Latest news releases from PR.com for Walch Education. http://www.pr.com/press-releases Wed, 03 Dec 2008 15:35:50 -0500 http://www.pr.com/images/logo_white.jpg http://www.pr.com/ 68 69 PR.com provides Free Press Release Distribution, & is a unique Directory of Businesses, Products, Services, & Jobs - in all industries. Find Full Company Profiles. © 2008 PR Worldwide, Inc. 60 http://www.pr.com/press-release/92269 Walch Education, a leading publisher of educational materials, has announced that it has signed an agreement with the St. Croix School District of the U.S. Virgin Islands. The agreement calls for Walch to develop and provide customized Academic Support Programs (ASPs) for approximately 700 special education students in the district. “Each of the ASPs contains approximately 60 hours of instruction,” notes [PR.com - June 27, 2008] Walch Education http://www.pr.com/press-release/92269 http://www.pr.com/press-release/90382 Walch Education had three titles nominated, and each won in their respective categories. [PR.com - June 14, 2008] Walch Education http://www.pr.com/press-release/90382 http://www.pr.com/press-release/86983 Educational publisher Walch Education has announced a new release: "What’s Next: A Simulation of Adult Life Stages." Authored by Heidi Retzer and Dan Heisdorf, What’s Next? was developed for middle- and high-school students, or special education classes, with a focus on life-skills, consumer mathematics, or other similar curricula. Through role-playing activities, students learn the skills they will [PR.com - May 25, 2008] Walch Education http://www.pr.com/press-release/86983 http://www.pr.com/press-release/86672 Walch Education has just released Dialogue, Discussion, and Debate: Social Studies and Dialogue, Discussion, and Debate: Science. The two volumes help middle- and high-school teachers to take advantage of current and historical controversies in social studies and science, bringing the conversation into the classroom. How can teachers support productive, civil conversations about controversial topics? By providing [PR.com - May 23, 2008] Walch Education http://www.pr.com/press-release/86672 http://www.pr.com/press-release/80085 The Association of Educational Publishers (AEP) has announced that three Walch Education titles have been nominated as finalists in the annual recognition of Distinguished Achievement Awards. The AEP’s Distinguished Achievement Awards recognize the best educational materials—such as books, periodicals, educational toys, and software—within subject categories and by audience. The materials are evaluated [PR.com - April 10, 2008] Walch Education http://www.pr.com/press-release/80085 http://www.pr.com/press-release/74063 Walch Education has just released Station Activities for Mathematics, a three-book set for students in grades 6, 7, and 8. The books allow students to learn mathematics by solving problems, communicating, and reasoning with one another in small groups. Each book contains 20 activity sets addressing numbers and operations, geometry and measurement, algebra, and data analysis and probability. Each set includes four [PR.com - February 28, 2008] Walch Education http://www.pr.com/press-release/74063 http://www.pr.com/press-release/74064 The Florida Department of Education has announced that the Florida Academic Support Program for English Language Arts, Grades 9–12, has been officially adopted by the state’s Office of Instructional Materials and is now available through the Florida School Book Depository. The Florida Academic Support Program for English Language Arts, Grades 9–12 (or “ASP”) is published by Walch Education, [PR.com - February 28, 2008] Walch Education http://www.pr.com/press-release/74064 http://www.pr.com/press-release/70554 Walch Education has just released the four-volume series Real-Life Science: Physics, Biology, Chemistry, and Earth Science. Each book gives high school students a real-world context for key science concepts. What questions do students ask about science? How can science relate to everyday life? Each title in this engaging series addresses 25 questions that uncover real-life science applications, relating academic material [PR.com - February 03, 2008] Walch Education http://www.pr.com/press-release/70554 http://www.pr.com/press-release/68520 The latest release by Walch Education is a two-book series that gets to the roots of adolescent literacy issues. Critical Literacy: Making Inferences and Critical Literacy: Figurative Language target students’ reading skills in grades 6-12. Why do struggling learners have trouble reading? Contrary to popular opinion, the issue is not articulating the printed text. Rather, it is understanding and processing the [PR.com - January 20, 2008] Walch Education http://www.pr.com/press-release/68520 http://www.pr.com/press-release/62029 Walch Publishing celebrates the diversity and accomplishments of Americans of all types with 8 new books for grades 6-12, "16 Extraordinary Americans." The series focuses on Americans with disabilities, African Americans, Hispanic Americans, Asian Americans, Native Americans, American women, entrepreneurs, and young Americans, each book showcasing 16 extraordinary individuals. [PR.com - November 28, 2007] Walch Education http://www.pr.com/press-release/62029 http://www.pr.com/press-release/60259 Walch Publishing, the educational publisher located in Portland, Maine, has announced a deal to print and distribute one of their leading series in South Korea. The series, "Daily Warm-Ups," will have nine titles published and distributed by IAM Books, a leading Korean firm. [PR.com - November 14, 2007] Walch Education http://www.pr.com/press-release/60259 http://www.pr.com/press-release/57849 Walch Publishing, based in Portland, Maine, has just published the 2nd edition of "16 Extraordinary Native Americans." Part of the eight-book "16 Extraordinary Americans" series, this insightful book builds reading comprehension skills for students in grades 6-12, while introducing them to influential contemporary and historical Native Americans. [PR.com - October 27, 2007] Walch Education http://www.pr.com/press-release/57849 http://www.pr.com/press-release/56885 Walch Publishing has released a new series for high-school students, Expeditions in Your Classroom: Geometry and Expeditions in Your Classroom: English Language Arts. This two-book series engages students by having them solve real-world problems that reinforce basic math skills and English concepts and rules. Each Expeditions book contains ten projects designed to leave a lasting mark. Students solve real problems [PR.com - October 20, 2007] Walch Education http://www.pr.com/press-release/56885 http://www.pr.com/press-release/56293 Walch Publishing, based in Portland, Maine, has partnered with Boston’s Museum of Science and Tufts University to launch "Building Math," a new program that teaches middle-school students algebra by having them solve problems in exotic locations. [PR.com - October 17, 2007] Walch Education http://www.pr.com/press-release/56293