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'''Big Ideas Learning, LLC''' is an educational [[publisher]] in the [[United States]]. The company's headquarters is located in [[Erie, Pennsylvania]]. It publishes mathematics [[textbook]]s and instructional technology materials. |
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Big Ideas Learning is a privately owned [[Limited liability company]]<ref>[https://www.corporations.state.pa.us/corp/soskb/Corp.asp?2635808 Pennsylvania Corporations]</ref>. |
Big Ideas Learning is a privately owned [[Limited liability company]]<ref>[https://www.corporations.state.pa.us/corp/soskb/Corp.asp?2635808 Pennsylvania Corporations]</ref>. |
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Revision as of 15:15, 15 May 2010
| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Publishing |
| Founded | 2008 |
| Founder | Ron Larson |
| Headquarters | |
Key people | R. Scott O'Neil, CEO Denise McDowell, VP Sales |
| Products | Mathematics textbooks |
Number of employees | 60 |
| Website | www.BigIdeasLearning.com |
Big Ideas Learning, LLC‼
is an educational publisher in the United States. The company's headquarters is located in Erie, Pennsylvania. It publishes mathematics textbooks and instructional technology materials.
Big Ideas Learning is a privately owned Limited liability company[1].
History
The origins of Big Ideas Learning go back to 1980, when mathematics textbook author Ron Larson started a small company called Larson Texts. The company became incorporated in Pennsylvania in 1992 and became Larson Texts, Inc[2].
In 2008, the owners of Larson Texts decided to form a separate publishing company called Big Ideas Learning.[3]. Big Ideas Learning develops and publishes mathematics textbooks. The name of the company is related to the 2006 "Focal Point" recommendations of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics.[4] In September 2006, NCTM released Curriculum Focal Points for Prekindergarten through Grade 8 Mathematics: A Quest for Coherence. In the Focal Points, NCTM identifies what it believes to be the most important mathematical topics ("the big ideas") for each grade level, including the related ideas, concepts, skills, and procedures that form the foundation for understanding and lasting learning.
Publications
The first publication for Big Ideas Learning is a series of middle school mathematics textbooks that implement the NCTM's focal point curriculum. Each book has a national edition and a Florida edition, which has been submitted for adoption in the state of Florida.[5] The series won the 2010 Texty Award for excellence in textbook publishing in the Elementary-High School Division for Mathematics. [6]
- Larson, Ron; Laurie Boswell (2010), Big Ideas Math 6, Big Ideas Learning, ISBN 978-1-60840-000-3 (Florida), ISBN 978-1-60840-013-3 (National)
- Larson, Ron; Laurie Boswell (2010), Big Ideas Math 7, Big Ideas Learning, ISBN 978-1-60840-001-3 (Florida), ISBN 978-1-60840-014-3 (National)
- Larson, Ron; Laurie Boswell (2010), Big Ideas Math 8, Big Ideas Learning, ISBN 978-1-60840-002-7 (Florida), ISBN 978-1-60840-015-7 (National)
References
- ^ Pennsylvania Corporations
- ^ Pennsylvania Corporations
- ^ Big Idea Learning
- ^ National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Focal Points
- ^ Educational Marketer, June 8, 2009
- ^ Texty Award, 2010
Sources
- Ed-Pub Ohio "Ron Larson Introduces New Focal Points Curriculum" [1]
- Florida Association of School Administrators [2]
- Math and Literacy Intervention [3]
- CAMT Online [4]
- Ten County Mathematics Education Association [5]
- Florida Department of State [6]
- Utah State Office of Education [7]
- Orlando Sentinal [8]
- Florida Association of District Instructional Materials Administrators [9]
- Florida Diagnostic and Learning Resources System [10]
- The Steve Colgan Gallery [11]
- 2009-2010 Florida Short Bid Report [12]