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We are excited to announce Classtime’s new digital curriculum partnership with STORYWORLD International. Through this partnership,  Classtime now offers 20+ interactive bilingual stories and word books for language learners of any age.  Developed with support from the U.S. Department of Education with iterative research provided by WestEd, STORYWORLD creates a positive social-emotional learning experience for students with a variety of language backgrounds. This partnership will enable STORYWORLD to help thousands of students around the globe along the path to language proficiency.  Founder and CEO of STORYWORLD, Cynthia Harrison Barbera, says, “STORYWORLD’s fundamental approach to language learning is through stories, with …

In the past eight years, Classtime has been built on and by Ukrainian talent and has had the honor of supporting teachers and students globally. This includes thousands of Ukrainian and Russian teachers who want to educate and build a better future together. We are shocked, angry, and shattered in our beliefs by the unlawful, unjustified, insane invasion of Ukraine and condemn it to the utmost extent. Our immediate feelings are with our employees and their families, as well as with the Ukrainian people at large, with whom we have built deep relationships on countless visits and through intense work …

Classtime announces today a new digital publisher partnership with Educators Cooperative. This partnership allows Classtime to offer educators access to over 1,500 Math questions created with statistical analysis in mind. Each question set is designed to determine if students are struggling with the basics of the standard, the higher levels of thinking, or their ability to explain the concept. With Classtime as a partner, Educators Cooperative will be able to help students improve their performance on high-stakes math testing, such as the SBAC, by reaching schools and districts around the world.  Scott Houston, Educational Consultant at Educators Cooperative, says, “The …

 Classtime announced today a new digital publisher partnership with IB Plato. Through this partnership, Classtime is able to offer educators around the globe access to 4,500+ IB MYP math questions from a variety of skill levels. With Classtime as a technology partner, IB Plato will have the ability to increase its global reach and collect evidence of effective student learning.  “I’ve been using IB Plato math in alignment with my curriculum every week. It saves me several hours of work – and students benefit from the immediate feedback!” says Mustafa Tatar, an IB MYP maths teacher. IB Plato offers International …

Education technology company, Classtime Inc., announced today that it has joined the Google for Education Integrated Solutions Initiative. These partners are a select group of organizations recognized by Google for Education for their ability to offer well-integrated, high-quality educational resources and digital tools to educators.  As a Google for Education Integrated Solutions Initiative Partner, Classtime will be able to accelerate innovation and foster collaboration to a higher extent within the classroom. Key features include:  Teachers can import classes from Google Classroom to Classtime with one click.  Google Single Sign-On for students and teachers.  Grades are easily synchronized across platforms with …

Classtime, an assessment solution that enables teachers to receive immediate feedback on students’ learning progress, announced today that it has joined the Google Cloud Partner Advantage Program as a Build Partner.  As a Google Cloud Build Partner, Classtime will offer educators immediate feedback on students’ level of understanding. Key features include:  Automated scoring to save time.  Leverage more than 50,000 curriculum-aligned questions for free.  Challenge students with 9 different question types. Google Classroom integration for seamless integration of classes and student scores across both platforms. Google Single Sign-On for both educators and students. Jan Rihak, CEO Europe of Classtime says, …

Classtime today announced a new digital publisher partnership with social impact company, LifeBound. As a technology partner for publishers, Classtime provides important data that can be used to gather evidence of reader engagement and learning effectiveness. “Our partnership with Classtime will allow us to get closer to our goal of empowering students of every age, culture, and experience level to help students realize their potential,” says Carol Carter, founder of LifeBound.  LifeBound’s training programs provide a way for schools to foster a coaching culture ensuring students reach maximum success in their college and professional career. In addition, LifeBound publishes print …

Global warming continues to be one of the biggest threats to our planet. Here at Classtime, we are committed to achieving carbon neutrality. CEO US Valentin Ruest says, “We want to take responsibility for how our clients use our product. We want to go one step further by educating our users and raising awareness on how we can reduce, offset, and eliminate our carbon footprint.”  As Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) companies continue to grow, it is important to become conscious of how this impacts our carbon emissions. While the software itself may not consume energy, the hardware that powers SaaS poses an …

As highly requested by teachers, Classtime is now integrated with Google Classroom. Google Classroom is used by millions of educators and students globally to help organize student work and foster collaboration. This Premium feature allows educators to easily import their classes from Google Classroom to Classtime, manage assignments, and synchronize student scores across both platforms. With this integration, Classtime can be used in combination with a Learning Management System that can store and share various files, launch a video conference, manage a class calendar and push grades into a grade book. Now, Premium users no longer have to manually export …

A recently conducted Classtime survey reveals teachers’ biggest distance learning challenges. This survey was sent to hundreds of English speaking educators. Teachers responded to how school closures impact them, what their biggest challenges with education technology are during distance learning, and what would make their life easier. The top challenges recorded from the educators include a lack of student engagement, wifi and device issues, and finding the right online content. Furthermore, results to what would make their lives easier include: simple to use tools to teach online classes, more tutorials for online platforms and increased involvement of parents, among other …