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| I hope you are having a productive and rewarding school year. In our last newsletter, I announced that we had hit new milestones in teacher and student usage. I also said that we expected even greater usage in the coming year.
On behalf of our entire team, I am pleased to announce that those expectations are becoming a reality. In addition to our recent partnership with West Virginia, described below, I am happy to report that SAS Curriculum Pathways is now being used by students and teachers in all 50 states. I’m hopeful that our new Share feature, also described below, will further increase product usage and efficiency by enabling teachers to send their peers direct links to specific product resources along with individualized notes about classroom implementation. I’m confident that as the community of users continues to grow, teacher-to-teacher contacts will help to enrich the learning experiences of students across the country. I hope you will continue to share your ideas with us and with each other. Thank you for choosing SAS Curriculum Pathways and for all your efforts to make learning more engaging and challenging. Bruce Friend Director, SAS Curriculum Pathways ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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Have you ever wanted to quickly direct a colleague to a specific resource in SAS Curriculum Pathways? Now you can. Our new Share feature retains all of our Assign capabilities and adds a Recommend tab so that you can e-mail information to your colleagues, both within and outside your school; your message automatically specifies the title of the resource you have open, its URL, and its Quick Launch number.
Online Professional Development This fall, we’ve begun offering an online course (asynchronous and self-paced) that guides and supports educators as they transform instruction with SAS Curriculum Pathways (CEU documentation provided). One hundred teachers will have the opportunity to participate at no charge. For more information, see our Web site. West Virginia Governor Announces Partnership West Virginia Governor Joe Manchin has announced a partnership with SAS to provide SAS Curriculum Pathways to schools across his state. "Learning happens when students are engaged," said state Superintendent of Schools Steve Paine. "SAS Curriculum Pathways is such a powerful tool because it brings content alive. The Web-based curriculum resource not only helps educators make learning fun for students, it helps them assess the depth of knowledge and proficiency level of each student." 2009 Award of Excellence to SAS Curriculum Pathways On Oct. 28, SAS Curriculum Pathways earned the 2009 Award of Excellence (AOE) from Tech & Learning magazine. For 27 years, the AOE has recognized the "best of the best" uses of technology to enhance education. More than 100 entries were rigorously tested by educators in several rounds of judging. Evaluation criteria included quality and effectiveness, ease of use, creative use of technology, and suitability for use in an educational environment. Speak Up 2009 Speak Up is a national online research project that collects and reports on the authentic, unfiltered feedback of K-12 students, parents and educators about 21st century learning and teaching. This year the survey will be open until Friday, Dec. 18. Survey topics include:
In North Carolina’s Edgecombe County, we’re helping to provide rural students with 21st-century skills. “I have found that SAS Curriculum Pathways makes kids think and increases their engagement in the lessons,” says Joy Robinson, Math Department Chair for Edgecombe County Public Schools. “It is one of the most effective tools I have to engage all my students.” Do you have a SAS Curriculum Pathways success story to share? Submit it here. |
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"I want to thank SAS Curriculum Pathways for their generosity and willingness to continue to put this resource in our classrooms. Any time we are able to equip teachers with additional tools that have the ability to enhance instruction of young people, it is a win for the teacher, the students and our schools." -Joe Manchin, Governor of West Virginia Who is your SAS Coordinator? Your local SAS Coordinator is the primary contact between SAS and your school. Don’t know who that is? After you log in, the name is displayed in the lower right corner of your screen. That person is no longer at your school? Please contact us with the name and e-mail address of the person who supports your use of instructional technology. 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
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