Britannica LaunchPacks Wins CODiE Award; Innovative social studies curriculum solution gains top industry honors
Britannica® Digital Learning today announced that LaunchPacksⓇ, its popular K-12 social studies curriculum solution, has won the prestigious 2021 CODiE Award for "Best Social Sciences/Studies Instructional Solution."
CHICAGO, July 8, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Britannica® Digital Learning today announced that LaunchPacksⓇ, its popular K-12 social studies curriculum solution, has won the prestigious 2021 CODiE Award for "Best Social Sciences/Studies Instructional Solution."
The CODiE Awards are presented annually by the Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA), the principal trade association for the software and digital content industries. They recognize, in the words of SIIA President Jeff Joseph, "the most exciting and transformative products in edtech."
Britannica LaunchPacks is a digital solution that transforms the way teachers facilitate learning and how students engage with and master core concepts while developing lifelong literacy skills. Available for science and social studies, including modules on Latinas and Latinos and African Americans subjects, LaunchPacks empowers blended learning, personalized support for every learner, student-led inquiry and assignments and formative assessments.
"LaunchPacks offers teachers and students access to rich, high-quality, and diverse content sets that are easy for teachers to find and assign to students based on their learning levels and learning styles," said Jorge Cauz, CEO of the Britannica Group. "It's designed both for classroom and remote instruction. Naturally, we're delighted to be recognized by the CODiE Awards, one of the foremost honors in the edtech field."
In selecting the award winners, nominated education technology products are first reviewed by educators and administrators, who determine the finalists. SIIA members then vote on the finalist products to select the winners. According to the SIIA, "Winners represent the most innovative and impactful products from technology developers, online learning services and related technologies."
More information about LaunchPacks and other Britannica education products can be found at https://britannicalearn.com/.
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