Chicago, IL —School Town, a developer of interactive educational platforms has announced a newly-formed partnership with Educational Tools, the leading developer of supplemental digital educational resources.
The partnership will facilitate the delivery of the Educational Tools CORE Curriculum via the School Town framework, establishing a symbiotic digital learning environment hyper-focused on optimizing the learning experience of the twenty-first century student, and making it possible for students to access curriculum anytime, anyplace.
CORE - Curriculum Online Resources for Educators — is a fully-aligned, web-based program that employs diverse delivery options and features targeted activities teachers can actively exercise to suit a range of learning styles. Comparably, School Town’s sophisticated delivery platform cultivates constructive and meaningful communications between teachers, parents, students and administrators, through an impressive array of integrated features.
The joint venture will amplify these benefits,
* streamlining many of the processes that diminish teachers’ time with students; * increasing educators’ ability to assess student progress in real time and adapt lessons accordingly; * availing students to a wealth of collaborative forums and on-demand educational resources; * improving student performance through organizational tools including task reminders, class calendars, and online assignment submission; and * keeping parents informed and involved with bulletins, podcasts, assignment details, and secure grade books.
ABOUT SCHOOL TOWN
Founded in 2007, School Town’s online learning environment was designed by K12 teachers to engage students in differentiated instruction and keep parents informed. School Town’s 21st century learning environment improves student achievement, gives teachers more time and insight, and provides parent access to their child’s performance. The platform includes private web 2.0 tools as part of the extended classroom. School Town builds student technology literacy and organizational skills and gives teachers more time and insight. To learn more about School Town, visit www.schooltown.org.
ABOUT EDUCATIONAL TOOLS
Educational Tools — the industry leader in supplemental educational resources — develops comprehensive curriculum in print and digital formats. The producer of the venerable Teacher’s Desk Reference and CORE software (Curriculum Online Resources for Educators), Educational Tools has been advancing the instructional experience for classroom teachers, principals and district administrators in over 10,000 schools across the country for nearly a decade. Visit www.educationaltools.org to learn more about how Educational Tools is changing how educators teach, and how students learn.