Gonzales ISD Turns Around Science & Math Achievement With Ignite!

“I am contacting you to let you know the Ignite! system has had really impressive results in grades 5-8 in our district.” I received this type of dialog in an email along with astounding visuals from a passionate Director of Curriculum and Instruction for Gonzales ISD, Denise Graves.  Denise not ...

We are SMART with our education technology partners

As the global leader in instructional technology, SMART™ Technologies absolutely understands today’s teacher. As a service to districts everywhere, Ignite! Learning collaborated with SMART™ to create a combined solution that leverages the power of SMART™ Response clickers, the interactivity of the SMART™ Board, and the ubiquity of SMART™ Notebook with ...

We like to rap and dance in celebration of education technology!

We are excited that teachers, administrators, librarians and technology specialists like you are exploring and discovering new ways to engage digital learners.  You aren’t alone in terms of constantly exploring to increase technology integration in the classroom.  We have been exploring in many areas to revolutionize educational technology, except this ...

Sept/Oct Spark of the Month – Sparkito!

Go ahead, call me Little League. Everyone wins this time around.. The last six weeks have been unbelievably exciting. We have new district-wide customers in Georgia (nice work Sonya!) and deepening relationships in the Rio Grande Valley (David, Patty, Olga, Angela - teamwork pays!); we have new community partnerships (Feria Para ...

Ignite! is having a fiesta at TABE!

The Texas Association for Bilingual Education (TABE) Conference is going on this week in McAllen and the Ignite! Learning team always makes sure to supply an exciting time for everyone involved.  We keep things entertaining and engaging inside and outside of the classroom, so make sure you don’t miss this ...

Instructional Materials Allotment – FAQ’s

We have attached a PDF (bottom) that includes Frequently Asked Questions about the New Allotment Funding System. In short, each district is entitled to an annual IMA from the state for each year of the biennium. The Instructional Materials Fund (IMF) allotment calculations are proportionate to the PEIMS student enrollment ...

The Beginning of the ESS Movement

The English Spanish Success™ movement began it’s efforts and release of products at La Feria Para Aprender in Dallas.  The team just finished up at the Miami location this weekend, and will be attending ALAS and the Los Angeles location of La Feria too.  Here is a short video to ...

Looking at education technology, differently

We had a moment of silence yesterday for the loss of a true innovator.  All human’s lives are important and deserve their respect, but you find yourself pausing a little longer for someone who helped progress and define your own. We would like to remember this timeless video that will ...