Visual Learning Systems

Teachers in New York State are busy designing unit lesson plans to align to the new common core standards to comply with the Race to the Top requirements for funds from the U.S. Department of Education. This year just ELA and Mathematics standards must be incorporated.  The new Common Core Science Standards, not yet published by the state, are being anticipated for next year.  Visual Learning Systems (VLS), experts in the creation of standards-based science videos and teacher's guides to support the K-14 science curriculum, has introduced Digital Science Online just in time.  Digital Science Online is an online annual subscription service that enables access to a comprehensive collection of visual science teaching tools for the classroom.  Educators are able to access Visual Learning Systems' vast science media library through an easy and simple to use web-based interface.  Grade-specific visual elements make learning meaningful, interesting and long-lasting. Digital Science Online is available in three editions: Primary, Elementary, and Middle School.  Each edition includes numerous features that are cost-effective, time saving, intuitive and user-friendly.  Each keyword searchable edition includes full length videos, video clips, animations, images and student activities.   Included also is a large collection of printable activities including assessments, lab activities, vocabulary exercises, and reading activities.  The academic language used and the accompanying reading activities support a deeper understanding of text.  This is where the teachers really can take advantage of integrating ELA into the science curriculum as they are asked to create at least one new unit lesson this year.  NAMTC Newsletter  http://namtc.org/  March 2012