NEW YORK, Feb. 23, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Teachers Pay
Teachers (TpT), the platform used by 85% of U.S. teachers to access
the community, content, and tools they need to teach at their best,
today announced the launch of Easel by TpT, a suite of digital
tools designed for the modern, digitally-enabled classroom. Easel
by TpT empowers educators to easily create custom, interactive
digital activities from their own original materials or by adapting
a teacher-created resource from TpT's platform.
"Education is at a critical inflection point. As the industry
embraces innovation and as new modes of teaching emerge, teachers
need more support than ever before," said Joe Holland, CEO of TpT. "Since the start of the
pandemic, teachers have been turning to TpT to get the resources
they need to differentiate and toggle between distance, hybrid, and
in-person learning. With Easel, TpT is able to provide educators
with what they need — pairing easy-to-use digital tools with the
world's largest catalog of educator-created content."
Not only does Easel by TpT seamlessly integrate with how
teachers already teach, it's also designed to help them be more
adaptable and flexible as they face an ever-changing environment.
Instead of juggling multiple tools at once, educators can go from
searching to prepping to assigning interactive lessons, all in one
place. Specific features include:
- Prep: Teachers can customize and adapt PDF resources by
adding answer boxes, notes, movable shapes, and more.
- Instruct: Using the annotation tool, teachers can turn
their screen into a digital whiteboard and share in real-time so
that students can follow along.
- Assign: Teachers can assign activities online for
students to complete on their device.
- Review: Students share completed work and receive
feedback from teachers, all from Easel.
- Assess: Teachers can create, assign, and review
auto-graded formative assessments to measure student understanding.
This specific feature will be available later this year.
"This school year has pushed teachers everywhere to expand their
methods to reach every one of their students as they navigate
distance and hybrid learning," said Brenda
Kovich, a 30-year elementary educator and National Board
Certified Teacher in Indiana.
"Now, with TpT's new digital tools, it's easier to pair technology
with instructional content to differentiate for all students'
needs."
Over the past year, TpT has seen record demand from its more
than 7 million users, a trend expected to continue in 2021 as
educators need more support.
Added Holland, "With digital instruction here to stay, we're
excited to invest further and find new ways to empower teachers in
today's evolving classroom."
About TpT: Teachers Pay Teachers is the go-to platform
created by teachers, for teachers to access the community, content,
and tools they need to teach at their best. Founded in 2006, TpT
provides a marketplace for teachers to exchange instructional
materials and access easy-to-use digital tools. Today, TpT empowers
teachers with the world's largest catalog of over 5 million pieces
of educator-created content. Our community of more than 7 million
educators — including 85% of PreK-12 U.S. teachers — use TpT to
save time, support students, and learn from each other. To learn
more, visit www.teacherspayteachers.com and www.easelbytpt.com.
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