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Sphero Makes a Big Acquisition in littleBits to Bring Hands-On STEAM Learning to Life

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When Sphero laid off 45 employees in early 2018, the Boulder, Co.-based Additionally, Sphero says it has more than a thousand lessons and activities that are aligned to Common Core and other state academic standards for math and computer science. Students making and tinkering with littleBits.

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Blending Art and Algorithms, Desmos Sets Out to Reimagine Math Curriculum

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Desmos art contest submissions: Westminster Abbey from Caitlin Minutillo (left) and “The Golden Gate Bridge” by Ava Sutter (right) In 2018, Desmos decided to set its sights on a big, new and highly contested market: creating a core math curriculum, starting with middle school. And, she adds, “for a geeky math person like me, it’s fun.”

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