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MONTREAL, April 18, 2013 /PRNewswire/ - Today, Scolab launched a free iPad app set to enhance the user experience and allow more access to BuzzMath, their middle school math practice program. BuzzMath offers teachers a solution to provide their students quality, dynamic content that will improve their proficiency, along with real time data reports to monitor progress. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130418/MM96875) YouTube Video: http://youtu.be/vMriBB7GpSw The...
Expansion of free platform to include more than 1,000 Common Core-aligned digital learning activities for K-3 students, parents, and educators NEW YORK, March 7, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Education nonprofit CFY announced today that it is expanding PowerMyLearning.com to include more than 1,000 Common Core-aligned K-3 digital learning activities by the end of this year in order to meet the need for high-quality digital education content for students in kindergarten through...
Company Closes $1.1 Million Angel Funding Round NEW YORK, March 6, 2013 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- Slate Science, an educational technology company offering STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) education products for tablets, today launched SlateMath, a series of educational apps the company will bring to market during 2013. SlateMath can be downloaded for free in multiple languages and is immediately available in Apple's App Store. (Photo:...
OAKLAND, N.J., Feb. 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The Dewey Electronics Corporation (OTCBB: DEWY), a maker of military power systems, announced today that it has signed a definitive agreement (the "Agreement") to purchase certain assets, rights of manufacture and intellectual property from Goodman Ball Incorporated, a maker of military equipment that is based in Menlo Park, California. The purchase of these assets is part of the ongoing liquidation of Goodman Ball by its parent company,...
MINNEAPOLIS, Jan. 23, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- SOPHIA.org, the online education platform offering a unique Many Ways to Learn(TM) learning model with more than 28,000 free academic multimedia tutorials taught by a multitude of teachers, has partnered with New Classrooms - a nonprofit organization that gives students a targeted, individualized learning experience based on their unique learning needs - to provide a free resource for students focused on middle school math concepts....
GUELPH, Ontario, Dec. 13, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Experiential learning is transforming the way we train. Eagle's Flight training company has been transforming (for almost 25 years) how experiential learning can deliver meaningful business results, while engaging, inspiring and entertaining (yes, there's a great deal of fun involved) over 1.5 million program graduates, worldwide. As an introduction to our distinct brand of experiential learning business training and conference events,...
DALLAS, Dec. 6, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Learning Forward announces the release of Standards Into Practice: School-based Roles, the first volume of a series that highlights Innovation Configuration (IC) maps for educators in 12 distinct roles in education who share responsibility for professional learning. The first volume focuses on four school-based roles: teacher, teacher leader/coach, school leadership team, and principal. With support from MetLife Foundation, Learning...
TURNERS FALLS, Mass., Nov. 13, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The results are coming in from a US Department of Education funded study of Responsive Classroom, a nationally recognized evidence-based approach to teaching that increases academic achievement, decreases problem behaviors, improves social skills, and leads to more high-quality instruction. In a paper recently published in Prevention Science, researchers from the Center for Advanced Study of Teaching and Learning at the...
REDMOND, Wash., Oct. 4, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- As World Teachers' Day approaches, Microsoft Corp. is announcing the new 2012-2013 Microsoft Innovative Pathfinder and Mentor Schools being inducted as part of its Innovative Schools program. The 99 new Pathfinder Schools and Mentor Schools from 51 countries were chosen because they have strong school leadership and have established a record of innovation and successful change implementation. The U.S. schools were selected from...
WeAreTeachers and Pearson Sponsor Program for Teachers to Immerse Students in Civics Education, Build Collaboration and Problem Solving Skills New York (PRWEB) September 10, 2012 As schoolchildren watch the 2012 Presidential Election process unfold day by day, how many will be inspired to think that they, too, could be president one day? With today’s launch of the “If We Were President” contest, sponsored by Pearson and WeAreTeachers, students can explore what they would do if...
