Pear Deck

GoGuardian Launches Pear Deck Learning, a Comprehensive Ecosystem of Innovative Learning Tools

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Monday, January 22, 2024

Available now to school districts nationwide, Pear Deck Learning offers a comprehensive ecosystem of tools for instruction, engagement, assessment, and intervention that is rooted in learning science and designed to help K-12 classrooms — teachers and students alike — achieve their full potential.

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  • Available now to school districts nationwide, Pear Deck Learning offers a comprehensive ecosystem of tools for instruction, engagement, assessment, and intervention that is rooted in learning science and designed to help K-12 classrooms — teachers and students alike — achieve their full potential.
  • Pear Deck Learning solves this by delivering an ecosystem of integrated tools for a dynamic and enriching classroom experience.
  • The Pear Deck Learning ecosystem includes Pear Assessment, formerly known as Edulastic; Pear Deck, the widely used flagship instructional product; Pear Deck Tutor, formerly TutorMe; and Pear Practice, formerly Giant Steps.
  • Pear Deck Learning delivers on this promise and aims to support millions more students through its integrated ecosystem of engaging and effective learning experiences.”
    Jamie Ehrhart, head of marketing at GoGuardian, added: “The introduction of Pear Deck Learning expands upon the beloved Pear Deck platform, weaving together a synchronized collection of products that integrate with every facet of the learning environment.

GoGuardian Elevates Michael Jonas to Co-President and Chief Operating Officer

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Tuesday, December 13, 2022

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- GoGuardian, the leading learning company providing proven solutions to create effective, engaging, and safer learning environments, today announced Michael Jonas has been appointed Co-President and Chief Operating Officer (COO). Since joining GoGuardian in 2019 as Chief Financial Officer (CFO), Jonas has guided the company through exceptional growth in support of its mission to help all learners feel ready and inspired to solve the world's greatest challenges.

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  • Since joining GoGuardian in 2019 as Chief Financial Officer (CFO), Jonas has guided the company through exceptional growth in support of its mission to help all learners feel ready and inspired to solve the world's greatest challenges.
  • Jonas led the acquisitions of Pear Deck , Edulastic , and TutorMe , and he oversaw a $200 million strategic investment from Tiger Global Management , which valued GoGuardian at well over $1 billion.
  • GoGuardian has tripled its employee base since Jonas first joined the company and now serves more than 25 million students and 686,000 educators across America.
  • Before GoGuardian, Jonas served as CFO of ThriftBooks, one of the largest online sellers of used books in the word.

Museum of Science, Boston, EiE® and Pear Deck™ Partner to Bring STEM Learning to Interactive Platform

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Monday, June 27, 2022

NEW ORLEANS, June 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- ISTE 2022 -- Today at the 2022 International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) conference, the Museum of Science, Boston's award-winning curricula division, EiE®, announced its collaboration with Pear Deck™, a student engagement platform from GoGuardian providing interactive learning and formative assessment solutions to K – 12 schools and teachers. As part of this collaboration, Pear Deck will offer a series of EiE-developed interactive STEM lessons that support educators in introducing the critical topic of climate change to students in grades 3 – 8.

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  • As part of this collaboration, EiE with Pear Deck transformed 10 of its climate change lessons into engaging, interactive, slideshow-style lessons for teachers to add to their curriculum.
  • Each of the presentations include standards-aligned lesson plans, formative assessments, real-world examples and videos, enhanced with the interactive features of Pear Deck.
  • Founded by educators, Pear Deck is an interactive learning platform that helps teachers engage students in proven instructional strategies with real-time formative assessment tools.
  • Pear Deck also offers the Content Orchard, which provides learning templates, ready-to-teach activities such as the EiE-developed STEM lessons, and much more seamlessly integrated into the Pear Deck experience.

GoGuardian Appoints Cyrus Mistry as Chief Product Officer and Chief Operating Officer

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Tuesday, August 10, 2021

GoGuardian, the leading education technology company helping K-12 schools maximize the learning potential of every student, today announced the appointment of former Google executive Cyrus Mistry to the dual role of Chief Product Officer and Chief Operating Officer.

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  • GoGuardian, the leading education technology company helping K-12 schools maximize the learning potential of every student, today announced the appointment of former Google executive Cyrus Mistry to the dual role of Chief Product Officer and Chief Operating Officer.
  • Mistry brings with him 25 years of hardware and software experience with roles in product management, program management, and software development, culminating in an executive leadership role at Google.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20210810005572/en/
    Cyrus Mistry, Chief Product Officer and Chief Operating Officer, GoGuardian
    For the last 14 years, Mistry has managed the education, enterprise, and consumer sides of product teams at Google, including Android, Chrome, Google Calendar, Google Drive, Google Tasks, and the Enterprise Search business.
  • Most notably, he served as the original product lead responsible for launching Chromebooks to schools worldwide a product that is now the market leader in K-12 globally.

GoGuardian—K-12 EdTech SaaS Leader—Announces $200 Million Strategic Investment From Tiger Global Management

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Thursday, August 5, 2021

GoGuardian, the EdTech leader helping K-12 schools and teachers maximize the learning potential of every student, today announced a $200 million strategic investment from Tiger Global Management.

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  • GoGuardian, the EdTech leader helping K-12 schools and teachers maximize the learning potential of every student, today announced a $200 million strategic investment from Tiger Global Management.
  • GoGuardians portfolio has grown to include award-winning and widely adopted digital learning solutions for classroom management, engagement, assessment, and student safety.
  • The investment from Tiger Global will support this growth with additional capitalization for product innovation, talent acquisition, and business development.
  • Sumeru congratulates the team on this amazing milestone and is excited to partner with Tiger Global to propel this mission forward.

Pear Deck Introduces New Shared Teacher Dashboard

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Tuesday, December 8, 2020

IOWA CITY, Iowa, Dec. 8, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --Today, Pear Deck launched their most-anticipated feature to date, the Shared Teacher Dashboard, enabling educators using Pear Deck Premium to share session controls and student responses with co-teachers.

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  • IOWA CITY, Iowa, Dec. 8, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --Today, Pear Deck launched their most-anticipated feature to date, the Shared Teacher Dashboard, enabling educators using Pear Deck Premium to share session controls and student responses with co-teachers.
  • The Pear Deck Teacher Dashboard and Shared Teacher Dashboard give teachers controls to manage the pace of the lesson, including switching from Instructor-Paced or Student-Paced Mode, adding slide timers and locks, inserting new prompts, sending individual feedback, and highlighting or hiding answers on the Projector View.
  • Now, educators can invite co-teachers with Pear Deck Premium accounts to their Pear Deck lesson at any point during a live session.
  • The Shared Teacher Dashboard is the most recent feature introduction in a year of rapid growth and innovation for Pear Deck.

Wacom partners with leading educational software applications to provide teachers and students with the best solutions for the virtual classroom and remote learning

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Tuesday, December 1, 2020

Therefore, Wacom is partnering with five leading educational software applications, that make the transition to online education as smooth as possible.

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  • Therefore, Wacom is partnering with five leading educational software applications, that make the transition to online education as smooth as possible.
  • The edtech solutions from Collaboard, Explain Everything, Kamiapp, Limnu and Pear Deck help teachers to better navigate remote teaching.
  • As a bundle, Wacom and its partners offer teachers everything they need to interact naturally with their students for engaging lessons and facilitated communication.
  • Together with these partners we bring the pen to the digital classroom and provide the right technology for teachers at a moment when it is needed most. "

GoGuardian and Pear Deck Merge to Expand K-12 Classroom Management Offerings and Drive Greater Engagement and Effective Digital Learning

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Thursday, November 19, 2020

Pear Deck is used in more than 17,000 schools and by 8 million educators and students around the world to improve equity, academic achievement, and classroom culture.

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  • Pear Deck is used in more than 17,000 schools and by 8 million educators and students around the world to improve equity, academic achievement, and classroom culture.
  • Founded by educators, Pear Deck translates proven learning science into simple, effective tools.
  • As part of the deal, Pear Deck co-founder and Chief Educator, Michal Eynon-Lynch will join the GoGuardian Board of Directors.
  • Backed by investors focused on solving major global problems in education, Pear Deck designs technology that is inclusive, accessible, and promotes equitable engagement in the classroom.

Houston ISD Partners with Pear Deck for Student-Centered Virtual Learning

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Friday, August 28, 2020

Houston ISD was one of the districts ahead of the curve when it came to adopting technology to support changes in the learning environment last spring.

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  • Houston ISD was one of the districts ahead of the curve when it came to adopting technology to support changes in the learning environment last spring.
  • Pear Deck's innovative products work seamlessly with Google and Microsoft classroom tools, a key feature for a hybrid district like Houston ISD.
  • Pear Deck was founded by educators on a mission to help teachers create powerful learning moments for every student, every day.
  • Pear Deck was awarded the Research-Based Design product certification from Digital Promise, confirming a link between proven learning science and effective product design.

Iowa's Area Education Agencies Partner with Iowa-Based Pear Deck to Give Iowa Schools Powerful Learning Tools

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Thursday, August 27, 2020

Iowa City-based Pear Deck, founded in 2014, designs technology that improves equitable student engagement and achievement through active learning techniques and enhanced visibility into student progress.

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  • Iowa City-based Pear Deck, founded in 2014, designs technology that improves equitable student engagement and achievement through active learning techniques and enhanced visibility into student progress.
  • "We found Pear Deck to be a cost-effective resource that's easy for teachers to use regardless of the grade level."
  • Pear Deck was founded by educators on a mission to help teachers create powerful learning moments for every student, every day.
  • Backed by investors focused on solving major problems in education, Pear Deck designs technology that promotes equitable engagement in the classroom.