touchscreen enables one-touch scanning to email, cloud, or shared folders with no IT support. Seamless integration with Google and Microsoft platforms makes sharing effortless across classrooms and administrative teams.
What problem does it solve? K–12 schools are overwhelmed by paper, from student registrations and permission slips to transcripts and classroom materials, creating inefficiencies, delays, and limited access to critical information. The ScanSnap iX2500 solves this by using advanced imaging and intelligent automation to turn paper into instantly usable digital files that are searchable, organized, and easy to share. With simple, one-touch scanning and no IT complexity, educators and administrators can quickly digitize and distribute documents across the entire school system. This reduces manual work, improves accuracy, and eliminates storage challenges, helping schools operate more efficiently and focus more time on student success.
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What is the product? As BenQ’s most advanced and powerful board to date, the RP05 sets a new standard for interactive displays, combining Android 15 with a 10 TOPS NPU to bring real-time, on-device AI into classroom workflows. Its industry-first 50-point touch enables multi-user engagement, while integrated AI tools for whiteboarding, search, and transcription streamline teaching and increase collaboration among students. With EZWrite, InstaShare, and centralized device management, the RP05 delivers a secure, all-in-one ecosystem - no external PC required. With ClassroomCare® and Eyesafe 3.0 certifications, the BenQ board ensures the technology is comfortable, inclusive, and safe for diverse learning environments.
What problem does it solve? In a crowded EdTech landscape where many technologies add complexity instead of a solution, the BenQ RP05 directly addresses the challenge teachers face in managing technology while trying to effectively engage their students. By integrating tools like AI-assisted whiteboarding, intelligent search, and automated lesson summaries, teachers can enhance lessons in real time. 50-point touch allows multiple students to interact with the board simultaneously, increasing participation without slowing momentum, and the Google EDLA-certified board enables educators to work within familiar platforms without disruption. Device Management Solution enables centralized control, remote updates, and simplified deployment across classrooms, reducing IT interruptions.
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https://www.benq.com/en-us/education/benq-board-interactive-displays/rp05-pro-series-board.html
What is the product? The PowerLite L790SE 7,000-Lumen Short Throw 3LCD Laser Projector with 4K Enhancement is part of Epson’s PowerLite L Series of projectors, delivering higher brightness and pro-level features in a portable design with an expanded range of throw ratios that solve placement challenges. The high-lumen projector features an expansive 0.79 – 1.36 throw ratio and a large display up to 400''. With wide vertical and horizontal lens shifts and 1.7x optical zoom, the projector is ideal for a wide variety of applications, such as conference rooms, classrooms, campus museum exhibitions and more.
What problem does it solve? In classrooms and campuses, having the right display technology matters. In well-lit spaces, content visibility and engagement are key components of a powerful presentation. In creative, immersive settings, projection needs call for higher resolution and flexible placement for unique installs and close-up viewing. Epson’s PowerLite L790SE meets these needs. It delivers ultra bright images in rooms with high-ambient light and offers greater installation flexibility, from floor and rear projection to meeting rooms and lecture halls. Simple to install, easy to use, and with features that reduce maintenance costs and improve projector management, the PowerLite L790SE checks all the boxes.
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What is the product? Logitech MX Ink is a mixed reality stylus for Meta Quest that gives students a familiar, pen-like way to create, design, annotate, and interact in VR and MR learning environments. With a pressure-sensitive tip, seamless spatial tracking, and effortless movement from 2D surfaces to 3D spaces, MX Ink helps students stay immersed without the distraction of the technology. Native Meta Horizon OS integration supports easy deployment, while compatibility with education, creativity, architecture, engineering, and other VR/MR apps helps bring immersive learning experiences into K-12 classrooms.
What problem does it solve? As schools explore immersive learning, traditional handheld VR controllers with buttons and thumb sticks are not always the most natural tool for precise tasks like drawing, writing, annotating, or sketching in 3D. MX Ink gives learners a familiar pen-like tool for actions requiring fine motor control, helping them move more confidently from 2D surfaces to 3D environments. In a 2025 Design Tech High School study of students, 84% said MX Ink provided the precision needed for drawing in 3D space, and 81% reported a confidence boost compared to standard VR controllers. That makes immersive learning intuitive, creative, and accessible.
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Learning Management
What product is it? Benchmark Universe is a comprehensive K–8 learning management system that seamlessly integrates curriculum, instruction, and assessment into one cohesive platform. Built on research-based literacy resources, it empowers educators to plan, assign, assess, and personalize learning with ease. Teachers can access an extensive library of eBooks, create targeted assignments, and leverage AI-powered tools for grading and feedback, while students engage with interactive texts and standards-aligned assessments. Real-time data and progress monitoring drive informed instruction, while 24/7 access strengthens school-to-home connections. By unifying content and tools in one place, Benchmark Universe streamlines workflows and delivers engaging, data-driven literacy instruction.
What problem does it solve? Benchmark Universe eliminates the inefficiencies of fragmented tools and disconnected literacy resources that burden educators and limit instructional impact. Schools often rely on multiple platforms for curriculum, assignments, assessment, and data analysis, costing time and reducing coherence. Benchmark Universe unifies these functions into a single, easy-to-use system, enabling educators to personalize instruction, monitor progress, and act on data without added complexity. Its integrated resources and AI-powered tools reduce manual workload, while real-time insights support targeted teaching. By connecting educators, students, and families in one platform, Benchmark Universe saves time, improves alignment, and drives stronger literacy outcomes.
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What product is it? For educators, the school day rarely happens in one neat, organized place. Lessons, assessments, assignments, feedback, and student progress often live across too many tools. Otus brings that work together so teachers can design and deliver content, check understanding, and keep learning moving without all the extra back-and-forth. With built-in AI, teachers can also get help generating assessments and using student data to guide next steps. Built by former educators, Otus is designed to support the real pace of teaching and make the work around instruction feel more manageable.
What problem does it solve? Teaching gets harder when instruction lives in one platform, assignments in another, and student progress somewhere else entirely. That kind of disconnect creates unnecessary work and makes it tougher to respond in the moment when it’s most impactful. Otus solves that by giving teachers one connected place to manage instruction and see where students are in their learning journey. With content, assessment, and performance insights working together, teachers can spend less time tracking things down and more time supporting students and keeping the class on track.
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What product is it? The Roadmaps Platform, for K-12, has been expressly designed to support today’s screen-first, media-oriented Alpha Generation Learners and their classroom teachers. Roadmap lessons are graphical, colorful, multimodal, highly-interactive, exploratory and collaborative. For teachers, everything they need to teach a Roadmap lesson, e.g., standards information, pedagogical tips, is in one place: in the Roadmap lesson. As well, the Roadmaps Platform provides real-time, student progress monitoring, assessment, and classroom management support. Educators can create Roadmap lessors, differentiate existing Roadmap lessors, or the RoadmapBot AI tool can automatically convert existing text-based curriculum into the graphical, multimodal, interactive Roadmap-format.
What problem does it solve? According to neuroscience research, because of the way today’s screen-first, Alpha Generation learners take in information their brains are literally wired differently than those of Gen Z learners. Thus, we can’t teach today’s GenAlphas the way we taught Gen Zs, e.g., we can’t use digitized, text-based worksheets with Alphas, who are accustomed to multimodal media. Specifically addressing the needs and expectations of our GenAlphas, the Roadmaps Platform supports the development and delivery of lessons that are graphical, colorful, highly-interactive, exploratory and collaborative. In a 2-year study, NWEA reading growth scores more than doubled in classrooms using Roadmap-formatted ELA lessons.
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Math Instruction
What is the product? DreamBox Math by Discovery Education is an intelligently adaptive K-8 supplemental math solution that personalizes instruction in real time to accelerate student learning. Powered by continuous formative assessment, DreamBox Math dynamically adjusts lessons based on student strategies delivering targeted instruction, scaffolded feedback, and just‑in‑time support. Recent updates enhance district‑enabled personalization, standards prioritization, accessibility, and progress monitoring, aligning instruction to local goals while maintaining conceptual coherence. Rated Strong by Evidence for ESSA, DreamBox Math builds deep understanding, confidence, and fluency through engaging, research‑based experiences used by millions of students worldwide.
What problem does it solve? Districts often struggle to meet learner needs while maintaining standards alignment, instructional coherence, and measurable progress in math. DreamBox Math differentiates instruction continuously during learning, responding instantly to each student’s thinking and readiness. District‑powered pathways ensure instruction aligns to priority standards and assessment goals, while embedded assessment provides educators real‑time insight without additional testing. The result is a scalable, inclusive solution that closes learning gaps, supports intervention and enrichment, and drives proven gains in student achievement.
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https://www.discoveryeducation.com/solutions/math/dreambox-math/
What is the product? enVision+ Mathematics is an all-new program for grades K-8 that puts students at the center of learning as they explore math concepts and develop the skills and confidence to become real-world ready. As the newest edition of the classroom-tested, teacher-loved enVision math program, enVision+ builds on a proven, evidence-based pedagogy to bring math thinking into students' everyday lives. Students aren't simply solving problems but building strong mathematical reasoning skills. The standards-aligned enVision+ program emphasizes active learning and student-led explorations within authentic meaningful contexts, helping students become lifelong problem-solvers.
What problem does it solve? Mathematics is foundational to understanding the world. Yet, students often face obstacles engaging with math concepts and making connections between classroom math and the world around them. With its emphasis on problem-solving, critical thinking, and practical applications, enVision+ makes math come alive with everyday connections that build students’ skills mastery and confidence. The program provides greater opportunities for student engagement through real-world math problems and promotes a highly collaborative learning environment where students actively talk and think about math every day. enVision+ also offers new AI-powered Savvas Studio tools that help save teachers time while delivering greater personalized learning to students.
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What is the product? TransMath is a comprehensive, research-based math intervention designed to accelerate students in grades 5–10 who are two or more years below grade level. TransMath bridges foundational gaps and prepares learners for algebra through a dual-topic approach that emphasizes depth over breadth. Structured, predictable lessons foster conceptual understanding, number sense, and problem-solving skills. The program supports diverse learners with multisensory strategies, visual models, and differentiated instruction, while giving teachers daily guidance, embedded assessments, and time-saving resources. TransMath’s three progressive levels ensure targeted support and incremental success, transforming struggling students into confident math thinkers, ready for high-stakes assessments and future academic success.
What problem does it solve? Students across the country continue to struggle with the foundational math skills needed for success in algebra, and many remain far behind despite ongoing support. TransMath tackles this challenge with explicit, systematic instruction that builds a solid foundation. The program targets two key areas: moving from concrete ideas to abstract thinking and developing fluency with basic operations. By using manipulatives and visual models, students can make sense of new concepts in accessible ways. Structured, well paced lessons give learners time to master each idea before advancing. This approach strengthens core skills, builds confidence, and prepares students for algebra.
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What is the product? IXL Math gives educators consistent, effective ways to differentiate instruction and keep students engaged. Its comprehensive K-12 curriculum covers everything from addition to calculus, so teachers can enhance any lesson and target specific areas where learners need support. As students practice on IXL, questions adapt and adjust, ensuring they’re always working towards growth opportunities. And instructional resources, like video tutorials, help learners during independent study. Meanwhile, educators can use IXL’s variety of assessment tools and analytics reports to see how their class is progressing, uncover hidden trouble spots, and understand the exact next steps to help each student progress.
What problem does it solve? Math scores are lagging and achievement gaps are widening, but most edtech doesn’t give teachers everything they need to act. IXL Math does—all in one place. With 5,600 standards-aligned skills, translatable into 120+ languages so ELL students can participate fully, there's material for every learner. The LevelUp Diagnostic not only assesses knowledge in real-time, but generates personalized action plans for each student. IXL Analytics distills student data into clear, actionable insights so teachers know exactly where to focus next. And Spark Studio equips them with AI-powered tools to generate math materials, tailor instruction, and simplify grading faster.
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Professional Development
What is the product? The Promising Practices Conference began with a mission to give educators practical strategies that work in virtual settings. On February 27, 2026, it returned for its fifteenth year as a fully immersive 3D virtual experience hosted in vFairs. Now, more than 8,000 educators, leaders, and parents have entered a connected learning community, where real-time networking and collaboration happened naturally. Attendees engaged in over 90 live and on-demand sessions led by teachers and experts while earning PD credits. Interactive features like gamification, leaderboards, and discussions deepened engagement. With 30-day access, learning continues beyond the event, as one participant shared, “This was one of the best events I have attended.
What problem does it solve? Promising Practices addressed disengaging, isolated professional development by delivering an immersive 3D virtual conference connecting over 8,000 educators, leaders, and parents. Designed for virtual education, sessions were led by experienced online educators, ensuring relevant, actionable learning. Participants explored sessions, collaborated, and built connections in a space that mirrored the energy of a large in-person event. The conference also united educators who are typically disconnected, strengthening a broader network through shared learning. With live and on-demand access, attendees valued both flexibility and authentic perspectives. One participant shared, “It was truly a fun experience, lots of excitement and the pomp and circumstance of a live conference.
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What is the product? TEACH is a web-based, teacher-facing platform that embeds professional learning directly into daily instruction, making high-quality Project Based Learning (PBL) scalable and practical for K–12 classrooms. Grounded in PBLWorks’ Gold Standard framework, it combines ready-to-use, standards-aligned curriculum units with integrated guidance that enables teachers to implement rigorous instruction without starting from scratch. Designed by nationally recognized PBL experts, TEACH supports educators at all experience levels with structured lessons, integrated assessments, and real-time instructional guidance—building educator capacity while deepening student engagement, collaboration, and real-world problem solving.
What problem does it solve? TEACH addresses the gap between one-time professional development and effective classroom implementation of PBL. Educators need ongoing support to build confidence and address the practice and prep time it takes to become designers of quality, project-based instruction. TEACH solves this by embedding professional learning through PBL Tips, coaching videos, community support, and Learn PBL to consistently build upon baseline PD sessions. With structured but adaptable lessons, resources, and assessments, it reduces prep time while reinforcing best practices, resulting in instruction that engages students in deeper learning for durable skill building and rigorous content knowledge development.
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Reading & Literacy Instruction
What is the product? 95 Adolescent Word Study Solution is a turnkey, evidence-aligned program designed to ensure all students in grades 6–12 become proficient in the complex academic language essential for success across all subject areas. This solution equips teachers with ready-to-use tools and targeted professional learning to help students decode, decipher, and apply academic language - empowering secondary teachers to bridge the literacy gap and unlock success for every student.
What problem does it solve? With only 30% of eighth graders reaching NAEP proficiency, the solution addresses the word-study gap: students having a hard time decoding and understanding multisyllable, academic vocabulary.
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What is the product? Proven to grow reading proficiency for all learners, Benchmark Advance 2026 is a high-quality core literacy program for grades K–6 grounded in Science of Reading Research. The innovative, knowledge-building vertical alignment and spiraled instructional design promote long-term, standards-aligned learning across the 5 pillars of literacy. Explicit instruction, coherent text sets, collaborative conversations, and cumulative tasks build on prior knowledge, develop vocabulary, and strengthen comprehension and writing. Integrated assessments, AI-enabled scoring, and real-time reporting provide immediate insights to drive data-informed instruction utilizing the embedded scaffolds, integrated English Language Development, and targeted interventions ensure all students achieve grade-level success.
What problem does it solve? Benchmark Advance 2026 makes planning and instruction easier while developing true, long-term content knowledge in a school-wide learning community. Using its all-in-one platform, Benchmark Universe, teachers can plan, customize instructional materials, assign and assess student work, and analyze data. Instructional tools such as the lesson presentation slides and pre-loaded epocket charts reduce teacher prep time. Because the program architecture builds 10 standards-aligned, knowledge-building topics across grades K-6, Advance fosters stronger school and community connections. The vertical topic alignment means that all students are studying a topic simultaneously, providing opportunities for cross-classroom and cross-grade collaboration, real-world connections, projects, and community involvement.
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https://www.benchmarkeducation.com/benchmark-advance-adelante
What is the product? Social Studies Essentials (K–5) by Discovery Education is an inquiry‑based supplemental program that strengthens reading, writing, and discussion skills through rich social studies content. Grounded in the C3 Framework, the solution integrates history, civics, geography, and economics with developmentally appropriate primary and secondary sources, original multimedia, and text‑based questioning. Five standards‑aligned units per grade feature ready‑to‑teach lessons that build vocabulary, comprehension, and evidence‑based reasoning while engaging students in meaningful real‑world topics. Designed for flexibility and ease of use, Social Studies Essentials supports literacy growth while deepening content understanding.
What problem does it solve? Social Studies Essentials embeds literacy skill development directly into social studies learning, making it simple for educators to streamline essential literacy learning alongside civic education. Through inquiry‑driven lessons, students regularly read, analyze, discuss, and write about complex texts, building vocabulary, comprehension, and critical thinking skills in authentic contexts. Clear scaffolding, embedded assessments, and teacher guidance make it easy to integrate literacy instruction without additional planning. The result is a cohesive, engaging approach that strengthens reading and writing skills while preserving the depth and relevance of social studies instruction.
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https://www.discoveryeducation.com/solutions/social-studies/essentials/
What is the product? REWARDS, developed by renowned literacy expert Dr. Anita Archer, is a powerful, research-validated reading intervention program designed to help struggling readers in grades 4–12 unlock the complexities of multisyllabic words. Grounded in the science of reading, REWARDS equips students with highly effective strategies to decode long, unfamiliar words especially those found in academic and content-area texts.
Through explicit, systematic instruction, students learn to break words into manageable chunks, improving both accuracy and fluency in oral and silent reading. The program’s structured lessons, delivered in 50- to 60-minute sessions, build foundational skills while expanding vocabulary, enhancing comprehension, and boosting reading confidence.
What problem does it solve? The REWARDS program solves literacy gaps for older students by shifting the focus from basic phonics to advanced multisyllabic decoding. As academic texts become more complex, many students struggle with reading to learn. REWARDS bridges this gap through explicit, systematic instruction in identifying prefixes, suffixes, and roots.
By teaching ""word-attack"" strategies, students learn to break down long words rather than guessing. This increases oral reading fluency and vocabulary, directly improving comprehension. Designed for Tier 2 and 3 intervention, the program supports educators' ability to deliver high-impact instruction, ensuring students gain the confidence and precision needed for college and career readiness.
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What is the product? Read&Write is a literacy support toolbar that helps every student read, write, and understand with confidence. It solves a key challenge in structured literacy instruction: supporting diverse reading and writing needs without changing core teaching. Students use tools like text-to-speech, word prediction, and vocabulary support to access grade-level materials, improve reading fluency and comprehension, and express their ideas. It also supports multilingual learners with language and translation tools. By removing barriers in real time, Read&Write helps more students take part, keep up, and show what they know.
What problem does it solve? Educators need to support a wide range of reading and writing needs without adding workload or changing how they teach. Many students struggle to access grade-level content, keep up with reading demands, or express what they know. Read&Write solves this by removing barriers in real time. With tools like text-to-speech, word prediction, and vocabulary support, students can access content, build fluency and comprehension, and communicate their ideas. This helps more learners take part, stay on track, and succeed alongside their peers.
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What is the product? As the platform with the broadest coverage of language arts, IXL offers endless ways to support reading and writing growth. Its comprehensive PK-12 ELA curriculum spans early literacy—grounded in the Science of Reading—through reading comprehension, grammar, vocabulary, and advanced concepts like persuasive writing. Students can dive right in with skills that adjust as they learn and explicit feedback embedded throughout so they never feel stuck. Meanwhile, educators can use IXL’s assessment tools for precise benchmarking, targeted screening, and detailed reporting. No matter the approach, IXL recommends personalized next steps for every learner, ensuring they’re always supported at the right level.
What problem does it solve? Literacy rates are lagging, and ELA tools are often disconnected and unintuitive. IXL Language Arts offers a solution: one easy-to-use platform with 2,700+ interconnected, standards-aligned skills that adapt as students answer questions. Built-in instructional resources, including expert-led videos aligned 1:1 with each skill, help them self-remediate and build confidence. The Assessment Suite–anchored by the LevelUp Diagnostic–measures proficiency across key reading and writing strands, then generates personalized action plans with targeted skill recommendations. Universal Reading Screeners flag students needing intervention in 20 minutes, while IXL Analytics gives educators the data to pinpoint trends and make more informed instructional decisions.
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SAFETY & SECURITY
What is the product? ClassLink protects students and schools with a layered safety and security suite. LaunchPad provides secure single sign-on (SSO) with multi-factor authentication (MFA), ensuring only authorized users can access digital resources. This includes applications that don't natively support strong authentication. Security Center gives administrators centralized control over access policies and security events. ThreatScan proactively scans the dark web for compromised credentials, shifting security from reactive to proactive. DataGuard masks personally identifiable information before it's shared with vendors. Together, these tools create a safer digital environment for students, educators, and the communities they serve.
What problem does it solve? When Cedar Crest College faced a cybersecurity insurance deadline, they needed MFA coverage across every remotely accessible platform, including apps with weak or no native authentication. ClassLink made that possible, which greatly reduced their insurance costs. At Prince of Peace, ThreatScan revealed where staff credentials had been used outside approved systems and flagged known data breaches, enabling the team to clean up compromised passwords before incidents occurred. These cases illustrate ClassLink's core value: turning fragmented, reactive security into a consistent, institution-wide safety standard that protects students and staff alike.
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Special Education
What is the product? Outschool is an online learning platform that connects students aged 3–18 with live, small-group classes taught by independent educators. Offering a wide range of subjects from core academics to unique hobbies, Outschool fosters personalized, engaging learning experiences beyond traditional classrooms. Its flexible, student-centered approach empowers curiosity, creativity, and critical thinking, while supporting educators to design and deliver dynamic lessons. With an emphasis on community, inclusivity, and real-world skills, Outschool redefines education, making learning accessible, interactive, and inspiring for diverse learners worldwide.
What problem does it solve? Outschool’s classes are uniquely designed to support children with learning needs, including ADHD, dyslexia, and autism. Through a wide range of offerings taught by qualified educators, students can access instruction that is not only functional but purpose-built for their strengths and challenges. Classes like “Homework Help and IEP Support (ADHD, Dyslexia, SLD, Neurodivergent)” provide individualized academic support, while “Neurodiversity 101: Dyslexia, Autism, ADHD, Executive Function” empowers learners to understand themselves and build confidence in a small group setting. Practical skill-building courses, such as “2-Day Note-Taking Camp for Neurodivergent Teens” teach executive-function strategies in accessible, engaging ways. By combining small-group interaction, interest-driven content, and multi-sensory approaches, Outschool ensures that education is inclusive, personalized, and empowering for every learner.
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What is the product? The Woodcock-Johnson V (WJ V) from Riverside Insights builds on the industry-leading WJ family—widely regarded as the gold standard in cognitive and achievement assessment. This next-generation, digital-first system delivers comprehensive, research-based insights across cognitive, academic, and oral language domains, helping practitioners move beyond scores to a clear understanding of each student’s strengths and needs. By connecting these data within a unified framework, the WJ V supports more confident decision-making around instruction, intervention, and eligibility—helping teams address complex learning challenges. Launching this fall, the WJ V Nonverbal Cognitive assessment expands access with a fully nonverbal solution for more equitable evaluation.
What problem does it solve? Schools are managing growing numbers of referrals alongside increasingly diverse learning needs, yet many assessments remain time-intensive and not designed for students with language barriers. The WJ V addresses this by combining the trusted rigor of the WJ family with a modern, digital-first experience that streamlines administration and scoring. With the addition of the WJ V Nonverbal Cognitive assessment launching this fall, practitioners can evaluate students without relying on language, improving access and fairness for English learners and students with language impairments. The result is more precise, defensible insights that help teams deliver timely, targeted support based on each student’s true abilities.
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What is the product? enCORE is a standards-first, adapted core curriculum that provides students with moderate to severe disabilities access to the general education curriculum. Developed by a team of BCBAs, PhDs, SLPs and veteran educators, enCORE - driving a nearly 70% student growth rate - offers adapted grade-aligned content, high-quality, differentiated literature with visual supports, and integrated technology.
What problem does it solve? enCORE serves a very specific student population – it is appropriate for learners with moderate to severe disabilities, including Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), intellectual disabilities such as Down syndrome, and related developmental disabilities. As a result, the user and their use case is clear – enCORE is for special education teachers and students who benefit from an adapted core curriculum and alternative assessments to access the general education curriculum.
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What is the product? TouchMath Grades 3–5 is an evidence-based, multisensory math curriculum designed to support students who struggle with abstract, upper elementary math concepts. Using explicit, systematic instruction, and hands-on manipulatives like TouchCubesTM and TouchFractions TM, the program helps students build strong understanding in multi-digit operations, fractions, geometry, and measurement. Grounded in the Concrete–Representational–Abstract (CRA) framework, TouchMath bridges foundational skills and grade-level expectations through engaging visual and tactile learning experiences.
What problem does it solve? TouchMath Grades 3–5 addresses the challenge many students face when transitioning from basic arithmetic to more abstract, upper-elementary math concepts. It supports learners with math difficulties—including dyscalculia— by making math more concrete, visual, and systematic. The program reduces gaps in foundational understanding, improves access to grade-level content, and equips teachers with structured lessons and assessments—helping students that need more support to build confidence, accuracy, and long-term math comprehension.
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What is the product? Unique Learning System (ULS) is a standards-aligned curriculum for students with significant cognitive disabilities. It solves a key challenge for special educators: how to deliver accessible, meaningful learning while meeting diverse needs and IEP goals. ULS provides structured, differentiated lessons across subjects and life skills, grounded in research and evidence-based best practices. Built-in supports, flexible levels, and integrated assessments help teachers personalize instruction, track progress, and demonstrate outcomes. By bringing curriculum, planning, and data together, ULS helps save time and supports students to build independence, confidence, and real-world skills.
What problem does it solve? Educators need a consistent way to deliver meaningful, standards-aligned instruction to students with significant cognitive disabilities while meeting diverse needs and IEP requirements. Unique Learning System (ULS) solves this by providing a unified, research-based curriculum with differentiated levels across core subjects and life skills. It enables teachers to personalize instruction, track progress, and demonstrate outcomes in one place. By reducing planning, data collection, and compliance workload, ULS saves time and helps students build independence, confidence, and real-world skills.
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STEM & CTE
What is the product? The Science Techbook for Elementary by Discovery Education is a phenomena‑driven core science solution that brings three‑dimensional learning to life through engaging investigations and real‑world contexts. Built to support the Next Generation Science Standards, Science Techbook integrates hands‑on inquiry with literacy, math, and data analysis skills in every lesson. Fully editable, teacher‑ready resources include embedded scaffolds, instructional guidance, and standards‑aligned assessments, making it easy to deliver rigorous, engaging science instruction while building the foundational STEM skills students need for future academic and workforce success.
What problem does it solve? Elementary educators often face limited planning time, uneven resources, and the challenge of delivering rigorous, standards‑aligned science that also builds literacy and math skills. Science Techbook solves this by providing flexible, classroom‑ready lessons that combine hands‑on investigations with cross‑disciplinary learning in a single, coherent experience. Embedded guidance and editable materials reduce preparation time while maintaining instructional depth. High‑quality formative and summative assessments provide timely insight into student understanding, enabling responsive instruction. By simplifying planning and elevating inquiry‑based learning, Science Techbook ensures all students develop essential scientific thinking and STEM‑ready skills.
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https://www.discoveryeducation.com/solutions/science/science-techbook/elementary/
What is the product? Experience Science K-8 is a new, research-based program that brings science concepts to life through real-world phenomena and hands-on explorations, empowering students to learn science by doing science. It offers a highly flexible, standards-aligned curriculum with interactive resources that make science engaging and accessible for all learners. The program also makes teaching science easier, with comprehensive and quick lesson plans, robust planning support, and time-saving grab-and-go materials that enable teachers to fit science instruction into their day. Aligned with Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) and infused with three-dimensional STEM learning, Experience Science creates dynamic, motivating, and interactive experiences for today’s K-8 classrooms.
What problem does it solve? With schools placing greater focus on math and literacy instruction, teachers have less time to prepare and teach science lessons. Experience Science supports educators of all teaching experience levels with an easy-to-teach curriculum, combined with instructional resources that bolster teachers’ own science knowledge, so every teacher can teach science with confidence. It offers a variety of cross-content explorations that support K-8 literacy and math instruction and K-5 social studies topics, all while teaching students science concepts and helping teachers cover more academic standards in less time. Experience Science also provides educators step-by-step guidance for phenomena-based instruction integrating the three dimensions.
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What is the product? SmartLab is an integrated STEM ecosystem that sparks ah-HA! moments and builds a STEM identity in every learner. Five interdependent components — career-connected PBL curriculum, hands-on tools and equipment, a customized learning environment, a certified facilitator, and ongoing support — work together to create active, learner-centered experiences. As a fully turnkey solution delivered by one company, schools can stand up a complete STEM ecosystem quickly and confidently. SmartLab isn't a product you add to a classroom; it's a transformation of how learning happens.
What problem does it solve? Too many K-12 learners decide early that STEM isn't for them — and once that belief takes hold, it's nearly impossible to reverse. SmartLab solves the crisis of disengagement and inequitable access by replacing passive, lecture-driven instruction with a fully integrated ecosystem where learners solve real problems, use authentic tools, and build the belief that I belong here, I can do this, and my ideas matter.
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What is the product? TCI’s K–8 Bring Science Alive! program transforms classrooms into hands-on, inquiry-driven STEM environments. Aligned to NGSS, it engages students in exploring phenomena, conducting investigations, and applying engineering and problem-solving skills—mirroring real-world scientific work. Interactive simulations, materials kits, and digital resources make learning accessible and engaging for all students, with supports for diverse learners. By fostering critical thinking, collaboration, and creativity, Bring Science Alive! equips students with the skills, confidence, and curiosity to succeed in STEM disciplines and build a foundation for future career and technical pathways.
What problem does it solve? Bring Science Alive! addresses the challenge of engaging K–8 students in meaningful, hands-on STEM learning that develops both conceptual understanding and practical skills. Many science programs focus on rote memorization, leaving students unprepared to think critically, solve problems, or apply knowledge to real-world situations. Our program solves this by integrating phenomena-driven investigations, engineering challenges, and interactive digital experiences that make STEM concepts tangible and relevant. It also supports diverse learners with built-in differentiation, literacy scaffolds, and multilingual resources, ensuring all students can participate, build confidence, and develop the skills needed for success in STEM and future careers.
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What is the product? Edmentum’s Expanding College and Career Readiness solution is a unified, end-to-end system supporting students from early exploration through postsecondary success. It helps students connect their interests to career pathways while enabling schools to scale personalized academic and postsecondary planning, even with high counselor caseloads. Students engage in 55+ multi-year CTE pathways across all 14 Career Clusters, building durable, real-world skills along the way. Simulation-based learning and employer-recognized credential prep further prepare them for what’s next. Together, these experiences guide every student from discovery to confident college enrollment or workforce entry.
What problem does it solve? Schools struggle to scale college and career readiness: Career exploration, academic planning, and CTE coursework live in disconnected systems. Counselors managing overwhelming caseloads rarely have capacity for individualized guidance at scale. This makes it difficult to ensure every student builds toward meaningful outcomes or to track progress against state College and Career Readiness indicators. Edmentum’s Expanding College and Career Readiness solution solves this by unifying elements into a coherent system aligned to state-defined readiness metrics. It enables districts to scale consistent experiences, monitor progress, and ensure every student graduates with a clear plan, relevant skills, and credentials that demonstrate readiness.
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https://www.edmentum.com/solutions/expanding-college-career-readiness/
What is the product? JobreadyCTE is a complete CTE Program Management Solution purpose-built for CTE. Designed by former CTE educators who understand compliance in practice, our system is made to track competencies, manage program documentation and maintain accreditation.
What problem does it solve? As the most comprehensive CTE Management Solution available, JobreadyCTE helps district CTE programs run smoothly and stay organized with competency tracking, accreditation and audit support, certification hour tracking, asset management, and digital forms and signatures so directors can focus on strong programs instead of managing audits.
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What is the product? iCEV delivers an end-to-end career and technical education total solution that equips educators, administrators, and students with the tools needed to drive program success. The platform brings together standards aligned curriculum, industry certification preparation and testing, and actionable data insights to support the full CTE experience.
With more than 200 courses across 16 career clusters, including a comprehensive STEM offering, iCEV provides ready to use lessons, interactive content, and real-world capstone projects that mirror industry expectations and build career ready skills. The testing platform features 19 industry recognized certifications and preparation for more than 80 others, helping programs streamline instruction and validate student achievement.
What problem does it solve? CTE programs are under increasing pressure to deliver career ready graduates, yet many operate with fragmented tools for curriculum, certification, and reporting. This lack of alignment creates inefficiencies for educators and limits student outcomes.
iCEV addresses this by delivering a comprehensive total solution that connects curriculum, industry certifications, and performance data across the program experience. Educators save time, administrators gain greater visibility, and students benefit from a more aligned, relevant learning journey. By supporting program cohesion and aligning instruction with workforce demands, iCEV enables CTE programs to scale impact and better prepare the 12.3 million students they serve for real world success.
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What is the product? Inquisitive makes elementary science simple for teachers, engaging for students, and effective for classrooms. With open-and-go lessons, clear teacher guidance, real-world phenomena, and hands-on investigations, teachers can deliver meaningful science instruction without overwhelming prep or complicated setup. Built on research-backed pedagogy, including phenomena-based learning and the 5E model, Inquisitive supports inquiry, critical thinking, and authentic sensemaking. Embedded differentiation, multilingual access, text-to-speech, and WCAG 2.0 compliance help every student participate from the start. Affordable by design, Inquisitive gives schools a high-quality, accessible science solution that saves teachers time and inspires students to think like scientists.
What problem does it solve? Limited time, confidence, materials, and planning support can make teaching science difficult. Inquisitive removes those barriers with open-and-go lessons, clear teacher guidance, embedded differentiation, hands-on investigations, and built-in assessments. It helps teachers deliver meaningful, standards-aligned science without overwhelming prep, while giving students authentic opportunities to explore real-world phenomena and build scientific understanding.
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What is the product? EduSmart is a data-driven science intervention platform providing a curated collection of digital tools for grades 3-8 and Biology. In addition, Science foundations are established for teachers and students using our hands-on K-2 program. Our toolkit includes interactive lessons, simulations, assessments, and bilingual supports—designed to save teachers time and improve outcomes. Using our thoughtfully created, state of the art AI ecosystem, student experience real-world science instruction with ease—no matter the classroom setup.
What problem does it solve? Many schools face persistent science achievement gaps, under-resourced classrooms, and teachers stretched too thin to deliver consistent, high-quality instruction. EduSmart LMS solves this by providing a ready-to-use, data-driven platform with standards-aligned lessons, simulations, and assessments for grades K-8 and Biology. Bilingual supports ensure English Language Learners receive equitable access to rigorous science content. Teachers save valuable prep time while gaining real-time data to drive intervention—empowering every student, regardless of language background or classroom setup, to succeed in science.
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What is the product? LEGO Education Computer Science & AI empowers teachers through engaging lessons that puts hands-on collaboration at the heart of every experience. With the LEGO Education Coding Canvas, students dive into a world of intuitive icon and word-based coding, transforming the classroom into a dynamic hub for critical thinking and problem-solving.
Each kit includes 30 inquiry-based, standards-aligned lessons. Simple to use and scale, scaffolded lessons flex to different experience levels, helping teachers identify what to teach and when. Students in K-8 collaborate to tackle problems and find solutions, unlocking limitless learning that takes their ideas further than they can even imagine.
What problem does it solve? AI is everywhere, yet most classrooms aren't ready to teach it. In fact, 79% of global teachers say their students feel confident using AI, but nearly half say those same students don't understand the risks involved. LEGO® Education Computer Science & AI takes a different approach by not teaching children to simply use AI, but to safely build their foundational literacy to understand, question, and shape it. LEGO Education CS & AI is designed so any teacher — generalist or specialist — can confidently teach with ready-to-use lessons, teacher support resources, and age-appropriate activities that deliver impactful, relevant CS and AI instruction.
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https://education.lego.com/en-us/lego-education-computer-science-and-ai/
What is the product? Designed to drive science learning outcomes, LEGO Education Science equips teachers with K-8 lessons that empower every student to succeed and foster collaboration as they tackle science inquiry hands-on. Packed with LEGO bricks, building instructions, interactive hardware, and a USB charging cable, every hands-on kit engages students, turning the classroom into a curiosity hub bubbling with ‘aha’ moments. Each kit includes 40 inquiry-based, standards aligned science lessons that are intuitive to set up and implement, maximizing class time and ensuring instant classroom engagement. LEGO Education Science has been awarded the UDL Product Certification by CAST.
What problem does it solve? LEGO Education Science addresses a critical need: 87% of education leaders believe hands-on experiences are essential for engaging all learners with science, yet only 55% of students currently receive them. LEGO Education Science helps close that divide.
Teachers are stretched for time, so we designed a ready-out-of-the-box solution for science. Each kit includes all necessary materials — LEGO bricks, hardware, and building instructions — alongside free access to our online Teacher Portal with classroom presentations, facilitation notes, and a library of standards-aligned lessons designed to fit class periods. This means teachers spend less time preparing and more time facilitating learning.
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Student Wellness
What is the product? The Digital Citizenship Initiative from Discovery Education is a free, research‑based program advancing student wellness by helping learners navigate the digital world responsibly and thoughtfully. Launched in 2025 and developed with partners including Verizon, Norton, IBM, Fortinet, and nonprofit experts, the Initiative delivers classroom‑ready instruction spanning digital wellbeing, online safety, media literacy, digital identity, and AI literacy. Grounded in neuroscience and real‑world scenarios, the modular resources empower students to understand how technology impacts attention, behavior, and mental health, while building the critical thinking and decision‑making skills required for a future shaped by advancing technologies, like AI.
What problem does it solve? Students are growing up in a digitally saturated environment that increasingly impacts their mental health, emotional regulation, and sense of identity; yet many receive little formal instruction on how to manage these influences. The Digital Citizenship Initiative addresses this gap by translating research on screen use, online risk, and emerging AI technologies into engaging, age‑appropriate learning experiences. By integrating digital wellbeing with AI literacy and media awareness, the Initiative equips students with practical skills they need every day, supporting healthier technology use, safer online interactions, and long‑term student wellness at scale.
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What is the product? Follett Aspen Student Information System is designed to support academic success and operational efficiency by unifying student data within a single, future-ready platform. Trusted by districts throughout North America, Aspen goes beyond one-size-fits-all SIS solutions by adapting to each school’s unique goals with powerful tools for scheduling, state reporting, academic tracking, student support, and beyond. Aspen is fully scalable, connecting seamlessly with any learning management system, integrating third-party apps with ease, and equipping educators with flexible dashboards, intelligent workflows, and real-time data. Additionally, Aspen streamlines compliance and strengthens security, helping districts safeguard their most valuable assets: their students.
What problem does it solve? Districts relying on multiple student information systems often struggle to maintain clear communication and coordination among those supporting a child’s academic success. As a cloud-based, centralized platform, Aspen enables authorized users to access academic records, attendance, behavior reports, health information, and accommodation tracking—while ensuring top-tier security and compliance. Parents gain real-time visibility into the classroom, educators have a data-driven picture of student performance, and students can better track their progress, empowering them to take greater ownership of their learning. By simplifying data management and supporting collaboration through shared information, Aspen helps districts build a brighter future for every student.
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https://follettsoftware.com/student-information-suite/aspen/
What is the product? For the first time, districts can approach student mental health as a truly connected system—not a collection of separate tools. Riverside Insights’ DESSA + Move This World links screening, instruction, and progress monitoring within a Multi-Tiered System of Supports. DESSA identifies student needs early, while Move This World delivers short, daily routines that build essential skills. Together, they turn insight into action across Tiers 1–3, enabling aligned instruction, targeted intervention, and continuous support. Districts using DESSA have seen up to a 76% reduction in discipline referrals and 80% fewer suspensions, while Move This World strengthens school climate and student engagement—driving measurable gains in well-being and readiness to learn.
What problem does it solve? Schools often rely on fragmented tools that separate screening from instruction, making it difficult to act on student needs consistently or measure impact. DESSA + Move This World closes this gap by connecting identification, instruction, and progress monitoring within one system. Educators can screen early, deliver aligned supports, and track growth over time without adding complexity. This reduces silos, improves continuity of care, and helps schools use limited time and resources more effectively. The result is earlier intervention, more consistent implementation, and measurable improvements in student behavior, engagement, and overall school climate.
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What is the product? Securly's AI Transparency Solution is a K-12 AI use monitoring tool that gives districts, school leaders, and teachers visibility into how students interact with AI chatbots and large language models on school-issued devices. It tracks AI usage across schools, grades, and classrooms, surfaces trends in AI usage, and lets administrators enforce policies on what topics can be discussed with AI tools the same way they filter categories of websites with a web filter. Through integration with Securly Aware, it automatically flags concerning conversations involving risks like self-harm or bullying.
What problem does it solve? It closes the visibility gap schools face as students increasingly use AI chatbots and large language models on school-issued devices. Before this solution, district leaders typically only knew whether AI tools were turned on or off. They had no insight into which platforms students were actually using, what prompts they were entering, or whether those interactions signaled academic misuse or safety risks like self-harm or bullying. The product replaces blanket bans and guesswork with concrete data, enforceable guardrails, and automated risk alerts, letting schools guide responsible AI use rather than react blindly to it.
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