Learning.com Newsletter - May 2009

Funding SourcesWhere the money is and
how to get it

Working through the funding maze can be challenging, so we've gathered a variety of resources for you. Visit our Funding Sources Web site for funding webinars, grant writing tool kits and tips, and a funding Quick Start Guide ebook that focuses on new federal funds and other sometimes overlooked funding sources.

We also present information on how our products meet specific funding requirements, specifically Title I, Title IID, IDEA, and School Improvement.

Funding WebinarsFunding webinars
Join us for these highly-informative complimentary one-hour interactive online presentations.

Successful Grant Writing
Tues, May 19 at 1 p.m. PST

Stretching Your Stimulus Funds with Aha!Math and Aha!Science
Wed, May 27 at 1 p.m. PST
Tue, June 2 at 1 p.m. PST

Whats New

CODiE winnerWe won a CODiE!
Learning.com's Digital Learning Environment was named Best Course Management System in the prestigious Software & Information Industry Association's (SIIA) 24th annual CODiE Awards.

Digital math curriculum aligns to textbooks
The new Aha!Math for Kendall Hunt gives teachers a simple way to integrate K-5 digital math content into their instruction.

Teachers – we want your opinion
Many teachers express interest in our products for their classroom. Please take our quick customer survey to help us shape the purchasing options we offer. Upon completion, you will be entered into a drawing for an iPod touch.

Product Tips

Try Aha!Science with your students
Experience Aha!Science Instruction Modules which are designed for whole-class use and provide explicit instruction, first introducing the instructional concept, then breaking it down into smaller components. They incorporate animation, graphics, and vocabulary development. Teachers introduce interactivity by pausing the instruction at any point to ask questions, jump between units, explore and engage student understanding.

Start using Aha!Science this summer and save
Current Learning.com customers can order Aha!Science at a 50% discount. New customers receive a 25% discount. Promotion expires on June 30. The one-year subscription starts July 1, 2009 and ends June 30, 2010. See offer details.

Classroom Projects

Designed for grades K-2, 3-5 and 6-8 to meet a variety of standards for technology and core subjects.

Summer SolsticeSummertime, and the livin' is easy
Celebrate the longer days and warmer weather the summer solstice (on June 21) brings to the northern hemisphere.

Up, up and away
A trip in a hot air balloon can provide an amazing flight with beautiful views — while relying on some basic principles of weather and science.

BeachesLife's a beach
Take advantage of your students' summer-time daydreaming with these lessons about beaches and oceans.

Visit Us at these Conferences

See us at the National Educational Computing Conference
Visit our NECC booth 2042 for a T-shirt and chance to win an iPod touch. We're giving away 2 each day. Have your attendee badge scanned, wear our spiffy-looking shirt and you just may win. Meet our product experts and learn more about our Web-delivered solutions for educators.

Coastal Plains RESA
June 4-5 · Georgia

TEPSA - Texas Elementary Principals and Supervisors Association
June 10-11 · Austin, TX

Pioneer RESA Summer Leadership Conference
June 14-17 · Young Harris, GA

National Education Computing Conference
Booth 2042 · June 28 - July 1
Washington, DC

Conference for the Advancement of Mathematics Teaching
July 15-17 · Houston, TX

Funding Sources

Teachers and media specialists influencing student achievement
The Gale/Library Media Connection TEAMS Award recognizes and encourages the critical collaboration between the teacher and media specialist to promote learning, increase student achievement and develop 21st century skills.
Deadline: June 15, 2009


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