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Next Generation of Pearson Science Programs Underway
Pearson — Saturday, April 13, 2013
Pearson has assembled a Science Teacher Advisory Board to provide first-hand support during the transition to the new standards. Science faculty representing 20 states will be working with the Pearson teams to help teachers with this monumental transition. Pearson is immediately offering a range of training to help science teachers, administrators, and parents familiarize themselves with the NGSS. Meanwhile, Pearson is creating the next generation of its print and digital science programs to support the new science standards. Read More »
New Tech Network High School Graduates Achieve Higher College Persistence Rates
KnowledgeWorks — Saturday, April 13, 2013
New Tech Network (NTN), a subsidiary of KnowledgeWorks, today released its 2013 Report Card showing that graduates from NTN high schools across the country are more likely to attend college and, once enrolled, persist in college at higher rates than the national average (17 percent higher for four-year colleges and 46 percent higher at two-year colleges). Read More »
Free, Research-Based Curriculum From ReadWorks
ReadWorks — Saturday, April 13, 2013
, more than 300,000 teachers serving six million students in all 50 states around the country already have a solution that will help their students build the reading comprehension skills requisite to meet the Common Core State Standards. They are using ReadWorks, a proven research-based, Common Core-aligned program for grades K-6 that improves teacher effectiveness and raises student achievement in reading comprehension. Read More »
Curriculum Associates Releases New Edition of BRIGANCE® Inventory of Early Development
Curriculum Associates, LLC — Saturday, April 13, 2013
Curriculum Associates has added critical updates to the BRIGANCE Inventory of Early Development (IED), the company’s popular and long-trusted developmental assessment tool for children birth through seven years. Available in criterion-referenced and norm-referenced editions, the new BRIGANCE IED III assessments include new content, up-to-date validity and reliability research, and strong alignment to early learning and Common Core standards. Read More »
LEGO WeDo Platform To Encourage STEM and ELA Learning
LEGO Education — Thursday, April 11, 2013
Aligned with the Common Core State Standards, the new activities within the pack have been created to meet curriculum expectations in science (including technology and engineering) and mathematics. The activities also incorporate curriculum expectations in reading, writing, and the use of grade-appropriate vocabulary in science and technical subjects. Read More »
Science Companion's New, Customizable, Digital Curriculum Offering
Chicago Educational Publishing Company, LLC — Wednesday, April 10, 2013
As the final versions of the Next Generation Science Standards are announced this week, elementary inquiry science curriculum publisher Chicago Educational Publishing Company, LLC is poised to provide rich, real-time alignment with the release of its new signature product, Science Companion Prime. Science Companion Prime is a digital approach to inquiry science, providing robust teacher and student tools without ever replacing real, hands-on science with flat simulations Read More »
Aransas Pass ISD Adopts WIN Learning
WIN Learning — Tuesday, April 09, 2013
The Aransas Pass Independent School District (APISD) in Texas has chosen to implement WIN Learning’s Personalized Career Readiness System for middle and high school students district-wide. The comprehensive solution is comprised of a series of standards-aligned, web-based programs that help students understand and prepare for the realities of college and the workplace Read More »
Colorado League of Charter Schools Names PublicSchoolWORKS a Preferred Service Provider
PublicSchoolWORKS — Tuesday, April 09, 2013
To help Colorado charter schools make informed purchasing decisions, the Colorado League of Charter Schools has created the Preferred Service Provider (PSP) Program to present its members with credible service providers within their stated areas of expertise. PublicSchoolWORKS has been designated as a Preferred Service Provider for Colorado charter schools. one of the first companies to be recognized by the PSP program. . Read More »
DreamBox Learning Expands Progress Reporting to TEKS, VA SOLS
DreamBox Learning — Tuesday, April 09, 2013
DreamBox Learning® announced an enhanced version of DreamBox Learning Math® that features current student progress reporting based on Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS), Virginia Standards of Learning (SOL), Western and Northern Canadian Protocol (WNCP) Mathematics Framework, and the Ontario Curriculum. Read More »
Edmentum Expands Plato Courseware Curriculum
Edmentum Inc — Tuesday, April 09, 2013
Edmentum announced the availability of 30 new semesters of its Plato Courseware standards-based online curriculum. With the addition of these 30 new semesters, Edmentum has increased its Plato Courseware secondary library by 17 percent and its individual middle school and high school libraries by 30 percent. Read More »
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