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Learning.com: Complete Solution To Help Educators Align with CCSS
Learning.com — Tuesday, June 26, 2012
With the addition of even more standards-aligned content, new tools to enable project-based learning, and enhanced services to support educators, Learning.com is the only company that pulls together all of the components of a complete solution to help prepare students for next generation assessments. Read More »
Lexia Reading's Instructional Action Plans
Lexia Learning — Tuesday, June 26, 2012
Lexia Learning announced new product innovations that provide teachers with a simple, yet dynamic action plan to differentiate instruction for every student. In addition, Lexia's patent-pending system of Assessment Without Testing® provides administrators monthly, norm-referenced measures of student proficiency... Read More »
New MimioReading Software
Mimio — Monday, June 25, 2012
Mimio ntroduces MimioReadingTM, a research-based supplemental reading comprehension program for grades 3-8. The software suite’s advanced design uses both individualized adaptive reading instruction and whole-group reading lessons for interactive whiteboards to improve reading test scores. Read More »
Lesson Planet's Aligned Resource Search
Lesson Planet — Monday, June 25, 2012
Lesson Planet, the leading online curriculum search solution for PreK-12 educators, introduces a unique new feature to help teachers implement the Common Core. Lesson Planet’s Common Core solution with Aligned Resource Search™ supports teachers in understanding, planning for, and implementing the Common Core. Read More »
PBS LearningMedia Adds Annenberg Learner Content
PBS LearningMedia — Monday, June 25, 2012
PBS LearningMedia announced that select digital content from Annenberg Learner, part of the Annenberg Foundation, has been added to its digital media-on-demand service offered for free to all teachers, students and families nationwide. The new resources join nearly 20,000 digital assets from PBS award-winning series... Read More »
PBS TeacherLine Effective Model for PD of Onlne Instructors
PBS TeacherLine — Monday, June 25, 2012
Results from a year-long study illustrate successes from PBS TeacherLine, a premier provider of online professional development for preK-12 educators, and reveals best practices for preparing and supporting online faculty. Read More »
Public Comment Sought on the PARCC Model Content Frameworks
Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers — Monday, June 25, 2012
Shmoop Releases College Readiness Guide
Shmoop — Monday, June 25, 2012
With the aim of preparing students for life beyond high school, Shmoop offers an extensive College Readiness Guide. The publisher of digital curriculum and test prep covers a variety of topics commonly found on standardized tests, plus provides a crash course on the SAT, PSAT, ACT, CAHSEE, ISEE, SAT Subject Tests, AP Exams - you name it. Read More »
Turnitin To Develop CCSS Grading Rubrics
iParadigms, LLC, — Monday, June 25, 2012
Turnitin has partnered with the English Professional Learning Council to develop writing rubrics aligned to the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) that will better prepare secondary students for college-level course work. Read More »
Follett Software Partners with Leading Content Providers;
Follett Software Company — Monday, June 25, 2012
Follett Software Company has announced a first round of partnerships with leading providers to sell reliable and relevant third-party digital content. Follett Software ... says the partnerships are reflective of a larger digitally focused initiative to strengthen the connection between the library and the K-12 classroom curriculum. Read More »
