Teachers Without Borders

Education Scotland | August 18, 2020

A new resource has been developed by Education Scotland for education staff to help them understand the role they can play in tackling domestic abuse, which evidence shows increased during the COVID-19 lockdown. The Domestic abuse information for educators resource, created in partnership with Scottish Women’s Aid, outlines the nature of domestic abuse, the indicators and impact on children and young people, and how to respond to potential cases of domestic abuse. For many children and you...

Education Technology

Amazon | April 22, 2022

On April 21st, Amazon’s Career Choice Program partnered with Ancora Education to deliver learning opportunities to Amazon’s employees. Based on a commissioned Gallup survey, Amazon found that 48% of American employees would accept a new job if it offered skill training. 65% of employees reported considering employer provided upskilling as an essential factor in evaluating job potential. In recognition of upskilling as a significant employee retention tool, the partnership with Ancora...

Lenovo | June 08, 2020

The teacher focus makes it the one tool that addresses what has been reported as the biggest problem for teachers in this post-COVID world; they don’t feel like they are teaching. This service covers 12 million users across 75 countries in 14 languages; this solution has been impressively successful. But toward the end of the presentation, they showcased the hardware they were supplying, and that hardware included a laptop and their high-performance VR Headset. That headset reminded ...

Curriculum Associates | August 24, 2020

After the extended period of distance learning this past spring, it is more important than ever that educators know students’ strengths and areas for growth as they enter the new school year. Beginning the year with an assessment like the i-Ready Diagnostic is critical to this effort. While assessing at home is challenging regardless of the test or provider, many schools successfully tested remotely this past spring. To support school reopening plans that may require educators to administe...