Partners
Current Corporate Members
SETDA is grateful for the continued support of our corporate members. Learn about each each company or organization by clicking on their logo below.
Platinum
CDW Education
In providing right-sized solutions to our districts and State Education Associations, we leverage key partners in each strategic area to make sure we are meeting district instructional and technology needs. A wholly owned subsidiary of CDW (NASDAQ: CDW), CDW Government (CDW-G) is a leading provider of technology solutions to education, government and healthcare customers. The company features dedicated K-12 account managers to help districts choose the right technology products and services to meet their needs. The company’s solutions architects and engineers offer expertise in designing customized solutions, while its advanced technology engineers assist districts with the implementation and long-term management of those solutions. From network communications and notebooks to virtualization and mobility, CDW-G is dedicated to providing the best possible solutions and resources to its customers. For more information about CDW-G product offerings, procurement options, service and solutions, call 1.800.808.4239, email [email protected] or visit the CDW-G Web site at www.CDWG.com.COMPANY CONTACTS:
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Janice Mertes, CETL and M.Ed.
State Level Ambassador
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ClassLink
ClassLink is a global education provider of access and analytics products that create more time for learning and help schools better understand digital engagement. As leading advocates for open data standards, we offer instant access to apps and files with single sign-on, streamline class rostering, automate account provisioning, and provide actionable analytics. ClassLink empowers 18 million students and staff in over 2,400 school systems. Visit www.classlink.com to learn more.COMPANY CONTACTS:
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Rachel VanAken
VP of Government Affairs and Strategic Partnerships
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Microsoft
Microsoft works with local, national, and international education communities to create technology, tools, programs, and solutions that help address education challenges, while improving teaching and learning opportunities. We believe that the evolving demands of the global economy make education vital to sustainable social and economic success. We also believe that education is a fundamental human right and is the single most important investment in the future of individuals, communities, the nation, and the world. We hope that technology can help extend powerful new education opportunities to millions of people. Founded in 1975, Microsoft is the worldwide leader in software, services and solutions that help people and businesses realize their full potential.COMPANY CONTACTS:
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Julia Fischer
Sr. Partner Marketing Manager
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Sadie Williams
Director Product Marketing
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Paige Johnson
VP Education Marketing
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Charter Communications
Charter Communications, Inc. is a leading broadband connectivity company and cable operator serving more than 31 million customers in 41 states through its Spectrum brand. Over an advanced communications network, the company offers a full range of state-of-the-art residential and business services including Spectrum Internet, TV, Mobile and Voice.
For small and medium-sized companies, Spectrum Business delivers the same suite of broadband products and services coupled with special features and applications to enhance productivity, while for larger businesses and government entities, Spectrum Enterprise provides highly customized, fiber-based solutions. Spectrum Reach delivers tailored advertising and production for the modern media landscape. The company also distributes award-winning news coverage, sports and high-quality original programming to its customers through Spectrum Networks and Spectrum Originals.
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Esri
Esri is a GIS company. We build software for making maps and analyzing data. Esri GIS tools are used in all walks of life, around the world, from education to urban planning to climate change and everywhere between. Computing power -- mobile, desktop, or cloud -- helps people build and analyze data, generate dynamic maps, understand complex conditions, make better decisions, use resources carefully, preserve the most critical, and support more sustainable patterns. Geography matters, and we make software for computers large and small to help people see the patterns and relationships. For more info, see esri.com/schoolsCOMPANY CONTACTS:
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Tom Baker
Education Manager
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Charlie Fitzpatrick
Schools Program Manager
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Kylie Donia
Educstion Specialist
Instructure
Instructure is an education technology company dedicated to helping everyone learn together. We amplify the power of teaching and elevate the learning process, leading to improved student outcomes. Today, Instructure supports more than 30 million educators and learners at more than 6,000 organizations around the world. The Instructure Learning Platform makes learning more personal and student success more equitable by delivering the solutions you need to support, enrich, and connect every aspect of teaching and learning. The Instructure Learning Platform includes:- Canvas by Instructure: providing a robust foundation for teaching and learning—both in and out of the classroom—for all students, while seamlessly integrating with other learning tools.
- Mastery by Instructure: bringing together the assessment tools and quality content educators need to implement a successful assessment program that drives learning forward.
- Elevate by Instructure: improving the use of data and technology to help solve district challenges and give educators the information they need to make impactful decisions.
- Impact by Instructure: helping teachers and students adopt educational technology to promote deeper engagement with learning.
- Canvas Credentials: empowers students to own their educational journey through digital badging and stackable, sharable pathways.
Follow Instructure on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Instructure
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Chris Downs
Executive Director, Government Affairs
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Marisa Burkhart
K-12 VP of Sales
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Sean Traigle
Higher Ed VP of Sales
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Malwarebytes
Malwarebytes is a leading provider of cybersecurity solutions specifically designed for K-12 educational institutions. Our comprehensive software suite offers robust protection against malware, ransomware, phishing attacks, and other cyber threats that can compromise the security and privacy of students, teachers, and staff.
With Malwarebytes, K-12 schools can ensure a safe and secure digital environment, allowing students to explore, learn, and collaborate without the fear of cyber threats. Our cutting-edge technology leverages advanced algorithms and real-time threat intelligence to proactively detect and block malicious software, safeguarding sensitive information and preserving the integrity of educational resources.
Our solution is easy to deploy and manage, providing centralized control and visibility across multiple devices, whether they are school-owned or brought in by students. Malwarebytes offers flexible licensing options tailored to the needs of K-12 institutions, ensuring cost-effectiveness while maintaining the highest standards of cybersecurity.
In addition to protection against malware, our software also includes features such as web filtering and content control, enabling educators to enforce acceptable use policies and create a safe online learning environment. With Malwarebytes, K-12 schools can empower their students to make the most of digital tools and resources, while keeping potential risks at bay.
Choose Malwarebytes for your K-12 institution and experience the peace of mind that comes with a comprehensive cybersecurity solution. Protect your students, teachers, and staff from evolving threats and focus on delivering a safe, secure, and productive learning environment.
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Eli Garcia
Demand Generation Manager
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Laura Rancourt
Director of Demand Generation
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MyVRSpot
MyVRSpot is a complete online platform for the hosting, creating, editing, sharing, and archiving of user-created and uploaded multimedia, all within a state controlled environment. The solution includes online tools for creating audio, video, and screen recordings, online video editing, image editing and creation, creating interactive video-based quizzes and assessments, micro-credentialling for teachers and students, live broadcasting/streaming, digital signage, closed captioning, and more. While the solution is used across the country by school districts, individual schools, and government offices at the state, regional and local levels, it was designed as a statewide solution for education, where states can easily create their own robust online media library, accessible to all stakeholders throughout the state. MyVRSpot also offers built in integrations for account provisioning with G-Suite, LDAP/Active Directory, ClassLink, and Clever, as well as integrations with various LMS solutions, including Google Classroom, Canvas, and Schoology. MyVRSpot was designed and developed specifically for K-12 education.COMPANY CONTACTS:
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Michael Kessler
CEO
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Kyle Cavolo
VP of Business Development
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OmniPro
Founded in 1991 and headquartered in San Francisco, OmniPro is a distinguished Value-Added Reseller (VAR) and IT Systems Integrator specializing in serving the state, local government, and education (SLED) market. With an extensive track record of over thirty years, we have established ourselves as a trusted one-stop shop for cutting-edge technology solutions. At OmniPro, we understand the unique challenges faced by educational institutions. Our primary objective is to simplify and streamline the procurement and deployment process, making it simple, straightforward, and painless for our valued clients. We pride ourselves on delivering exceptional customer service and have the expertise to handle projects of any scale, catering to both big and small requirements. To facilitate efficient ordering processes, OmniPro is a trusted provider on the NASPO (National Association of State Procurement Officials) contract, offering streamlined purchasing contracts for 28 states, as well as the TX DIR for Microsoft and Lenovo. Through our NASPO contract, we provide quick and cost-effective access to a comprehensive range of technology solutions and services. With a focus on the education sector, OmniPro specializes in deploying WIFI and LTE-enabled Chromebooks and Windows laptops at discounted education pricing. Our aim is to empower schools with the tools they need, enabling educators and administrators to concentrate on delivering high- quality education. Through our White Glove Professional Services, we offer hassle-free, turnkey solutions that alleviate the burden of deployment, ensuring a smooth and efficient implementation process. OmniPro takes great pride in being an industry-leading mobility systems integrator for education. In 2016, we forged a strategic partnership with T-Mobile, leading to the successful deployment of over half a million devices to students nationwide. This collaboration has not only brought connectivity to underserved communities but has also played a vital role in closing the Homework Gap. Our impactful work with T-Mobile has further solidified our reputation within the wireless industry. When you choose OmniPro as your technology partner, you gain access to our wealth of experience, commitment to excellence, and dedication to delivering tailored solutions that address your unique requirements. We look forward to collaborating with you, leveraging technology to unlock new possibilities and empower the next generation of learners.COMPANY CONTACTS:
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Ranjan deCosta
CEO
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Krish De Silva
Director of Operations
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Safari Montage
SAFARI Montage is the leading K-12 Learning Object Repository, Video Streaming Library, IPTV & Live Media Streaming provider. This enterprise-level solution provides an interoperable foundation for teachers and students to have equitable access to procured, created and curated educational digital resources, create playlists and link them to their LMS. The platform is 1EdTech certified in Learning Tools Interoperability (LTI), Common Cartridge, OneRoster, Competencies & Academic Standards Exchange (CASE), and Data Privacy, as well as Project Unicorn Certified. SAFARI Montage Video Streaming Library offers standards-aligned educational video titles tied to the curriculum from the industry's leading video publishers, which include Schlessinger Media, PBS, The History Channel, National Geographic, Scholastic, Disney Education, BBC and more. SAFARI Montage LOR Cloud offers all of refined features of the Learning Object Repository without the need for hardware inside a school district. It is ideal for flexible in-person and remote instruction needs.COMPANY CONTACTS:
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Lloyd Brown
Vice President of Digital Strategies
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Rob Stratton
Vice President of Learning Innovation & Strategy
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Securly
Securly is the whole-student success platform developed specifically for the needs of today’s K-12 schools. Securly’s innovative suite of cloud-based education technology products helps more than 15,000 districts and schools keep their students safe, well, and engaged in learning. By providing school web filtering, student wellness monitoring, SEL curriculum, classroom management, parent/caregiver engagement, and technology support solutions, Securly gives district and school leaders, student safety and wellness teams, and IT staff the tools and critical insights they need to achieve better student outcomes and make the most efficient use of their resources. Learn more at www.securly.com.COMPANY CONTACTS:
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Tracy Weeks
VP State Partnerships and Government Affairs
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Canopy Ed
Canopy is a comprehensive professional learning platform for organizations that want to prioritize interactive learning and strategic analytics. Unlike old-tech solutions that were built to monitor compliance, Canopy is designed to enhance system level strategy. Through robust collaboration communities, 20+ multimedia engagement tools, and analytics dashboards tailored to our partner's strategic priorities, Canopy is leading the way to support a more ambitious vision for professional learning. At Canopy we want our users to smile - not squint. Our emphasis on attractive and intuitive design, along with a focus on continuous user research ensures that Canopy's users are delighted by both the ease of use and the raw power of the platform. In addition to our core professional learning platform, Canopy also offers an interactive vendor guide product that allows district purchasers to more effectively learn about and engage with approved vendors. Major partners include the Louisiana Department of Education and International Baccalaureate along with a number of other small school systems.COMPANY CONTACTS:
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William Minton
Founder, CEO
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Elizabeth Minton
COO
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Bytespeed
ByteSpeed has been a leading IT solutions resource since 1999. We provide customized computer hardware, enterprise networking solutions, and professional IT services nationwide. We have a proven track record of excellent customer service and a strong focus on offering a personal level of service.COMPANY CONTACTS:
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Anna Hanson
Sales Director
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Elizabeth Denning
Marketing Manager
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Crocus, LLC
Growth and development means change. And leading change impacts everything an organization aspires to become. As a premier public sector data services organization, Crocus helps organizations use data to solve complex problems through effective data-driven continuous improvement strategies that build social equity. We are recognized change management experts, implementing people-centered processes in public education around open data standards and extensible technical solutions to achieve modernized, secure, and private systems interoperability.COMPANY CONTACTS:
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Cali Stringer
Senior Consultant
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Eric Valcheff
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Digital Respons-Ability
Digital Respons-Ability is a mission-based company that teaches tens of thousands of students digital citizenship through classroom based experiential learning. They also teach digital parenting classes to thousands of parents across Utah. Digital Respons-Ability makes sure their curriculum is adaptive and works closely with at-risk students, foster parents, school counselors, therapists and more on how to prevent digital violence. They developed their own research-based curriculum on digital citizenship and teach other educators on how to instruct on this topic. Their work is featured in the academic title from Rowman & Littlefield: Digital Citizenship: Teaching Strategies and Practice from the Field.COMPANY CONTACTS:
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Carrie Rogers-Whitehead
CEO and Founder
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Tay Gudmundson
Marketing
FIVESTAR
Since 2005, Five Star has partnered with school districts to support transformative learning experiences through the use of technology. Our solutions include strategic planning for leaders, professional development for educators, and a focus on data-based decision-making. Our experienced leaders, training specialists, engineers, and developers are passionate about creating innovative products and support services to address the specific needs and expectations of school districts. Five Star is also a Google for Education specialized Professional Development and Transformation Services partner.COMPANY CONTACTS:
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Nathan Davidson
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Billy Bass
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Lisa Cutshall
VP of Professional Development
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Kajeet
Kajeet helps students succeed by providing more than just Internet outside of school. Our innovative solution provides safe, mobile broadband Internet to close the Homework Gap. As educators increase technology in the classroom for learning, Education Broadband™ keeps students connected either at home or on the bus with CIPA-compliant filters and provides administrators a reporting dashboard to gain insight into student usage.COMPANY CONTACTS:
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Landon Garner
Chief Marketing Officer
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Lightspeed Systems
Lightspeed Systems® is dedicated to providing time-saving solutions and empowering districts to focus where it matters most—students and learning. Lightspeed provides one integrated platform of cloud-managed solutions: Security & Compliance, Safety & Wellness, and Engagement & Impact, purpose-built for school networks and devices. Lightspeed solutions are designed to surface insights and facilitate workflows needed to ensure a safe, secure, and compliant learning environment that works on any device, anywhere learning takes place. As a committed partner in privacy and security for more than 20 years, Lightspeed ensures secure student data with technical and administrative safeguards in place. And with a keen understanding of the staff and resource shortages in primary education, Lightspeed has focused resources on client success to provide implementation guidance, support, and an easy procurement process. Headquartered in Austin, Texas, Lightspeed serves more than 20 million students using 11 million devices in 28,000 schools throughout 39 countries.- Security & Compliance: Lightspeed’s Security & Compliance solution helps districts safeguard people, devices, and information from the inside out. With a data privacy-centered approach, it combines decades of web filtering experience, advanced AI, and edtech management in one place.
- Safety & Wellness: Lightspeed’s Safety & Wellness solution helps districts proactively identify students in crisis, enabling early intervention and more effective support. With increased visibility and supplemented resources, schools can address issues before they escalate and create a more responsive environment to protect students.
- Engagement & Impact: Lightspeed’s Engagement & Impact solution helps districts easily invest and support edtech resources that are making the greatest instructional impact. With our industry-leading edtech usage insights and classroom tools, staff will save time, maximize instruction time, and scale digital learning.
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Cheryl Black
VP, Marketing
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PowerSchool
Our mission is to power the education ecosystem with unified technology that helps educators and students realize their full potential in their own way. With more than two decades of experience delivering innovative, best-in-class education technology, we connect students, teachers, administrators, and parents, with the shared goal of improving student outcomes. From the office to the classroom to the home, PowerSchool provides K-12 schools and districts with one place to go to securely manage all operations, support staff from hire to retire, and provide students with data-driven personalized education designed to develop lifelong learners from Kindergarten to high school and beyond. Today we’re proud to be the leading provider of K-12 software solutions supporting 45 million students in over 90 countries. Visit www.powerschool.com Whitepapers:COMPANY CONTACTS:
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Ryan Imbriale
VP Education Solutions
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Walker Ellis
VP Strategy Partnerships
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Scrible
Overview: Over 50% of secondary students struggle with research and aren't ready for college writing. Scrible is the most advanced platform ever built to tackle this crisis and help students, teachers and librarians through the research and writing process. Students use powerful tools to scaffold and organize their work in 1 place instead of juggling multiple tools. Educators get real-time access to student work and progress monitoring that enables timely feedback and support. Scrible is partnered and integrated with Google, Microsoft, Canvas, ClassLink and Clever and was awarded the Supes' Choice Award for College & Career Readiness by superintendents across the country.
Broad Use: Scrible supports learning across multiple content areas (e.g. ELA, social studies, science, foreign language), programs (e.g. AP Capstone, IB), support areas (e.g. SPED, ELL), project types (e.g. science fair, National History Day) and initiatives (e.g. personalized learning, project based learning, writing across the curriculum).
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Victor Karkar
CEO
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Emerging Partners
Be More Colorful
Be More Colorful is an immersive media production studio specializing in creating experiences that help students and career seekers unlock vibrant futures. Their flagship product, CareerViewXR, is an accessible, adaptable, and cost-effective career exploration platform. Using immersive digital media and virtual reality, CareerViewXR brings jobsites into the classroom, enabling learners to explore diverse career paths on various devices, including tablets, laptops, mobile phones, and VR headsets. Through CareerViewXR, Be More Colorful is working to ensure that every student, regardless of location or ability, can explore and connect with diverse career paths, empowering them to make informed decisions about their future career path.COMPANY CONTACTS:
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Matthew Chausse
Co-Founder
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Maddysen Boecker
Communications Lead
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Connected Class
Connected Class unites the classroom and home environment through web-based tools to support academic growth. Specifically, the Learning Link program provides over 150 animated videos that highlight a hands-on game, strategy, or activity in math or literacy with modification options. The educator implements the standards-based resources then shares the Learning Link with families based on individual student needs via the system. The platform is easy for teachers and families to use to support students’ progress. Educators can track participation as families engage with their children. Additional support is provided to educators through an online messaging system and a searchable database of resources across all the content areas and grade levels.
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Christel Reaves
CEO and FOunder
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Curipod
Curipod for curiosity is the ultimate AI-powered instructional tool that transforms teaching and learning. With Curipod, teachers can create engaging and interactive lessons in mere seconds, powered by cutting-edge AI technology. Our mission is simple yet powerful: to increase student engagement and eradicate teacher burnout. We believe that teachers should be able to enjoy their weekends and have more time to focus on what really matters: their students. As a Norwegian company led by the visionary trio of Eirik, Jens, and Frikk, we are committed to empowering teachers to achieve their full potential. Join us in our mission to change the world, one lesson at a time!COMPANY CONTACTS:
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Eirik Berre
COO & Co-Founder
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Jens Seip
CEO & Co-Founder
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Infini-D Learning
Infini-D Learning gives teachers access to a library of pre-built missions that transport students into outer space, the human body, and even back in time. Our goal is to help teachers facilitate real-world problem-solving and authentic collaboration more easily within the context of standards-based, high-stake scenarios the class must resolve together.COMPANY CONTACTS:
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Brooks Heder
Head Linch Lady & Co-Founder
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XR Terra
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Maura Griffith
Marketing Lead
maura@xrt erra.com