McGraw-Hill Education's All-Digital Math Program Makes It Personal For Colorado Middle Schoolers
Posted: March 27, 2012 at 7:54 pm
LOVELAND, Colo., March 27, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- While many middle schoolers cringe at the thought of math, 210 sixth and seventh grade students at Conrad Ball Middle School in Loveland, Colo. are eager to dive into their lessons. That's because they're taking part in McGraw-Hill Education's revolutionary Power of U, an all-digital learning program that uses Promethean ActivProgress to create an adaptive, personalized learning environment for students. The program's success to date demonstrates that students can improve their grades and test scores and increase their confidence in math when they have the opportunity to take more control of their own learning.
"We were looking for a program that would optimize personalization and provide individual learning roadmaps to drive student success in math, no matter their proficiency level," said Scott Elias, principal of Conrad Ball Middle School. "We've already witnessed how the adaptive nature of Power of U, which offers real-time, prescriptive feedback after each lesson, motivates students. It allows them to play a more active role in their own learning process and helps them make connections between what they're learning today and what they'll need to know tomorrow."
Administrators in Loveland's Thompson School District wanted to pilot Power of U because of the program's proven track record, the district's desire to introduce personalized learning programs through its "Vision 2020" plan, and a need to improve students' stagnant Colorado State Assessment Program scores in math. Power of U also addresses math achievement at a critical juncture in students' academic careers: middle school, a time when many students begin to struggle as the coursework increases in complexity.
Says Travis Hamilton, a director at McGraw-Hill Education, the program "is about putting the 'you' in learning." Hamilton's team developed the Power of U with partners CTB/McGraw-Hill and Promethean, launching the pilot program in Indiana in 2010 after extensive field research and testing. "Research shows that the closer teaching comes to a one-on-one interaction, the more effective it is. By using technology that recognizes and adapts to individual learning needs, innovative programs like the Power of U create a 'class of one' an experience that is personalized, customized and mobile, that can extend learning well beyond the classroom."
"Learning beyond the classroom is key," said Jim Marshal, president of Promethean North America. "By focusing on the learning needs and objectives, we are helping schools create 21st century learning environments. In this program, the students are not limited and are challenged to continually strive to higher levels of mastery. It also give teachers access to critical student progress data with the tools to help them build collaborative learning opportunities for all students."
In January, Colorado became the latest school district to pilotPower of U, which has already shown to improve student achievement in other schools.The program, which runs on Promethean's web-based data management and social learning solution toprovide real-time feedback to the student,empowers them to learn at their own pace, in their own way, using the method of instruction that works best for them. As a result, teachers have been able to focus less on administrative tasks and more on what matters most: teaching.
Every day, the data-driven Power of U program groups students according to their skill or content mastery, rather than using traditional class structures that are fixed at the beginning of the school year. The platform, which adapts to students' progress daily, also matches students with the most appropriate instructional method, whether its teacher-led instruction, small group instruction, one-on-one tutoring or independent study.
"We are proud to partner with the Thompson School District and excited to see that Power of U is making its way into classrooms across the country," said Hamilton. "The 'one size fits all' approach to learning no longer addresses the range of student needs found in the diverse 21st century classroom. Thanks to technology and programs like Power of U, we are able to personalize both instruction and learning, which benefits teachers and students alike."
Power of U, which is available via subscription, was introduced in summer 2010 to 26 sixth graders in Perry Township, Ind., all of whom were struggling in math during the regular school year and saw improvements in their grades after participating in the program. Power of U was officially adopted as the math curriculum in two Perry Township Middle schools and is now rolling out to school districts in other states. McGraw-Hill Education plans to extend the program to different grades across several disciplines.
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Designing a Future of Success: Mayhew Honoured as One of Canada's 50 Best Managed Companies
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Mayhew, a premier Ontario design firm focused on workplace strategy, is celebrating 30 years in the GTA and kicking off the milestone anniversary as one of Canada's 50 Best Managed Companies with Marcia Mayhew at the helm.
Mayhew has a team of over 150 designers, workplace strategists, construction managers, ergonomists and product experts. Their innovative and award-winning designs and workplace solutions have physically shaped the way brands like CTV, GlaxoSmithKline, Pfaff Automotive Partners and University of Windsor do business. As a workplace consultancy and design firm Mayhew also celebrated the launch of Toronto's first co-branded work-showroom with Steelcase in late 2011.
Ms. Mayhew is a young entrepreneur and fourth generation leader, who is progressively carving out a profitable path for the company. This award stands not only as a badge of honour for the company, but also serves as a great personal accomplishment: "The confidences my parents invested in me and the expectations set for the business once seemed so daunting," says Ms. Mayhew, President of the family run firm. "But my resolve to pull together the right resources and ensure that Mayhew was financially sound and primed to grow has not only proven its worth, but has made me a better person, a better leader and a proud daughter. I sincerely look forward to designing the future successes of Mayhew."
Pfaff Automotive Partners is a prized client of Mayhew and also recognized as one of Canada's Best Managed Companies. Their most recent collaboration, Canada's first-ever McLaren dealership, was met with design accolades worthy of the elite product team that filled its space.
"It is always a pleasure to work with Marcia Mayhew and her project team," says Christopher Pfaff, CEO of Pfaff Automotive Partners. "The talented design team always marry form and function to design a space suited to the calibre of the cars we showcase and the behind the scenes work that goes into a successful automotive business," he says.
"I am so proud to be named among Canada's 50 Best Managed Companies. It is a testament to the strength and talent of our entire team," says Ms. Mayhew, President of the family run workplace consultancy firm. "We have successfully navigated volatile economic conditions and proactively implemented our succession agenda. We drove down costs, accelerated operational efficiencies, invested in our business model and executed these same principles in our client projects," she says.
About Mayhew
Mayhew has 150 employees and is headquartered in Toronto, Ontario with offices in Kitchener, Windsor and Stoney Creek. Synonymous with space and interior design ingenuity, Mayhew has designed award winning spaces for Business News Network and the CTV Olympic Digital Lounge among others. With a mission to create and maintain workplaces that work, Mayhew has designed over 22 million square feet of space, successfully moved 300,000 people, and supplied and installed over 100,000 workstations. For more information or detailed case studies visit http://www.mayhew.ca.
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UST Global and Vidyo Partner to Develop Customized Video Conferencing Solutions for Global 1000 Companies
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HACKENSACK, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Vidyo, Inc., the first company to deliver personal telepresence, today announced a partnership with UST Global, a leading provider of IT services and solutions for Fortune 500 and Global 1000 enterprises. UST Global plans to adopt Vidyo's personal telepresence platform as a company-wide vehicle for day-to-day internal business communications, and also use the Vidyo platform with its rich APIs to create customized retail, financial and healthcare solutions, in conjunction with its software development business. UST Global has over 8,000 employees located in the US, India, UK, Malaysia, Philippines, and Singapore.
We are pleased to welcome UST Global as an important new member of the Vidyo partner community and as a customer who will be using Vidyo's solution to meet their own global communications requirements to drive productivity across multiple continents," said Ashish Gupta, Vidyo's CMO and Senior VP of Corporate Development. "It is a testament to the strength of Vidyo's platform that UST Global, whose focus is on delivering innovative solutions to Global 1000 companies, has selected our platform to build Vidyo Enabled Business Processes (VEBP) for UST Global customers."
"We are excited to be the first global systems integrator to join the new Vidyo Developer Program and we believe that Vidyos technology compliments our strategy to build collaboration directly into custom applications especially mobile applications," said Tony Velleca CIO, UST Global. "Vidyo's APIs are ideal for systems integrators; no other video communications platform offers the kind of flexible architecture, level of interoperability, and technology that can affordably scale and grow with our business needs."
Vidyo's platform enables partners to expand their reach into new markets with applications that are made possible only by using Vidyo's rich APIs. Unlike video codec vendors, Vidyo provides the architecture needed to deliver high-quality video conferencing, not just an SVC codec. Building on this platform, Vidyos System Integrator partners such as UST Global can deliver innovative applications that enhance their customers business processes with HD quality video communications. Integration strategies can be customized to needs and budget with Vidyo API packages, engineering support services, and multiple levels of integration options.
About UST Global
UST Global provides IT solutions that propel businesses forward, helping CIOs build the future for their organizations. Merging industry-specific expertise with transformative thinking, UST Global delivers market-defining solutions to Global 1000 companies with speed and agility. The company is distinguished by its community of collaborative innovation, relentless commitment beyond contract, measurable accountability to current and future business outcomes, and an entrepreneurial spirit that fuels transformation. As a trusted partner to clients worldwide, UST Global uses an optimal blend of locally based senior resources and highly accomplished and cost-effective offshore teams. Headquartered in Aliso Viejo, California, UST Global fosters client-specific cutting-edge innovation from its state-of-the-art centers in the United States, the United Kingdom, India, Malaysia, the Philippines, and Singapore. For more information visit: http://www.ust-global.com
The Vidyo Difference
The Vidyo communication and collaboration platform is software-based, highly flexible and can be easily customized for individual enterprise and vertical market video conferencing needs. The patented VidyoRouter architecture introduces Adaptive Video Layering, which dynamically optimizes the video for each endpoint leveraging H.264 Scalable Video Coding (SVC)-based compression technology and Vidyos IP. Adaptive Video Layering eliminates the MCU and offers unprecedented error resiliency, low latency rate matching thus enabling natural, affordable, high-quality video to work over the Internet, LTE and 4G networks. The platform allows users to quickly leverage the latest hardware innovations and new consumer devices, making it uniquely attractive to partners. Vidyo has been active driving H.264 SVC and SIP videoconferencing interoperability in various standards bodies since 2005.
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Thesys International's Hybrid Courses Achieve CLRN Certification
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ANAHEIM, CA--(Marketwire -03/27/12)- Thesys International, an education technology business that supports schools with a hybrid online/classroom approach to education, has earned California Learning Resource Network (CLRN) certification for three core English courses that meet the California Department of Education's standards alignment, legal compliance and minimum requirements.
Thesys offers hybrid courses for public, independent, charter and international high schools, with rigorous courses designed for advanced students. Curricula meet both Common Core State Standards and University of California (UC) requirements. This recent CLRN certification signifies that Thesys is meeting the highest level industry standards.
Since 1999, CLRN has acted on behalf of the California Department of Education to deliver a one-stop shop for the selection of supplemental learning resources aligned to the State Board of Education academic content standards, including the information that's critical in choosing such programs.
The CLRN review process covers legal compliance, standards alignment and minimum requirements. The network's objectives are to identify and review supplemental electronic learning resources such as software, video and Internet resources; identify learning units aligned to resources and state academic content standards; and maintain an interactive website to provide information about electronic learning resources through a searchable online database and links to state education technology projects and resources.
CLRN certified Thesys Innovation's hybrid English I (Common Core), English II (Common Core) and English III (Common Core) courses. All three courses are approved for inclusion on CLRN's website.
"Receiving this endorsement from CLRN is an exciting step that will allow educators throughout California to bring Thesys' innovation into the classroom," says Alan Rudi, Principal Solutions Strategist at Thesys International. "And they can do so with the confidence that the hybrid learning courses have met the rigorous standards of the State Board of Education."
Thesys International launched in 2009 and is a division of Fairmont Education Group, Southern California's leading educational provider. Thesys designs and implements hybrid learning programs designed to enhance high-school classrooms in an environment that supports schools and empowers educators. Thesys takes pride in building partnerships with schools to incorporate eLearning programs quickly and effectively, always allowing the administrators to shape the end product. By providing teachers with the tools they need to make educational environments relevant and inspiring to students, Thesys ultimately enhances student outcomes. For more information about Thesys' turnkey solutions, visit http://www.thesysintl.com.
About Thesys International LLC: Launched in 2010, Thesys International, LLC, is an educational service provider that supports schools with a hybrid online/classroom approach to education. As a division of the Fairmont Education Group, Thesys represents the culmination of thought, curricular innovation and evolution of the classroom Fairmont has supported since 1953. Thesys works alongside educators and provides a curriculum that works with schools' existing standards and protocols to help students reach their full potential. Thesys International is dedicated to providing high school students the optimal balance of online and in-person learning, making education more relevant for a new generation. For more information about Thesys' turnkey systems and its innovative hybrid education approach, visit http://www.thesysintl.com, call 714-234-2727 or email arudi@thesysintl.com.
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The Princeton Review Announces Sale of its Test Preparation Business to Charlesbank Capital Partners Affiliate
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FRAMINGHAM, Mass., March 27, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --The Princeton Review, Inc. (Nasdaq: REVU - News), a leading provider of test preparation, educational support services and online career education services, announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement to sell the assets of its Higher Education Readiness Division, or test preparation business, to an affiliate of Boston-based private equity firm Charlesbank Capital Partners. The purchase price is $33 million in cash, subject to working capital adjustments.
The sale of the Higher Education Readiness Division occurs as the company increasingly focuses on the growth and market expansion of its Penn Foster Division, a global leader in online education that provides career-focused degree and vocational programs in the fields of allied health, business, technology, education, and select other trades in the US, Canada and over 150 other countries around the world.
"We have been fortunate to be the steward of two world class brands in The Princeton Review and Penn Foster," said John M. Connolly, the company's interim CEO. "And, although the mission of both brands is fundamentally similar to promote and enable student achievement the needs and growth strategies of each brand are unique. Consequently, the sale of The Princeton Review brand will enable the buyer to continue fostering the brand's growth and prosperity while affording us the ability to increase our focus and energy on Penn Foster's success. We're very excited about the opportunities that this sale presents for both brands."
Under the terms of the purchase agreement, the company will sell substantially all the assets of the Higher Education Readiness Division, including all rights in the name The Princeton Review, to Charlesbank affiliate TPR Education, LLC, which will assume certain designated obligations of the business outstanding as of the closing of the transaction. The sale closing, which is subject to conditions including the receipt of certain third party consents, is expected to occur within 30 to 45 days. In connection with the sale, the company, which will serve as a holding company for the Penn Foster business, will cease to be known as The Princeton Review and will formally adopt a new, to be determined, corporate name.
About The Princeton Review
The Princeton Review (Nasdaq: REVU - News) provides students and their parents with the resources to research, apply to, prepare for, and learn how to pay for higher education. The company partners with schools and guidance counselors throughout the U.S. to assist in college readiness, test preparation and career planning services, helping more students pursue postsecondary education.
The company also owns and operates Penn Foster Education Group, a global leader in online education, providing career-focused degree and vocational programs in the fields of allied health, business, technology, education, and select trades through the Penn Foster High School and Penn Foster Career School (www.pennfoster.edu). For more information, visit http://www.PrincetonReview.com.
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