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Manufacturer and distributor of printable school and office stationery, photo paper, display board and crafts supplies offers a discount program of up to 25% for schools and universities. Norwalk, CT (PRWEB) May 09, 2013 Geographics announces a new Education Discount Program for all educational institutions. All schools can save between 15% and 25% on each order, depending on the order value. By creating a regular user account and filling out a short form, users can get approved within...
Innovative content solution developed in partnership with Curriculum Concepts International to prepare districts, educators and students for assessment success New York, NY (PRWEB) May 03, 2013 LinkIt! (http://www.Linkit.com), the K-12 education technology, assessment and data-management company, announced today the launch of Common Core Assessments, a readymade assessment solution for districts and schools with students grades 2-8 to accelerate their preparedness for new assessments from...
A new and innovative real-time student response system, developed by a team of high school teachers and students, is helping students significantly improve classroom performance. Oakland, CA (PRWEB) April 26, 2013 ExitTicket (http://www.exitticket.org) gives teachers real-time information about how well their students are absorbing lessons--even before they walk out the classroom door. The software and accompanying instructional strategies were developed over the past two years by a team...
VerticialTutors.Com Takes Learning to the Next Level As They Offer Online Solutions for Students to Cruise Along the Lines of Success FORT WORTH, Texas, April 26, 2013 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- VerticialTutors.com offers a ray of hope to distressed students with their unconventional online tutoring. As the educational sector embraced technology, many changes were introduced in methods of instruction delivery as well. Despite the revolution, parents still expect a single teacher to...
America's K-12 teachers are not fully prepared to meet a new set of science standards, a Michigan State University education scholar argues in Science. Writing in the April 19 issue, Suzanne Wilson said the professional training landscape for teachers is woefully inadequate to handle the Next Generation Science Standards. The voluntary guidelines, unveiled this month by the advocacy group Achieve in collaboration with 26 states, call for more hands-on learning and analysis and cover fewer...
Teachers' assessments of pupils' literacy can vary significantly, even for pupils with similar test scores. This may interfere with children's right to fair and gender-equal education, according to a new doctoral thesis from the University of Gothenburg, Sweden. Assessment of students' knowledge and skills is one of the most important tasks of the school system. However, some factors may affect the validity of the teachers' assessments. Stefan Johansson based his doctoral thesis on data...
Students with print disabilities who have access to audiobooks significantly outperform their peers in math tests, according to a recent study conducted by the national nonprofit Learning Ally. Princeton, NJ (PRWEB) March 22, 2013 Students with print disabilities who have access to audiobooks significantly outperform their peers in math tests, according to a recent study conducted by the national nonprofit Learning Ally, the nation’s leading provider of accessible audiobook learning...
NEF provides grants to school districts for the development of STEM Academies and integrating technology into the core curriculum. This program is in conjunction with its ADOPT-A-SCHOOL PROGRAM that provides IT, Business and Management Training. Alexandria, VA (PRWEB) January 15, 2013 The National Education Foundation in its efforts to provide STEM Academies has found that many school districts’ budget does not afford the opportunity to implement adequate STEM educational resources. NEF...
The demand for creative co-parenting tools to aid in conflict resolution and reduction of stress in divorced and separated couples drives software maker KidsOnTime.com to expand their offerings to include an interface to schools, teachers and homework assignments. Portland, ME (PRWEB) December 13, 2012 Kids On Time Inc. announced today the launch of Kids On Time Schoolwork Planner, a new creative feature to their suite of co-parenting tools. Research shows that communications regarding...
Lee Rannals for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online When it comes to texting and updating Facebook, our U.S. culture has an edge on all other societies, but mathematics is a different story altogether. A new research paper looked at how U.S. students fared in comparison to other nations, and found that our national math IQ is lacking. In the study, U.S. college students were presented with a number line, ranging from -2 to 2, and were asked to pinpoint the location of 0.7 and...
