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DistrictAdministration 1 00 pRODUCTS Top 2 0 1 2 Read 180 Scholastic As a reading intervention program, Read 180 is a comprehensive system of curriculum, instruction, assessment, and professional development proven to raise reading achievement for struggling readers in grades 4–12+. Designed for any student reading two or more years below grade level, READ 180 leverages adaptive technology to individualize instruction for students and provide data for differentiation to teachers. Pd 360 School Improvement Network A professional development tool in the Teacher Effectiveness System, PD 360 helps all students reach college and career readiness. PD 360 provides the largest online library of differentiated training videos for educators, which includes 2,000+ videos and an online professional learning community of nearly 1 million verified educators. www.schoolimprovement.com read180.scholastic.com st math MIND Research Institute This group of products from nonprofit organization MIND Research Institute engages students’ spatial-temporal (ST) reasoning capabilities to help them understand and solve multi-step math problems. It is available for K5, Fluency and Math+Music modules, or as a Secondary Intervention unit, designed for struggling secondary students or as a complement to any math curriculum. “This is my second full year as a Read 180 teacher and I have been amazed at the success of my students. I’m excited that my district is continuing to allow me the opportunity to use Read 180 to close the achievement gap among our students’ learning.” —Lucy Dominguez, reading/intervention specialist, Palo Verde Union Elementary, Tulare, Calif. www.mindresearch.net IntellItools ClassRoom suIte Cambium Learning Technologies Classroom Suite is a software intervention tool developed based upon the principles of Universal Design for Learning (UDL) that combines two educational paradigms: systematic, explicit instruction and flexible creativity tools. Teachers have control over specific learning objectives, allowing differentiated instruction for individuals or groups to help students in grades pre-K5 achieve mastery in reading, writing, and mathematics. www.intellitools.com “Because Classroom Suite is accessible, students perform their own work now, giving them independence and the ability to show true progress. And teachers ... are now spending their time being more creative in their teaching because Classroom Suite provides reporting capabilities.” —Leslie Hawkins, assistive technology specialist, Fulton County (Ga.) School System lansChool 7.7 Stoneware LanSchool 7.7 is a classroom management program that allows teachers to monitor students’ activity. This version includes the ability to provide Distance Teaching, as students can connect to the cloud network on their own devices, and expanded iOS Teacher Assistant, iOS Student, and Android Student support. It uses less network bandwidth than similar products, and supports PCs, Macs, Linux, and Thin Clients. www.stone-ware.com “LanSchool gives our teachers the visibility and control they need to properly create a positive learning environment by having the ability to monitor and take control of the student workstations to help eliminate distractions that technology can cause in the classroom.” —Michael Willingham, director of technology, West Covina (Calif.) Unified School District 60 December 2012 District Administration http://www.schoolimprovement.com http://read180.scholastic.com http://www.mindresearch.net http://www.intellitools.com http://www.stone-ware.com

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of District Administration - December 2012

District Administration - December 2012
Contents
From the Editor
News Update
Special Education
District Profile
Administrator Profile
Fab Lab: Using Technology to Make (Almost) Anything!
Neuroscience in Schools
Three Squares at School
Top 100 DA Readers Choose Innovative Products of the Year
CIO News
Problem Solution
Crisis Response
Online Edge
Going Mobile

District Administration - December 2012