Put Your Software in the Hands of Teachers and Students

Intel is partnering with educational software vendors that can help bring technology into the school and classroom. Through the Software Finder, teachers, students, and school administrators can find the software they need to streamline systems, organize classes, collaborate, and learn.

Enroll in the program at www.Intel.com/partner/education
 

MetaMetrics' Lexile Analyzer Tops 100,000 Registered Users

MetaMetrics®, developer of the widely adopted Lexile Framework for Reading®, is pleased to announce that more than 100,000 educators and other individuals have registered to use its free Lexile Analyzer® to determine the Lexile measure of various classroom and personal texts. Lexile measures evaluate how complex a text will likely be for a reader to comprehend so that the reader can be matched with texts that best complement his or her unique ability level and reading goals. In the past two years alone, users have analyzed nearly one million text files.

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Contact: Eric Zurowski, MetaMetrics®
 

MCH Strategic Data Announces Product Innovation Department

MCH Strategic Data, America's leading compiler of business-to-institution (B2i) databases and mailing lists, today announced it has created a new Product Innovation department. This department will be headed up by Kirk Chritton, the newly named Director of Product Innovation.

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Contact: Tonya Bennett, MCH Strategic Data
 

Texas Instruments Teachers Teaching with Technology

Mathematics and science educators and administrators from around the world will convene the 24th Annual T3 International Conference, March 2-4. Attendees will learn, energize and connect as they explore the latest TI education technology and learn new ideas for the technology they have in their classroom. During the hundreds of hands-on sessions presenters will offer innovative and effective ways to engage students and help them learn. Hosted by Texas Instruments (TI), the T3 – Teachers Teaching with Technology – International Conference includes more than 300 sessions ranging from the successful use of technology in the classroom, grant writing, and STEM to effective assessment for learning.

Contact: Kim Novino, Bridgeman Communications (for Texas Instruments)
 

National Contest Winner's Pets Featured in Latest DC Super-Pets Book

Capstone, a leading publisher of children’s books and digital products and services, announces the publication of its highly anticipated new chapter book, The Amazing Mini-Mutts, which stars the pets of its nationwide student writing contest winner Cloey Nyberg.

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Contact: Jennifer Glidden, Capstone
 

Vernier Adds New Lab Equipment and Sensors to Its Family of Technology Offerings

Continuing to expand on its robust set of STEM offerings, Vernier Software & Technology has developed new lab equipment and sensor technology for use in the science classroom. The Projectile Launcher and Polarizer/Analyzer Set help students investigate physics concepts, while the Constant Current System and Chemical Polarimeter aid students in chemistry experiments.

Contact: Daylene Long, Vernier Software & Technology
 

Vernier's New Lab Books Integrate Scientific Data-Collection Technology into Biology and Organic Chemistry Curricula

Authored by experts in their respective scientific disciplines, Vernier Software & Technology's two new lab books integrate Vernier data-collection technology and probeware into core experiments to teach students key concepts through the graphing and analysis of real-world data. Investigating Biology through Inquiry is designed for high school and college biology courses, while Organic Chemistry with Vernier covers college-level organic chemistry principles.

Contact: Daylene Long, Vernier Software & Technology
 

50 New Publishers Adopt MetaMetrics’ Lexile Measure in 2011

MetaMetrics®, developer of The Lexile Framework for Reading®, announced today that 50 new publishers signed on to provide Lexile measures for their books in 2011, including the following publishers in the fourth quarter. Lexile measures offer valuable information about a book's text complexity that helps readers select fiction and nonfiction titles that best match their unique ability level and reading goals.

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Contact: Eric Zurowski, MetaMetrics®
 

Vernier Kicks Off Its Free 2012 STEM Workshop Series with 30 Opportunities to Engage Educators in Hands-On Learning

Starting this February, science and STEM educators can participate in one of Vernier Software & Technology's 30 free nationwide workshops. The 4-hour hands-on workshops will teach attendees how to integrate computer and handheld data-collection technology into their science curriculum while providing a valuable professional development opportunity. Led by current or former classroom science and math teachers, each workshop will provide educators with valuable tips and lesson ideas that they can use in their chemistry, biology, physics, middle school science, physical science, and Earth science classes.

To register for a Vernier probeware workshop near you, visit www.vernier.com/workshop.

Contact: Daylene Long, Vernier Software & Technology
 

MetaMetrics and IIBC Helping TOEIC Test Takers in Japan Strengthen English Reading Skills

MetaMetrics® has partnered with the Institute for International Business Communication (IIBC) to offer two Lexile®-based resources as part of IIBC's renewed free-membership website, TOEIC® Internet Services. The Lexile English Reading Guide and Engaging English® reading service have been added to the site to provide TOEIC test takers in Japan with online access to recommended readings that support their English reading practice and the development of language skills necessary for successful workplace communication.

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Contact: Eric Zurowski, MetaMetrics®
 

Capstone Seeks Applicants for $2,500 College Scholarships

Capstone, a leading publisher of children’s books and digital products and services, is accepting college scholarship applications now through March 1, 2012. The Capstone Community Scholarship Program offers up to eight scholarship awards in the amount of $2,500 each to qualified applicants.

To review the full scholarship guidelines and download an application, visit www.CapstonePub.com/Content/ABOUTUS_SCHOLARSHIPS.

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Contact: Jennifer Glidden, Capstone
 

Capstone Donates 50,000 Children's Books to Books for Africa

Capstone, a leading publisher of children's books and digital products and services, announces a donation of 50,000 books to Books for Africa, the largest shipper of donated text and library books to the African continent. This is Capstone's fourth major donation to Books for Africa in the last few years. In 2009 Capstone donated more than 37,000 books to the organization and in 2010 donated 300,000 books, the publisher's largest donation in its history.

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Contact: Jennifer Glidden, Capstone
 

Agile Education Marketing and RedRock Reports form partnership to provide targeted, immediate education funding intelligence to education businesses

Agile Education Marketing, the nation’s education information and marketing services leader, is pleased to announce their new partnership with RedRock Reports (RRR), the education funding experts. Together, Agile and RRR will provide K-12 education businesses with targeted access to federal and state funding information through RedRock Online, a cloud-based integrated service that delivers funding data, key contacts, and a wide variety of sales resources and training. The two firms will also combine their extensive education expertise to develop new products and services.

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For more information about Agile and RRR’s school marketing and funding services, please visit www.agile-ed.com.
 

Scholastic Acquires Learners Publishing – An English Language Learning Supplemental Publisher in Singapore

Scholastic, the global children’s publishing, education, and media company, announced today that through its Singapore subsidiary, Scholastic Education International (Singapore) Private Ltd., it has acquired Learners Publishing, a Singapore-based publisher of supplemental learning materials for English Language Learners. Since its launch in 2000, Learners Publishing has produced a list of more than 400 titles, many of which have been adopted by schools in Singapore and regional Asian markets for their quality content in the area of language acquisition. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

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Contact: Kyle Good, Scholastic Inc.
 

Brookes Publishing's Optimistic Parenting Wins USA "Best Books 2011" Award from USABookNews.com

Brookes Publishing Co.'s Optimistic Parenting: Hope and Help for You and Your Challenging Child and Individualized Autism Intervention for Young Children: Blending Discrete Trial and Naturalistic Strategies has been recognized by USABookNews.com's "Best Books 2011" awards program in the Parenting/Family: Reference category, as a winner and a finalist respectively. Now in its ninth year, the awards program recognizes exceptional titles from both mainstream and independent publishing houses.

Contact: Melanie L. Allred, Brookes Publishing Co.