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CINCINNATI, Nov. 01, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — University of Cincinnati (UC) Online is pleased to announce a new nature-based early learning concentration in the Associate and Bachelor’s in Early Childhood Education (Birth-Age 5) programs.

UC is the first university in the United States to offer nature-based, online early childhood education degrees.

“Nature-based learning in the early childhood education (ECE) profession is growing,” says UC’s Program Coordinator Kathleen Bryan. “The laboratory child development center at UC, the Arlitt Center for Education, Research, and Sustainability, is one of the oldest in the United States and is at the forefront for demonstrating practice in this field.”

Bryan says research affirms children’s need to be immersed in nature to learn about the world around them and develop a sustainability ethic for the Earth. “This degree will equip our students with environmental knowledge, eco-pedagogies, and resources to teach and administer formal and informal learning settings where nature is embraced — from programs with green playgrounds to forest schools,” Bryan says.

Bryan believes the nature-based emphasis of UC Online’s degrees will benefit educators by equipping them with needed skills. Bryan says, “Studies show teachers need environmental knowledge and pedagogies to effectively engage children in nature-based learning that reflects best practices in the field.”

The curriculum builds on the essential developmentally appropriate practices core of the UC Online programs:

• Implementing a play-based approach to learning.
• Supporting children to reach their full potential across all domains of development.
• Designing and implementing high-quality learning environments.
• Inclusive of all families to be culturally, linguistically, and ability appropriate.

The aim is for graduates to become comfortable in the role of teacher/naturalist educators who can plan and implement progressive and interdisciplinary curricula in natural settings in ways that view children as capable, able to problem-solve, and make decisions that affect their own lives.

Coursework builds upon professional practice standards and research studies — specifically, studies conducted on teachers’ and children’s experiences in nature playscapes and at a nature preschool by faculty and researchers at the Arlitt Center. This research was supported, in part, by the National Science Foundation.

According to the North American Association for Environmental Education (NAAEE), over the past three years, nature-based preschools, forest kindergartens, and outdoor preschools in the U.S. have more than doubled to 585. Nature preschools can be found in nearly every state in the nation. Over the past decade, this growth represents a nearly 25-fold increase in nature-based schools.*

About UC Online and the ECE Degrees

More than 20 years ago, UC became one of the first U.S. institutions to offer online courses. UC Online’s BSEd in Early Childhood Care & Education is ranked as the 2nd Best Online Bachelor’s in Early Childhood Education by TheBestSchools.org. The AAS in Early Childhood Care & Education program is consistently ranked as a Top 15 Best Online Associate in ECE.

*NAAEE. (2020). Nature-Based Preschools in the US: 2020 Snapshot. Washington, DC: NAAEE.

Contact Information:
Evan Dearwester
Senior Marketing Manager
evan.dearwester@uc.edu

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The smart energy management solution provides users with the data they need to effectively manage risk, reach energy consumption targets, lower costs, and meet carbon-neutral goals

AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 01, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Accruent, the leading provider of solutions to unify the built environment, today announced the release of Accruent Observe for Energy Management. The powerful smart energy management solution will provide users with the data they need to monitor energy consumption, combat rising costs, meet carbon-neutral goals, and remain agile in today’s volatile energy market. Better energy management decision-making will ultimately help organizations remain competitive and reduce the need to pass their own energy expenditures on to their customers in the form of higher prices.

Accruent Observe for Energy Management will help users accomplish these goals with forward-thinking features like:

• Holistic energy consumption dashboards and alerting for proactive responses to consumption anomalies
• Automated workflows triggered by energy bills, meter data, and high energy-consuming assets
• Project tracking and baseline modeling for accurate consumption measurement
• Weather normalization to help create facility benchmarks and consistent points of comparison among facilities
• Smart alerts to “cut through the noise” and simplify proactive decision-making

In addition, because Accruent Observe Energy Management is built on the device-agnostic vx Observe platform, implementation can be faster and easier than many other energy management solutions. For organizations with multiple locations containing similar assets, additional locations can be brought online in a matter of minutes. Such an ability to implement quickly and successfully can significantly reduce the time needed for users to recognize value by actively managing energy consumption and spend.

This functionality is crucial in today’s market, as organizations around the globe look closely at their energy profiles and search for opportunities to increase resilience, decarbonize, reduce risk, and lower costs. In this context, a smart energy management solution like Accruent Observe for Energy Management could even hold the key to unlocking the potential of greater grid interactivity and breaking down current energy management barriers and pressures.

Of the release, Adrian Turner, Accruent’s Senior Director of Product Management, explains, “Managing energy spending and understanding your organization’s Co2 impact is increasingly important. As organizations across the world wrestle with ambitious operational and sustainability commitments, it’s more critical than ever that they choose the right solution to help their journey.”

About Accruent: Accruent (www.accruent.com) is the world’s leading provider of intelligent solutions for the built environment – spanning real estate, physical and digital assets, and the integrated technology systems that connect and control them. Accruent continues to set new expectations for how organizations can use data to transform the way they manage their facilities and assets. With major office locations in Austin, New Orleans, London, and Amsterdam, Accruent serves more than 10,000 customers in a wide range of industries in more than 150 countries around the world.

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Remote Enhancements Enable Customers to Offer Global Mobility and Flexible Employment Packages

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 01, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Remote, the leader in building, managing, and supporting global, distributed workforces, today announced platform and service enhancements enabling greater flexibility in where employees work, how they are paid, and more. With thousands of companies now using Remote to employ tens of thousands of employees and contractors around the world, these updates help Remote customers remain competitive when hiring top candidates in the global job market.

“In our latest Global Benefits Report, one in three workers ranked flexibility as one of their top considerations when evaluating job offers. For many, it’s now a make-or-break factor in where they work and whether they stay in their current role,” said Job van der Voort, CEO and Co-Founder of Remote. “We’re constantly working to help our customers attract top talent with world-class employment packages in every country. Those include flexibility, and our latest enhancements mean it’s easier for employees to get paid, live, and work the way they want.”

Global Mobility Services streamlines international relocations
As more companies increase remote work options, international mobility is becoming a differentiating factor in hiring and retaining employees. In Remote’s recent survey, 34% of employees said that relocation assistance is an innovative benefit that they would use if available.

Remote’s new Global Mobility Services give customers a streamlined way to enable employees to relocate to another country by relying on Remote’s experienced in-house team for immigration guidance, pre-employment eligibility checks, and other support. Companies can also use Remote to set up new local employee benefits, issue payroll in local currencies, and avoid potential tax and compliance issues related to international employment.

New, flexible payment options for employees and contractors
Workers employed through Remote now have more flexibility and control over their finances with the ability to split their salaries across multiple bank accounts. This enables employers to offer their employees a new way to budget their money and build savings with automatic deposits. Employees based in the United States can also choose to receive a percentage of their salary in their cryptocurrency of choice without added fees, thanks to an integration with Coinbase, allowing them to skip the step of conversion and maximize their crypto investments.

Remote has also expanded payment options for contractors, giving them the ability to receive payments in non-native currencies in 60+ countries around the world. This means that digital nomads and other global contractors can be paid directly from their employers in their currency of choice without conversion fees, independent of where they or Remote’s customer is based.

Easy contractor-to-employee conversion
Companies can face stiff penalties if a worker is misclassified according to the labor laws in their country of residence. Building on existing features that helps clients assess and manage misclassification risk, Remote now offers a simple playbook for companies to convert their international contractors to employees through Remote’s Employer of Record service.

Employers can tap into Remote’s expertise and experience not only to avoid legal exposure in often-complex situations, but also to evolve the way they work with international talent and offer competitive local benefits and perks that build loyalty. With Remote, companies can now onboard, pay, and transition independent contractors to full-time employees from a single platform.

To sign up or learn more about Remote, visit remote.com.

About Remote:
Talent is everywhere — opportunity is not. Remote closes the gap by enabling employers to hire anyone from anywhere, providing access to opportunity so people everywhere can build better lives. Remote helps companies become global powerhouses by expanding their access to talent beyond their borders. Thousands of businesses rely on Remote’s modern platform and legal, financial, and cultural expertise to onboard, pay, and manage employees and contractors in 150+ countries. Remote was founded in 2019 by Job van der Voort and Marcelo Lebre, and is backed by leading investors including SoftBank Vision Fund 2, Accel, Sequoia, Index Ventures, Two Sigma Ventures, General Catalyst and B Capital.

Contact:
Press (at) remote (dot) com

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