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Tom Snyder Productions, a Scholastic company, is a leading developer
and publisher of educational software for K-12 classrooms. The company
was founded more than 25 years ago by Tom Snyder,
a former science and music teacher, who pioneered the use of technology
in the classroom to enhance teaching and learning. Today we are
proud to carry over 125 award-winning software titles covering each
curriculum area, developed with strict adherence to our high standards
for quality and innovation. Our products help teachers meet curriculum
goals and are used in over 400,000 classrooms, improving student
performance and understanding.
Our mission
is to create innovative software products and professional development
services to inspire great teaching and improve student learning.
Software
Products
Our innovative software products target some of the most challenging
content, skills, and concepts that students must learn. Our products
help students build reading comprehension strategies and develop
understanding of scientific processes. They help students grasp
mathematical concepts, sharpen geography skills, and comprehend
historical events and patterns. With our products, teachers and
students can construct time lines, maps, and graphs. Students also
develop higher-level thinking and problem-solving skills in math,
science, social studies, and language arts.
Tom Snyder Productions'
strong commitment to educational excellence is reflected in each
product we develop. Our product design is grounded in respect for
the teacher and the realities of the classroom. We frame our products
around best practices and methods that have been proven to work,
making it easy for a teacher to integrate these successful instructional
approaches into his or her classroom.
Over the last
two decades, our products have earned an outstanding reputation
among educators that makes Tom Snyder Productions one of the most
popular educational software brands in schools. The quality of our
products is recognized industrywide, with awards
ranging from the Teacher's Choice award, to the Technology &
Learning Award of Excellence, to the Software & Information
Industry Association's prestigious Codie Award. We're proud to create
engaging, easy-to-use software that teachers trust to enhance their
core curriculum in meaningful ways.
Professional
Development
One of the first companies to recognize the need for teacher training
in the use of technology, Tom Snyder Productions has developed a
broad range of on-site and online professional
development services for teachers, schools, and districts. Our
popular on-site workshops have helped more than 175,000 teachers
nationwide learn to integrate technology effectively into the curriculum.
On-site workshop topics include Weaving Technology into Your Teaching,
Using Technology to Meet State Standards, and Assessing Student
Achievement Using Technology.
Software
Collaboration Partnerships
We are honored to be affiliated with these esteemed institutions,
all of which have made significant and lasting contributions to
education through their research in the fields of science, history,
technology, and the arts.
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American
Museum of Natural History |
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NASA |
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The Arnold
Arboretum at Harvard University |
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Princeton
University |
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CAST (Center for
Applied Special Technology) |
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The Smithsonian
Institution |
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Columbia
University |
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Stanford
University |
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The Jane
Goodall Institute |
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Corporate
Partnerships
We
are also proud to be partnered with the following businesses, known
internationally for their leadership and for their unwavering commitment
to quality.
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Tom
Snyder
Tom
Snyder first ventured into the world of educational software while
teaching in the late 1970's. Using his love of teaching and knowledge
of technology, he developed innovative ways to use a computer in his
classroom. Tom Snyder's cutting edge vision has been to design educational
software that would enhance the teaching process, not dominate it.
Today, Tom Snyder Productions continues this mission of creating software
for teachers who love to teach. |