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SkillsTrain Introduces New 'Home Study' Linux Course
To meet the growing demand for Linux Systems Support Engineers, Administrators and Developers, Europe’s largest blended learning IT company, SkillsTrain, has introduced a new Linux+ course, encompassing the CompTIA Linux+ examination and enabling existing IT professionals to study and qualify around existing work and personal commitments. - May 14, 2008 - SkillsTrain
BestEssayTips.com Has Finally Released Its Much Anticipated Ebook
The E-book is all-inclusive with handy links to each section. It will download in minutes and can be printed or saved on the customer’s hard drive so he or she can constantly review the free tips it offers. - May 12, 2008 - BestEssayTips
DC AHEC Hosts the 1st Annual "DC African Health and Empowerment Day" Health Event
The DC Area Health Education Center (DC AHEC) in partnership with the DC Mayor’s Office of African Affairs (OAA) is hosting a health event to bring attention to the health, wellness, and medical needs that are unique to the African community in the District of Columbia. The unique needs of the African community must also be met if health care disparities are to be eliminated in the District of Columbia. - May 11, 2008 - District of Columbia Area Health Education Center (DC AHEC)
Ingram Digital and Oxford University Press Team Up to Make More Titles Available
Today, Ingram Digital announced that it has forged a deal with Oxford University Press to offer hundreds of titles from OUP’s Oxford Scholardship Online series on the MyiLibrary platform. An e-book and digital content aggregation platform, MyiLibrary is host to more than 100,000 titles. Ingram Digital is currently adding approximately 1,000 titles a week to its MyiLibrary inventory. - May 07, 2008 - Ingram Digital
Quackenworth to Attend Book Expo America
Company Will Showcase New Products at Largest U.S. Trade Book Fair. - May 05, 2008 - Quackenworth
Shodor Receives the Partnership Award in Science, Mathematics, and Technology Education from the SMT Center
The Partnership Award in Science, Mathematics, and Technology Education was given to Shodor. Shodor is a nonprofit organization that serves students, educators and parents. It is recognized as a national leader in the effective use of computers to improve both math and science education. Established in 1994 in Durham, N.C., Shodor combines student enrichment, faculty enhancement and interactive materials development to transform learning through computational thinking. - May 04, 2008 - NC Science Mathematics Technology Education Center
Adam Meyer Receives the Student Leadership Award in Science, Mathematics, and Technology Education from the SMT Center
The Student Leadership Award of Science, Mathematics, and Technology Education was given to Adam Meyer. Meyer, a senior at Raleigh Charter High School in Raleigh, N.C., worked diligently to raise awareness of the natural beauty and outstanding resources of the Richland Natural Area (RNA). The RNA includes Umstead State Park, Schenck Memorial Forest, the NCSU Equine Educational Unit, the North Carolina Museum of Natural Science’s Prairie Ridge Ecostation and the North Carolina Museum of Art. - May 04, 2008 - NC Science Mathematics Technology Education Center
GlaxoSmithKline Receives the Business and Industry Award in Science, Mathematics, and Technology Education from the SMT Center
The Business and Industry Award in Science, Mathematics, and Technology Education was given to GlaxoSmithKline (GSK). GlaxoSmithKline supports a range of educational programs in the U.S. with the aim of developing an understanding of science issues in everyday life and inspiring young people to pursue careers in science. - May 04, 2008 - NC Science Mathematics Technology Education Center
Granville Education Foundation Technology Committee Receives the Partnership Award in Science, Mathematics, and Technology Education from the SMT Center
The Partnership Award in Science, Mathematics, and Technology Education was given to the Granville Education Foundation Technology Committee. The Granville Education Foundation is an independent organization that works in partnership with the community and schools to improve student performance in the Granville County schools. - May 04, 2008 - NC Science Mathematics Technology Education Center
J. Donald Cline Receives the Champion of Science, Mathematics, and Technology Education Award from the SMT Center
The Champion of Science, Mathematics, and Technology Education Award was given to J. Donald Cline. Cline led an effort to save the Rosman Research Station, a radio telescope facility that had been operated by the Department of Defense, from being closed. In the late 1990’s Cline helped save the center and transform it into the Pisgah Astronomical Research Institute (PARI). PARI provides educational programs at all levels for students and teachers. - May 04, 2008 - NC Science Mathematics Technology Education Center
Mother's Day Gifts, Classroom Crafts, Activities in May Teachers.Net Gazette
Teachers.Net has rounded up some of its best Mother's Day material, activities and other lesson plans in the Featured Lessons section of the May issue of the monthly Teachers.Net Gazette http://teachers.net/gazette/MAY08/. - May 02, 2008 - Teachers.Net
Teachers.Net Gazette Shines Spotlight on Teacher Appreciation Day
In celebration of teachers and teaching, just in time for Teacher Appreciation Day and Teacher Appreciation Week, the May issue of the Teachers.Net Gazette presents a fascinating collection of articles, essays, reflections and teacher surveys that will enlighten and inspire. - April 30, 2008 - Teachers.Net
Mother Earth Fundraising Allows Schools to ‘Raise Money Responsibly’
Website featuring eco-friendly products offers alternative to traditional catalog-style fundraisers. - April 27, 2008 - Mother Earth Fundraising
"DC Cover the Uninsured Week 2008" Campaign Press Event: Monday April 28, 10AM
DC AHEC Hosts Press Event and Local Events to Increase Awareness and Access to Health Care During "DC Cover the Uninsured Week 2008" Campaign Press Event: Monday April 28, 10AM. - April 27, 2008 - District of Columbia Area Health Education Center (DC AHEC)
A World Class Online Tutoring Site Now Live: TeachingSpace.com
With the emergence of the federal program of No Child Left Behind, online tutoring has quickly become a major presence in our public school systems. With student to teacher ratio being overburdened more and more are turning to a online tutor to further their education. Online tutoring is how education is done in the twenty first century. - April 26, 2008 - EarlyBreastDetection.com
More Than a Test Score: Teen Wins $20,000 Scholarship from Zinch.com
Kayleen Hannaway of Philomath High School in Philomath, Oregon edges out Phuong Duong of Fort Smith, Arkansas by a vote of 7,235 to 6,492 to become the first recipient of Zinch.com's Sweet Diggity Dawg Award, an annual scholarship given to the high school student who best exemplifies the Zinch motto: "I am more than a test score". - April 26, 2008 - Zinch.com
Attention Challenges Simulation Helps Parents and Professionals
Provide More Effective Treatment for Children with ADHD. - April 26, 2008 - Learning Foundations
BTL Provide Complete e-Assessment Solution to AAT
BTL to assist the AAT (Association of Accounting Technicians) with a 3 year project to move from traditional paper based exams to On-Screen delivery. - April 25, 2008 - BTL Group Ltd
Award-Winning Children's Organization Jumpstart Teams with LL Cool J and Eight Best Selling Authors to Celebrate Education At Fourth Annual "Scribbles to Novels" Benefit
“Scribbles to Novels” Also Serves as Launch Platform for the 2008 “Read for the Record” Campaign with Featured Book “Corduroy.” - April 24, 2008 - Jumpstart
Sleep Pea Angel Literacy Organization, Inc (SPALO) to Visit Carroll County Elementary Schools April 28, 2008 – May 2, 2008
Sleep Pea Angel Literacy Organization, Inc. (SPALO) celebrates a week of literacy with six Carroll County Elementary Schools April 28, 2008 - May 2, 2008. - April 24, 2008 - Sleep Pea Angel Literacy Organization, Inc.
WiHood, World’s First "Virtual Laptop" That Protects Children Online - Anywhere, Anytime
WiHood announces the world’s first “virtual laptop” that protects children online anywhere –anytime with WiHood’s USB bracelet. - April 24, 2008 - WiHood
North Carolina Holds State High School Mathematics Contest - 30 Years of Math Excellence
The North Carolina Science, Mathematics, and Technology Education Center (SMT Center) endorses the State High School Mathematics Contest that will be held Thursday, April 24 at the NC School of Science and Mathematics in Durham, N.C. The top senior will will a full tuition scholarship to Duke University. The 139 students qualified in the regional contests that were held earlier this year around the state, and placed in the top eight percent in those competitions. - April 23, 2008 - NC Science Mathematics Technology Education Center
BetterTrades Presents Free Financial Freedom Expo
BetterTrades - Take control over your future by attending free seminars that demystify stock trading. - April 22, 2008 - BetterTrades
Outstanding Non-Profit Organization Offers the Chance of a Lifetime
Dreams Can Come True combines art and culture to benefit orphaned children around the world, by selling paintings drawn by elephants. - April 12, 2008 - DCCT
New Literacy Resource Website Launches
The Sleep Pea Angel™ Literacy Organization, Inc. (SPALO) is pleased to announce the launch of their new website, www.SPALO.org. - April 12, 2008 - Sleep Pea Angel Literacy Organization, Inc.
New Literacy Organization Encourages Children to Embrace the Joy of Reading
Introducing the new Sleep Pea Angel™ Literacy Organization, Inc. (SPALO), a non-profit group that encourages children to embrace the joys of reading and writing through using their own creativity and imagination. - April 12, 2008 - Sleep Pea Angel Literacy Organization, Inc.
Closing the Math Achievement Gap for African American Students: New Book Shows Parents How to Make Their Children Excel at Math
New book shows parents how to make their children excel at math. - April 11, 2008 - Arvin Vohra Education
Teachers.Net Job Center Fills Teaching Vacancies with Qualified Candidates
Teachers.Net Jobs Center - jobs.teachers.net - brings together those seeking to fill teaching vacancies and qualified candidates who seek positions in education. - April 10, 2008 - Teachers.Net
Earth Day Lesson Plans Compiled in Teachers.Net Gazette
Educators looking for creative and easy to implement activities to make Earth Day 2008 educational and enjoyable for their preschool, kindergarten, elementary & upper grade students will find what they need in the current Teachers.Net Gazette. - April 10, 2008 - Teachers.Net
Spanish Bookworld Add New Free Spanish Online Lessons to Their Site
spanish-bookworld.com, a sister site of language-bookworld.com, has announced a new development on their website which will allow their visitors to learn even more Spanish for free. - April 10, 2008 - Spanish Bookworld
Million Dollar Grant Writer Serves as Consultant on Teachers.Net Mailring
"If you can develop a lesson plan for your class, then you can write a grant," says money-magnet and Teachers.Net Grants Writing mailring consultant LaVerne Hamlin. - April 09, 2008 - Teachers.Net
Special Education Writer and Mentor Teacher Joins Teachers.Net Gazette
Special educator Susan Rismiller has signed on to contribute regularly to the Teachers.Net Gazette webzine, writing on topics related to special education, teaching and mentoring. In her April article Rismiller examines the anguish on both sides - teacher and student -when little Jack takes the... - April 09, 2008 - Teachers.Net
Lawline.com to Host Live Continuing Legal Education Event on April 25th in NYC
Lawline.com and Sean Carter are teaming up to present a live Continuing Legal Education presentation. On Friday, April 25th, Lawline.com will host its first live CLE event. The program will feature Sean Carter, who has been called the Funniest Lawyer in America. This live event offers attorneys a... - April 08, 2008 - FurtherEd
"Nessy Fingers Touch Typing" CD Released
Nessy are proud to announce the release of their eagerly-anticipated new software title, "Nessy Fingers Touch Typing." - April 07, 2008 - Net Educational Systems Ltd
All Teachers and School Staff Need to Register
TheTeachersVoice.com is going to be the first National Online Teachers Community. They are gathering opinions and information on every aspect possible in the teaching profession. To register and be a part of is absolutely free and was created as a teachers greatest resource. - April 06, 2008 - TheTeachersVoice.com
Sports Professionals and Technology Providers Open Branch Office to Help Arizona High School Athletes Succeed
Athletic Scholarship Corporation (ASC), a sports marketing firm headquartered in Cleveland, OH has increased its focus on helping Arizona student athletes achieve their dreams. A leader in the industry for several years, ASC has successfully helped high school student athletes in all sports... - April 02, 2008 - Athletic Scholarship Corporation
California Homeschool Organizations Unite
A joint statement from the major homeschool groups in California. - March 28, 2008 - California Homeschool Network
Performance Pathways: Taking Curriculum Management to a New Level
Performance Pathways announces a new application designed to revolutionize curriculum mapping and management. The application is due in 2009. - March 21, 2008 - Performance Pathways
Attention Challenges Simulation Helps Parents and Professionals Provide More Effective Treatment for Children with ADHD
On Saturday morning April 19, Stowell Learning Center in Diamond Bar, CA will offer a 2 hour simulation experience that helps parents, teachers, and other professionals feel what it is like to actually have attention challenges (ADD/ADHD). More and more parents and professionals are getting... - March 19, 2008 - Stowell Learning Center
Eckhart Tolle Live at The Learning Annex in San Diego the Bestselling Author of "The Power of Now" and "A New Earth" Teaches in Person
Eckhart Tolle Live This Saturday March 15, 2008 at The Learning Annex in San Diego. - March 15, 2008 - The Learning Annex
Teachers.Net Gazette: Show Me the Money, Civility and a Space Toilet
The monthly Teachers.Net Gazette webzine covers topics as diverse as grant writing, space toilet, civility and effective teaching in a lively, reader friendly format. - March 13, 2008 - Teachers.Net
Launch of ‘Spanish Phrasebook on Podcast,’ a Hands-on Phrasebook on Mp3
language-bookworld.com and spanish-bookworld.com have announced the launch of their new Spanish podcast entitled ‘Spanish Phrasebook on Podcast.’ - March 13, 2008 - Spanish Bookworld
Future Scientists Gather at Meredith College for the North Carolina State Science Fair
Students will participate in the State Science and Engineering Fair of NC at Meredith College on Saturday, March 15. About 270 students from schools across the state survived the challenge at the regional competition. The public is encouraged to attend from 2-4 p.m. The event will be held in the Math and Science Building. The SMT Center supports events such as this because it is an outlet for students to showcase research they have conducted. - March 12, 2008 - NC Science Mathematics Technology Education Center
Lawline.com Approved as an Accredited Provider of Pennsylvania CLE
Lawline.com is now an accredited provider of Online CLE in the state of Pennsylvania. As part of their national expansion, Lawline.com can now offer all of their CLE course to Pennsylvania attorneys. Starting on March 1, 2008, all of Lawline.com’s courses are now offered in PA. Attorneys... - March 11, 2008 - FurtherEd
50th Anniversary of the Cuban Revolution Tour
Cuba Education Tours of Vancouver, Canada, is hosting a 50th Anniversary of the Cuban Revolution Tour to Cuba from December 27, 2008, to January 3, 2009. - March 08, 2008 - Cuba Education Tours
SMT Center Sponsors Student Delegation Participation in the Beijing Youth Science Creation Competition
Five students from North Carolina will be traveling with a delegation to Beijing, China to participate in the Beijing Youth Science Creation Competition. This is the only delegation from the United States that will be going to China. The North Carolina Science Mathematics Technology Education Center, (NC SMT) is sponsoring the students to be a part of this event. - March 08, 2008 - NC Science Mathematics Technology Education Center
SkillsTrain Student Gets Top Marks in National Exams
A British SkillsTrain home study student and mother of one has proved that university and college doesn’t always bring home the top results, as she swept the board in her Book-keeping exams with and A+ grade and a 96% pass rate, the nation's top marks. - March 08, 2008 - SkillsTrain
Child Abuse Prevention Services (CAPS) April 10 Benefit Luncheon Raises Awareness of National Child Abuse Prevention Month and Features Prominent Speakers
Child Abuse Prevention Services (CAPS) April Benefit Luncheon Raises Awareness of National Child Abuse Prevention Month and Features Prominent Speakers: Abigail Disney of the Daphne Foundation and NY Times Bestselling Author, R. Stephanie Good, Esq. - March 07, 2008 - Child Abuse Prevention Services (CAPS)
“Miracle Children: Behavior and Learning Disabilities Uprooted” a Hope-Filled Resource
“Miracle Children is a book that tens of thousands of parents throughout the Western world have been waiting for, because it proves that their dreams and hopes as parents can become reality.” Dr. Peter Blythe, founder of the Institute for Neuro-Physiological Psychology (INPP), Chester, U.K. - March 01, 2008 - Anna's House, LLC
New Math Book Reaches Homeschool Parents; The Equation for Excellence: How to Make Your Child Excel at Math is Released
Arvin Vohra Education released today Arvin Vohra’s new book, The Equation for Excellence: How to Make Your Child Excel at Math. This book teaches parents the techniques, principles, and methods necessary to ensure a child’s success in math. The books approaches math education from a... - March 01, 2008 - Arvin Vohra Education