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50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Pasnik, Shelley; Llorente, Carlin – Education Development Center, Inc, 2012
Leaders of the CPB-PBS "Ready To Learn" Initiative understand the important role parents and caregivers play in ensuring young children's healthy development and academic learning. In order for young children, especially those living in traditionally underserved communities, to succeed at school and thrive outside of the classroom, educational…
Descriptors: Public Television, Educational Television, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education
Pasnik, Shelley; Llorente, Carlin – Education Development Center, Inc, 2012
The 2012 Preschool Pilot Study of PBS KIDS Transmedia Mathematics Content (Preschool Pilot) is an important part of the authors' multiyear "Ready To Learn" (RTL) summative evaluation initiative. Through this initiative funded by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) and Public Broadcasting Service (PBS), it was the responsibility of the…
Descriptors: Public Television, Educational Television, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education
Pasnik, Shelley; Llorente, Carlin – Education Development Center, Inc, 2012
Educators are well aware that in order to positively impact children's learning, media and technology must be integrated into the teaching and learning activities of instructional environments. In order to be a powerful catalyst for learning, media and technology resources must complement the learning goals, the instructional practices, and the…
Descriptors: Public Television, Educational Television, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education
Pasnik, Shelley; Llorente, Carlin – Education Development Center, Inc, 2012
The 2012 Transmedia Demonstration Stations program study is part of the multiyear CPB-PBS "Ready To Learn" summative evaluation initiative by Education Development Center, Inc., (EDC) and SRI International (SRI). Through a series of related studies, the authors are documenting, and, whenever possible, measuring the impact of PBS KIDS transmedia…
Descriptors: Public Television, Educational Television, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education
Diamond, James; Brunner, Cornelia – Education Development Center, Inc, 2011
Breakthrough, a global human rights organization, produced "America 2049," an alternate-reality game set in a dystopian future in which the United States is on the verge of breaking apart because of an inability to tolerate diversity and promote human rights. During the 12-week game launch, players uncovered artifacts related to the persistent…
Descriptors: Educational Games, United States History, Civil Rights, Social Justice
Hupert, Naomi; Cervantes, Francisco; DeGroof, Emily – Education Development Center, Inc, 2010
As part of the "Ready to Learn" Initiative, Education Development Center, Inc. (EDC), was charged with addressing the evaluation of Technological Enhancements for the outreach efforts of three producers: Out of the Blue's Super WHY! Technology Add-On; Sesame Workshop's The Electric Company School's Initiative Curriculum; and WordWorld's eBook…
Descriptors: Public Television, Educational Television, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education