May 2011 - Newsletter

Peoples Top Picks is a new initiative that delivers insights on how educators across the country are addressing current hot topics in education.

This month's Top Pick: Tech Success Stories

Are you using online programs to help you monitor progress and differentiate instruction in your classroom?

Your colleagues are! Check out some great success stories below about how our customers are using the EPATH Assess® and Practice Path™ online systems to build student success.

We just posted 3 new case studies! Check out best practices and strategies for implementing our programs, along with evidence of effectiveness here.

Tech Success Stories:

“The teachers like the way the Measuring Up Express® materials align to the EPATH assessment and that you can target specific areas. The EPATH test results help with grouping students and differentiating instruction. We use the program for small group instruction to meet specific needs. It helped to guide instruction and to formulate questions to address higher-order thinking skills.”

-A. Gipson, LLT, Hughes School District 299, IL

 

 “We have used the Measuring Up® math for several years, but this is the first year for reading. We had poor reading and math performance with special education students. I use the reading workbook for intervention instruction in one-on-one or small group settings while other students independently complete Practice Path™. I love the alignment to the standards and the presentation similar to the OAA.

Students love Practice Path™!!! Although math scores are not back yet, student class performance and understanding have improved.”

-D. Blevins, Teacher, Wheelersburg School District, OH

 

“My students absolutely love Practice Path™. It keeps them engaged. We have several other computer programs, and this one seems to be the best for my students. My students would often complain that the other computer programs didn't make sense, or were too hard. However, with Practice Path™, I have heard no complaints. If a student gets a problem wrong, I noticed that they continue to try even harder.

I am integrating the Measuring Up®, Measuring Up Express®, and EPATH Assess® materials with Practice Path™. I find that the concepts are connected very well from one resource to the next.

From the beginning of the year, I have noticed that our district assessment scores increased about 10% for each grade level.”

-LaShonda K. Pigott, Science Department Chair, Christa McAuliffe Middle School, Fort Bend ISD, TX

 

Words of Wisdom

 “Our school has been using Measuring Up® print and online lessons, EPATH Assess®, and Practice Path™ for the past 3 years to help improve our percent passing in science and math. We use the programs for RTI-focused tutoring and to augment classroom review in regards to results of assessments. The hands-on application, question language and diagrams augment our district curriculum, yet add fresh perspective.

By targeting the weak areas of the science curriculum, we were able to bring this student population back in line with district levels. Now our district has received state recognitions on science improvements.”

-Linda J. Marzolf, Campus Technology, Glen B. Couch Elementary, Garland ISD, TX

 

“We have been using Measuring Up®, Measuring Up Express®, and EPATH Assess® for 3 years because the programs are very helpful in assessing students. They are very user-friendly. You are able to print out a quick test in a matter of minutes. We used it as a diagnostic test at the beginning of the year, then throughout the year we used it more to create quizzes and tests as needed. We have weekly TAKS assessment classes so I, for example, would use it every Friday to create a quiz. It helped our test scores increase.”

-Betzabe Vega, Technology Applications Teacher, Fort Hancock Middle School, Fort Hancock ISD, TX


At Peoples Education, we continually seek input from educators at all levels to improve our partnership with schools and districts. Your opinion counts! Each month we will reach out to the education community for feedback on a specific topic. We will post what we learn in this newsletter and on our informative Facebook page. 

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See you next month!

Sincerely,

Peoples Education


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EPATH Assess®

Custom online Formative Assessment connected to Measuring Up® and Measuring Up Express® lessons improves progress monitoring and raises test scores.


Practice Path™

Increased student engagement and motivation makes life easier for teachers!


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