Teachscape's 'Classroom Walkthrough 3.0' Wins 2010 Tech & Learning Award of Excellence

Teachscape's CWT is the only classroom walkthrough application to make the list

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 6, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Teachscape, the leader in delivering web-based professional learning content, innovative technologies, and expert services to improve teaching practice, has recently been named a recipient of the 2010 Tech & Learning Awards of Excellence for its Classroom Walkthrough 3.0 (CWT 3.0)  professional development product. CWT 3.0 assists with the classroom walkthrough process, a research-based methodology that allows instructional leaders and others to quickly collect data about classroom practice and to use that information to inform the professional development process.

Tech & Learning, a leading publication for K-12 technology-focused educators, recently named 30 education technology products as winners in the "best upgrade" category of their prestigious 28-year-old recognition program. Honored software, hardware, network, and Web products included innovative applications that break new ground, as well as those that added significant enhancements to proven education tools. Each entry was judged by a panel of more than 30 esteemed educators.

"Classroom walkthroughs provide a powerful indicator for building administrators and instructional leaders to see what's happening in the teaching and learning process and to track instructional data as it relates to student performance," said Maryann Marrapodi, Teachscape's chief learning officer. "CWT 3.0's upgraded features makes this process both efficient and effective. The recognition from the awards program reinforces the significance of both this product and the ongoing professional development process to boost teacher effectiveness."

As a "Best Upgrade" recipient, Teachscape's CWT 3.0 technology provides instructional leaders with an easy-to-use data collection, analysis and reporting system that tracks instructional improvement relative to research-based indicators, or look fors. New look fors in CWT 3.0, created in partnership with the Great Books Foundation, a leading publisher of books for readers of all ages, focus on higher order thinking skills and inquiry-based learning. In addition, instructional leaders can create customized look fors by modifying the Teachscape look fors, or by creating look fors from scratch.

For complete details on CWT 3.0, visit www.teachscape.com/cwt. To learn more about the 2010 Tech & Learning Awards of Excellence, view http://www.techlearning.com/uploadedFiles/TechLearning/Articles/Contests/PRESSrelease_AOE_2010_FINAL.pdf.

About Teachscape

Teachscape uniquely combines innovative technology, engaging content and expert services to develop great teachers. From its Classroom Walkthrough technology, to its powerful web-based content delivery platform, to its online masters programs, Teachscape's award-winning products and services have been inspired by its dedication to sparking transformative change in teaching practice.  Since 1999, Teachscape has worked with schools and school districts, charter networks, archdioceses, universities and state education departments to measurably and continuously improve the effectiveness of teachers and instructional leaders to produce gains in student achievement. Teachscape's partners include the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Stanford University, the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching and Charlotte Danielson to help shape its vision, its products, and its strategies. For more information, visit Teachscape at http://www.teachscape.com.

SOURCE Teachscape