Finalists Announced for “Educators Pick Best of STEM® 2024” Awards

PORTLAND, Ore., Aug. 07, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Teich Group and Catapult X announce the finalists for the Educators Pick Best of STEM® 2024 Awards, the only awards program judged by STEM educators. The awards program, operated in partnership with the National Association of Biology Teachers (NABT) and MCH Strategic Data, spotlights innovative products, technologies, and services that are changing the world of STEM education. New this year, companies compete for the Best AI for Teaching & Learning.

Educator judges evaluated all product entries and selected the finalists listed below, and hundreds of thousands of STEM educators will have the opportunity to select the winners, who will be announced on August 28, 2024.

Led by Annie Galvin Teich, President of The Teich Group, this year’s judges included Dr. Linda Johnson-McClinton, Dr. Lance Brand, Dr. Jeffrey Crapper, Dr. Omah M. Williams-Duncan, Jamica Craig, Erin Barr, and Dr. Rachelle Dené Poth.

“The Educators Pick Best of STEM Awards continue to grow each year as more companies compete with innovative products,” said lead judge Annie Galvin Teich. “This year we saw an uptick in AI-related products, of course, but many products are using other best-of-class technologies that meaningfully engage students in the classroom.”

Educators Pick Best of STEM® 2024 Awards Finalists

OrganizationProduct
Accelerate Learning Inc.Kide Science powered by Accelerate Learning
Avantis Education, creators of ClassVRClassVR
BioBrainBioBrain - Biology (AP & IB)
BioBuilder Educational FoundationBioTechBuilder
Carolina Biological Supply CompanyExploring Selection with Wisconsin Fast Plants® and Cotyledons
Carolina Biological Supply CompanyHow Do Polygenic Risk Scores Stack Up? (Kit)
Carolina Biological Supply CompanyCarolina Lab Skills
Carolina Biological Supply CompanyTaq Polymerase Production and Validation Kit
CloudLabs LearningCloudLabs Science
Code.orgCode.org's Music Lab
Code.orgCode.org's AI teaching Assistance
CodeHSCodeHS
CodeMonkeyCodeMonkey
CoderZCoderZ
Drone LegendsLittle Legends™
ExploreLearningExploreLearning Frax
ExploreLearningGizmos STEM Cases
iCEViCEV’s STEM curriculum
iCEViCEV’s Health Science curriculum
iCEViCEV Comprehensive Solution
JASON LearningTrustworthy AI: Computer Vision Essentials
JASON LearningBuilding a Greater Digital Future
JASON LearningSTEM Ready: Seeking Sustainable Energy Solutions
JASON LearningThe JASON Learning Academy
Killer SnailsWaterWays
Learning UndefeatedMobile eXploration Lab (MXLab)
Lego EducationLEGO® Education SPIKE™ Essential
Makey Makey LLCMakey Makey Expanded Platform (Makey Makey + Backpack Boards)
MIND EducationST Math
RealityworksEducational Aquaponics System
SAE InternationalA World In Motion® (AWIM®) Preschool Exploration Series
SAE InternationalA World In Motion® (AWIM®)
Sphero, Inc.Sphero BOLT+
STEAM on DemandSTEAM on Demand
STEM SportsSTEM Sports® Curriculum
Tutor.com and The Princeton ReviewHigh-Dosage Tutoring
  

STEM educators interested in becoming a judge for the Educators Pick Best of STEM® 2025 Awards should contact Teich at ateich@theteichgroup.net. For more information about the awards program, visit www.bestofstemawards.com.

About Catapult X
Founded by Daylene Long, Catapult X is a market and product development company that consults exclusively with science and STEM/STEAM education and CTE industry partners—organizations, businesses, and associations—to amplify educator voices through market research that edtech companies trust with their most critical business decisions.

Long catapults brand, product, and sales growth through alignment of data and strategy, using progressive research techniques and customer discovery. Long publishes national surveys on STEM education and STEM marketing infographics to guide edtech marketers across the globe. Long is an affiliate member of the Council of State Science Supervisors, a member of NSELA, and a twenty-year member of NSTA. Long connects her clients to administrators, educators, distributors, and media to build strong global partnerships. Follow Catapult X on LinkedIn

About MCH Strategic Data
MCH Strategic Data is a first-class leading provider of data and technology solutions in education, religion, healthcare and government. MCH is dedicated to providing superior solutions through its ongoing investment in people, data and technology. Learn more at www.mchdata.com or find them on Twitter, Facebook, or LinkedIn.

About NABT
Since its establishment in 1938, the National Association of Biology Teachers (NABT) has been the recognized "leader in life science education." Thousands of educators have joined NABT to share experiences and expertise with colleagues from around the globe, keep up with trends and developments in the field, and grow professionally. For more information about NABT, please visit www.NABT.org.


Contact:
Daylene Long
503.277.8335
daylene@catapult-x.com

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