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Accessibility 201 

Accessibility 201 

Overview In our quest to make Boom Cards compliant with new accessibility requirements across the United States, Boom has introduced a number of new tools to make optimizing your decks easier than ever. This article outlines the evolving recommendations...

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Booming Toward Accessibility 

Booming Toward Accessibility 

What Is Universal Design? Ronald Mace, an architect and polio survivor, first introduced the term Universal Design in the 1970’s. He built on the prior concept of handicap-accessible design, making it more inclusive. He argued all people would benefit...

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Premier Publishers on Boom

Premier Publishers on Boom

Have you noticed those shiny stars popping up across the Boom Store? ⭐ They signify something important. In this blog post, I’ll highlight the Premier Publisher program, explain what stars mean, and tell you how to shop for content with confidence.

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USA Federal Funding Cheat Sheet

USA Federal Funding Cheat Sheet

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IEP Progress Monitoring with Boom

IEP Progress Monitoring with Boom

We reached out to Kimberly Jacobs to bring you guidance on how to support Individualized Education Programs (IEP) with Boom Card activities and track progress. She shares why she relies on Boom to make the most of her sessions with students in this...

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Combining Standards-Based Learning with Actionable Data for Differentiation

Combining Standards-Based Learning with Actionable Data for Differentiation

In our modern, highly mobile culture, standards give students a relatively uniform exposure to content when they move between states. Most states have adopted some form of standards derived from the Achieve American Diploma Project. Both the Texas...

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Self-grading Teacher Made Science Resources

Self-grading Teacher Made Science Resources

The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) requires states to test students once in grades 3-6, again in grades 6-9, and one last time in grades 10-12 on science subjects.

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Mathematics Materials for Third, Fourth and Fifth Grade

Mathematics Materials for Third, Fourth and Fifth Grade

Common Core Aligned Under the Common Core state standards, during grades third through fifth students work with mathematics using models, standard algorithms and in the context of word problems. By doing so, students develop a deep number sense that...

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