New aimsweb, Available in Fall 2013 Features State-of-the-Art Student Interface

ORLANDO -- Jan. 30, 2013 – Improving student performance to ensure that all students graduate prepared for success in college and career is mission critical for today's schools. Today at FETC 2013, Pearson announced the new aimsweb, the next generation of the powerful system that integrates assessment, data management and reporting and provides decision-making tools for achieving this important goal. Available fall 2013, the new aimsweb is student-centric, intuitive, data-driven and dynamic.

Pearson Showcases Array of Digital Curriculum, Platforms, Systems and Tools for Teaching and Learning

ORLANDO – January 30, 2013 – The first complete student curriculum for the iPad, a cloud-based learning environment, a new instructional system, Next Generation assessment tools -- these are among the innovative ed-tech solutions that the education technology and services company Pearson is showcasing this week at FETC 2013 in Orlando.

Miami Dade Public Schools Among First to Adopt iLit, New Core Reading Program for Struggling Readers on iPad

ORLANDO – Jan. 30, 2013 – Taking a bold step toward closing this country's adolescent literacy gap, Pearson today launched iLit, its new core reading program for struggling readers. Featured at FETC 2013, iLit is the first and only complete instructional solution built and delivered on iPad, offering each student personalized learning support based on their own instructional needs, engaging interactivities, and built-in reward systems that motivate students and track their progress.

The Web-Based Curriculum Program Teaches Attitudinal, Behavioral And Applied Competency Skills Critical To Success In Today’s Schools And Workplaces

New MimioProjector Can Be Upgraded to Different Levels of Interactive Sophistication and Includes MimioStudio Software for Creation of Multimedia Lessons

Michigan school district leaders credit Skyward Student Management and School Business suites for increasing productivity and efficiency within their districts. Since 2010, the number of districts in Michigan implementing Skyward has increased by 44 percent, with a total of 171 districts using the integrated software to manage local student, finance and human resources data. Administrators in the Huron and Calhoun intermediate school districts explain that they are able to more closely monitor student academic progress using the Skyward School Management System.

Free 60-Day Trial of Pearson's Cogmed 3.0 for Schools Now Available

ORLANDO – Jan. 30, 2013 – Large numbers of students around the country struggle with attention problems and behavior that impede learning and social development. To help overcome these issues and ensure that all students stay on track for success in school, college and career, Pearson today unveiled Cogmed 3.0, a new version of the breakthrough intervention for improving attention, behavior and academic performance, customized specifically for use in schools.

Designed to Improve Student Achievement and Better Prepare Students For College and Careers - Program Integration and Professional Development Training Complete

Kingston, TN  - Jan. 14, 2013  - One year after the U.S. Department of Education approved a nearly $3 million Investing in Innovation (i3) grant to implement a five-year career and college readiness program in rural areas of Kentucky, program partners Kentucky Valley Educational Cooperative (KVEC), the Green River Regional Educational Cooperative (GRREC) and WIN Learning have made significant strides assimilating the WIN Learning solution into middle and high school curricula serving some 42,000 students in grades 8-12. With professional development training well underway, schools have submitted curriculum implementation plans and are actively enrolling students in programs that promote career exploration, individual career pathways preparation, foundational skills training, and college readiness.

Popular Teacher Site’s Online and Printable Calendar Features Holidays and Historical Events

BOSTON – Jan. 9, 2013 – Teachers can make every day a celebration with the holidays, special events and important days in history featured on TeacherVision’s 2013 Educators’ Calendar. Now available on TeacherVision.com, this year’s calendar includes an activity for each event listed, putting thousands of ideas to stimulate students’ creativity at teachers’ fingertips. Designed to meet the needs of all educators, the calendar is available as an interactive feature online, a printable PDF, or a free widget for featuring on a blog.

Califone announces that headphones and headsets purchased on or after Jan. 1, 2013, will include a two-year warranty*, making it the first company in the education industry to offer a warranty of this duration for child-sized models. The warranty extension reflects the company’s commitment to the education community and confidence in the durability of its products. Recent technical innovations have expanded the lifespan of Califone gear as well as supporting new ways of learning. The company’s audio products are critical tools educators rely on to support literacy and language development, computer-based and mobile learning activities, and differentiated instruction.

*Two-Year Warranty covers all Califone, Inc. headphones and headsets purchased on or after Jan. 1, 2013 except the 3064AV, 3065, CA-2, ER1and 8200-HP series.