Curriculum and Course Materials Press Releases

Online Gob Chemistry Course Now Available From Hands-on Labs
Hands-On Labs, a premier provider of online college-level science lab courses, has added General, Organic, and Biochemistry, or GOB Chemistry, to its catalog of science disciplines. GOB Chemistry combines the fundamentals of general, organic and biochemistry into more than 30…
Award-Winning Teen Skin Cancer/Melanoma Lessons Now Available in All 50 States
The non-profit Melanoma Education Foundation announced that their award-winning online skin cancer/melanoma lessons are now available at no cost in all 50 states for high school and middle school health, physical education and science teachers. In a 2017 survey among 334…
Groundbreaking Online Fraud Prevention Course Goes Live
FP101 is like no other online e-course on the market today. It guides ordinary people toward becoming fraud aware. You will see what fraud is, what it does, and how it operates across all cultures. All this without using deep…
The Importance of STEAM-Based Curriculum
Children’s Learning Adventure enables students to discover their true potential through STEAM-based learning. They encourage their students to take an innovative approach to learning with a wide variety of science, technology, engineering, the arts and mathematics activities. This supports students…
Hands-on Labs to Host Webinar on Teaching Science Lab Classes Online
Hands-On Labs, the leading provider of online science learning, will host an upcoming webinar entitled “Teach Science Lab Courses Online: A Real-World Case Study of Ocean County College,” featuring Professor Marc LaBella as guest presenter. The webinar will be presented on…

New Grant Opportunity From Agentic Learning Will Help Schools Successfully Implement Student-Centered Learning
Empowering students by fostering student agency has been shown to improve outcomes, leading to gains in student engagement and achievement. But many school systems struggle to implement this approach effectively. To remedy this problem, Agentic Learning today launched a competitive…

Opening Up for Student Success
Today marks the official release of the latest open educational resource (OER) from Lyryx Learning. W. Keith Nicholson’s Linear Algebra with Applications, a text published for many years by a traditional publisher, has now been released with an open license and…

OpenStax Textbooks Teams With Blending Education, LLC to Introduce Content-Driven Microlearning
Blending Education, LLC today announced a partnership with OpenStax that will enhance and personalize the learning experience for students through microlearning developed from OpenStax’s free, open-source textbooks. Blending Education, LLC, a provider of microlearning libraries and content-driven digital education services,…

Lake Hazel Students Win Trophy for Accelerating Alzheimer's Research
Middle school students are being awarded the world’s first “Citizen Science” trophy by the Human Computation Institute (HCI) at Lake Hazel Middle School (Boise, ID) on Thursday, 21st December. 250 students formed the winning “Middle School STEM” team in HCI’s…
Rehmann Executives Address Westside Christian Academy Master Class STEAM Series
Susan Gibson, Director of Client Services and Business Development for Rehmann, a CPA, business consulting and financial services firm, explained the advantages of being prepared and developing GRIT. “GRIT means if you get knocked down you get up again,” she…

Nationally Recognized Children's Etiquette Certification Training Delivers Life-Advancing Skills & Experience
The American School of Protocol® is excited to announce the 2018 launch of its Children’s Etiquette Certification Training with the first class scheduled on February 11-15, 2018 in Atlanta, GA. Participants who benefit from this training include Educators, Childcare Providers,…
Distinguished Michigan Entrepreneur Thomas Cunnington Addresses Students at Westside Christian Academy's Master Class Series
Thomas Cunnington spoke to the students at Westside as part of the school’s Master Class Series focusing on STEM. He addressed the issues of energy, engineering and entrepreneurship, telling the students, “Today companies are looking for people who are trained…

Practice Labs Agrees Asset Purchase Agreement for ExamForce CramMaster Certification Preparation Solution
Practice Labs, the provider of premium live hands-on certification lab solutions today announced that it has completed the asset purchase of ExamForce CramMaster Certification Preparation Solution from Adaptive Learning Systems. CramMaster provides learners the opportunity to assess their knowledge prior…

Amelia Knows How to Keep the Peace and Prevent Bullying
In support of Bullying Prevention Month, Amelia teaches students in K-8 how to keep their schools bully free. Amelia is one of six relatable characters developed over decades of research and efficacy. Each character is highly researched and evidenced backed and helps thousands…

PHCC Educational Foundation and Coscia Communications Partner to Educate the Next Generation
The Plumbing-Heating-Cooling Contractors — National Association (PHCC) Educational Foundation’s recently launched online platform, PHCC Academy®, includes an expanded focus on customer service and soft skills in the apprentice eLearning courses by partnering with industry expert Steve Coscia and Coscia Communications…

Boclips Continues to Fight Fake News, Adding Three New Respected and Trusted Sources
Knowledgemotion, the London-based company behind boclips, the world’s largest video library exclusively for education, today welcomes three trusted news sources onto the boclips platform. Video reports and the latest news from PBS NewsHour, Storyful, a division of News Corp, and…
Lyryx Reports Substantial Savings for Students
Lyryx Learning's FREE LAB Initiative recently reported $350,000 in savings for students since the Fall of 2014! This unique initiative, pioneered by Lyryx, is available to university and college courses using open texts and Lyryx online assessment. FREE LAB offers students…

Reduced Standardized Testing Makes Room for Social Emotional Learning
We have been observing the growth of STEAM, Personalized Learning (PL), Digital Learning (DL) and a host of other trends in education. With the pressure from businesses and the societal impact of many students not being prepared to handle conflicts, harassment,…

TEAMology Satisfying School Climate Statute NJSA 18A:37-21(b)&(d)
Over 900 Teachers in New Jersey and Pennsylvania are leading the way and collaborating using TEAMology’s cloud based materials to improve school climate and build Social Emotional Learning (SEL) skills in students K-8. The material is evidence-based through 30 years of…

Realty of Chicago to Give Away 1,000 School Supplies at Back-to-School Event
As the first day of school rapidly approaches, Realty of Chicago prepares to help one thousand children get ready to go back to school. Realty of Chicago will be hosting its 4th Annual Back to School Giveaway, an event designed to…