Learning.com Newsletter - October 2009

Aha!Math Foundations for Middle SchoolFoundational math skills
for middle school students

Aha!Math Foundations for Middle School provides teachers with an effective, Web-delivered supplemental math resource for middle school students who need review or who are working below grade level. Aha!Math engages and motivates students to review and relearn critical foundational concepts to be successful with middle school curriculum.

STEM ToddStumped by STEM?
We're sponsoring the eSchool News STEM Education Resources site — a collection of STEM-related articles along with other relevant Web resources to help you best address the STEM challenge in your school.

Whats New

Good luck Barclay Burns!
Learning.com co-founder receives joint appointment at Brigham Young University and will complete a second doctorate at Cambridge University.

Blogger reviews Aha!Science
Lisa Hill, SchoolTechTalk blogger, says "It's obvious the material was well thought out, and easy to incorporate into the classroom. The short videos are colorful, with good detail helping to reinforce various topics." Read the review

Product Tips

Integrate learning about the solar system along with databases
Base BotThe two new database units in EasyTech – "Data and Database Basics" and "Database Creation, Queries and Reports" – introduce brother-and-sister robots, Base Bot and Data Bot, who have been sent into space by a company that builds space cities.

Classroom Projects

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

Games and PuzzlesGo ahead and play!
The third week in November is National Game and Puzzle Week.

Be very afraid
Halloween is the perfect time to confront phobias and fears, and to learn about them!

Visit Us at these Conferences

See us at these conferences in October through December. See our full list of conferences through July 2010.

MITC
Oct. 18-20 · Osage Beach, MO

GSSA Fall Conference
Oct. 21-22 · Athens, GA

Tech Forum Northeast
Oct. 23 · New York, NY

GaETC - Georgia Educational Technology Conference
Nov. 4-6 · Atlanta, GA

CAST Conference
Nov. 4-7 · Galveston, TX

Tech Forum Southwest
Nov. 6 · Austin, TX

NYSCATE Annual Conference
Nov. 22-24 · Rochester, NY

VSTE - Virginia Society for Technology in Education
Nov. 30 - Dec. 2 · Roanoke, VA

Arizona School Boards / Arizona School Administrators Conference
Dec. 9-11 · Phoenix, AZ

TIES Conference
Dec. 12-15 · Minneapolis, MN

Funding Sources

Excellence in Teaching Technology Grants
The Foundation for Technology Education in cooperation with Pitsco/Hearlihy & Company offers this $2,000 grant. The grant is for a K-12 technology teacher, and recognizes and encourages the integration of a quality technology education program within the school curriculum.
Deadline: Dec 1, 2009


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