GOOGOL LEARNING - PRWeb Press Release Account Feed http://www.rsspad.com/rss2a/128776.xml GOOGOL LEARNING - Press Releases en xml@emediawire.com xml@emediawire.com 30 Connect with Nature Through Earth Day Games and Activities for Turnoff Week http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/04/prweb867334.htm Earth Day 2008 on April 22 will occur during Turnoff Week (April 21-27) this year, providing the ultimate occasion to reflect on our connection with nature. "Children and adults spend far too much time watching screens. This takes away from other important activities such as reading, fitness and most significantly connecting with the natural environment," say Susan Jarema, Founder of Googol Learning. "The enthusiasm derived from these coinciding events is a superb opportunity to introduce ongoing routines to reconnect us and our children with nature and to renew values of respect for our world and its inhabitants. (PRWeb Apr 18, 2008)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/04/prweb867334.htm Pi Day, March 14, Is Party Time for Math Fans! http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/03/prweb759594.htm Math lovers, teachers and families around the world are gearing up to celebrate Pi Day on March 14, or more precisely to the pi second, 3/14 (the American date format) at 1:59:26 p.m. Pi or π, approximately equal to 3.1415926, is one of the most important mathematical constants. "If there was just one day that screams math party, March 14 would have to be it," says Susan Jarema, founder of Googol Learning who always looks for ways to make math more exciting for children. She offers 10 helpful ideas to make Pi Day a special celebration for your students or family. (PRWeb Mar 12, 2008)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/03/prweb759594.htm Numeracy Is Equally Important as Literacy: A Mother's New Year's Goal to Inspire Math for Young Children http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/01/prweb597141.htm Only 40% of Americans aged 16 and older have good reading and math skills (NCES). Basic mental math concepts such as multiplication and division are vital for functioning adults in society. The challenge lies in convincing parents to start teaching the skills early. "My New Year's goal for is to inspire more families to make math part of their daily activities," says Susan Jarema, the founder of Googol Learning and the free content math website www.googolpower.com. (PRWeb Jan 3, 2008)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/01/prweb597141.htm It's Good for the Planet and it's Good for the Kids: 3rd Annual Crazy 4 Math Contest Shows a Commitment to Social Responsibility by Students and Families http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/07/prweb541463.htm The Crazy 4 Math Contest is once again receiving entries from all over the world, showing that mathematics, the universal language, is enjoyed by children everywhere. "Many of this year's entries combine math with social responsibility," says Susan Jarema, founder of Googol Learning. "It's wonderful to see families using math in all positive areas of their lives, including recycling, carbon counting, health, manners, tree planting and contributing to a food bank." To enter the Crazy 4 Math Contest, children simply have to describe how they use math in an activity they enjoy. Entries must be submitted online by July 30th at www.Crazy4Math.com. There are hundreds of great entries posted from previous years and you can check out and vote online for your favorite entry in August. (PRWeb Jul 22, 2007)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/07/prweb541463.htm 'Take Back Your Brain' by Participating in TV-Turnoff Week http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/04/prweb518112.htm Recent statistics show that Americans spend over 30 hours each week watching television. To combat our tendency to become couch potatoes, it is expected that over 20 million people around the world will be taking a break from television from April 23-29, 2007, to celebrate TV-Turnoff Week. Googol Power's latest single "Take Back Your Brain" is a free song that all families and schools can download to motivate children to try taking a break from screen time. Their website at www.TVvgFREE.com provides practical tips, resources and inspirational ideas. In addition, there is an annual creativity contest where kids and schools can win prizes by sharing what they did during their television video game free challenge. (PRWeb Apr 12, 2007)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/04/prweb518112.htm Googols of Awards and Nominations for Vancouver's Music Group Googol Power; Crazy 4 Math Receives 3rd Nomination for INDIE in Upcoming Canadian Independent Music Awards http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/02/prweb502654.htm The latest INDIE nomination of Googol Power's "Crazy 4 Math" album (published by Googol Learning) has created a "Craze" of MATHemMANIACS across Canada. The 7th Annual Canadian Independent Music Awards is part of Canada's largest annual entertainment event -- Canadian Music Week, taking place in Toronto from March 7-10, 2007. Winners are chosen through an online voting poll, open to music fans from Feb 5th to Feb 23rd. The Canadian Children's music group is triple thrilled to see their third Googol Power album be recognized by the Canadian music community. Voting information can be found at www.googolpower.com. (PRWeb Feb 7, 2007)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/02/prweb502654.htm New Year's Goal Setting and Math Add Up to Higher Grades for Students http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/12/prweb493880.htm "Teaching math is one of the greatest ways to instill valuable goal-setting skills while ensuring academic success," says Susan Jarema of Googol Learning. "Math provides the perfect opportunity for goal-setting lessons: its aims are realistic, obtainable, measurable and can be broken down into smaller goals or tasks." Developing goal-setting skills will help students learn how to manage their time, make better decisions and take ownership of their own academic progress. You want your child's first serious goal-setting experience to be a successful one. Understanding the factors that contribute to goal achievement will help you ensure that success. (PRWeb Dec 27, 2006)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/12/prweb493880.htm Christmas Math: The Twelve Math Days of Christmas - Easy As Pi! http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/12/prweb489651.htm The holidays are here, the kids are at home and families are spending more time together. Here's your chance to make your family time a learning time by incorporating math into your busy holiday schedule. Math can be found in all sorts of activities we do in this season. Learning to combine math in your daily routine is one of the best ways to help your child develop strong math skills. Googol Learning and the Crazy 4 Math Contest present 12 great ways to combine math in your Christmas activities. (PRWeb Dec 12, 2006)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/12/prweb489651.htm Math, Mountains and the Tooth Fairy: Winners Announced for Googol Power’s 2nd Annual Crazy 4 Math Contest http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/08/prweb429597.htm The Crazy 4 Math Summer Contest received entries from all over the world, showing that mathematics is enjoyed by children everywhere. In this contest, entrants were required to describe how they use math in an activity they enjoy. The top entries received hundreds of dollars’ worth of fun educational materials. The top entries were titled "Mixing Math and Mountains" and "Tooth Fairy Math." All participants received a certificate and an MP3 of Googol Power’s two new songs, “Crazy 4 Math” and “MATHemACTION.” (PRWeb Aug 28, 2006)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/08/prweb429597.htm Kids Go Crazy for Math Again - Googol Learning’s 2nd Annual Crazy 4 Math Contest Encourages Families to Practice Math Together During the Summer http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/05/prweb391651.htm The Crazy 4 Math Contest once again is receiving entries from all over the world, showing that mathematics, the universal language, is enjoyed by children everywhere. “It’s wonderful to see parents and children spending time together . . . and, of course, using math!” says Susan Jarema, founder of Googol Learning. To enter the Crazy 4 Math Contest, children simply have to describe how they use math in an activity they enjoy. Entries must be submitted online by July 30th at www.crazy4math.com. (PRWeb May 30, 2006)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/05/prweb391651.htm Googol Power's Educational Music Teaching Math Receives Nomination for 2nd 'Indie' as Canada's Favourite Children's Music Group http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/01/prweb334656.htm “We are thrilled to see Addition Celebration, a math album be recognized yet again by the Canadian music community,” says producer Susan Jarema. This recent nomination comes less than a year after the first album, “Multiplication Vacation,” won an Indie award during Canadian Music Week in March 2005. “I want children to get the basics down early so they find learning math easy and become confident,” says Jarema. “I have spent years researching ways to make learning fun at home and have found that music is a fast, easy and natural way for children to learn.” (PRWeb Jan 20, 2006)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/01/prweb334656.htm New Year's Resolution to Learn Times Tables Helps Children Learn Goal Setting Skills http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/01/prweb327545.htm “Helping your child learn the times tables is one of the best ways to teach valuable goal setting skills while ensuring their success in math,” says Susan Jarema, math consultant and founder of Googol Learning. “Having the basics of math down early will strongly influence their confidence and ability to learn math in later years. Developing goal setting skills will help them learn how to manage their time and make better decisions.” Googol Learning has set up a Math Fact Challenge (a free online service) to help children commit to learning something new in math. (PRWeb Jan 2, 2006)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/01/prweb327545.htm Canadian Author Provides Free Children’s Book Online to Inspire Math and Encourage Family Learning http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/12/prweb317503.htm How is Your Child’s Math Force? Susan Jarema, writer and producer of the Googol Power Math Series has written the new children’s book “Nena’s Math Force” to inspire children to see the importance of understanding the basics of math. In this magical story, Great Thinkers from history help a young girl named Nena to build her Math Force. “Nena’s Math Force” can be viewed free online at http://www.googolpower.com/ebook.php. (PRWeb Dec 3, 2005)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/12/prweb317503.htm Ten Great Ways to Ensure Your Child’s Success in Math http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/10/prweb301161.htm Today, students and parents are faced with the important task of supplementing education at home. Parents truly need to be partners in the learning process to ensure that our children stay ahead. You do not need to be a mathematician to give your child the gift of mathematics. You only need to guide them on the right path. It is never too early or too late to start enjoying math at home with your child. (PRWeb Oct 23, 2005)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/10/prweb301161.htm Stop Your Child's Summer Brain Drain: Googol Power Turns Summer into a “Brain Gain” by Offering Free Math Music Videos Online http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/07/prweb260676.htm Did you know that your children could lose one to three months' worth of learning during the summer? “But this doesn’t have to be the case,” states Susan Jarema, founder of Googol Learning and producer of the Googol Power Math Series. “There are many ways to encourage learning math. I want this summer to be a time for kids to get ahead!” (PRWeb Jul 12, 2005)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/07/prweb260676.htm Kids Going Crazy Over Math - Googol Power’s “Crazy4Math” Online Contest Reaches the World http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/05/prweb236876.htm What started out as a contest among local children has quickly grown into an international network of children sharing math ideas and an exciting competition that boosts math skills. To enter, a child simply has to describe how he or she uses math as part of everyday activities. The purpose is to generate learning ideas for families everywhere to use at no cost. (PRWeb May 6, 2005)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/05/prweb236876.htm Math CD Wins National Music Award: New Group Googol Power Awarded “Indie” for Canada’s Favourite Children’s Group http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/03/prweb215579.htm The "Googols" have flown in from another galaxy to help children learn about the math, the world, history and space. Susan Jarema, creator of Googol Power and her concept of layered learning, is thrilled. “It’s hard to believe that one year ago, I was struggling with how to teach my young children math.” (PRWeb Mar 7, 2005)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/03/prweb215579.htm Awards and Nominations “Multiply” for Children’s Music Album - Googol Power's Multiplication Vacation Receives Indie Nomination in Canadian Independent Music Awards. http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/02/prweb206061.htm “Multiplication Vacation”, the first release in the Googol Power Math Series has won several educational awards and has now been nominated for Canada’s Favourite Children’s Group. This group of characters with their magic can sing educational songs in just about every style of music. Behind the scenes is a group of exceptional musicians, songwriters and producers who want to inspire children to learn more about our world and beyond. (PRWeb Feb 7, 2005)

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