PRLog - April 14, 2015 - BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- Solution Tree is excited to announce that Global PD was named a finalist for the 2014 SIIA Education CODiE Awards for Best Collaborative Social Media Solution for Educators. The SIIA CODiE Awards are the premier award for the software and information industries, and have been recognizing product excellence for 29 years. The awards have over 85 categories and are organized by industry focus of Content, Education, and Software.
As home of the award winning PLC at Work™ process, Solution Tree developed Global PD—an online assessment tool—to help school districts strengthen their professional learning communities (PLCs) and sustain school improvement efforts. By using this innovative technology, staff members of a PLC can work as teams to: determine essential standards, build common assessments, and identify students in need of intervention or enrichment; access hundreds of videos and resources to support professional development; and receive personalized virtual coaching from PLC-certified coaches.
Since Global PD’s introduction, it has proven to be invaluable to administrators and teachers alike. This software is a comprehensive solution that educators rely on daily—not weekly or monthly—to improve school- and district-wide practices that ultimately help prepare students for college, career, and life.
“Global PD is a tool that sets the foundation for staff to collaborate about students’ learning through the development of common formative assessments, leading teams to have rich discussions, ask critical questions, and share strategies so that all students are getting what they need," attests Becky Gerdes, principal of Piedmont Elementary School in Minnesota.
This year’s SIIA CODiE Awards feature 28 Education categories, several of which are new or updated to reflect the latest industry trends and business models. New this year, top awards in three overall Education categories will also be presented. Overall categories include Best PK-12 Solution, Best Postsecondary Solution, and Best Education Solution. All winners will be announced during a special awards dinner at the nation’s leading education technology conference, the Education Industry Summit, in San Francisco on May 5. The announcement will also be live streamed.
Details about each finalist are listed at siia.net/codies/2015/finalists.asp.
About Solution Tree: Solution Tree delivers comprehensive professional development to schools and districts around the world. For more than 20 years, Solution Tree has empowered K–12 educators to raise student achievement through a wide range of services and product offerings, including educator conferences, customized district solutions for long-term professional development, books, videos, and online workshops and courses. Last year, over 25,000 educators participated in Solution Tree hosted events for professional learning communities, RTI, assessment, and other topics.
About SIIA: SIIA provides global services in government relations, business development, corporate education and intellectual property protection to the leading companies that are setting the pace for the digital age. For more information, visit www.siia.net.
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April 14, 2015 at 11:14 AM EDT
