BrainPOP Jr. (www.brainpopjr.com), BrainPOP

BrainPOP Jr. creates animated, curriculum-based content that supports educators and engages students in grades K-3. Aligned to state standards and easy to use, BrainPOP Jr. features fully integrated online learning units that encourage further inquiry and exploration while gently introducing children to test-taking skills.

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Rosetta Stone Classroom Version 3, Rosetta Stone

Rosetta Stone Classroom is a powerful learning solution that blends seamlessly into a teacher’s overall language learning curriculum. Features such as speech analysis tools, grammar and spelling components, and predefined course templates effectively complement classroom teaching expertise. Rosetta Stone Classroom is available in more than 30 different languages.

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SAS Curriculum Pathways, SAS Institute Inc.

SAS® Curriculum Pathways® enhances student achievement and teacher effectiveness by providing Web-based curriculum resources in all the core disciplines: English, math, science, social studies/history and Spanish. Fully funded by SAS and offered at no cost to educators and students in the US, it is used in high schools, community colleges, virtual schools, home school, and other teaching and learning environments.

For grades 8-14, it features learner-centered activities with measurable outcomes, interactive, searchable materials that target higher-order thinking skills and organization by subject areas and topics - mapped to standards.

Teachers can select and integrate resources that facilitate differentiated instruction and develop critical thinking skills. Integrating rigorous content with skillful instructional design prepares students for college-level learning, employs 21st century skills, and assists in meeting achievement and accountability criteria.

SAS Curriculum Pathways is also a Best Reading/English Instructional Solution Finalist. Regarding that content, audio and visual materials enhance reading comprehension, while detailed questions help students think critically about what they read. SAS’ award-winning Writing Reviser helps students organize, develop and revise their work.

SAS Curriculum Pathways®: English provides resources in Language, Communication Skills, Literary Genres, American Literature, English Literature, Early World Literature and Modern World Literature.

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Adaptive Curriculum, Sebit, LLC

Adaptive Curriculum is an interactive, online system designed to enhance learning in mathematics and science. Developed by Sebit, LLC, Adaptive Curriculum offers math and science Activity Objects that package educational content as single-topic segments that can be used in a variety of learning environments.

Combining conceptual learning with state-of-the-art visualization, Adaptive Curriculum provides teachers with an interactive way to engage middle-grade students in learning math and science. Lessons are aligned to national and state standards, and help students develop the knowledge and critical thinking skills they need to be successful in the classroom and on high-stakes assessments.

Activity Objects use realistic, high-quality animations to help students comprehend complicated math and science concepts. From simulations to controlled experiments – students make choices and decisions as they delve into captivating lessons. Examples include a trip to the automotive garage to learn about heat transfer, or a visit to the emergency room to learn about blood transfusion.

To help teachers incorporate Activity Objects into their curricula, Adaptive Curriculum provides a flexible online environment called MyAdaptiveSpace. Containing simple, intuitive tools for managing instruction, MyAdaptiveSpace offers teachers the ability to plan their lessons, assign Activity Objects to their students and track achievement through assessment reports.

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Operation: Resilient Planet, The JASON Project

Operation: Resilient Planet, available in online and full-color print editions, takes students to Earth's critical ecosystems to investigate pressures from human-induced changes and understand their responsibility for defending biodiversity, Like all JASON curricula, it speaks the language of students today, bringing cutting-edge research and compelling scientists to life in computer games, simulations, videos, podcasts, Web casts and live interactive events – all integrated into the scope and sequence of print student and teacher editions.

Developed in collaboration with NASA, NOAA, National Geographic and other leading organizations, Operation: Resilient Planet is free online after registering in the JASON Mission Center (JMC) at www.jason.org. The JMC also houses state-of-the-art tools for educators to manage, assess and track student performance.

Operation: Resilient Planet is aligned to state and national science standards and contains at least five to nine weeks of material. It is designed to fit school districts’ core ecology curriculum for middle grade students.

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