{"id":57040,"date":"2017-09-14T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-09-14T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/english-genius-plaza-unveils-educational-resources-for-hispanic-heritage-month-including-profiles-of-key-latino-professionals\/"},"modified":"2017-09-14T09:02:14","modified_gmt":"2017-09-14T13:02:14","slug":"genius-plaza-presenta-recursos-educativos-para-el-mes-de-la-herencia-hispana-incluyendo-perfiles-de-los-principales-profesionales-latinos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/genius-plaza-presenta-recursos-educativos-para-el-mes-de-la-herencia-hispana-incluyendo-perfiles-de-los-principales-profesionales-latinos\/","title":{"rendered":"Genius Plaza Unveils Educational Resources for Hispanic Heritage Month Including Profiles of Key Latino Professionals"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><![CDATA[\n\/* Style Definitions *\/\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n]]><\/style>\n<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">CLIFTON PARK, N.Y.<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">Sept. 14, 2017<\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212; Genius Plaza, a leading digital educational company providing didactic learning resources for grades Pre-K to 12, today unveiled educational resources in English and Spanish for Hispanic Heritage Month, including animations, games, eBooks, vocabulary sets, comprehension exercises, and non-fictional sets for Latinos in STEAM careers. <\/p>\n<p>Photo &#8211; <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/555911\/Genius_Plaza_STEAM_Resources.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/555911\/Genius_Plaza_STEAM_Resources.jpg<\/a> \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We are committed to ensuring that more than 95% of our content reflects diversity,&#8221; said <span class=\"xn-person\">Michelle Emirzian<\/span>, Chief Academic Officer at Genius Plaza.\u00a0 &#8220;We want to be sure our students celebrate all cultures, and also see themselves in the content we provide, including the profiles of professionals in STEAM careers.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Genius Plaza provides supplemental resources to help inspire students.\u00a0 Available resources not only include content featuring Latino professionals in STEAM careers in English and Spanish, but also learning resources about the seven countries celebrating their independence during Hispanic Heritage Month: <span class=\"xn-location\">Chile<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-location\">Costa Rica<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-location\">El Salvador<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-location\">Guatemala<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-location\">Honduras<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-location\">Mexico<\/span>, and Nicaragua.\u00a0 <\/p>\n<p>There are <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/fact-tank\/2017\/08\/03\/u-s-hispanic-population-growth-has-leveled-off\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">58.6 million Hispanics<\/a> in <span class=\"xn-location\">the United States<\/span>, according to Pew Research Center.\u00a0 Hispanic Heritage Month has been celebrated from <span class=\"xn-chron\">September 15th to October 15th<\/span> since President <span class=\"xn-person\">Ronald Reagan<\/span> expanded the celebration from one week in 1988.\u00a0 According to the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hispanicheritagemonth.gov\/about\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Hispanic Heritage Month website<\/a> created by the Library of Congress, in 1968, President <span class=\"xn-person\">Lyndon Johnson<\/span> began the celebration as Hispanic Heritage Week. <\/p>\n<p><b><i>About Genius Plaza<br \/><\/i><\/b><i>Genius Plaza is the first multicultural education company that provides culturally relevant math, language arts, and science resources combined with a research-based didactic approach and state-of-the-art parent engagement tools in eight languages.\u00a0 Genius Plaza brands include Plaza Biling\u00fce and Genius Explorer. <\/i><\/p>\n<p>Media Contact:\u00a0Monica Talan, 518-280-9550, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"mailto:monica@geniusplaza.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">monica@geniusplaza.com<\/a> \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>SOURCE  Genius Plaza<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">CLIFTON PARK, N.Y.<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">Sept. 14, 2017<\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212; 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