COGNITIVE TUTOR SUCCESS STORIES - URBAN SUCCESS
Columbus Middle School, Los Angeles Unified School District , CA
Teaching math to English language learners. :
Columbus Middle School in Canoga Park serves almost 500 students who are in the process of learning English. The Structured English Immersion Program provides instruction in English with curriculum designed to help students acquire the language they need to meet grade level standards. The middle school purchased Bridge to Algebra with Title I funds for their beginning level English Language Learner students. The curriculum adds structure and a uniform math content that math teachers at Columbus can use with all of their students.
Chicago Public Schools Summer School Program
Carnegie Learning Has a Successful Track Record in Chicago’s Step Up to High School Program :
For three years, Chicago Public Schools (CPS) has implemented Carnegie Learning's Cognitive Tutor® Algebra I software as part of its Step Up to High School summer program. Designed to help middle school students who were struggling make a stronger transition to high school, Step Up to High School is a four-week program providing eligible students with personalized instruction and attention five days a week, four hours a day, in high-school level math and reading courses.
Félix Varela Senior High School, Miami-Dade County School District, FL
Students learn to become life long learners with Carnegie Learning’s Algebra I & :
In 2000, Félix Varela Senior High in Miami-Dade County selected Carnegie Learning's Cognitive Tutor® because it aligned with their school philosophy of a student-centered, relevant, and rigorous curriculum. The objective is to help students perform at high levels and become lifelong learners who will succeed in an ever-changing, multicultural world. Students are self motivated by the Cognitive Tutor programs because they are constantly engaged, both in the classroom and the lab.
Dundalk Middle School, Baltimore County School District, MD
Maryland High School Assessment math scores rise from 49% to 86% :
As an AYP (Achieving Yearly Progress) failing school, Dundalk Middle School was eligible to purchase the Algebra I curriculum with Title I funds. The Baltimore County School District has since implemented Carnegie Learning's Algebra I curriculum in three Title I middle schools and two high schools, and recently expanded the courses to include Carnegie Learning’s Algebra II software and Bridge to Algebra.
Jackson Technology Center for Math and Science, Garland Independent School District, TX
A dynamic solution to teaching mathematics to students at all levels :
Jackson Technology Center purchased the Cognitive Tutor Algebra I curriculum because it was the solution to teaching algebra using real world examples while incorporating technology into the math classroom. They desired a program that would excite and actively involve all students in the math they were learning. Jackson Technology Center’s Algebra Classroom consists of a very diverse population from an academic, life skills and social economical environment and the Cognitive Tutor has been able to teach to each student at his or her individual math level with great success. Out of all students using the Cognitive Tutor Algebra I curriculum at Jackson Technology Center, 87% passed the spring 2005 TAKS, compared to only 40% passing for non Cognitive Tutor Students.
Academy for College & Career Exploration, Baltimore City Public School System, MD
Mastering implementation of Carnegie Learning’s blended text and software curricula :
Academy for College and Career Exploration (ACCE) decided to use Carnegie Learning curricula after learning of the successes other schools were experiencing with the Cognitive Tutor® curricula. ACCE is a Baltimore area high school serving students focused on college and career tracks and providing individualized student learning that allows students to work at their own pace on rigorous, research-based curricula. ACCE teaches to the philosophy that all students can succeed when they have a clear picture of a promising future.
Miami Coral Park Senior High School, Miami-Dade County School District, FL
Improving student performance through incorporating technology into math class :
Miami Coral Park Senior High School believes in the importance in improving student performance through technology. Carnegie Learning’s Cognitive Tutor® has become Miami Coral’s technology solution for mathematics that is helping students to master equation solving in an in-depth, hands on way. Carnegie Learning’s Algebra I software reinforces basic algebraic concepts that are hard for students to grasp.
Rubén Darío Community Middle School, Miami-Dade County School District, FL
Increase understanding and improvements in mathematics portion of the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test :
On the 2005 Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test (FCAT) 44% of the students enrolled in algebra I at Rubén Darío increased their level of retention and 84% increased their developmental score. Teachers at Rubén Darío found that Carnegie Learning’s software component has helped to reduce the frustration level in their students and helps them to achieve success in math. Students’ self-esteems have improved and all enjoy working on the software as part of their Algebra and Geometry classes.
Miami Sunset Senior High School, Miami-Dade County School District, FL
Honors, ESE, and ESOL Students all succeed using Carnegie Learning’s Algebra I and Geometry Curricula. :
Miami Sunset first purchased Carnegie Learning curricula because the curricula was among the few programs supported by written studies demonstrating that it is a research based solution proven to engage students and help them to succeed in math. Educators at Miami Sunset appreciated, in particular, the way that Carnegie Learning curricula crosses both math and reading curricula by emphasizes the importance of reading and understanding word problems. Miami Sunset supports Carnegie Learning’s methodology, and believes that Learning by Doing® is the way of the future.
Redland Middle School, Miami-Dade County School District, FL
Teaching math understanding to honor students using Carnegie Learning curricula :
Redland Middle School currently uses Carnegie Learning’s curricula in their Honors algebra I and geometry classes. Redland selected Carnegie Learning curricula because it offered a technology
component to their math classes. They were also searching for a solution to enforcing the idea of making their honor students show all steps when solving equations. Carnegie Learning’s Cognitive Tutor software component breaks each word problem into multiple steps and enforces the idea of showing all work and observing
patterns in solving equations.
Nautilus Middle School, Miami-Dade County School District, FL
Integrating technology with a hands-on approach to help middle school students prepare for algebra :
The students at Nautilus are now engaged in the learning process, which has greatly increased their motivation in algebra class. Carnegie Learning’s curricula have helped increase student test scores and are helping the students’ algebra abilities to improve. “By using this program my students have learned to think ”Algebra”, said Vivian Randin. “And the program helps them to solve a variety of problems of real life applications using technology. I enjoy how much my students are improving, and enjoying algebra.”
South Miami Senior High School, Miami-Dade County School District, FL
Carnegie Learning’s Algebra I curriculum is proven to help students understand abstract mathematics concepts :
Mrs. Zorrilla, the Lead Cognitive Tutor Algebra I Teacher at South Miami, saw some of her students having difficulty with Algebra concepts. These students are now performing better on the same types of problems when working on the Carnegie Learning software program. Mrs. Zorrilla finds that the greater number of problems in the Carnegie Learning software allows these students to master the concepts both on the computer and on paper. “In previous years, my students were having problems with solving equations, graphing lines and word problems,” said Mrs. Zorrilla. “Carnegie learning has helped them to learn how to do all of these processes with ease and in an enjoyable manner.”
Booker T. Washington Senior High School, Miami-Dade County School District, FL
Teachers see, first-hand, student improvement in algebra with Carnegie Learning curricula :
According to teachers at Booker T. Washington, the program
captures students’ attention. Students are less distracted during lab time and their efforts in class have improved. They can also claim yearly gains on the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test (FCAT) in their year-round intensive math classes.
