IRIS Educational Media is singing a celebratory song!

We Have Skills! , a new multi-media curriculum for teaching K-3 students social skills, has won a Telly Award for best use of music in the non-broadcast video and film category.  Over 11,000 entries from all 50 states and numerous countries comprised the 32^nd Annual Telly Awards.  Judging is done by top advertising and production professionals who recognize merit in creative work.  We Have Skills! uses music and video to teach children seven fundamental social skills to help them succeed in school. The short, catchy tunes composed by Jessie Marquez, program developer for IRIS Educational Media, draw on a variety of musical styles and diverse cultural experiences.  To hear a sample song from 
We Have Skills!, click here.    

About the Telly Awards 
The Telly Awards, founded in 1979, are the premier award honoring outstanding local, regional, and cable TV commercials and programs, the finest video and film productions, and web commercials, videos and films. Winners represent the best work of the most respected advertising agencies, production companies, television stations, cable operators, and corporate video departments in the world. 

 About IRIS Educational Media
Based in Eugene, OR, IRIS Educational Media is a media development and behavioral research firm that was started in 1999. The firm was founded with the intention of bringing research-based professional development to K-12 school staff and all educators, including teachers, administrators, paraprofessionals, direct support staff, parent educators and parents. IRIS Ed collaborates with leading educators and researchers on important topics to create video-based curriculums on DVD and online.  For more information, visit www.irisEd.com