Announcing the Finalists of the 2025 Tech Edvocate Awards

We are pleased to announce the finalists for The 2025 Tech Edvocate Awards. On August 29, 2025, the winners will be announced. Finalists can access their award seals by clicking here.

Best Lesson Planning App or Tool

Finalist:

TeacherFileBox

Profile Planner

OER Commons

Best Assessment App or Tool

Finalist:

Google Classroom

CodeSignal

MobyMax

ALEKS

MagicBox

Best Early Childhood Education App or Tool

Finalist:

Jolly Phonics

MobyMax

Ambani Africa

Kindiedays

TeachTown’s Launch for PreK

Best Literacy App or Tool

Finalist:

Jolly Phonics

Ambani Africa

MobyMax

Read and Write

Whooo’s Reading

Step Up to Writing

DreamBox Reading by Discovery Education

News-O-Matic

Best Math App or Tool

Finalist:

GeoGebra

Algebrator

DreamBox Math by Discovery Education

JoyCat Flash Cards for Kids Ages 4-8 — Math Flash Cards & Pop Fidget Chart

MobyMax

Best STEM/STEAM Education App or Tool

Finalist:

Complete Physics

Brilliant

STEM Careers Coalition

Inquisitive PreK-5 Science

MobyMax

Best Language Learning App or Tool

Finalist:

Ambani Africa

Rosetta Stone for Schools

AIM Language Learning

Gus on the Go: Spanish

MobyMax

Best Virtual or Augmented Reality App or Tool

Finalist:

Apollo 11 VR

iTeach.world

Gamar

Best Personalized/Adaptive Learning App or Tool

Finalist:

Zearn

Articulation Station

No Red Ink

Edmentum Exact Path

Reflex

TeachTown enCORE

IXL

MobyMax

Best Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning App or Tool

Finalist:

Brisk Teaching

Feedback Aide by Learnosity

Magicschool.ai

Surpass Tutor

Pathify AI Chatbot

SchoolAI

Best Coding App or Tool

Finalist:

Itch

Tynker

Kodable

Best Gamification App or Tool

Finalist:

PBS Kids Games

MobyMax

Gimkit

Banzai

Best  Learning Management System

Finalist:

Google Classroom

Edsby

Moodle

MaxBrain LMS

Best Blended/Flipped Learning App or Tool

Finalist:

PlayPosit

Teachers’ Curriculum Institute (TCI)

Edbrix

classroom.cloud

MobyMax

Best Assistive Technology App or Tool

Finalist:

Natural Reader

Writable

Kanga by Presence

ModMath

Best Parent-Teacher/School Communication App or Tool

Finalist:

Edsby

MobyMax

Vasco Electronics

Klassy

Classting

ChildPilot

Best Collaboration App or Tool

Finalist:

Google Classroom

Popplet

Schoolbox

Speachme

Best Tutoring/Test Prep App or Tool

Finalist:

Target Test Prep GMAT OnDemand Course

Wyzant

Sound Partners

Tutored by Teachers

Edmentum Tutoring

K12 Tutoring

Best Classroom/Behavior Management App or Tool

Finalist:

Behavior Manager  

NetSupport School    

Class Charts

ClassroomQ

ClassReach

Best Classroom Audio-Visual App or Tool

Finalist:

Logitech Rally Camera Streamline Kit

Explee

Slidetalk

Best Higher Education Solution

Finalist:

Moodle

AppsAnywhere

Classlink

iClicker Evernote

Connected Core

Best Learning Analytics/Data Mining App or Tool

Finalist:

UpGrade

Edsby

Learning Locker

LOOOP

Best Professional Development App or Tool

Finalist:

Share My Lesson

GoodReads

Stride Professional Development

Venture Valley Game

Teachers’ Curriculum Institute (TCI)

Best Student Information System (SIS) App or Tool

Finalist:

Classes365

Alma SIS

ampEducator

Best Global EdTech Leader

Finalist:

Salman Kahn, Founder and CEO of Khan Academy

Glynn Willett and Wade Willett, Founders and Owners of MobyMax

Jamie Candee President, CEO, and Board Director of Edmentum

Best Global EdTech Company

Finalist:

Discovery Education

MobyMax

Edmentum

Pathify

Stride, Inc.

NetSupport

Best Global EdTech Startup

Finalist:

Gamar

Edukoya

Classes365

Best K-12 School Leader

Finalist:

Dr. Laura Stout, Executive Director of School Leadership at Corpus Christi Independent School District

Elizabeth Shaw, Chief Executive Officer at Chicago International Charter School

Dr. Usamah Rodgers, Assistant Superintendent at Dallas ISD

Best Higher Education Leader

Finalist:

Roslyn Clark Artis, JD, EdD, President at Benedict College

Janet Napolitano, President at University of California

Elmira Mangum, Vice President at Cornell University

Best School District Technology Coordinator/Director

Finalist:

Chris Long, Educational Technology Coordinator, Huntington Beach Union High School District, Huntington Beach, CA

Adrian Cepero, District Technology Coordinator, Hackensack Public Schools, Hackensack, NJ

Nora Laho, District Technology Coordinator and Instructional Technology Coach at Public Schools of CLK

Best K-12 Teacher

Finalist:

Chloe Peterson, Teacher at Elevate K-12

Karen Bacon, Ohio Virtual Academy, a K12-powered online school

Aileen Gendrano Adao, Los Angeles Unified School District

Judy Williams, Teacher at Arizona School for the Deaf and the Blind

Best Professor

Finalist:

Hope Rias, Assistant Professor at Bridgewater College

Sangeeta Bhatia, Professor, MIT

Derek D. Bardell, Professor of Business Administration at Delgado Community College

Best EdTech PR Firm

Finalist:

Publicize

PRlab

Communications Strategy Group

Young & Associates