SAS Curriculum Pathways Spring Spotlight 2009

Dear SAS^® Curriculum Pathways^® Educators:

		Spring brings exciting news to our family of users. In this newsletter, you’ll learn about updates and other features to help make the best use of our award-winning resources. One of the hot books in education circles this year is Disrupting Class, by Clayton Christensen. He contends that introducing technology in various industries often has a disruptive – yet ultimately positive – impact for consumers. Toyota and Honda “disrupted” the way traditional US car builders did business. Napster and iTunes forever changed the music industry. Yet despite the examples of how technology can enhance our lives, the education industry has been slow to embrace it as a way to transform how we run our schools and deliver instruction. As I read Christensen’s book, I thought of the many ways that SAS Curriculum Pathways can help teachers use technology to engage students, promote critical thinking and inspire curiosity. Whether you are skilled at using digital content or new to teaching with technology tools, we have much to offer you and your students. Our standards-based lessons, tools and InterActivities are easy to navigate and implement in the classroom, out of class, and in online learning environments. Thank you for choosing SAS Curriculum Pathways and for making education exciting and fun for our students. Bruce Friend Director, SAS Curriculum Pathways ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ What’s New for June 2009 Check our new features page for information about two powerful tools we’ll begin offering this June: an Interactive Atlas and a Spanish Language Builder. You’ll also find information about a wealth of new InterActivities and Audio Inquiries across all the core disciplines. System Requirements Update As you plan for the 2009-10 school year, be sure to verify that your computers are ready to access the latest enhancements to SAS Curriculum Pathways. Beginning April 3, simply log in and click System Check. Question and Answer Sessions Our Q&A sessions provide an opportunity to speak with our curriculum specialists, all of whom are former (secondary-level) teachers. During these live Web seminars, educators can discuss integration strategies, discipline-specific best practices and other issues. The following sessions take place on Wednesdays at 3 p.m. (ET): Social Studies: March 25 Mathematics: April 15 Spanish: April 29 Online registration is available. The registration page also provides archived versions of this semester's sessions on science and English language arts. CODiE Award Finalist SAS Curriculum Pathways is honored as a 2009 CODiE award finalist in the following categories: Best Online Instructional Solution Best Reading/English Solution These peer recognition awards celebrate both achievement and vision. Nominees are chosen after rigorous evaluation by education and technology experts. Last year, at the 23rd annual CODiE Awards, SAS Curriculum Pathways won the award for Best K-12 Instructional Solution. SAS® Curriculum Pathways® for Middle School SAS Curriculum Pathways for middle school is under development. It will offer new tools and lessons, along with existing resources appropriate for middle school students. Later this summer, we will introduce the product to a select group of teachers as part of a pilot program; during the fall, these teachers will field test resources with their students. The results will shape future product development. Customer Spotlight: Centennial Campus Magnet Middle School Find out how daily access to SAS Curriculum Pathways at Centennial Campus Magnet Middle School has gotten students more engaged and motivated to learn and improved the quality of their work. Do you have a SAS Curriculum Pathways success story to share? Submit it here.				Quotation “I’ve seen students become more engaged and more confident in their lessons. [SAS Curriculum Pathways] really has allowed me to become more effective as a teacher. I am more effective at diagnosing what my students are learning and what they aren’t. It’s become more of a student-centered classroom." - George Ward Lead teacher Centennial Campus Magnet Middle School Edit Your Profile You can modify your user name or password, check your e-mail address, and update your discipline selection: Log in, click your name in the upper right corner, and reenter your password. Your SAS® Curriculum Pathways® profile is unique. Upcoming Events North Carolina Association of Independent Schools Blending Learning Environments: When Brick & Mortar Meets Virtual Durham, NC April 2 Milken Institute Global Conference 2009 April 27-29, 2009 Los Angeles, CA

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