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Wireless Generation to Partner With Lawrence Hall of Science, Providing Teachers With Proven Program That Integrates Science and Literacy
BROOKLYN, NY, Feb 14, 2012 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) --
Wireless Generation today announced an agreement to collaborate
with the Lawrence Hall of Science at the University of California,
Berkeley and to license a highly effective science education program
that pairs early science learning and literacy.
Wireless Generation will acquire rights to Lawrence Hall's innovative
and proven Seeds of Science/ Roots of Reading program, now in use in
more than 2000 schools across the country in grades 2-5. The
education technology company will assume licenses that had been held
since 2008 by Delta Education, a Nashua, New Hampshire-based division
of School Specialty, Inc. of Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Under the terms of the new agreement, Wireless Generation will access
rights through 2019 to use and market the program developed by the
Lawrence Hall of Science in partnership with the University of
California Berkeley's Graduate School of Education to provide
educators with a state-of-the-art integrated science and literacy
curriculum.
Seeds of Science/ Roots of Reading successfully helps kids build
reading, writing and language skills, while learning new science
concepts and how to think scientifically. It was first offered in
2008 in support of national efforts to advance teaching in science,
technology, engineering and math, or STEM.
As an educational technology innovator, Wireless Generation will also
develop digital curriculum based on Seeds of Science/ Roots of
Reading, which is currently offered to elementary schools in a print
format and as hands-on kits for young people to experience science in
action.
In addition, Wireless Generation has been selected by Lawrence Hall
of Science to expand the science and literacy program into middle
school grades. The company was chosen from among multiple respondents
to Lawrence Hall's request for proposals to collaborate on developing
original content for the program.
"It's an honor to be working with the prestigious Lawrence Hall of
Science, well known among educators for the great work they do
developing programs that get kids engaged in science both in and out
of school," says Larry Berger, Wireless Generation's CEO.
"What's so special about Seeds of Science/ Roots of Reading is that
the program not only does a great job of helping kids learn about and
grow to love science, it helps teachers address multiple
instructional challenges and goals at once," adds Berger. "Academic
subjects can't be taught in isolation from one another; children need
to continually build literacy skills to succeed in any field."
"The data show that the Seeds of Science/ Roots of Reading integrated
approach provides a better way to learn science and a better way to
learn literacy," says Jacqueline Barber, co-principal investigator
for Seeds of Science/ Roots of Reading, and associate director of the
Lawrence Hall of Science. "We're thrilled to be partnering with
Wireless Generation, and look forward to the ways that our work
together will enable more teachers and students to benefit from this
innovative approach to instruction."
About Wireless Generation
Wireless Generation is an education company that harnesses technology
to help teachers teach with excellence. Founded in 2000, the company
provides educational software, such as assessment tools, adaptive
curriculum for individualized instruction and large-scale data
systems, as well as consulting services to support teachers'
expertise and school improvement. Wireless Generation's innovative
tools help teachers meet individual student's needs and benefit more
than 200,000 educators and 3 million children in schools and
districts in all 50 states. More information is available at
wirelessgeneration.com
About the Lawrence Hall of Science
The Lawrence Hall of Science at the University of California,
Berkeley investigates, creates, and evaluates educational materials
and methods, professional development programs, and hands-on learning
experiences for science centers, schools, community organizations,
and homes. Since 1968, the Hall has been committed to providing every
person access to high quality, effective science and mathematics
learning opportunities to enrich lives, inform communities, and
advance society. For more information visit
lawrencehallofscience.org.
Contact:
Joan Lebow
Email Contact
212.796.2207
Janet Noe
Email Contact
510.642.2226
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