Washington, DC (PRWEB) June 09, 2013
The Association of Educational Publishers (AEP) is pleased to announce the 34 winners of the 2013 AEP Awards. The AEP Awards program, which has been in existence for over 4 decades, is the most prestigious and comprehensive recognition program in the finding out resource community. The Awards were distributed to the winners during the AEP Awards Gala which took place June 4 in Washington, D.C. at the Capital Hilton. The event was hosted by Deb Devries from Houghton Mifflin Harcourt and Michael Ross from Encyclopaedia Britannica.

Goods were judged in a 3-tier procedure (educator assessment, skilled overview, and certification) with only the greatest components advancing to the greater rounds. Each year, the evaluation process begins with a panel of teachers who judge the entries based on how well they will succeed in the classroom. This step ensures that the winning merchandise are genuinely successful in the field of educational publishing. All entrants acquire judges’ feedback at the conclusion of the method to help them increase their components.

AEP believes that specialist requirements of good quality and consistency need to be the baseline for all instructional resources and these standards serve as the foundation for judging entries. The AEP’s ten benchmarks for top quality incorporate: 1) clearly articulated learning targets and objectives two) appropriate grade and reading levels three) clearly stated trustworthy sources 4) engaging, relevant, and up-to-date content material 5) extremely vetted content material that is correct, objective, and trustworthy 6) differentiated understanding opportunities 7) standards- and proof-based lessons/learning aligned with higher-quality assessments 8) effectively-made and appealing materials for students, teachers, and other education specialists 9) adaptable components for individual studying types and requirements and 10) comprehensive educator guide or instructional support components.

AEP Awards finalists and winners earn the correct to display the AEP Award Seal, nationally recognized by educators, administrators, and parents as a mark of outstanding high quality and achievement. “Finding out supplies are a important portion of education. But the overwhelming quantity of alternatives can make it difficult to locate the most effective sources,” stated Eric Hamilton, Assistant Director at the American Museum of Organic History and chair of the AEP Awards Committee. “The AEP Awards have been regularly focused on high quality content, regardless of the medium. The AEP award seals, which are provided to all finalists and winners, make it simpler for educators and choice-makers to locate the quality items they are searching for to use in the classroom and other finding out environments.”

The AEP Awards system not only showcases the best studying sources, but also emphasizes the essential function of teachers in education. For that reason, many award categories concentrate exclusively on expert improvement components.

AEP Awards Winners:

The Golden Lamp Awards, one of the most prestigious honors in the education industry, highlight the “very best of the very best” merchandise for teaching and studying every single year. The 2013 winners are:

Scholastic Action – Scholastic Inc. (Periodicals) Teachscape Teaching Effectiveness Platform – Teachscape (Expert Development) Britannica School – Encyclopaedia Britannica Inc. (Supplemental Resources) and McGraw-Hill Networks: A Social Research Understanding Program – McGraw-Hill School Education (Entire Curriculum Programs).

The Innovation Awards recognize forward-considering goods that are pioneering changes in the education landscape. This years Innovation Awards had been provided to Capstone (Networked Finding out Tools), ChineseCUBES (Digital Games and Simulation Tools), eInstruction (Student Response/Assessment), Focus Education (Pedagogy/Methodology), National Wildlife Federation (Mobile/Wireless Studying Tools), and StudySync (Emerging Technologies).

The Distinguished Achievement Awards (DAAs) honor the very best in a variety of product varieties and resources employed by teachers, parents, and students. DAA categories contain Periodicals, Skilled Improvement, Supplemental Resources, and Whole Curriculum Programs.

The Distinguished Achievement Award winners in Adult Periodicals: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD), Common Conference of Seventh-day Adventists, National Science Teachers Association (NSTA), Penn State Alumni Association, Scholastic Inc., and Teaching Tolerance.

The Distinguished Achievement Award winners in PreK-12 Periodicals: National Wildlife Federation, Scholastic Inc., and Wall Street Journal Classroom Edition.

The Distinguished Achievement Award winners in Skilled Development: Corwin, Developmental Studies Center (USA), Math Options, and Responsive Classroom.

The Distinguished Achievement Award winners in Supplemental Resources: Benchmark Education Co., Developmental Research Center (USA), Girl Scouts of the USA, ORIGO Education, Okapi Educational Publishing, Inc., Rubicon Publishing, Inc., Scholastic Inc., Shmoop, Teacher Designed Materials, and Queensland Art Gallery.

The Distinguished Achievement Award winners in Whole Curriculum Programs include: K12 Inc., McGraw-Hill College Education, ORIGO Education, and College Specialty.

AEP also recognizes advertising and marketing excellence by way of its Beacon Awards system. At a luncheon on June 4, Beacon Awards were offered to six major firms and organizations for their exceptional advertising campaigns and advertisements that promote a variety of educational goods. The 2013 Gold Beacon winner was the Huge Apple Multimedia Campaign from Math Options. The 2013 Beacon Award winners consist of CDW-G, Girl Scouts of the USA, Studying A-Z, Math Options, WestEd, and Winter Group.

About the AEP Awards

Because 1967, the AEP Awards have honored outstanding sources for teaching and studying in all media and for any educational setting. The most prestigious and complete recognition plan of its kind, the AEP Awards recognize exceptional resources for students as properly as expert improvement supplies for teachers. A rigorous evaluation procedure with instructors and other education specialists serving as judges ensures that the winners meet all of AEP’s established benchmarks for high quality content material. The AEP Awards are extensively recognized for their good results in identifying exemplars of excellence that broaden horizons, foster curiosity and vital pondering, and lay the foundation for lifelong studying.

See the video ‘Honoring Excellence’ which shows the full variety of eligible entries.

About the Association of Educational Publishers (AEP)

The only skilled organization that serves the diverse wants of the whole educational resource neighborhood, the Association of Educational Publishers (AEP) encourages and advocates for skilled, quality content material for teaching and studying. The membership of AEP represents the wide variety of men and women, institutions, and companies dedicated to delivering progressive finding out sources in all media and for any educational setting. Founded in 1895, AEP now helps its members navigate the worldwide realities of educational publishing in the 21st century.

AEP is at the forefront of the educational publishing business, top initiatives that aid drive the future of content material improvement and delivery. It has taken a major part in many efforts supporting the market, such as the Finding out Resource Metadata Initiative (LRMI), which is altering the way educational materials are located on the World wide web Innovation Through Inclusion, promoting market-wide diversity and representation of educational publishers on matters such as new legislation and funding. By way of its events, publications, and recognition programs, AEP works to inform and advance the market and to define and applaud excellence in the field.



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