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"HotChalk University certainly made the HotChalk Learning Environment easy
to navigate for me.

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Located in New York City , Wireless Generation can be
reached at (212) 213-8177 and on the Web at http://www. HotChalk University offers professional
development to all HotChalk teachers by providing them with the training
required to use the HotChalk Learning Environment to produce measurable
improvements in student achievement .

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When the handheld is "synced" to an Internet-connected computer, student data
is immediately transferred to a secure Web site where additional reports are
available for further analysis and instructional decision-making. For more information on Gear Up! and other Wright Group's products,
call 1-800-648-2970 or visit http://www. Sales in 2004 were $5. The
software automates much of the time -consuming administrative work for teachers
by offering curriculum management, lesson plan development , secure email, and
automated assignment distribution, collection, and grading. The solution is funded by online advertising, which schools can
control by using the patent-pending HotChalk Community Standards Engine(TM).ereleases.

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NEW YORK, Wright Group/McGraw-Hill, a major
provider of innovative literacy and mathematics programs for pre-K through
Grade 8, and Wireless Generation, the leading developer of pre-K through Grade
12 observational assessment software, today announced that Wright Group's
popular Gear Up! Guided Reading Series is now available on mCLASS(TM):Reading
software.wrightgroup .

73 000 Middle School Students in California are Enrolled in Algebra I Classes With Underprepared or ``Out-of-Field'' Teachers; Center for the Future of Teachin

The HotChalk Learning Environment (TM) is a Web-based collaborative
software solution for secondary school teachers, students and parents .

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"Through the Wright Group's proven reading series and the
outstanding instructional technology provided by Wireless Generation, we are
providing teachers with the tools that will help children succeed , regardless
of their reading skill level.

About McGraw-Hill Education
Wright Group is a part of McGraw-Hill Education, a leading global provider
of electronic and print products that enhance teaching and learning in the
pre-K through Grade 12, higher education and professional markets .

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Founded in 1888, the corporation has more than 280
offices in 37 countries. Over 1,000 Teachers Preparing for Back-to-School With
HotChalk University to Receive IACET CEU Credits at No Cost

LOS GATOS, Calif. HotChalk, through
its continuing education and training service, HotChalk University(TM), is now
authorized to offer IACET Continuing Education Units (CEUs ) for all current
training programs that meet the IACET criteria, as well as any programs
created during the next five years.com

This release was issued through eReleases(TM).

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The handheld instantly calculates the reading
accuracy rate, and provides information about the student's reading ability.com and
http://www.
On average, schools with the lowest passing rates on the
California High School Exit Exam (CAHSEE) have far more of these
underprepared teachers than schools with higher pass rates.cftl. IACET was created by the task force to
provide both a forum for discussion of education standards and an
organizational body to promote quality standards.

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The Task
Force determined the universal guidelines for continuing education and created
the Continuing Education Unit (CEU ).

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"HotChalk is clearly committed to the highest standards of professional
development for teachers and HotChalk's decision to seek accreditation from
the IACET reflects that," stated Scott Farrow, Executive Director, IACET.

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By using the software and the reading series, teachers can quickly
assess students' reading ability using a handheld computer. Wright Group is
Wireless Generation's lead publishing partner for mCLASS:Reading software,
offering a broad range of its most acclaimed, most popular leveled readers to
users of this technology.

About Wright Group /McGraw-Hill
Wright Group/McGraw-Hill produces innovative, alternative core and
supplemental literacy and mathematics programs for differentiated instruction
and professional development in grades pre-K through Grade 8.com.

About the International Association for Continuing Education and Training
IACET grew out of a National Task Force on continuing education
commissioned by the Bureau of Education (now the Department of Education) in
1968.

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"Research shows that children who read well in the early grades are far
more successful in later years," said Wright Group executive vice president
Jim McNeely. The
institutes should be designed to give teachers the subject matter
knowledge and instructional skill they need to ensure their students
acquire a sound foundation in algebra that will enable them to succeed
on the high school exit exam and go on to higher level mathematics. IACET certification is the standard
learners seek for quality. It is provided to
participating schools as a hosted service, along with a campus-wide wireless
network and up to ten laptop computers for teachers - all at no cost to the
school.

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The task force included the leaders in continuing education, such as
the American Medical Association and American Nursing Association. To learn more about HotChalk , visit http://www.

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Wright Group's Guided Reading Series supports K-2 students at the early
stages of reading development. It is a
division of The McGraw-Hill Companies (NYSE: MHP), a global information
services provider meeting worldwide needs in the financial services, education
and business information markets through leading brands such as Standard +
Poor's and BusinessWeek. For additional information or comment, please contact
John McDonald at 310-798-3252 or 310-880-5332 or by email at
john. To make the
application, as well as supporting computers and wireless networking available
to qualified schools at no cost, HotChalk has adopted a corporate sponsorship
business model in which schools can use the patent-pending HotChalk Community
Standards Engine(TM) to select the advertising students see and when they see
them.com.

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"With more than 1,000 teachers across the country
preparing to use HotChalk for the 2005-2006 school year, this accreditation
ensures HotChalk teachers will receive the CEU credit they deserve. The HotChalk Learning Environment(TM) automates
much of the work involved in lesson planning; assignment distribution,
collection and grading; and communicating progress to parents.

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The 112 leveled books, including 13 new titles
by noted children's author Joy Cowley, were written to draw young readers into
the text using compelling stories. A carefully balanced mix
of genres and text styles works with lesson plans, which enable educators to
deliver the most effective guided reading instruction.

CONTACT INFORMATION

Yolanda Celi
Operations Manager
HotChalk, Inc.com.

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"The Gear Up! series is a wonderful, welcome addition to the
mCLASS:Reading Library."
Users of mCLASS:Reading software can now download the text of any Gear Up!
title from the mCLASS:Reading Online Library to their handhelds, following
along while a student reads from the actual books, and noting errors according
to reading record protocols. IACET's guidelines are
based upon in-depth research on the learning process.

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Wright Group/McGraw-Hill's Gear Up! Guided Reading Series Debuts on mCLASS(TM): Reading Assessment Software from Wireless Generation

Wright Group recognized early on the potential of our technology
to make the process of assessment easier and more valuable for teachers, and
has consistently provided the highest quality content for our users," said
Josh Reibel, chief operating officer of Wireless Generation. Schools
with lower pass rates are three times more likely to have
underprepared teachers than schools with the highest passing rates.mcdonald@stonesthro.

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These findings and recommendations can be found in the new CFTL
Centerview: California's Approach to Math Instruction Doesn't Add Up
at www. IACET's Criteria and Guidelines are the core of
thousands of educational programs worldwide. Applicants to IACET complete an
extensive application process and undergo a strict evaluation which includes a
review by IACET's Commission and a site visit by an IACET commissioner. For more information,
visit http://www.

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We are extremely selective about what we add to the
Library, taking just those books that will be most beneficial to our
customers .wrightgroup.com.org. IACET authorizes education providers that meet strict continuing
education guidelines created in 1968.

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HotChalk Receives International Association for Continuing Education and Training Accreditation

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----Despite
California's stringent academic standards, testing and graduation
requirements requiring knowledge of Algebra, more than 73,000 of the
state's middle school students are enrolled in Algebra I classes in
which the teacher is either underprepared or assigned "out-of -field."
In California, 950 middle school teachers, or about 40% of the
workforce assigned to teach Algebra I in middle school, do not have a
single-subject matter credential in mathematics and may lack the
background and preparation necessary to effectively teach the subject,
according to a new briefing paper by the Center for the Future of
Teaching and Learning.

About HotChalk
Headquartered in Los Gatos, CA, HotChalk is dedicated to helping secondary
school teachers , their students and parents work together as a team to produce
measurable academic results.
Phone: 408-358-4516
Email: yolanda@hotchalk.

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Fiction and non-fiction texts are paired
at each level, from Early Emergent to Early Fluency. Explicit lesson plans,
also available through Wright Group, are aligned with the Five Essential
Elements of Reading as set forth by the National Reading Panel 2000, and
provide support for English Language Learners. The approach is
anchored in real -world applications and is based on the assessed needs of
students, combining developmentally appropriate materials with explicit
outcomes.3 billion.

About Wireless Generation
Wireless Generation is a privately held company, founded on the belief
that teachers and school administrators would benefit from a new generation of
highly mobile, easy-to-use software that supports their assessment and
information management needs.
To help provide students the opportunity to meet the high academic
standards the state has set in mathematics, the Center is recommending
that California's governor and Legislature immediately act to
establish summer institutes for 8th grade Algebra I teachers.

"We're pleased to have successfully navigated IACET's extensive process
and obtained accreditation at this time," said John Gomez, Vice President,
HotChalk University.hotchalk.

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Additional
information is available at http://www. In addition, at the high school level, nearly
2000 math teachers, about one out of every five, are teaching out of
their field of expertise or have not yet completed requirements for
even a preliminary credential.com

, HotChalk, a provider of no-cost
corporate sponsored curriculum management solutions to public secondary
schools, today announced that it has been accredited by the International
Association for Continuing Education and Training (IACET). It helped me learn the full capability of the system and
offer it to my students," said Richard Kiker , High School Teacher,
Kintnersville, PA.

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com. The company offers a wide range of handheld
observational assessment tools, and is conducting new product development
based on its mission of maximizing the educational value of every teacher-
student interaction. Burgeoning student enrollment at the
middle and high school levels coupled with increasing teacher
retirements, will further challenge California 's capacity to provide
students with mathematics teachers."
The International Association for Continuing Education and Training is a
non-profit association dedicated to quality continuing education and training
programs.

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This
ensures the applicant has successfully demonstrated adherence to all IACET
criteria and guidelines.