About Northwest Educational Resources Association
Northwest Educational Resources Association is a professional organization dedicated to supporting a partnership between educational resource providers and the districts they serve.
Whether a company provides curriculum, technology, furniture and equipment, or some other vital service for schools in WA, OR, AK, ID or MT, we provide valuable information including announcements of adoptions/RFPs, upcoming conferences and pertinent information from each states Department of Education. In addition, we strive to promote fellowship and goodwill among members and foster fair business relations in dealings with educators and each other.
Members of Northwest Education Resources Association promote and maintain a high standard of ethics among members and toward the school people of the Northwest.
What's Happening
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Tablets vs Textbooks
The Future of Education: Tablets vs. Textbooks
October 5, 2012 by Margaret Rock for Mobiledia 3
The federal government, book publishers and the technology industry are considering a large-scale effort to push tablets into public schools, raising questions about hidden costs to implement such a program.
Apple, Intel and McGraw Hill representatives and other technology and publishing heavy hitters are working with Federal Communications Commission chairman Julius Genachowski and Education Secretary Arne Duncan discussion to figure out effective ways to introduce digital technology into the emerging classroom.
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Boosting Reading skills: Will Common Core Experiment Pay Off
John Merrow of PBS Newshour reports on the changes ahead in teaching reading as Common Core Standards are implemented in schools.
Boosting Reading Skills: Will Common core Experiment Pay Off?
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The Relationship School
Usually when you visit a school you walk down a quiet hallway and peer in the little windows in the classroom doors. You see one teacher talking to a bunch of students. Every 50 minutes or so a chime goes off and the students fill the hallway and march off to their next class, which is probably unrelated to the one they just left.
Our Mission
Northwest Education Resources Association (NWERA) is a nonprofit organization of professionals comprised of representatives of materials that support the education community. NWERA's mission is to partner and work hand in hand with districts and Northwest Departments of Education to proivde teachers and administrators with quality educational materials and programs. We strive to provide solutions that contribute to the education of all. We have a vested interest in following good business practices; this allows us to partner effectively with districts and the Departments of Education for WA, OR, AK, ID and MT especially in these difficult budget times.
Department of Education
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We are now linked to ODE
To help your Oregon customers find us easier, NWERA website is now listed on the Oregon Department of Education website. We can be found on the Instructional Materials External Links and Resources Page. Check it out. http://www.ode.state.or.us/search/page/?id=1858
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Next Generation Science Standards First Public Review
See the first draft of the Next Generation Science Standards
About Us
Announce A ConferenceIf you are having a conference where you would like educational representatives to exhibit, please click here.
Adoptions/RFPsIf you would like educational representatives to send material to review, please click here.
JoinMembership Renewal and Application Membership is open to everyone who devotes his/her time to the promotion of educational materials in Washington, Oregon and Alaska, Idaho and Montana.
Find your Representative
Looking for educational materials for your school? Click Here to Find a Representative.
What's News
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All senators back $544 million for schools
All senators back $544 million for schools
Vote includes $10 million for security upgrades in response to the Sandy Hook shootingsThe Washington state Senate voted unanimously Monday to authorize $544 million in bonds for school construction projects, including $10 million for security upgrades spurred by the deadly Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting.
Read more here: The Olympian