education enrichment tools Programs
U.S. Army education programs offer something for everyone depending on your personal education needs. Choose a program category below based on your education goals. Categories range from resources such as career exploration and higher education to specific fields such as science and technology. To view all programs by audience, click here. To view all programs alphabetically, click here.
U.S. Army LNESC Partnership
URL: www.lnesc.org/
The U.S. Army and the League of United Latin American Citizen's National Education Service Centers (Dallas) aim to increase college entrance examination scores and improve test scores for Hispanic high school and college students. LNESC incorporates March 2 Success software, Rising to the Challenge curriculum and Planning For Life workshops to effect positive change in students' lives and communities. The program is expected to reach more than 7,500 students.
March 2 Success
URL: www.march2sucess.com
March 2 Success is a free, no obligation tool that provides educational content to help anyone improve their knowledge and standardized test scores in the areas of Language Arts, Mathematics and Science.
Challenge Bowl
URL: www.collegeoptionsfoundation.net
The College Options team has developed a series of practical and easy-to-use resources designed to excite students about learning and encourage them to pursue their educational goals. It includes a unique software program that allows students to compete in academic competitions against students from around the world from school or home.
Classroom Performance System (eInstruction)
URL: www.eInstruction.com
eInstruction allows educators to obtain immediate feedback from every student using an infrared response system. It offers educators a family of software, student response systems, interactive boards, wireless slates and panels that integrate with high-quality content, aligned to state standards. These solutions have been proven to increase student engagement while providing real-time feedback to educators to assess comprehension and customize lessons.
High School Financial Planning Program, National Endowment for Financial Education (NEFE)
URL: http://hsfpp.nefe.org/
The NEFE High School Financial Planning Program® (NEFE HSFPP) is a seven-unit student curriculum designed to educate students in basic money management skills. The performance-based learning methodology takes students step-by-step through each unit and has them perform core competencies. The program has been shown -- through two independent evaluations -- to produce significant knowledge gain, the confidence to take action and actual positive behavior change in significant numbers.
Learning Logic
URL: http://ll.nscdiscovery.org/
Learning Logic is a self-paced, mastery-based computer software program used for teaching Pre-Algebra and Algebra I. Learning Logic is designed to ignite and promote increased interest in mathematics and the sciences through interactive lessons and real world applications. Since its initial delivery to schools in 1990, more than 500 teachers and 120,000 students across the United States have used Learning Logic.
March 2 Success
URL: www.march2success.com
This test prep tool provides free educational content to help anyone improve their knowledge and test scores in the areas of language arts, mathematics and science. March 2 Success also provides information about applying to college, including interviewing, essay writing, financial aid and other topics. Content is provided by Peterson's, Educational Options and College Options Foundation.
National Guard GED Plus Program
URL: www.virtualarmory.com/recruiting/GED
The Army National Guard has authorized the enlistment of applicants having neither a high school diploma nor alternate education credential (GED, National Guard Youth Challenge, Correspondence Diploma, etc). The Applicants will enlist under the "Army National Guard GED Plus Program". The enlistee has three options: online only; resident state option; and alternate state option. To get more information on the resident course please refer to the Army National Guard GED Plus Program (AGPP) section of the virtualarmory.com Web site.
National Science Center Distance Learning
URL: www.nscdiscovery.org/eo/outreachprograms/distancelearning.aspx
The National Science Center (NSC) is a unique partnership between National Science Center, Inc., a non-profit organization, and the U.S. Army. National Science Center Distance Learning (NSC Live) delivers interactive programming to schools across the United States through the technology of Internet Protocol (IP) Video Teleconferencing (VTC).
National Science Center JROTC Programs
URL: www.nscdiscovery.org/eo/outreachprograms/jrotcprograms.aspx
In partnership with the Army’s Cadet Command, the National Science Center(NSC) provides hands-on math and science training for JROTC Cadets through summer camp and in-school programs. The NSC provides curriculum and materials for activities that involve “learning by doing.” Cadets construct items such as battery-powered cars, spinning coil motors, series and parallel circuits, flashlights, burglar alarms, telegraph keys, electromagnets and engraving pencils.
National Science Center Mobile Discovery Centers
URL: www.nscdiscovery.org/eo/outreachprograms/mobilediscovery.html
The National Science Center takes science on the road with its Mobile Discovery Centers. Housed in an 18-wheelers, the mobile centers travel across the country, presenting programs designed to show young people that studying science and math is fun as well as essential to their future.
NHRA Youth and Education Services (Y.E.S.) Program
URL: www.nhra.com/yes and http://www.goarmy.com/racing/nhra_top_fuel_yes.jsp
The NHRA's Youth & Education Services (Y.E.S.) program presented by the U.S. Army is motorsports' first and only full-time program devoted exclusively to educational programming. The Y.E.S. program was created in 1989 as a tool to connect education and drag racing. Since its inception, the Y.E.S. program has continued to expand and improve its programs, seminars, literature, and educational material. The Career Opportunities Fair (C.O.F.) held every year at Auto Club Raceway at Pomona, and Y.E.S. programs reach tens of thousands of students annually in a variety of services and offerings. This effort assists teachers and students in determining a course of action to help young people achieve their long-term career goals.
STEM Learning Modules
URL: www.materialsworldmodules.org
STEM, a National Science Foundation-funded program is used by 9,000 students nationwide. The program includes interdisciplinary modules based on topics in materials science used in middle and high school science, technology and math classes.
Success Profiler
URL: www.conovercompany.com/
The Success Profiler is an assessment and skill intervention system targeting social/emotional intelligence. All of the U.S. Army JROTCs use the Success Profiler program in helping develop goal setting as well as social/emotional learning in Cadets at over 1,500 programs throughout the United States.
Thinking Maps®
URL: www.thinkingmaps.com
Thinking Maps, Inc. is an educational consulting and publishing company specializing in providing professional staff development for K-12 schools across the country. Thinking Maps® are visual teaching tools that foster and encourage lifelong learning. The Tools for Learning manual is the primary resource for instruction using Thinking Maps® and the Training of Trainers manual is used to teach others to become trainers of the Thinking Maps® common visual language.
Virtual Experience Interactive Learning Software (VEILS®) DVD-ROMs
URL: www.willinteractive.com
This library of six interactive DVD-ROMs helps participants prepare for difficult real-life issues by allowing them to "play it out" on a computer and experience the consequences of their choices before they "live it out" in reality and are forced to live with those consequences forever.
Winning Colors
URL: www.winningcolors.com
Winning Colors® is a behavioral observation communication tool that is used to gain better understanding of yourself and others. The Winning Colors® process objective is to empower any person, having reached the age of reason, to identify and with practice bring up the behaviors required by the situation. Hundreds of thousands of youths and adults over the past 25 years have participated in the Winning Colors® process.
Basic Skills Education Program
URL: www.hrc.army.mil/site/education/FAST.html
The Basic Skills Education Program provides Soldiers with job-related instruction to improve basic educational competencies necessary for job proficiency, skill qualification, advanced schooling and career progression. The Basic Skills program focuses on: reading and math skills that Soldiers need on the job; reclassification purposes; and preparation for lifelong learning.
You Can School Program (YCSP)
URL: http://www.youcanschoolprogram.com/index.html
You Can School Program (YCSP) develops life skills for high school students while also offering community service opportunities. Through Army National Guard, this program consists of dynamic multimedia presentations that have been developed with the input of educators. The YCSP informs, motivates and empowers students by focusing on key decision-making skills. Various topics include drug and alcohol awareness, violence prevention, life betterment, career direction, health and well being, and discovery.
Planning for Life
URL: www.planningforlife.com
Planning for Life Planning for Life (PFL) is a free interactive seminar to help students plan for life beyond high school. The half-day workshop, designed for freshman, sophomore and junior high school students features career and college planning tools, a nutrition/physical fitness segment and a personal development segment. While the program is sponsored by the U.S. Army, PFL is a public service, not a recruiting initiative. This is just one way the Army gives back to the community and supports the youth of America.
