Archive for the ‘News’ Category

FREE Online Gradebook!! Is this really the best gradebook for teachers?

Saturday, September 4th, 2010

This is the best gradebook software on the web.
Our beautiful design and wonderful user experience makes you wonder why you’ve been using other gradebooks. Plus we’re free.

Ranking Teachers by Effectiveness…and public for parents??

Monday, August 30th, 2010

Do parents have the right to know which of their kids’ teachers are the most and least effective?
Seven years of math and English test data to publicly identify the best and the worst 3rd-5th grade teachers in the Los Angeles Unified School District.

Ten Ways Online Education Matches, or Surpasses, Face-to-Face Learning

Sunday, August 29th, 2010

by Mark Kassop Note: This article was originally published in The Technology Source (http://ts.mivu.org/) as: Mark Kassop “Ten Ways Online Education Matches, or Surpasses, Face-to-Face Learning” The Technology Source, May/June 2003. How good is online education? Debate about the relative quality of Internet-based courses has raged almost since the advent of this new teaching and [...]

How are schools putting the iPad to work?

Saturday, August 28th, 2010

Enterprising educators have big plans for Apple’s new tablet by Joel Mathis, Macworld.com Read Original Article HERE “I think we realize that at some point in the future, textbooks will be digital and that we’ll be using a device like the iPad in the classroom,” said George Saltsman, Director of Educational Technology for the Adams Center for Teaching [...]

iPAD Winner!! Back to School 2010

Friday, August 27th, 2010

Congratulations to our iPAD WINNER!! Leslie Szramiak Willow Canyon High School, Arizona

Expert Presentation with Dr. Joseph Torgesen November 10, 2010 @ 2:00 pm MT; Teaching ALL Students to Read: Is it really possible?

Thursday, August 26th, 2010

He will discuss the most serious challenge to overcome in the quest to teach all students to read well by the end of third grade is diversity among students in their talent and preparation for learning to read.

Los Angeles, California Unveils $578 Million Public School Most Expensive in the Nation

Tuesday, August 24th, 2010

Los Angeles was just approved to build the most expensive school to date and it’s said that it will not impact the educational budget. The California new school will not impact the educational budget.

Sedona-Oak Creek School District, Arizona Principal Dave Lykins named principal of the year 2010!

Monday, August 16th, 2010

Written by Lu Stitt Wednesday, 02 June 2010 08:00 Tom Hood/Larson Newspapers Sedona Red Rock High School Principal Dave Lykins kicks back during a surprise party for him at the school May 26. Staff members hosted the party for Lykins after learning he was chosen as Principal of the Year by the Arizona School Administrators [...]

IPOD Winner!! – Nevada SDE National Conference on Differentiated Instruction 2010

Tuesday, August 3rd, 2010

Congratulations to our IPOD Winner! – Thurman Redhouse Cottonwood Day School, Chinle, AZ SDE: Staff Development for Educators Today, SDE has grown to become one of America’s leading providers of professional development for PreK through Grade 12 educators.

IPOD Winner!! – Utah Charter School Conference 2010

Tuesday, August 3rd, 2010

Congratulations to our IPOD Winner! – Kathy Oshton North Layton Jr. High School, Davis School District Utah Charter School Conference Utah charter schools are achieving their unique missions through the training, advocacy and support of the Association. Their mission is to promote and support quality public charter schools for Utah children.

IPOD Winner!! – 2010 NMCSA/NMPED Annual Conference

Tuesday, August 3rd, 2010

Congratulations to our IPOD Winner! – Cynthia Swanson Central Elementary School, Belen Consolidated School District New Mexico Coalition of School Administrators Conference 2010 NMCSA represents school administrators and provides effective leadership in advocating for a quality educational system in New Mexico. They serve as a liaison with other organizations and agencies in legislative affairs and [...]

Churchill County School Board, Nevada, approved the district’s use of the Web-Based A+nyWhere Learning System on Thursday for online distance learning

Wednesday, June 30th, 2010

Steve Leitz with A+ [Backbone Communications] said the program offers an individualized plan for a student and provides everything needed to meet state standards and graduate.

Teacher Nights at Chase Field 2010 – FREE DIAMONDBACKS TICKETS

Thursday, June 24th, 2010

Teachers Night Chase Field Diamond Backs Game Free Tickets 2010
The D-backs know this has been a tough year for our schools and especially our teachers. We appreciate all that you do everyday for the students of Arizona and we would like to say thanks!

A+ Success Story Lander County, Battle Mountain Nevada Online Alternative & Adult Distance Education & High School Credit Recovery Program

Thursday, June 17th, 2010

A+ Success Lander County, Battle Mountain Nevada Online Adult & Alternative Distance Education & High School Credit Recovery Program Success Story New Opportunity Lander County School District implements new technology to create options for Adult Education and Credit Recovery students. Lander County School District in Battle Mountain, Nevada was seeking a curriculum tool that would [...]

A+ Success Story Lyon County, Nevada Online Alternative Distance Education & High School Credit Recovery Program

Wednesday, June 16th, 2010

Lyon is Taming a Host of Challenges with A+ Online distance learning strengthens community education commitments Chuck Ayers distinctly remembers the day that Lyon On-Line launched. “It was September 9, 2009,” he says. “0-9, 0-9, 0-9. It was the first day of classes and it was my birthday.” And while barely eight months have passed [...]

AplusTalk.com! Come, Learn & Share…

Tuesday, June 8th, 2010

http://aplustalk.com/ This place is for you, the users of the A+nyWhere Learning System, A+ LearningLink, and A+ Classroom. It is meant to be a place where users can meet, exchange ideas, share resources, talk to each other, ask questions, brag on what works, tell the stories of successes with kids. Faculty from the home offices [...]

A+ Success Story Portales, New Mexico – High School Credit Recovery

Thursday, May 27th, 2010

Challenge: Increase in student dropout rate due to lack of credit recovery option
Solution: Implementation of the A+nyWhere Learning System for credit recovery created opportunities for student success and credit retention.
Result: Thorough credit recovery program reduced dropout rate of students and prevented re-classification of grade level – allowing students to graduate with their class.

ATTN: Teachers & Parents: Happier Kids Now – Receive VIP Notification!

Wednesday, May 19th, 2010

Happier Kids Now is the first ever Online Expo for Teachers and Parents on How to Raise Happy, Successful Kids and Teens! Presenters and Speakers are all leading-edge parenting, happiness, education, success and psychology experts.

Payson High School, Arizona gets an “A+” for using A+!

Wednesday, April 28th, 2010

Whatever it Takes Payson Center for Success High School Benefits from A+LS™ Courseware At Payson Center for Success High School (PCS) (Payson, Ariz.), when it comes to helping students learn and achieve, the staff motto is, “we will do whatever it takes.” For PCS’s Principal, Kathe Ketchem, that motto is more than a mere slogan—it’s [...]

Arizona Online Instruction (AOI) Application – Virtual School

Tuesday, March 30th, 2010

rizona online instruction shall be instituted to meet the needs of pupils in the information age. The state board of education shall select traditional public schools and the state board for charter schools shall sponsor charter schools to be online course providers or online schools.