Posts Tagged ‘Content development’
Phenomena for Next Generation Science Standards
by David Bailis, STEM Content Director The Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) are different from the science content standards of old because they are not simply based on knowing random science content. Before the NGSS, a student may have been asked to know only the three basic states of matter: solid, liquid, and gas, and…
Read MoreLeveled Reader Project
Anne Riccio, Senior Supervising Editor of ELA & Humanities recently led a project Westchester K-12 worked on for Pioneer Valley Books, who had selected our company to provide editorial services for their newest series of leveled readers. We enjoyed working on this project, which will help students in grades 3-5 learn more about a range…
Read MoreMeet Anne Riccio
Anne Riccio, Senior Supervising Editor, ELA & Humanities, oversees the development of Literacy and Social Studies programs. She has a strong background in both subject areas, having worked directly in schools as a social studies teacher, and also as a director of reading content development. Before joining Westchester K-12, Anne led the development of…
Read MoreMeet Dave Bailis
We asked Dave Bailis, STEM Content Director for Westchester K-12 to share some insights with us about his career, from his experience as a middle-school math and science teacher to developing content programs for basal publishers, and then working for an educational development publishing house prior to joining Westchester K-12. Read on to understand…
Read MoreWestchester K-12 Publishing Services Summit
by Kevin J. Gray, Managing Director, Westchester K-12 Publishing Services We launched the K-12 division just over a year ago, debuting at the AAP Content in Context forum. Westchester K-12 was founded on the belief that educational publishers deserved a higher level of product development support than they were receiving, and I was confident this…
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