What solutions and services does Carnegie Learning offer?
Carnegie Learning is a leading provider of both comprehensive and supplemental mathematics curricula for middle school and high school students. The company's Cognitive Tutor® is a blended curriculum approach integrating interactive software sessions, text, and teacher-led classroom lessons into a unique learning platform for Algebra Readiness, Algebra I, Geometry, Algebra II and Integrated Math programs.
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What are the components of your blended curriculum?
Each program includes the Cognitive Tutor software, student textbook, teacher and curriculum guides, assessment and classroom management tools, and teacher training. Our training program provides both theoretical background and important hands-on support to help educators effectively implement the program in their classrooms.
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What is unique about the Cognitive Tutor solution?
Carnegie Learning’s curricula are based on more than two decades of cognitive science research at Carnegie Mellon University studying how students think, learn, and apply new knowledge in mathematics. By combining software, text, and classroom instruction, the program identifies weaknesses in a student’s mastery of mathematical concepts, customizes prompts to focus on areas where the student is struggling, and provides the teacher with a report on each student’s progress. Contemporary word problem scenarios as well as unique features such as an onscreen “skillometer” – which continually tracks the students’ progress – are designed to keep students engaged and positive. The U.S. Department of Education recognizes Carnegie Learning’s Cognitive Tutor Algebra I program as one of only two math curricula scientifically proven to have significant, positive effects on student learning.
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How were the curricula developed?
Carnegie Learning's mathematics curricula are based on the "ACT" theory developed by Dr. John R. Anderson, a world-renowned cognitive scientist and professor of Psychology and Computer Science at Carnegie Mellon University. Dr. Anderson is also a member of the National Academy of Sciences. The Cognitive Tutor curricula have been developed and refined by over 20 years of research. The curricula have been field tested in a variety of instructional settings. Classroom teachers are instrumental in Carnegie Learning's product development and testing processes.
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What types of schools and students benefit most from Cognitive Tutor curricula?
The Cognitive Tutor curricula are proven through third-party research to be successful in rural, suburban, and urban settings, with diverse student populations, including special education, minority, ESL and inclusion classrooms.
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Are Carnegie Learning solutions correlated to state standards?
Carnegie Learning's curricula are aligned to most state and district standards, as well as to the five content and the five process strands of the standards set by the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM). Please visit the "In Your State" section of our web site for specific state detail.
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How much does it cost?
Carnegie Learning curricula can be purchased as a full license for software and text or as a software-only license. Maintenance & support as well as training apply to all purchases. Volume and multi-year discounts are available.
Please contact us at the information below or visit our "Quick Quote" page for a response within 24 hours during business days.
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How can I get additional information?
Please contact Educational Sales, department for more information:
Phone: (888) 851-7094, option 7, or contact us via the web.
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