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The 2024 CODiE Awards honored 40 Education Technology products in 35 categories
with an additional eight companies receiving recognition in the Education Technology
Leadership categories. The SIIA Innovation Showcase, which recognizes innovators
and startups with revenue of less than 1M in revenue, selected Qore Insights as the
Most Innovative Startup for its Classroom Education Plan and Wonder Media as the
best solution for Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging for its Story Maker solution.

The Lifetime Achievement Award in Education Technology was presented to Karen
Billings, Principal, BillingsConnect for her decades-long commitment to the education
technology industry and her exceptional leadership in driving the growth of Ed
Tech. This award celebrates an individual who made significant long-term contributions
to the education industry – and are renowned for their reputation, leadership, vision,
mentorship, career success and philanthropy.

"The winners of the 2024 Education Technology CODiE Awards represent the pinnacle
of creativity and excellence in providing products and services that connect diverse
learners with educational resources and instructors," said SIIA President Chris Mohr.
"We are thrilled to honor this year's recipients – the elite in their field – who offer
solutions to crucial challenges in education today, ranging from accessibility and
fairness to customized and adaptive learning experiences. Congratulations to all of this
year's winners."

Recognized as the industry's sole peer-reviewed awards program, the SIIA CODiE
Awards enlist educators and administrators to serve as judges in the initial round of
evaluations for all nominees. Their meticulous scoring determines the finalists for the
SIIA CODiE Awards, accounting for 80 percent of the overall assessment.
Subsequently, SIIA members cast their votes on the finalist products, with scores from
both rounds meticulously tallied to determine the ultimate winners.

Detailed information about each winner can be found at https://siia.net/codie/2024-
codie-education-technology-winners/.

2024 CODiE AWARD EDUCATION TECHNOLOGY WINNERS

Best English Language Arts Instructional Solution for Grades PK - 8

• Benchmark Advance, Benchmark Education Company
• Alef Platform, Alef Education

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