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Let’s hear it for our very own Kari Stubbs, who was recognized as one of Daily Edventures’ global heroes in education!  Daily Edventures is an education-focused blog that has a central goal for 2012: to identify 365 inspiring advocates for education.  Kari was interviewed by the site’s editor, Anthony Salcito, who is also vice president… Read the Rest»

BrianPOP is pleased to partner with Samsung and the Turning Foundation to sponsor the Classroom Improvement Technology Grant. The purpose of this grant is to help educators develop 21st century classrooms and improve achievement by providing technology tools from multiple, industry leading companies. By assembling a package of technology-based classroom supports, we hope to improve… Read the Rest»

Dr. Kari Stubbs, Vice President of 21st Century Learning at BrainPOP, is in her first term as a corporate member of ISTE’s board. Looking for a way to get involved with ISTE? Consider volunteering or serving as a board member. Corporate members are represented on the ISTE Board by two representatives who serve a staggered… Read the Rest»

Dr. Kari Stubbs, Vice President of 21st Century Learning at BrainPOP, was in the first “20 to Watch” class in 2006. Since then, many BrainPOP Educators have been recognized including Adina Popa, Robert Miller, and Teryl Magee. Click here to checkout the previous winners. NSBA’s “20 to Watch” Recognition Program Do you know educators who… Read the Rest»

Congratulations to BrainPOP Educators: @jenniethom, @taclark and @stonewalllap_teacher the three winners of our Food Fight creative idea T-shirt contest!  By playing BrainPOP’s newest game “FoodFight” on GameUP and sharing their creative lesson ideas in our games forum, they will be celebrating the holidays in their new T-Shirts! Take a look at the forum discussion to… Read the Rest»

Here at BrainPOP we strive to keep our content current, relevant and consistently engaging.   We work with content experts and advisors to assure the videos and interactive features meet your expectations.  This week we introduce our newest advisor: Esther Wojcicki.  Esther’s impressive list of accomplishments include: founder of Palo Alto High’s Journalism program, chair at… Read the Rest»

  With school break this week, there should be a little extra time to try the newest entry in BrianPOP’s GameUP site, Food Fight!  This 2 player turn based game is not only tons of fun, but also helps players actively learn about ecosystems and habitats.  Click here to visit GameUP and play. We are… Read the Rest»

It’s been a week of global celebration here at BrainPOP.  We were proud sponsors of the Global Education Conference, shared tales of  science education in Shanghai, and attended the Microsoft Partners in Learning Global Forum. Dr. Kari Stubbs, Vice President of 21st Century Learning at BrainPOP, shares her exciting experience. Salut! Hola! Ni Hao! Ciào!… Read the Rest»

It’s been an “app-solutely” great week here at BrainPOP! First, we launched a major update to our iOS Featured Movie app, enabling mobile access to all our movies and quizzes. You’d been asking for it, and we delivered! Now, we’re thrilled to report that users have given the app a five-star rating and a ton… Read the Rest»

At BrainPOP we update the site with new movies, quizzes, games and teaching materials all the time.  To ensure that everything we release is of the highest quality, we call on our esteemed education advisors for their guidance and wisdom.  Today we welcome the newest member of our BrainPOP advisory board,  former Professor of Clinical Pediatrics at… Read the Rest»