Educational Publishing Moves to New Home

The blog Educational Publishing, which is produced by the Association of Educational Publishers (AEP), has moved to the new AEP website. Click here to read the latest articles, and then explore our site to find our more about AEP’s members, initiatives, and priorities for the learning resource industry.

Science Standards Update: Get Ready for a New Chapter One

At the Publishers’ Forum for the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) (held in April in conjunction with Achieve, AAP, AEP, the Hands-On Science Partnership, and the National Research Council) participants received updates on the progress of the standards, projected timelines for implementation, and information on participating states. Most important, though, the presenters highlighted the key issues that publishers should pay attention to as they begin developing for the new standards.

LRMI Update: Focus Shifts to Implementation

The Association of Educational Publishers (AEP) has kicked off the next stage of the Learning Resource Metadata Initiative (LRMI) by organizing a proof of concept phase, in which content from a trial group of publishers will undergo the LRMI metatagging process. AEP hopes to unveil the results from this proof of concept phase at its Content in Context conference, June 3-6 in Washington, DC.

Andrew Hsu: Harnessing the Power of Educational Gaming

At age 19, Andrew Hsu already had three undergraduate science degrees, and he was closing in on a doctorate in neuroscience from Stanford University. He could have chosen dozens of high-profile career paths, but he selected one that led him into the field of educational gaming.

Receiving a $100,000 grant through the 20 Under 20 Fellowship program started by PayPal co-founder Peter Thiel to encourage young entrepreneurs, Hsu left Stanford in early 2011 to found Airy Labs, an educational gaming company dedicated to creating the next generation of mobile and tablet learning games for kids. In August 2011, he secured seed financing of $1.5 million to support his vision for the company.

Why I’m (Still) Investing in the Education Industry

by Jim McVety, First Step Advisors

A year ago I first introduced my thinking behind the Talent Development Scholarship, I focused on the opportunity to engage new members of our industry in a shared mission to improve educational outcomes.

And did we ever. During CiC 2011, four up-and-coming education executives took full advantage of the scholarship to learn, network, reflect, and grow.

As you read through the posts from past winners, think about the last time you engaged so meaningfully in an opportunity to do these things. AEP, and CIC in particular, stand for growth and development and allow professionals in our space to learn from the best.