Leadership. Hustle. Impact. Are these words you associate with education? How about community? Luis Torres certainly does. For over sixteen years Luis has dedicated himself to serving the South Bronx community by blending education and civic responsibility in a never ending pursuit to better the lives around him.

Yamaha is helping companies and integrators prepare employees and meeting spaces for hybrid meetings with its new “Four Future-Ready Workplace Trends” e-book available for download now.

Biamp, a leading supplier of professional audiovisual solutions, has been awarded four prestigious Red Dot Awards for Desono EX Loudspeakers, NPX Network Paging Stations, Vidi 250 4K Video Conferencing Camera, and the industrial design for both the TesiraFORTÉ X and Devio SCX Digital Signal Processors. The Red Dot Design Awards is one of the world’s largest and most renowned design competitions, with roughly 20,000 submissions from 60 countries for the 2022 awards.

Digital Nirvana, announced an upgrade to MetadataIQ, its SaaS-based tool that automatically generates speech-to-text and video intelligence metadata, increasing the efficiency of production, preproduction, and live content creation services for Avid PAM/MAM users. The new version, which the company will preview at the 2022 NAB Show, makes beta-tested video intelligence capabilities commercially available and integrates directly with Avid MediaCentral.

CYPHER LEARNING has unveiled new features in its learning platform, empowering students to set and track learning goals, get personalized learning recommendations and more. As learning solutions today get smarter, the company has also announced the evolution of its technology into an intelligent learning platform (ILP) — pairing the ILP launch with a rebrand.

Real Brave, a virtual classroom developer, is helping children learn to play an instrument virtually with PracticePad™. The engaging audio, video, and collaboration platform lets students connect with and learn from music professionals in a one-on-one, live-streaming environment. Parents and students can see their progress as they take music lessons. By including visible proof, PracticePad helps students get better, inspires them to stick with their lessons, and encourages more practice.

In the second part of the discussion, Tom, Emma, and Francis discuss special schools and their importance to the education system. Francis has been a headteacher in a special school for three years and in that time she has garnered a wealth of knowledge and experience.

What do pickle parties, Taki nachos, and dodgeball have in common? Stone County Middle School, that’s what. But why, you ask? Because they are middle schoolers and if something is cool on social media or trending on TikTok, then the administrators will work to throw that into the incentive pot for student participation and progress in a learning program called i-Ready. “At the middle school, by the time they get here, they’re semi burnt-out on i-Ready, so we have to find a way to motivate them to care,” Stone County Middle School’s Principal Lance Bolen shares about his students. So bring on the rewards and incentives; the pickles, the Takis, and everything in between! But to truly embrace this approach, even from a student perspective, Stone County Middle School had to change their cultural mindset, and it started at the top. Top-Down Transition To Takis; Constructively Speaking Stone County Public …

IHSE USA today announced that it will be showcasing its latest KVM (keyboard, video, and mouse) solutions in Booth N6913 at the 2022 NAB Show, taking place April 23-27 at the Las Vegas Convention Center.

“It’s no secret that the last few years have been challenging for schools. We applaud Riverside Insights for taking this powerful step of combining their trusted assessment tools with a platform that will support students’ social-emotional development with a robust SEL curriculum, series of video lessons, and engaging activities,” said Scott Shickler, Founder and CEO of 7 Mindsets.

In this episode, Thom Jackson and Holly Brzycki discuss how programs to students using online resources to address gaps in rural education systems.

CYPHER LEARNING has announced the launch of the ELITE (E-learning Integration in Technology and Education) Certification Program. As online learning continues to play a key role in educational initiatives, the program certifies organizations and individuals in e-learning design and delivery, and educational technology integration.

EdisonLearning, a longtime innovator in public education and leading digital learning solutions provider for grades 6-12, has earned the Quality Matters (QM) Certification Mark.

Real Brave, a leading music educator and virtual classroom developer, has launched a newly designed website and iOS app. Users can now access PracticePad™, the music school’s audio, video, and collaboration platform that lets students connect with and learn from music professionals in a one-on-one, live streaming environment, directly from the website or their Apple devices.

“Riverside Insights’ partnership with Renzulli Learning is a first step in our commitment to support the whole child and their ‘Limitless Learning’ to reach their full potential,” said Riverside Insights’ CEO, Rajib Roy. “We know students learn best when they are invested in the content. CogAT’s unique Ability Profile™ for each student combined with Renzulli’s interactive resources will empower educators to meet every student’s needs through interest-based instruction.”