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CEE and the Micron Foundation Host Bite of Science to Strengthen Science Teaching
Bite of Science will bring together high school science and humanities teachers to learn how to connect research to their classrooms. Teachers will meet Dr. Alessandra Luchini, George Mason University and Michael Frachel, Micron Technology, Inc. - September 15, 2012 - Center for Excellence in Education (CEE)
Wexford Online University Names Jennifer Gladysz-Brown Adjunct Professor of Language Arts as School Focuses on Outreach to More International Students
Jennifer Gladysz-Brown was recently named adjunct professor of language arts for Wexford University. The 100 percent university offers a variety of health, exercise, sports and fitness degree programs of all levels to both U.S. and international students. - September 14, 2012 - John Spencer Ellis Fitness & Personal Development
Reading Eggs Supports Elementary Childhood Literacy Education
Reading Eggs, a leading online reading program for children, announces a two-week trial of its elementary childhood literacy service. - September 13, 2012 - Reading Eggs
Toledo Public Schools, the Fourth Largest School District in Ohio, Partners with Thirtyseven4 Antivirus
Core Flood, Qakbot, Qbot and thousands more detected and removed by Thirtyseven4. - September 13, 2012 - Thirtyseven4, LLC
Wexford University Accepts Transfer Credits from NESTA and Spencer Institute for Associate’s Degree in Fitness Training Online Program
Wexford University now accepts transfer credits from both NESTA and the Spencer Institute for its associate’s degree in Fitness Training. The online university offers health, exercise, sports and fitness degree programs of all levels to both U.S. and international students. - September 13, 2012 - John Spencer Ellis Fitness & Personal Development
Brad Jurica Named Department Chair for Graduate Programs in Applied Sport Psychology and Professor for Wexford University
Brad Jurica was recently named both department chair for Wexford University’s graduate programs in Applied Sport Psychology and professor. A 100 percent online university, Wexford University offers associate through doctoral degrees in a variety of health, fitness and nutrition fields. - September 12, 2012 - John Spencer Ellis Fitness & Personal Development
Wexford University Offers Online Education for Growing Number of International Students
Wexford University now offers more online programs for students across the world. The university offers a variety of online health, exercise, sports and fitness degree programs of all levels to both U.S. and international students. - September 11, 2012 - John Spencer Ellis Fitness & Personal Development
Online Safety Courses Now Available from COSTA
Canadian Online Safety Training Association (COSTA) provides a variety of safety training courses available across Canada. - September 07, 2012 - Safety Training Association - COSTA
Scott Gaines Named Head of Faculty for Wexford University
Scott Gaines was recently appointed head of faculty for Wexford University. A university offering online degree programs, Wexford specializes in associate through doctoral degrees in a variety of health, fitness and nutrition fields. - September 06, 2012 - John Spencer Ellis Fitness & Personal Development
Jack Bauerle Appointed Chancellor of Wexford University
Jack Bauerle was recently appointed as Chancellor of Wexford University. Wexford offers 100 percent online associate through doctoral degrees in a variety of health, fitness and nutrition fields. - September 03, 2012 - John Spencer Ellis Fitness & Personal Development
Educators’ Resource is Now Available at GCFLearnFree.org
The Educators’ Resource includes GCFLearnFree.org’s approach to instructional design, answers to Frequently Asked Questions, information regarding Terms of Use, and curriculum guides, which have been frequently requested by service providers. - September 01, 2012 - GCFLearnFree.org
Wexford University Offers 15 Percent Discount for U.S. Military Personnel Who Want to Earn Nutrition, Fitness and Sport Psychology Degrees
Wexford University now offers a 15 percent discount for members of the military. Wexford offers online associate through doctoral degrees in a variety of health, fitness, nutrition and sport psychology fields. - August 31, 2012 - John Spencer Ellis Fitness & Personal Development
Registration for January Classes at Wexford University Online Begins Sept. 15
Wexford University will begin taking registration for classes starting in January on Sept. 15. The university offers a variety of online health, exercise, sports and fitness degree programs of all levels. - August 30, 2012 - John Spencer Ellis Fitness & Personal Development
Bridgeway Academy Unveils New Learning Styles Assessment Tool for Students
The goal of Bridgeway’s Learning Style Assessment Tool is to provide parents and teachers with a better understanding of just how a student processes new information and applies it in academics or in real-life. - August 29, 2012 - Bridgeway Homeschool Academy
Career Step Ranked Among the Fastest Growing Education Companies by Inc. Magazine for Sixth Consecutive Year
Career Step has ranked among the fastest growing education companies in the nation, as published by Inc. Magazine, for the sixth consecutive year. - August 29, 2012 - Career Step
Register for Executive Education Program in Strategic Management by IIMK at Mentor India
Mentor India is an online education gateway where one can find wide variety of executive programs offered by top reputed universities of the country. Executive education program in strategic management is an intrinsic executive program that gives a thorough perspective about the specific functional... - August 23, 2012 - Mentor India Online Education
Adele Marie Crouch is on a Mission to Preserve Endangered Languages
Half of over 6,000 plus languages spoken today will disappear by the end of this century. Her mission is to translate her bilingual children's books into as many endangered languages as she can find translators for. - August 20, 2012 - Creations By Crouch L.L.C.
Pedagogy-Inc. is Happy to Announce Another Course by Kevin Stansbury MBA, BS, RN, VA-BC Titled “Moderate Sedation”
Moderate (conscious) sedation is a technique of administering sedatives or dissociative agents with or without analgesics to induce a depressed level of consciousness that allows a patient to undergo an unpleasant procedure but maintain cardio-respiratory functions. As minimally invasive and... - August 19, 2012 - Pedagogy, Inc.
Pedagogy, Inc. Announces the Release of a New Class: Continuous Subcutaneous Insulin Infusion
Pedagogy, Inc., a national provider of online continuing education and training courses for nurses and other health care professionals, is very pleased to announce an important new course on Continuous Subcutaneous Insulin Infusion authored by Judy Gilman NP-R, RN, CDE. Since the introduction of... - August 18, 2012 - Pedagogy, Inc.
Get Tips from Mandarin Tutors to Learn Mandarin Language
My Chinese Tutor has officially launched and now provides students from around the world with access to bilingual Mandarin tutors based in China. All students require to learn and practice with these fully qualified Mandarin tutors is a computer with a Skype connection! Mandarin Chinese is fast... - August 18, 2012 - My Chinese Tutor
Positive Promotions Welcomes Back to School Teachers, Staff, and Students
Positive Promotions is excited to present a product line dedicated to welcoming teachers, staff, and students back to school with great enthusiasm. They are committed to helping your school foster a successful learning environment with a large variety of high impact gifts, tools, and incentives. With over 200 items under $5.00 from deluxe gifts sets, to USB drives, and school planners, with custom imprint available on most, Positive Promotions can meet any schools needs within budget. - August 17, 2012 - Positive Promotions
12speak! Truly Shoreditch Start-Up Reached 50K Users Within 6 Months of Operation
Start-up company 12speak! brings Edutainment to a new level with extensive Gamification in Social Language Learning letting users feed their Personal Vocabulary from Social Media and play Language Games online. - August 17, 2012 - 12speak! Ltd
iBook for Spanish Learners Now at Babbel.com
- Multi-media book “Learn Spanish: Beginner’s Course 1”* for learning Latin American and European Spanish includes audio dialogues, short animated vocabulary movies, interactive exercises with quizzes, digital flashcards and a personal notepad. - Photo gallery of Spanish and Latin American culture and landscapes in high resolution. - August 17, 2012 - Babbel.com
GCFLearnFree.org’s Reading Program Expands
The newest activity to be added to GCFLearnFree.org's Reading program is a Reading Comprehension activity. - August 16, 2012 - GCFLearnFree.org
Pedagogy, Inc., Introduces New Course Dementia Diagnosis and Treatment
Every 68 seconds another American develops Alzheimer's disease. - August 16, 2012 - Pedagogy, Inc.
TrainUp.com Enhances User Experience
Upgraded, faster portal addresses training industry’s needs. - August 15, 2012 - Cox eLearning Consultants
A + Tutoring's GRE "MD" Becomes Available for Dayton, OH, Area: Mr. Brent Puthoff Now in Centerville and Beavercreek Areas for SAT & ACT Prep
A+ Tutoring/Test Preparation's Brent Puthoff, with his 99th percentile score on the ACT and his perfect Math GRE score, is now available in the Greater Dayton, OH, area for one-on-one tutoring on several subjects, including the PSAT, SAT, ACT, GRE, GMAT, and math and science subjects such as algebra, trigonometry, chemistry, physics and calculus. A colleague of Michael DiSalvo, the "SAT MD," Brent teaches Mr DiSalvo's system that has helped students to perfect scores. on the PSAT, SAT, and ACT. - August 14, 2012 - A+ Tutoring Test Preparation
VIA Announces 2012 Healthcare Grant Application Deadline
$3,000 of In-Kind Translation for Programs Supporting Language Access. - August 13, 2012 - viaLanguage
Wednesday Webinar Presentations Continue with Two-Part Series on Educational Rights
Facilitated by the New Jersey Center for Tourette Syndrome and presented by author/educator Sue Conners, the webinar on August 15 and 22 will focus on a child’s educational rights and options, as well as denial of services and discipline issues - August 11, 2012 - New Jersey Center for Tourette Syndrome
eCompliance Adds Confined Space Awareness Training Course
To help educate employees about the risks and hazards of working in confined spaces, eCompliance has developed a Confined Space Awareness Training Course. This course is available online, is 1.5hrs long and will arm your employees with the knowledge on best practices and procedures to prevent and avoid possible incidents. - August 10, 2012 - eCompliance
GCFLearnFree.org Launches Brand New Information Literacy Program
Information literacy, also called “digital literacy,” “gap skills,” or “21st century skills” is getting more and more attention from educators and employers alike. Many companies are discovering a skills gap in the workforce as many employees lack essential skills between critical thinking and technology. - August 10, 2012 - GCFLearnFree.org
“How to Become a Knowledge Worker” Offers Free Video Training on Working Less and Living More on Fitness Pro’s Website
A brand-new video training on “How to Become a Knowledge Worker: Get Paid for Thinking in the Knowledge Economy” is now available at http://johnspencerellis.com/how-to-become-a-knowledge-worker-get-paid-for-thinking-in-the-knowledge-economy/. Provided by fitness guru John Spencer Ellis, the video training teaches people how to work less and live more. - August 07, 2012 - John Spencer Ellis Fitness & Personal Development
Upside Learning Rolls Out Its Independent Webinar Series; First Webinar on mLearning
After hosting joint webinars with the Brandon Hall Group, Upside Learning announced today the roll out of its independent webinar series with the 1st webinar - "No Escaping Mobile Learning" - on 8th Aug. at 11 AM EDT. - August 04, 2012 - Upside Learning Solutions Pvt. Ltd.
Florida Tattoo Certification Online Course
Biologix Solutions LLC is now approved by the Florida Department of Health to offer a 100% online tattoo course to obtain a license in Florida. This is the only online course approved by the department. - August 04, 2012 - Biologix Solutions LLC
Examville.com Launches Redesign of Its Digital Education Marketplace
Examville.com, the global online education marketplace, launches site redesign providing seamless access to educational content for K-12, high school, college, graduate school, and professional development levels. - August 04, 2012 - Examville.com, LLC
Yukon Learning’s Articulate Storyline® Training Plays to Rave Reviews
Yukon Learning is pleased to announce that the Articulate Storyline® training program it started in late 2011 is off to a great start. Training attendees rave about the program and its robust user support. An Articulate strategic training partner and Storyline beta tester, Yukon Learning worked... - August 03, 2012 - Yukon Group Inc
Doctors Without Borders Renews Online Language Courses Cooperation with Babbel.com
Program now in its second year. - August 03, 2012 - Babbel.com
Seminole Tribe of Florida Native Learning Center is Proud to Announce the Launch of Kerretv Online
The Native Learning Center Launches its first Live Webinar On Kerretv Online, an online environment for learning. - August 03, 2012 - Native Learning Center
InfoPro Launches Next Generation HTML5-Based Learning Solutions HTML5 ACE
Espousing cutting edge technology, InfoPro Learning, Inc., an award-winning learning solutions provider, announces the launch of HTML5-based learning solutions, christening the special service as "HTML5 ACE." - August 01, 2012 - InfoPro Learning, Inc.
GCFLearnFree.org Wins the 2012 MERLOT Classics Award
On July 26, GCFLearnFree.org was awarded the 2012 MERLOT Classics Award for Information Technology at The Sloan Consortium’s 5th Annual International Symposium for Emerging Technologies for Online Learning, held in Las Vegas, Nevada. Members of the GCFLearnFree.org team attended the event to... - July 28, 2012 - GCFLearnFree.org
Peter Jones Unveils National Entrepreneur of the Year
Britain's best budding entrepreneur celebrated at national awards ceremony. - July 26, 2012 - ingenie
Major Income at Home Event August 25 & 26 2012 in Atlanta, Georgia
This Income At Home Atlanta event will feature two power-packed days of meetings with hands-on training sessions featuring the newest upgrades to Income At Home’s, internet based training and marketing system - Online Business Systems - July 25, 2012 - IncomeAtHome.com
"Meditation for Those with No Time to Meditate" Online Course Offered Through Udemy
Too busy to meditate? No time to learn how? Too stressed out to relax? Udemy offers an innovate online course: "Meditation: straightforward & unecumbered" [http://www.udemy.com/meditation-straightforward-and-unecumbered/], a set of video lectures with companion MP3 files that teaches meditation as a tool for effective stress relief and deep relaxation. First video lecture is free! - July 25, 2012 - JetCityOrange
SchoolSpeak Unveils a New User Interface
SchoolSpeak unveils its School Management System's new user interface for better process flow and appeal. - July 22, 2012 - SchoolSpeak Inc.
Targeted Personal Trainer Business Strategies Build Clients, Income, Business and Success
John Spencer Ellis teaches personal trainer business strategies at http://www.personal-trainer-business.info/. This information can help personal trainers increase their income and client base. The strategies include a step-by-step blueprint to personal training business success. - July 19, 2012 - John Spencer Ellis Fitness & Personal Development
GEF Institute Offers Sustainability Certification for Career Tech/Votech Students
Online Certification Program Prepares Students for the New Green Economy - July 19, 2012 - Green Education Foundation (GEF)
InfoPro Ranks Among India’s Top 50 Best Places to Work in 2012
InfoPro Learning, Inc., an award-winning learning solutions provider, has been acknowledged as one of India’s Top 50 Best places to Work in 2012 by Great Place to Work® Institute in India in partnership with The Economic Times. - July 18, 2012 - InfoPro Learning, Inc.
5000+ New Free Study Guides Are Added on The Examville Digital Education Marketplace
Thousands of free Study Aids are now available at Examville for K-12, college, graduate and professional levels, allowing students and educators to upload and download study materials. - July 11, 2012 - Examville.com, LLC
Fitness Business Models, Systems and Coaching Lead to More Clients, Income and Success in Fitness Industry
Targeted fitness business models and systems can take a personal trainer or fitness pro from good to great. An effective, proven fitness business program is available at http://www.fitnessbusinessschool.com/. - July 09, 2012 - John Spencer Ellis Fitness & Personal Development
Chronic Illness Will be in Focus for July 18 New Jersey Center for Tourette Syndrome Wednesday Webinar
Presented by Dr. Michael C. Zarabi, this webinar will take place from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. (EST) and will deal with psychological and educational impacts. - July 08, 2012 - New Jersey Center for Tourette Syndrome