itslearning Announces Contest to Award $10,000 in Teacher Grants

Leading LMS Provider Launches "The Heart of Education" Award to Honor Innovative Educators

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Oct 18, 2016, 10:16 ET

NEW YORK, Oct. 18, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- itslearning, a leading learning management system provider, is excited to launch its inaugural "The Heart of Education" award program. This program honors K-12 teachers who are using technology in new and engaging ways to connect with their students. Two winning entries will each receive a $5,000 grant.

itslearning is the only comprehensive learning platform designed by educators specifically for the way today's K-12 students learn and interact. As a single end-to-end teaching and learning platform, itslearning is trusted by more than 7 million teachers, students, and parents worldwide to provide a secure, streamlined, and user-friendly learning environment. By consolidating siloed systems and content resources, itslearning ensures technology becomes an essential educational asset.

"By designing an enterprise-level LMS from the student on up, we have created a solution that fosters personal connections – a key to effective learning," said Tom Shoemaker, CMO, itslearning. "itslearning connects students with their teachers, learners with their studies, classmates with each other, and parents with their children."

Teachers interested in submitting to the award can visit itslearning's Teachers' Lounge to enter. The award program will run from October 3^rd, 2016- December 17^th, 2016. Submissions will be judged on the innovative and creative ways teachers are using technology in their education process, as well as their results. itslearning is proud to be a champion of teachers and to honor their passion for transforming the way students can learn through the power of technology.

About itslearning
With over 7 million users, itslearning is one of the world's largest providers of learning platforms for the education market. Our learning management system starts with the student and connects people to ideas, passions, and each other. Established in 1999, itslearning is headquartered in Bergen, Norway, and Boston, Massachusetts. For more information, visit http://itslearning.com.

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