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We’re proud to share that Penda Learning has been named a finalist in not one, but TWO categories for the 2026 CODiE Awards!

🏆 Best K-12 Science Instructional Solution
🏆 Best AI-Powered Tutoring Solution.

This recognition reflects the Penda Learning team’s commitment to helping all students achieve in science. This award also is recognizing our company's innovative approach to Cosmos, Penda's Instructional Assistant, built into our platform for instant support.

Winners will be announced July 15. We’re honored to be recognized among this year’s finalists!

Learn more: https://www.codieawards.com
Explore Penda Learning: https://www.pendalearning.com

Teaching to standards requires more than strong content knowledge, it requires clarity, consistency, and the right instructional supports.

Penda Learning helps districts equip every science teacher, from experienced educators to new or out-of-field teachers, with resources hand-crafted to science standards, actionable data, and tools that build confidence in daily instruction.

When teachers are supported, students benefit. Penda is a science intervention platform that fills in gaps wherever they may be. www.pendalearning.com

Are your teachers ready for next year?

As the world turns its attention to soccer, it’s a great reminder that science is all around us — in the motion of a ball, the angle of a pass, the force behind a kick, and the data behind every play.

Penda Learning is built to help students make those kinds of connections. Through phenomena-based science activities, students explore concepts in ways that feel relevant, familiar, and connected to the real world.

Because when students can connect science to what they already know and care about, curiosity grows.

And sometimes, that curiosity starts with a soccer ball. ⚽

Find out more at www.pendalearning.com

What a great time the Penda Learning team had at the recent Charter Schools USA Louisiana Leadership event! We’re so appreciative of our partnership with CSUSA and inspired by the work their leaders and educators are doing to help students build confidence, curiosity, and mastery in science.

Thank you to the Charter Schools USA team for the warm welcome, meaningful conversations, and continued commitment to student success. We’re proud to support this important work together!

Are you hiring new science teachers, long-term substitutes, or out-of-field teachers? Ensure success for them and their students with Penda Learning.

Penda offers a wide range of supports for teachers, enabling them to feel confident in meeting standards, and helping students master the content. Administrators gain insight and know they have consistency across classrooms with the automated assignments and reporting tools.

It is such an honor to highlight leaders like Richard Jordan from Allen ISD and the fantastic work he is doing to build science skills across the district. Thank you for all you do!

Across the country, schools are wrapping up the year day by day and we want to pause to say thank you.

To the amazing science educators who inspire our work every day: thank you for helping students ask questions, explore ideas, investigate the world around them, and see themselves as capable science learners.

Thank you to the teachers, science coordinators, science coaches, science supervisors, and district administrative teams we have the privilege of working with. Your commitment helps inspire the next generation of science-literate adults and your impact reaches far beyond the classroom.

Thank you all for an incredible school year!

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Penda Learning is excited to attend the first Region 13 ESC Science Summit in Austin, Texas!

We’re honored to be part of this important gathering of science educators and leaders, and we look forward to connecting with districts who are passionate about building science interest, confidence, and mastery for every learner. We are proud to work with so many Texas districts that are committed to helping all students soar in science. Science gives students the opportunity to discover, question, investigate, and better understand the world around them, while also opening doors to future careers and opportunities.

Thank you, Education Service Center Region 13 for the invitation!

At Penda Learning, we love celebrating science leaders who are helping students build curiosity, confidence, and future-ready skills.

This week’s Educator Spotlight features Tosha Hoefert, K-12 Science Coordinator from LITTLE ELM ISD, Texas.

We are proud to partner with Little Elm ISD as they continue creating meaningful, science experiences customized for TX TEKS that support every learner.

Thank you, Tosha, for your leadership and commitment to helping students grow in science!

The Penda team is excited to be part of the S³ Summer STEAM Symposium at the Allen ISD STEAM Center!

Penda Learning is proud to work alongside Allen ISD including the incredible leadership and partnership of Richard Jordan and Meghan Wish, as they continue building student interest, confidence, and mastery in science.

Join Kristyn Shahan for a featured session:

📍 Allen ISD STEAM Center
🕘 9:15–10:05 AM
📅 Tuesday, June 2, 2026

We’re inspired by the amazing work Allen ISD is doing to make science learning engaging, equitable, and impactful for all students and we’re honored to be part of this important conversation.