A teacher’s perspective on what coronavirus has meant for her and her students.
GUEST COLUMN | by Monica Contreras
When school closures were first announced, it took a while for it to sink in what exactly that meant for me and my students. One thing became apparent immediately: the threat of coronavirus would significantly change the way we deliver instruction. As quickly as possible, we would have to learn how to get meaningful material to our students virtually.
MobyMax lauded by judges as a proven tool for increasing student performance
March 31, 2020 - MobyMax, the most acclaimed differentiated learning solution in the US., was named a 2020 SIIA CODiE Award finalist in 13 categories:
Said one judge, “This is a great product. It has both the student and teacher in mind on how to use and what is needed. Love it!”
March 12, 2020 - MobyMax, the most widely acclaimed differentiated learning solution in the U.S., has been named one of the “EDTECH 1000” for 2020-2021 by EdTech Digest. The honor is reserved for the “top EdTech companies transforming education.”
March 6, 2020 - MobyMax, the most widely acclaimed differentiated learning solution in the US., has announced that it will provide its award-winning educational software free to all schools and school districts forced to close to protect against COVID-19. The comprehensive software curriculum spans Math, ELA, Science, and Social Studies for students in grades K-8 and meets the needs of struggling students as well as those working on grade level and beyond.
The announcement comes as some schools in New York have already closed and as Seattle schools and others also prepare for possible closure. “Most American school districts do not have plans in place to keep students learning if their physical structures need to be shuttered,” said MobyMax co-founder Glynn Willett. “The solution is to make online learning easily available to any school/district that needs it. Our software will be free to any affected school or school district that wants to keep teaching.”
January 10, 2020 - MobyMax, the most widely acclaimed differentiated learning solution in the U.S., has made its Quick Checker package of assessment tools free to all teachers worldwide. Quick Checker enables educators to quickly check for understanding by minimizing the time it normally takes to create and grade tests or quizzes. It streamlines and improves day-to-day teaching by pinpointing missing skills with quick formative assessments, deep summative assessments, and diagnostic placement tests.
January 7, 2020 - MobyMax, the most widely acclaimed differentiated learning solution in the U.S., is pleased to announce that its popular Quick Placement is now available for free to teachers worldwide, allowing them to determine a student’s current grade level and diagnose learning gaps in half the time. MobyMax is offering Quick Placement for free as part of a bold move to put the most comprehensive assessment tool into the hands of teachers worldwide at no cost.
Company Wins Unprecedented 66 Education Industry Awards in 2019
December 16, 2019 – MobyMax, the most widely acclaimed differentiated learning solution in the U.S., garnered a record 66 awards for its innovative educational software in 2019. The company has won 113 total awards in the past two years, dwarfing its nearest competitors in the education industry.
Among the most impressive awards bestowed on MobyMax are:
December 11th, 2019 – MobyMax, the most widely acclaimed differentiated learning solution in the U.S., has been named a finalist in three categories for Tech & Learning Magazine’s 2019 Awards of Excellence: Best Use of a Product in the Classroom, School, and District, respectively. Now in its 40th year, Tech & Learning’s Awards of Excellence program recognizes exceptional products that are improving the way educators work and students learn. MobyMax was the only company to win awards in all three categories.
“For 40 years, Tech & Learning has reported on how edtech products are improving teaching and learning,” says Tech & Learning Group Publisher Christine Weiser. “In keeping with this mission, our 2019 Awards of Excellence contest focused on stand-out products that are unique in the K-12 market, as well as those that are helping schools solve specific problems.”
December 9, 2019 - MobyMax, the most widely acclaimed differentiated learning solution in the U.S., is pleased to announce the launch of Quick Question, a new edtech solution that enables teachers to quickly ask questions and understand exactly what students know, in real time. In a bold move, MobyMax is offering Quick Question not as a limited version or free trial, but as part of a complete assessment solution that is absolutely free for all teachers worldwide.
December 2, 2019 - MobyMax, the most widely acclaimed differentiated learning solution in the U.S., has launched Quick Test, a unique innovation that allows teachers to quickly create and grade exit tickets, quizzes, and tests. Quick Test could save teachers hundreds of hours every school year while increasing their ability to help students learn twice as fast.
Quick Test is such a time saver because it gives teachers access to MobyMax’s library of hundreds of thousands of pre-made problems. MobyMax is providing Quick Test for free as part of a bold move to offer the most comprehensive assessment suite to teachers globally at no cost.
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