Free Home Access During School Closures
Speak Agent is now available FREE for use during school closings—through end of June—for a limited number of districts (as many as we can serve on a first-come, first-serve basis). Our goal is to give your teachers the resources they need to keep...
Are You Ready for Coronavirus?
Originally, this March 2020 newsletter issue was going to be about us. But in light of recent events, it's going to be about you.
Product Update - February 2020
Speak Agent version 1.10.0 adds several improvements that you and your students will appreciate!
Speak Agent Awarded Research-Based Design Product Certification
It's official! Speak Agent has earned the Research-Based Design product certification from Digital Promise. This new product certification process is intended to serve as a rigorous, reliable signal for K12 educators seeking verifiable evidence of a...
ED Games Expo 2020
Speak Agent will participate in the 2020 ED Games Expo at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC on Thursday, January 9, 2020, from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. We look forward to showcasing our latest language games & activities supporting K-8 STEM...
Academic Language Strategies Webinar Series Now Available!
After a chart-topping debut on EdWeb.net, we now bring our highly rated Academic Language Strategies webinar series directly to you! The webinar will identify specific strategies to help reduce the achievement gap by teaching content knowledge...
Close the ELL Gap Before WIDA and TELPAS Testing
WIDA ACCESS test scores in many states dropped again in May 2019. Now the latest NAEP Math and Reading scores are also showing stagnation or slight downturns. The 2020 testing window will soon be upon us. Now is the time to act and make a...
Product Update - October 2019
Speak Agent version 1.9.6 is a minor release that cleans up many small issues and adds several enhancements requested by some of our favorite teachers!
Transforming the STEM Classroom at WIDA
How can we better support diverse learners in STEM content areas? Our WIDA Annual Conference session tomorrow will explore practical, research-based strategies for explicitly teaching the language of learning math and science. We will examine Speak...
How We Pilot with K-12 School Districts
When we first launched Speak Agent, we offered schools and teachers a self-serve classroom trial. This did not get results. Then we began to offer a pilot program with our full suite of support services. That worked so much better! This article...
