(Virginia Beach, VA) NIXTY, LLC, an organization with the goal of empowering education for everyone, has partnered with Teachers Without Borders to provide a full Spanish-language version of their next generation learning platform. Spanish-speaking educators and teacher education institutions can now leverage the full suite of course tools, including:

Lessons: Upload PowerPoints, Word documents, PDFs and videos; Add a quiz; Reorder items with the drag-and-drop tool.

Quiz Center: Easily create quizzes to assess learning and set pass rates for course completion; Provide feedback and enable retakes.

Certificates: Create customized, printable certificates that verify course completion.

Branded Channel: Promote your organization, feature courses and instructors; Use your logo and colors.

Teachers Without Borders (TWB) will use the Spanish version of the NIXTY Learning Management Platform to support its Spanish-speaking members from around the world, strengthen existing teacher development programs and partnerships in Mexico, and scale its Spanish-language programs globally.

“This Spanish-language platform presents a unique opportunity for Teachers Without Borders,” says Dr. Konrad Glogowski, Executive Director of TWB. “We are currently scaling our programs and partnerships in Spanish-speaking countries, with a particular emphasis on Mexico. The NIXTY platform in Spanish will help accelerate our growth, extend our reach, and provide stronger support for existing and new partners.”

Over the next few months, TWB and NIXTY will launch additional language versions of the platform, starting with French and Portuguese.

NIXTY combines powerful technology with open education to meet the audacious goal of empowering education for everyone! NIXTY provides an educational platform that students, educators, and institutions harness to meet their learning goals. Primary products include ePortfolios, Courses, WikiCourses, and Continuing Education Courses. Visit www.nixty.com for more information.

Teachers Without Borders is a leading non-profit organization in the field of international education and teacher professional development. Our work connects teachers to information and each other to create local change on a global scale. Please visit our website, www.twb.org for more information.

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