The Source for Learning Raises the Bar on Education with TeachersFirst.com on 'The Balancing Act'

Sept. 9, 2011 - PRLog -- Brandutainment™ pioneers O2 Media welcome TeachersFirst.com, one of five online services provided by The Source for Learning (SFL), a nonprofit company taking a unique approach to America’s education crisis.  Make sure to tune in September 13th, at 7:00am (ET/PT) as they air on a special ‘Parent Teacher Corner’ edition of The Balancing Act on Lifetime Television.  

Special guests Candace Hackett Shively, Director of K-12 Initiatives at the non-profit The Source for Learning, Rob Monson, President of the National Association of Elementary School Principals and Joan Jarrett, President of the Association for Middle Level Education join the series to show how parents can help their kids be ready for school in the fall without resorting to drills and worksheets—all with the help of TeachersFirst.com.

Steven J. Gorski, President and CEO of The Source for Learning says, “The Balancing Act on Lifetime provides us with an excellent opportunity to tell teachers and parents about the ways TeachersFirst can help during the busy back to school season. We’re delighted to work with NAESP and NMSA on this project.”

TeachersFirst.com, SFL’s free, comprehensive website for K-12 teachers offers abundant original content and more than 12,000 classroom-ready reviews of web resources. Searchable by subject and grade, the collection is so rich and reliable that some call it “Consumer Reports for teachers.”

How can parents know and support what their child is learning, or know what they might be having trouble with?  Shively says, “Teachers will communicate; and parents need to tune in to that communication by checking email and backpacks.  One tool teachers really like is TeachersFirst, because they can find the best resources quickly and easily share them with students and parents.”                                        

Teachers and parents can now use on line educational resources like TeachersFirst.com to help raise the bar on education.  

For more information, please visit http://www.sourceforlearning.org.

About The Balancing Act: The Balancing Act TV show is produced by O2 Media, Inc. and airs on Lifetime Television at 7:00am (ET/PT).  The Balancing Act is America’s premier morning show that’s about women, for women, and trusted by women.  For information or to view a show, visit http://www.TheBalancingAct.com.    

About O2 Media: Based in Pompano Beach, Fla., O2 Media is a national television production company and pioneer in the branded entertainment industry.  Since its inception O2 Media has engaged, entertained and educated viewers with such reputable shows as The Balancing Act, www.thebalancingact.com and Designing Spaces, www.designingspaces.tv on Lifetime Television.  The company has earned hundreds of industry awards for revolutionizing the way brands engage with consumers on television.  O2 Media provides unmatched marketing value to its clients while producing quality content for its growing national viewership through Brandutainment™.  Household brands and blue chip companies alike continue to depend on O2 Media to effectively communicate their message to consumers.  

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