Solution Tree’s Global PD Teams Named SIIA Education Technology CODiE Award Finalist

Bloomington, Ind. (May 29, 2018)—Solution Tree, a premier educational publisher and professional development provider, today announced that Global PD Teams was named a 2018 SIIA CODiE Award finalist in the categories of Best Student Assessment Solution, Best Collaborative Social Media Solution for Educators and Best Professional Learning Solution for Faculty & Administrative Staff. Finalists represent applications, products and services from developers of educational software, digital content, online learning services and related technologies across the PreK–20 sector.

Designed with leading education experts, Global PD Teams is an innovative online tool composed of a library of videos and ebook content, live online coaching, and team tools. By utilizing the customized, on-demand learning experiences and online collaborative tools, educators can strengthen the work they do in their professional learning communities. With curated playlists of instructional videos and content, leaders can easily implement personalized learning for every skill set. District and building leaders can arrange live online coaching sessions with certified experts, using the Global PD Teams scheduling calendar. Team tools help teachers unpack essential standards, administer common formative assessments and review data in collaborative teacher teams.

The SIIA CODiE Awards are the premier awards for the software and information industries and have been recognizing product excellence for more than 30 years. The awards offer 91 categories that are organized by industry focus of education technology and business technology. Global PD Teams was honored as one of 152 finalists across the 39 education technology categories.

“I am impressed by the level of innovation and creativity demonstrated by the 2018 CODiE award finalists. These products are opening doors for learners of all ages by developing and utilizing new technologies to respond to student and educator needs,” said Ken Wasch, president of SIIA.

“It’s always been our goal that Global PD Teams extend and sustain professional development for the educators and schools we serve,” said Solution Tree CEO Jeff Jones. We’re especially proud of the CODiE nominations because it’s one of the only awards judged by practitioners in the field.”

The SIIA CODiE Awards are the industry's only peer-reviewed awards program. Educators and administrators serve as judges and conduct the first-round review of all education nominees. Their scores determine the SIIA CODiE Award finalists, and SIIA members then vote on the finalist products. The scores from both rounds are tabulated to select the winners.

Winners will be announced during a CODiE Award Celebration at the SIIA Annual Conference & CODiE Awards in San Francisco on June 13.

Details about each finalist are listed at http://www.siia.net/codie/Finalists.

About the SIIA CODiE™ Awards The SIIA CODiE Awards is the only peer-reviewed program to showcase business and education technology’s finest products and services. Since 1986, thousands of products, services and solutions have been recognized for achieving excellence. For more information, visit siia.net/CODiE.

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