Computer Curriculum Corporation and Florida Educators Collaborate to Enrich Student Learning with Technology; Florida and CCC Demonstrate Commitment to Education with State-of-the Art School Installations, Nationwide Educator Training Program.SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 15, 1997--Computer Curriculum Corporation (CCC CCC A very speculative grade assigned to a debt obligation by a rating agency. Such a rating indicates default or considerable doubt that interest will be paid or principal repaid. Also called Caa. ), the leading provider of educational software and services to the school market, today announced several Florida-based education technology programs. These include a national training center for principals and school administrators and state-of-the-art technology installations in three school districts. These programs demonstrate CCC's leadership in the growing $4.1 billion education technology market and reflect President Clinton's initiative, Call to Action for American Education. CCC's involvement in the national training center, The Astronauts Memorial Foundation (AMF AMF ACE (Allied Command, Europe) Mobile Force AMF Autorité des Marchés Financiers (French) AMF Action Message Format AMF Arab Monetary Fund AMF Asian Monetary Fund AMF Autocrine Motility Factor ) Educational Technology Institute, answers Clinton's call for corporations to support education through extensive professional development for education administrators nationwide. Located in the AMF's Center for Space Education at Kennedy Space Center Kennedy Space Center (Cape Canaveral) U.S. launch site for manned space missions. [U.S. Hist.: WB, So:562] See : Astronautics , the Institute is a unique collaboration between CCC and the non-profit foundation to train educators in the use of technology. Also announced today are technology investments by several Florida school districts -- Ruth K. Broad Bay Harbor Elementary School elementary school: see school. in Dade County Dade County can refer to the following places:
"CCC has the educational products and services Florida educators need to deliver the rewards of learning with technology," said CCC President and Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Ronald Fortune. "It's wonderful to work with these Florida customers who are committed to bringing the best technology into the classroom to reach today's kids and improve their learning experience." "Our contribution to the Educational Technology Institute will help educate administrators who play an important role in bringing technology to schools," added Fortune. "This training is absolutely crucial for the successful use of technology in America's classrooms." The Astronauts Memorial Foundation Educational Technology Institute CCC has donated thousands of dollars in software and technical services to support the AMF Educational Technology Institute. Members of the National Association of Secondary School Principals The National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP) is a United States educational advocacy organization consisting of secondary school principals. To promote excellence among middle school and high school students, NASSP founded and still sponsors the National Honor (NASSP NASSP National Association of Secondary School Principals NASSP North American Society of Social Philosophy ), as well as other educators and administrators, participate in the Institute's training program. The AMF Educational Technology Institute has trained thousands of educators from Florida and other regions of the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. in the use of educational technology. By incorporating CCC educational software into its training program, educators will have access to a leading program with comprehensive capabilities. Through hands-on learning of how the software tracks student learning and supports various teaching models, principals will gain a perspective of both teachers' and students' needs. This training will provide them with the knowledge and experience they need to implement successful education technology solutions in their particular school environments. Ruth K. Broad Bay Harbor Elementary School Ruth K. Broad Bay Harbor Elementary School in Miami is celebrating its new education technology installation as well as a new building. The school has made a commitment to technology with a $600,000 grant and is running CCC's SuccessMaker software on 196 stations. Plans are in place to add another 50 stations this year. The school provides students with Internet access See how to access the Internet. at their desktops, and participates in CCC's educational Web site, CCCnet, which features interactive thematic the·mat·ic adj. 1. Of, relating to, or being a theme: a scene of thematic importance. 2. instruction. In addition, RKB RKB Responder Knowledge Base RKB Rotary Kelly Bushing RKB Rig Kelly Bushing (oil and gas depth reference point) Bay Harbor's teachers use e-mail for communicating within the school as well as to parents. "Our school's renovation has not only been with the building structure, but also with our commitment to technology," Steve Loveless, principal of RKB Bay Harbor School said. "Installing CCC's educational software is a major step toward achieving our goal to provide the newest technology available to help students maximize their learning potential." Duval County Public Schools Duval County Public Schools is implementing an Academic Excellence and Achievement program, with technology as a cornerstone to its success. The district is operating with a $7 million budget to bring technology to 12 elementary schools, grades K-5, with five computers per classroom. These 12 schools are currently classified at a low performance level, and the technology is part of a larger initiative to improve student performance. New programs will include collaborative learning Collaborative learning is an umbrella term for a variety of approaches in education that involve joint intellectual effort by students or students and teachers. Collaborative learning refers to methodologies and environments in which learners engage in a common task in which each projects between classrooms through the use of video conferencing See videoconferencing. (communications) video conferencing - A discussion between two or more groups of people who are in different places but can see and hear each other using electronic communications. , and network connection of all schools to the district so school administrators have desktop access to individual student progress reports. Monroe County School District Monroe County School District and CCC have piloted a program for kids to use CCC's SuccessMaker curriculum both at school and on district-supplied computers at home. Providing students with online access to SuccessMaker, it allows teachers to assign computer-based homework and shows CCC's flexibility for use in a school-to-home model. The program was successfully tested on a group of 20 families and is being considered for district-wide implementation. Currently, Monroe County's 13 schools use CCC's SuccessMaker software in computer labs and classrooms. The software is used for all 9,000 K-12 students in Monroe schools, as well as for adults in the community who wish to use the software for studying English as a second language, preparing for the graduation equivalency equivalency the combining power of an electrolyte. See also equivalent. diploma (GED GED abbr. 1. general equivalency diploma 2. general educational development GED (US) n abbr (Scol) (= general educational development) → ) or improving skills in the workplace. CCC is working with the district to plan further educational programs once the schools are connected by high-speed cable later this year. CCC's Educational Software Solutions CCC's SuccessMaker educational software encompasses more than 50 titles and courses, and 3,000 hours of curriculum content. SuccessMaker integrates state-of-the-art multimedia to engage students and provides teachers with a built-in management system featuring a full complement of tools to customize instruction, track student progress and measure results. In addition, CCC offers an Internet-based solution, CCCnet (www.cccnet.com), which delivers standards-based, interactive curriculum projects and lesson plans to the classroom. The Company Computer Curriculum Corporation is the leading provider of educational software and services to the school market and a unit of Simon & Schuster Simon & Schuster U.S. publishing company. It was founded in 1924 by Richard L. Simon (1899–1960) and M. Lincoln Schuster (1897–1970), whose initial project, the original crossword-puzzle book, was a best-seller. . Now in its 30th year, CCC's software is installed in more than 16,000 schools and has been used by more than 10 million students worldwide. CCC reaches a community of learners by offering educational projects over the World Wide Web (www.cccnet.com), adult education solutions through CCC's Invest Learning division and after school education programs through Score@Kaplan educational centers. Simon & Schuster, the world's largest educational publisher, is the publishing operation of Viacom Inc. Viacom is one of the world's largest entertainment and publishing companies and a leading force in nearly every segment of the international media marketplace. -0- ADDITIONAL CONTACTS: The Astronauts Memorial Foundation Duval County Public Schools Ron Paciello, 407/452-2887 Dr. Charles Cline cline, in biology, any gradual change in a particular characteristic of a population of organisms from one end of the geographical range of the population to the other. , 904/390-2128 Ruth K. Broad Bay Harbor Monroe County School District Elementary School Chris Yahn, 305/293-1661 Lisa Christie Castro, 305/865-7912, ext. 42 Reader Contact Information: Readers can call Computer Curriculum Corporation at (800) 455-7910. -0- Note to Editors: The Computer Curriculum Corporation logo and Computer Curriculum Corporation are registered trademarks of Computer Curriculum Corporation. All other trademarks are the property of their respective holders. CONTACT: Computer Curriculum Corporation Lorraine Bolster, 408/541-3951 lorraine_bolster@cccpp.com or The Weber Group, Inc. Dawn Mortensen, 415/463-8623 dmortensen@ca.webergroup.com |
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