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Industry Roundup - The Latest News from AEP Members
Pearson Announces Appointments to Supplemental Literature
and Language Arts Division - 9/27
Adam Berkin will assume responsibilities as the Editorial Director,
Supplemental Literature and Language Arts. In his former role as
executive editor at PLG, Adam developed reading and language arts
materials, including planning and execution of a variety of titles.
Mary Luthi will assume responsibilities as the Manager, Literature
and Language Arts Technology. Mary was previously the Executive
Technology Editor for Language Arts at Prentice Hall, where she
has demonstrated an ability to plan and execute multiple technology
products on tight schedules.
Children's Magazine Editors Hold "Largest-Ever Gathering" -
9/27
Twenty-three editors and art directors met for two September
days at Boyds Mills, Pennsylvania, in what is believed to be the
largest-ever gathering designed for children's magazine editors.
The editors, representing publishers that distribute 42 different
children's magazines, came from across the United States and Canada.
"We were a diverse group..." Highlights Editor in Chief
Christine French Clark said. "But the desire to offer kids
enriching, high-quality editorial content unified us, and the opportunity
to discuss some of our common challenges was both stimulating and
inspiring."
Kimberly Hulbert Named National Sales Director of Pokemon
Learning League - 9/26
As the National Sales Director, Kimberly
is responsible for supervising and directing the sales strategy
and tactics for distribution of Pokemon Learning League to schools
and school districts. PokemonLearningLeague.com is an award winning,
standards-based suite of animated, interactive lessons in language
arts, math, science, and life skills. Prior to joining Pokemon,
Kimberly was the National Sales Manager for New Readers Press where
she sold supplemental educational materials and technology in reading,
language arts, math, social studies and science.
Thinkronize's Award-Winning Educational Search Engine Directly
Supports Canadian Educators and Students Providing Access to Safe,
Relevant Content - 9/26
Recognizing the need to help educators worldwide
identify safe and educationally-relevant Web resources for their
students, Thinkronize now offers more than 8,000 new Canadian-specific
digital resources through the company's award-winning safe search
engine, netTrekker d.i. Trusted by more than 10 million K-12 students,
educators and parents in North America, netTrekker d.i. provides
fast and easy access, from school or home, to more than 180,000
of the best educational resources available online, in a safe,
organized and standards-aligned format.
Inspiration Software Launches Lesson Plan Book for Building Data
Literacy Skills - 9/25
Today's students have more data and information
at their fingertips than ever before, and they must develop the
critical-thinking skills needed to successfully analyze and evaluate
it. Now with Inspiration Software's launch of "Developing Data Literacy with InspireData(tm)," teachers
will have even more ways to engage students in exploring and analyzing
data, helping them to build data literacy skills. Designed by educators,
this new lesson plan book will help teachers integrate InspireData,
the software to visually explore and understand data, into their
science, mathematics and social studies curriculum.
Madison Metropolitan School District Continues Commitment to Providing
Educators and Students Effective Digital Resources - 9/25
Committing
to provide local classrooms with digital resources to enhance learning,
the Madison Metropolitan School District (MMSD) in Madison, Wis.,
has renewed its contract to offer Discovery Education streaming
to educators and students in 46 schools through July 30, 2008.
New Vernier Website Provides Activities for Engineering and STEM
Education - 9/24
Vernier Software & Technology is providing STEM educators
with a web site featuring lab activities such as investigating
how concrete cures, writing a program to control an RC Servo motor,
providing an LED alarm when a force threshold is surpassed, and
more. All these free activities at http://engineering.vernier.com
involve data acquisition and control using Vernier sensors.
Creative Teaching Press Wins Directors' Choice Award - 9/20
As
a winner in the audio category, Sing & Read with Greg & Steve
Readers Variety Pack with CD was selected among numerous applicants
to receive a 2007 Directors' Choice award from Earlychildhood NEWS,
an Excelligence Learning Corporation publication. The Directors'
Choice Awards, acknowledging outstanding design and manufacture
of educational products for young children, were announced today.
Coughlan Publishing Now Doing Business Under "CAPSTONE PUBLISHERS" -
9/20
Coughlan Publishing, a children's book publisher based
in Mankato and Bloomington, Minnesota, announced today that it
will be doing business under the new name of CAPSTONE PUBLISHERS.
CAPSTONE PUBLISHERS is a group of publishers that includes Capstone
Press, Compass Point Books, Picture Window Books, Stone Arch Books,
Children's Library Resources, and Red Brick Learning.
Free Collection of World War II Classroom Resources to
Support "The
War," A Ken Burns & Lynn Novick Film, Launches - 9/20
Educators
can bring the triumph and tragedy of World War II into the classroom
with today's launch of "History and the Headlines:
Double Victory - Minorities and Women During World War II." Designed
to support the Ken Burns and Lynn Novick PBS/WETA World War II
documentary, "The War," this free collection of authoritative
and engaging multimedia content will help students examine the
role of minorities and women during World War II and place their
stories within the larger context of the war. In partnership with
Burns and Novick, PBS/WETA and National History Day, ABC-CLIO developed
this collection as part of "History and the Headlines," a
series of free online history resources.
Inspiration Software Honored for Contributions to Education Technology
- 9/19
Inspiration Software was named winner of the 2007 EdNET Impact
Award, honoring the company's significant impact on education through
quality educational support and instructional resources, at the
19th Annual Educational Networking Conference held recently in
Chicago. The Impact Award is part of the EdNET Industry Awards
program that honors organizations that have made important contributions
to the education technology market.
Learning Resources Appoints Etienne Veber CEO and Richard Woldenberg
Chairman - 9/18
Learning Resources, Inc., a leading manufacturer
of hands-on educational products for the classroom and learning
toys for the home, announced today its appointment of Etienne Veber
as chief executive officer. Veber was formerly Learning Resources'
president and chief operating officer. Richard Woldenberg, formerly
CEO, was named chairman of Learning Resources.
Discovery Education Honored with 2008 Teachers' Choice Award for
the Classroom - 9/18
As international studies continue to show American
students falling behind their peers worldwide in science test scores,
educators across the US are seeking to better engage students in
science education. Discovery Education Science provides teachers
digital multimedia resources that supplement existing curriculum
and encourages students to dive deeper into the world of science.
Learning magazine has honored Discovery Education with a 2008 Teachers'
Choice Award, recognizing Discovery Education Science as an exemplary
product.
Questions, ideas, or
in need of more information? Please contact Stacey
Pusey at 302-295-8349.
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