Teachers: Now Buy Aha!Math, EasyTech for Full Year
Learning.com's Classroom Store now offers both EasyTech and Aha!Math for teachers to purchase for a full calendar year. Teachers can now purchase 12-month subscriptions for individual students or their whole class with a credit card.
"The Classroom Store makes it easy for teachers and principals who want to use classroom funds to make a purchase on a smaller scale than for a full school or multi-classrooms," says William Kelly, Learning.com CEO. "Our goal is to help teachers provide students with individualized learning, and the instructional tools they need right when they need it."
The 12-month starter kit can be used with up to 10 students, and expansion packs are available for use with up to five students. Prices start at $120 for Aha!Math for 12-months, and $110 for EasyTech for 12 months. Because these solutions are Web-delivered, there's no need to install special software, so teachers can get started immediately with their purchase.
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Web Seminars In August
All you need is a computer, Internet connection and telephone to learn more about Aha!Math, an online K-5 supplemental math curriculum. Two complimentary Web seminars are set for August:
August 14: Support Low-Achieving Math Students with Effective Supplemental Math Curriculum
4 p.m. EST; 1 p.m. PST
Register here
Learn more about Aha!Math's flexible delivery model and research-based instructional design, and why it is an excellent resource for supporting low achieving students. Teacher Michele Douglass, Ph.D., will talk about her experiences with struggling math students in a California school, and how Aha!Math supported these students to make measurable gains, and see themselves as successful math learners.
August 27: Integrate Digital Curriculum in the Classroom – Online Math Curriculum and Interactive Whiteboards
4 p.m. EST; 1 p.m. PST
Register here
Hear from a teacher how integrating interactive whiteboards with Aha!Math can engage and motivate student to change the way they perceive themselves – from "I'm not good at math" to "I can do this!" Michele Douglass, Ph.D., will discuss how Aha!Math is designed to provide motivating feedback, offer multiple models to teach challenging concepts, and help all students improve their math skills.
Maryland chooses TechLiteracy Assessment
The state of Maryland will assess all Maryland seventh-grade students for technology literacy proficiency using Learning.com's TechLiteracy Assessment. All 24 local school systems will test approximately 62,000 students during the 2008-2009 school year.
TechLiteracy Assessment blends multiple choice questions and interactive, performance-based items to authentically assess students' technology knowledge and skills. Data from the Web-delivered assessment will provide Maryland educators with accurate and timely information about how well students are mastering technology knowledge and skills. Because TechLiteracy Assessment is designed to be completed in a class period, it will limit the impact on instructional time for students.
See a sample assessment and learn more about TechLiteracy Assessment.
Make Your Own EasySet with Your Lessons and Ours
Learning.com offers an easy and effective way to write your own lessons, keep all your resources and related materials together, and even assign and monitor those lessons – with My Curriculum.
As a Learning.com customer, you have access to the My Curriculum feature whenever you log in. Just click on the My Curriculum icon and walk through the simple steps to create activities, save Web links for those activities, and when the new school year begins, assign the lessons, track and grade students' progress. You can even create your own "EasySet" – a scope and sequence that lets you integrate your lessons with Learning.com content to truly individualize instruction for your students.
September Classroom Project Ideas for Grades K-8
Here are great projects for use in your summer school programs, and for year-round schools. The projects are designed for grades K-2, 3-5 and 6-8. Each of these activities meets a variety of state and national standards for technology and core subject areas.
National Dog Week
Celebrate man's (and boy's and girl's) best friend with National Dog Week, the fourth week of September.
Fall Hat Month
As summer comes to an end, it's time to put away the sun visors and floppy hats and gear up for fall weather! Get into autumn style with Fall Hat Month this September.
Funding Source — Lowe's Outdoor Classroom Grant Program
This grant program provides schools with additional resources to improve their science curriculum by engaging students in hands-on experiences outside the traditional classroom. (Deadline: Oct. 17, 2008 or as soon as 1,500 applications are received) Learn more.
