Learning Friends

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Created by a world-class team of learning specialists, interactive designers, writers, artists, video producers and programmers committed to integrating state-of-the-art learning with the highest production value, Learning Friends will offer a more engaging, higher quality product of greater depth than any other currently available-a new category of software-powerful learning and powerful play.

Mary Laycock, Mathematics Specialist, has written over 100 books for mathematics teachers and won many awards, including California Mathematics Teacher of the Year and the Milken Award. Mary served as a mathematics teacher specialist for over 60 years, including 30 years at the Nueva School . Her work served as inspiration for the Standards of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics. Mary taught professional development workshops in all 50 states.conducted field-testing with children at the Harlem Y for Learning Friends' Hewlett Foundation math project. Merle has composed high-quality typesetting for over 30 years. In 2000, she began educating youngsters from four years old through middle school in computer operations at the Harlem YMCA’s After School Program. Through her association with Tech Access educational/professional contacts were made, one of which led her to become the coach of The Y’s Wise Lego League Robotics Team—winners of the 2001 “Against All Odds” trophy. Merle Bush is currently working at the Vanderbilt YMCA’s Community Learning Center at Public School 183, where she serves to de-mystify computer terminology to promote cyber mastery.

Taija Dilfer, Web designer, Illustrator , has worked with members of the Learning Friends Team since she was four years old, creating graphics for early Learning Company products. More recently she supported the Hewlett Foundation project, and creating the look and feel for many Learning Friends presentations over the years.

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