May 2023

Learning About Cybersecurity Take a minute to think about just how much of your day-to-day life is lived and documented online—have you shared pictures, messages, or emails with friends and family? Do you submit school assignments online? How many of you have used online banking? How often do you shop online? Every day, we share […]

A Career in Project Management Project Management is all about communicating with people, solving interesting problems, and getting things done. Just think of all the amazing things that were created by projects! From ground-breaking products like the iPhone and massive construction projects like the Empire State Building to fancy events like the royal wedding and

Wearable Technologies: Do students need to learn about this stuff? Since the invention of the hearing aid in 1938, humans have made and worn devices to overcome physical problems, such as difficulty hearing. In recent years, thanks to shrinking chips and sensors, combined with increasingly powerful artificial intelligence, wearable technology has boomed and may continue

Marcia Philosophos May 19, 2023 11:56 pm What the (Microsoft) Word Needs Now Pointful Education is thrilled to announce the launch of our first of 3 Microsoft Certification preparation exam courses for release to schools and partners this spring. Combined with our forthcoming certification preparation courses for Excel and PowerPoint, this Microsoft Word course will

Apex Learning Partners with Pointful Education Students will now have access to an expanded catalog of Career and Technical Education (CTE) and Elective Courses SEATTLE, WA —May 6, 2021 —Apex Learning, a recognized leader in digital curriculum and online learning, today announced a partnership with Pointful Education, a leading publisher of digital career and elective

The Future of Virtual Learning What started off as a trend in the late 1990s has steadily become a mainstream option that most students in the U.S. have access to. Virtual learning continues to have a significant impact on K-12 schools given the many benefits and solutions it can provide to students and families. In

EdTech Awards Finalist 2021 As the largest recognition program in all of education technology, The EdTech Awards from EdTech Digest recognizes people in and around education for outstanding contributions in transforming education through technology to enrich the lives of learners everywhere. Pointful Education was recognized by EdTech Digest as a Cool Tool Finalist in two

From “I’m Bored” to “Can We Do This Again?” Engaging Students through Electives and Engaging Content As teachers, we’ve all been there. We’re excited about a lesson or an assignment, and we look out at a classroom (or Zoom screen) full of students only to see way too many of them fully disengaged in the

Let’s Not Confuse Pandemic Teaching with Online Learning Back in the early spring of 2020, school buildings closed their doors, and most shifted to a model of distance learning. Students and teachers navigated this new style of teaching and learning amidst a devastating pandemic with severe health and economic implications. The stress of the “new

Are Students Failing, or is the System Failing Students? As school buildings closed in the spring of 2020 and teachers across the globe managed crisis teaching from a distance, parents, and educators worried about learning loss and the impact of remote instruction on students. August came, and early reports showed that learning loss due to