Share this article
WASHINGTON, Feb. 23, 2021 /PRNewswire/
Class Technologies Inc., today announced the general availability and roll out of Class, software that adds teaching and learning tools to Zoom. Class is now available for Mac, with releases for Windows, Chromebook, iPad, and Android Tablet platforms expected in the coming weeks. As the father of three children still logging in to school from home, I know that by improving the virtual and hybrid learning experience, Class can make a real difference for millions of students and educators around the world, said Michael Chasen, co-founder and CEO of Class. We fast-tracked the development of Class, which is built on Zoom, because we knew how many people needed our help. I m pleased that now, in under six months since we ve launched, thousands of schools, colleges, and companies around the world can start using Class to improve education.
Posted on 288
DreamBox Learning®, the K-8 digital math company that pioneered Intelligent Adaptive Learning™ technology, announced today that the South Carolina Department of Education (SCDE) has selected DreamBox Learning Math to support teaching and learning during the COVID-19 pandemic and mitigate student learning loss. The SCDE will offer DreamBox Learning Math through June 2022 to 21 districts reaching more than 32,000 students in the most underserved communities in the state.
“We conducted an extensive evaluation of math solutions that could help our districts as we transition from emergency instruction towards ‘academic recovery,’ and DreamBox stood out as the only solution that is both proven to increase student achievement and able to provide actionable learning insights for our teachers,” said Dr. David Mathis, Deputy Superintendent at the SCDE. “DreamBox provides a prescriptive approach to help
Adam Bryant: We Have To Cultivate ‘Anti-Racist Natives’ In The Next Generation. LinkedIn 1/12/2021
, the chief human resources officer of Chevron, for our interview series with Black leaders. The themes we explore include race in corporate America and how to increase the ranks of Black executives in the C-Suite (thus the B-Suite name of our series). Subscribe
Morris: Who were the biggest influences early in your life who shaped who you are today?
Woolley-Wilson: It starts with my parents. My father came to this country from Haiti in 1956, and he met my mother, who is from Texas. He had an excellent education. We didn’t have much money, but they shared a focus on family and the importance of education. We were taught to believe that if we excelled and did our best, new opportunities would open up for us. They probably knew there were headwinds that we would face because we were people of color, but they didn’t burden us with that early on.