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CHICAGO, June 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- ThinkCERCA today was named one of the top winners in the Learning Engineering Tools Competition , a search for promising new education ideas, technologies, and platforms. ThinkCERCA will receive $250,000 to further develop a tool that provides authentic feedback on argumentative writing in real-time. "Teachers need a tool to support their students in real-time as they strive to think and write more effectively." The competition is supported by Schmidt Futures, Citadel Founder and CEO Ken Griffin, Walton Family Foundation, Siegel Family Endowment, Overdeck Family Foundation, and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. The competition was administered by Georgia State University and The Learning Agency. "We have been leading the way in student literacy growth for nearly a decade, but the need for accelerated learning paired with teacher shortages challenged us to find new ways to provide authentic feedback," said Eileen Murphy, ThinkCERCA's Founder and CEO. "Teachers who serve hundreds of students each day simply need a tool to support their students in real-time as they strive to think and write more effectively." Winning teams include entrepreneurs, learning scientists, educators, and researchers from around the world. The educational tools developed by the teams have the potential to impact over 4 million students by the end of 2022. "By leveraging key advances in computation, this group of winners will help solve some of our nation's biggest education problems," said Kumar Garg, the Vice President of Partnerships at Schmidt Futures. "It is energizing to work with organizations, which have the potential to dramatically improve outcomes for so many students at scale." For more details on ThinkCERCA please visit https://www.thinkcerca.com/ . A complete list of winners can be found here . About ThinkCERCA
ThinkCERCA's personalized literacy platform helps educators teach critical thinking skills through close reading and academic writing across subjects. With a research-based framework that teaches students how to construct a cohesive argument, studies show they can achieve an
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The Learning Engineering Tools Competition 2021 consisted of three rounds of proposal evaluations and pitches before a panel of judges that included philanthropists, education technologists, teachers, and researchers. The goal of the tools competition is to spur the development and deployment of technologies to maximize learning over time. SOURCE ThinkCERCA

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CHICAGO, Jan. 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- ThinkCERCA , a recognized industry leader in student reading and writing growth, the New Mexico Public Education Department has approved its writing curriculum for English Language Arts, Social Studies, Science, and Math for grades 3-12. Designed by veteran teachers, National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) authors, and nationally recognized literacy experts, ThinkCERCA is proven to help students achieve two years of reading growth in one school year. With this adoption, New Mexico educators now have access to a proven resource for aligning literacy efforts across the curriculum with an easy-to- use platform that engages all learners while driving student outcomes in writing and in reading. Designed to support New Mexico districts and schools in meeting standards, ThinkCERCA includes differentiated close reading and academic writing lessons that were built upon research-based methods for developing students' language and literacy skills. "We have been working with districts like Central Consolidate and Farmington for years, helping these districts show what can happen when teams align around student growth, so it is an honor to be an adopted resource for the state" said Eileen Murphy, ThinkCERCA's founder and CEO. "We're excited to partner with New Mexico districts and schools that believe in the power of personalized literacy instruction to help all students maximize learning." ThinkCERCA's personalized literacy platform offers:
direct instruction and self-paced lessons that introduce students to the underlying skills needed to master literacy;
a patented close reading and academic writing process that guide students through the process of analyzing content-rich texts and multimedia to construct cohesive argumentative, informational, or narrative writings;
and CERCA Slides and Student Guides for helping teachers implement research-based literacy practices into their classrooms, regardless of technology access. ThinkCERCA's lessons are centered around debatable topics that get students thinking critically about real-world issues. These lessons are differentiated for 10 levels to fuel engaging discussions among students of varying readiness levels. ThinkCERCA has patented critical thinking technology and proven results . An independent, controlled study of 26 ed-tech products by LEAP Innovations showed ThinkCERCA helped students achieve an extra year's worth of reading growth in one school year. What's more, SRI Education found that students who used ThinkCERCA saw a 20 percent gain in their writing scores. About ThinkCERCA
ThinkCERCA's personalized literacy platform helps educators teach critical thinking skills through close reading and academic writing across subjects. With students and teachers using its platform in all 50 states, the company has partnered with prominent leaders in education, including Follett Corporation, and has been featured by The Atlantic, Tech & Learning, and EdSurge, among others. In a recent controlled study of 26 ed-tech tools by LEAP Innovations, ThinkCERCA was proven to help students achieve two years of academic growth per year on average. The winner of the 2019 IATE Classroom Essentials Awards for secondary grades and a 2016 SIAA CODiE Awards finalist for Best Reading/English/Language Arts Instructional Solution, ThinkCERCA has also been named one of the best tools in ed tech by Bill Gates and Common Sense Media.To learn more, please visit https://info.thinkcerca.com
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ThinkCERCA Adopted by New Mexico Board of Education

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CHICAGO, Jan. 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- ThinkCERCA , a recognized industry leader in student reading and writing growth, the New Mexico Public Education Department has approved its writing curriculum for English Language Arts, Social Studies, Science, and Math for grades 3-12. Designed by veteran teachers, National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) authors, and nationally recognized literacy experts, ThinkCERCA is proven to help students achieve two years of reading growth in one school year. With this adoption, New Mexico educators now have access to a proven resource for aligning literacy efforts across the curriculum with an easy-to- use platform that engages all learners while driving student outcomes in writing and in reading. Designed to support New Mexico districts and schools in meeting standards, ThinkCERCA includes differentiated close reading and academic writing lessons that were built upon research-based methods for developing students' language and literacy skills. "We have been working with districts like Central Consolidate and Farmington for years, helping these districts show what can happen when teams align around student growth, so it is an honor to be an adopted resource for the state" said Eileen Murphy, ThinkCERCA's founder and CEO. "We're excited to partner with New Mexico districts and schools that believe in the power of personalized literacy instruction to help all students maximize learning." ThinkCERCA's personalized literacy platform offers:
direct instruction and self-paced lessons that introduce students to the underlying skills needed to master literacy;
a patented close reading and academic writing process that guide students through the process of analyzing content-rich texts and multimedia to construct cohesive argumentative, informational, or narrative writings;
and CERCA Slides and Student Guides for helping teachers implement research-based literacy practices into their classrooms, regardless of technology access. ThinkCERCA's lessons are centered around debatable topics that get students thinking critically about real-world issues. These lessons are differentiated for 10 levels to fuel engaging discussions among students of varying readiness levels. ThinkCERCA has patented critical thinking technology and proven results . An independent, controlled study of 26 ed-tech products by LEAP Innovations showed ThinkCERCA helped students achieve an extra year's worth of reading growth in one school year. What's more, SRI Education found that students who used ThinkCERCA saw a 20 percent gain in their writing scores. About ThinkCERCA
ThinkCERCA's personalized literacy platform helps educators teach critical thinking skills through close reading and academic writing across subjects. With students and teachers using its platform in all 50 states, the company has partnered with prominent leaders in education, including Follett Corporation, and has been featured by The Atlantic, Tech & Learning, and EdSurge, among others. In a recent controlled study of 26 ed-tech tools by LEAP Innovations, ThinkCERCA was proven to help students achieve two years of academic growth per year on average. The winner of the 2019 IATE Classroom Essentials Awards for secondary grades and a 2016 SIAA CODiE Awards finalist for Best Reading/English/Language Arts Instructional Solution, ThinkCERCA has also been named one of the best tools in ed tech by Bill Gates and Common Sense Media.To learn more, please visit https://info.thinkcerca.com
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ThinkCERCA Adopted by New Mexico Board of Education

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CHICAGO, Nov. 19, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- ThinkCERCA , a recognized industry leader in student reading and writing growth, the Oregon State Board of Education has approved its core curriculum for English Language Arts and reading for grades 6-8. Designed by veteran teachers, National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) authors, and nationally recognized literacy experts, ThinkCERCA is proven to help students achieve two years of reading growth in one school year. With this adoption, Oregon educators now have access to a comprehensive curriculum and easy-to- use platform that engages all learners while driving student outcomes. Designed to support Oregon districts and schools in meeting standards, ThinkCERCA includes differentiated close reading and academic writing lessons that were built upon research-based methods for developing students' language and literacy skills. "It is an honor to be approved by the Oregon State Board of Education as a comprehensive English language arts solution that helps students become stronger readers, writers, and critical thinkers," said Eileen Murphy, ThinkCERCA's founder and CEO. "We're excited to partner with Oregon districts and schools that believe in the power of personalized literacy instruction to help all students maximize learning." ThinkCERCA's personalized literacy platform offers:
direct instruction and self-paced lessons that introduce students to the underlying skills needed to master literacy;
close reading and academic writing lessons that guide students through the process of analyzing content-rich texts and multimedia to construct cohesive argumentative, informational, or narrative writings;
and CERCA Slides and Student Guides for helping teachers implement research-based literacy practices into their classrooms, regardless of technology access. ThinkCERCA's applied practice lessons are centered around debatable topics that get students thinking critically about real-world issues. These lessons are differentiated for 10 levels to fuel engaging discussions among students of varying readiness levels. Thinkcerca has patented critical thinking technology and proven results . An independent, controlled study of 26 ed-tech products by LEAP Innovations showed ThinkCERCA helped students achieve an extra year's worth of reading growth in one school year. What's more, SRI Education found that students who used ThinkCERCA saw a 20 percent gain in their writing scores. About ThinkCERCA
ThinkCERCA's personalized literacy platform helps educators teach critical thinking skills through close reading and academic writing across subjects. With students and teachers using its platform in all 50 states, the company has partnered with prominent leaders in education, including Follett Corporation, and has been featured by The Atlantic, Tech & Learning, and EdSurge, among others. In a recent controlled study of 26 ed-tech tools by LEAP Innovations, ThinkCERCA was proven to help students achieve two years of academic growth per year on average. The winner of the 2019 IATE Classroom Essentials Awards for secondary grades and a 2016 SIAA CODiE Awards finalist for Best Reading/English/Language Arts Instructional Solution, ThinkCERCA has also been named one of the best tools in ed tech by Common Sense Media. In July 2013, ThinkCERCA was the recipient of a Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Literacy Courseware Challenge grant, and in December 2012, graduated from the inaugural class of Impact Engine's social impact accelerator. To learn more, please visit https://info.thinkcerca.com/oregon-ela-adoption
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ThinkCERCA Adopted by Oregon State Board of Education

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ThinkCERCA teaches critical thinking by delivering the tools and content teachers need to design personalized lessons, engage students in peer-to-peer collaboration through argumentation and track student progress in expressing critical thinking through arguments across disciplines. The company's research-based approach is proven to raise career and college readiness achievement. ThinkCERCA was founded in 2012 and is based in Chicago, Illinois.

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