Renaissance Learning(R) Holds Fifth Annual National Conference
March 19 2004 - 3:00PM
PR Newswire (US)
Renaissance Learning(R) Holds Fifth Annual National Conference
WISCONSIN RAPIDS, Wis., March 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --
Renaissance Learning(R), Inc., , a leading provider of learning
information systems and school improvement programs for pre-K-12
schools, today announced the successful completion of its fifth
annual National Renaissance(R) Conference. About 3,000 educators
from across the country gathered in Orlando, Florida since Tuesday
to network with others dedicated to educating our nation's
children, receive professional development training, hear
motivational speakers, and view Renaissance Learning's newest
products and services. (Logo:
http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20001108/RENAISSANCELOGO )
Taking center stage this year were demonstrations of Renaissance
Place(TM), the Company's enterprise wide suite of products which
offers centralized data and web-based consolidated school- and
district-wide reporting, and English in a Flash(TM), a
revolutionary new research-based product to help teachers address
the needs of ELL (English language learners) and ESL (English as a
second language) students. "We are very pleased with this years'
conference, especially in the excitement generated over Renaissance
Place," stated John R. Hickey, president and chief executive
officer of Renaissance Learning. "Conference attendees are many of
the most successful educators in the country and the conference was
a superb venue to demonstrate this wonderful, new breakthrough
product for them." "While attendance was lower than past year's
conferences, as we expected, there was no shortage of excitement as
the attendees were treated to outstanding presentations,
professional development sessions, and new ideas and products,"
continued Hickey."We believe the lower attendance is attributable
to the tight budget environment that schools are facing consistent
with the overall national trend of reduced travel and lower
conference attendance." The 2004 National Renaissance Conference
was also highlighted by keynote presentations by Wally Amos,
founder of Famous Amos cookies and nationally recognized literacy
advocate, Mary Pope Osborne, author of the Magic Tree House
children's series, and Jim Trelease, motivational speaker and
author of The Read-Aloud Handbook. Attendees were treated to the
opportunity to meet many famous authors and attend several of the
more than 100 professional development workshops offered on a
variety of subjects--from the latest teaching techniques and
research to funding opportunities, technology briefings, and
detailed discussions of Renaissance products. The 2005 National
Renaissance Conference will be held March 3-6 in San Antonio,
Texas. Renaissance Learning(R), Inc., is a leading provider of
research-basedlearning information systems software, school
improvement programs, teacher training and consulting. Adopted by
over 65,000 schools, Renaissance information technology products
give students and teachers continuous constructive feedback that
helps motivate students, dramatically accelerate learning, improve
test scores, and help students master all standards, while reducing
teacher paperwork. Over 500,000 educators have received Renaissance
training. Renaissance Learning has six U.S. locations and
subsidiaries in Australia, Canada, India, and the United Kingdom.
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http://photoarchive.ap.org/ DATASOURCE: Renaissance Learning, Inc.
CONTACT: Jonas Berberich of Renaissance Learning, Inc., Toll free
office +1-877-988-8048, Fax +1-715-424-3414, Web site:
http://www.renlearn.com/
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