Sparks By Desire2Learn offers quick to start, affordable solutions for K-12 environments

Kitchener-Waterloo – Desire2Learn Incorporated announced the launch of its new K-12 brand, Sparks By Desire2Learn™ (Sparks).

By working closely with leading K-12 organizations, Desire2Learn understands what matters most to educators. Sparks offers solutions to provide:

- Flexible and affordable technology to engage all learners

- Access for all

- Personalized learning

- Student engagement, monitoring and retention

- Standards-based learning and assessment

- Academic continuity

- Intuitive, accessible products

Sparks K-12 Learning Management System (LMS) screenshot

Desire2Learn understands the needs and requirements of schools, having been associated with K-12 environments since the company's inception. Desire2Learn products and services offer affordable solutions to support 21st century teaching and learning – for today and for the future.

“We're dedicated to building successful relationships with schools and local education authorities worldwide," states John Baker, President & CEO, Desire2Learn. “Sparks By Desire2Learn offers everything schools need to establish and grow a leadership role in eLearning. Having Sparks in place enables timely and cost-effective responses by schools to student engagement and retention as well as to maintaining academic continuity when faced with a school closure due to events such as H1N1."

Sparks brings eLearning opportunities to all sizes of schools and ages of students. For any size budget, Sparks makes it easy to start or expand:

- eLearning programs

- Online professional development

- Digital resources for the classroom

- Blended or hybrid online courses

- Credit recovery

- Academic continuity services

- Communication between homes, schools and communities

Sparks will be available for implementation as of November 15, 2009.