Texas School with High At-risk Population Finds Success
with Brainchild Achiever!
DALLAS— July 22, 2010 — Forty-five percent of the students at Barbara Jordan Elementary School in Ector County ISD are considered at-risk. Teachers have to contend with more than 25 percent turn-over each year and yet, Barbara Jordan Elementary School is one of the best schools in Texas.
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Showing posts with label case study. Show all posts
Friday, July 23, 2010
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
News Release - Brainchild Academy Concept Employs Multimodal, Data-driven Instruction for Struggling Students
ORLANDO, Florida — January 13, 2010 — With 24-30 students or more in the typical classroom, it is tough for teachers to give students individual attention, especially struggling students. Brainchild (www.brainchild.com)—an educational publisher of assessment and intervention programs— today launched the Brainchild Academy Concept, which combines its technology resources with direct teacher observation into a three-station instructional plan.
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See Brainchild in booth 323 at the Florida Educational Technology Conference this week.
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
News Release - Case Study Examines Effectiveness of Ballard & Tighe Materials
Out on Business Wire this morning. Lots more news coming out from Ballard & Tighe in the next few weeks. We have three more news releases in the queue (mostly for CA education news).
Case Study Examines Effectiveness of Ballard & Tighe Materials for English Language Learners in Florida Schools
INVERNESS, Florida – February 11, 2009 – Ballard & Tighe, Publishers (www.ballard-tighe.com) announced today that it has published a case study about the use of the IPT® Testing System to evaluate and place English language learners in Florida schools.
The case study, about Citrus County School District (www.citrus.k12.fl.us), examines how the district is using assessment data to give teachers more information about the learning needs of their ESOL students (English for Speakers of Other Languages). Citrus County School District uses IPT tests for placement and progress evaluation of English learners as well as in their three-pronged exit assessment that includes the FCAT (Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test) and the state-mandated CELLA (Comprehensive English Language Learning Assessment).
The case study along with others that discuss the use of Ballard & Tighe instructional materials can be found at: www.ballard-tighe.com/resources/MarketingResources/successStories.asp.
Case Study Examines Effectiveness of Ballard & Tighe Materials for English Language Learners in Florida Schools
INVERNESS, Florida – February 11, 2009 – Ballard & Tighe, Publishers (www.ballard-tighe.com) announced today that it has published a case study about the use of the IPT® Testing System to evaluate and place English language learners in Florida schools.
The case study, about Citrus County School District (www.citrus.k12.fl.us), examines how the district is using assessment data to give teachers more information about the learning needs of their ESOL students (English for Speakers of Other Languages). Citrus County School District uses IPT tests for placement and progress evaluation of English learners as well as in their three-pronged exit assessment that includes the FCAT (Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test) and the state-mandated CELLA (Comprehensive English Language Learning Assessment).
The case study along with others that discuss the use of Ballard & Tighe instructional materials can be found at: www.ballard-tighe.com/resources/MarketingResources/successStories.asp.
Friday, October 24, 2008
National Drop-out Problem (WSJ article)
The Wall Street Journal published an article on Oct. 21 about the drop-out problem. I was appalled to learn that only 25% of Detroit students graduate from high school in 4 years. I don't know how many Detroit students graduate in more than 4 years (a lesson in critical reading...)but this single bit of data is scary all by itself. Here is the article link. (Email me if you would like a copy )
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122455013168452477.html (only live until 10-28)
One of my clients has a relevant story for the topic of dropout prevention...
SAM Learning is being used in many schools but one pilot this summer was with kids who were in danger of failing their HSEE. The school (in Bronx, NY) had encouraging results when kids used SAM to improve their math scores. They had more students pass their HSEE than they had in previous years. Email me if you would like to know more about the program or to get in touch with the school. The assistant principal is a charming lady and loves to talk about how well SAM Learning is working for them.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122455013168452477.html (only live until 10-28)
One of my clients has a relevant story for the topic of dropout prevention...
SAM Learning is being used in many schools but one pilot this summer was with kids who were in danger of failing their HSEE. The school (in Bronx, NY) had encouraging results when kids used SAM to improve their math scores. They had more students pass their HSEE than they had in previous years. Email me if you would like to know more about the program or to get in touch with the school. The assistant principal is a charming lady and loves to talk about how well SAM Learning is working for them.
Wednesday, October 22, 2008
Case Study (DRAFT) - ESOL Student Assessment
We are in the final approval stages for a case study for Citrus County SD in Florida. They use Ballard & Tighe's IPT family of tests to get a read on English proficiency. What is most interesting, however, is the push for using this simple test to drive instruction.
I can't paste the link just yet but wanted to put the word out that it is coming soon. Here are snippets from the case study.
...One of the challenges all teachers face is not knowing about a student’s previous schooling. When there is a new student who speaks little or no English, then there is a substantial communication barrier that can make it impossible to know what the student already knows or can do. In keeping with the district’s focus on individualized instruction, Citrus County School District wants to give their teachers as much information about their ELL students as possible...
Johnson advises teachers to look at the item analysis that is generated with the IPT. “The IPT report
gives you an item-by-item analysis and tells you what learning level [Bloom’s taxonomy] the student is at,” says Mrs. Johnson. “It tells you the language and depth and cognitive skill that a student is drawing from.” With that amount of information, a teacher can adjust their instruction to fill in knowledge gaps and give a new student a chance to shine...
I can't paste the link just yet but wanted to put the word out that it is coming soon. Here are snippets from the case study.
...One of the challenges all teachers face is not knowing about a student’s previous schooling. When there is a new student who speaks little or no English, then there is a substantial communication barrier that can make it impossible to know what the student already knows or can do. In keeping with the district’s focus on individualized instruction, Citrus County School District wants to give their teachers as much information about their ELL students as possible...
Johnson advises teachers to look at the item analysis that is generated with the IPT. “The IPT report
gives you an item-by-item analysis and tells you what learning level [Bloom’s taxonomy] the student is at,” says Mrs. Johnson. “It tells you the language and depth and cognitive skill that a student is drawing from.” With that amount of information, a teacher can adjust their instruction to fill in knowledge gaps and give a new student a chance to shine...
Monday, October 20, 2008
ELD/ELL Case Study: Assessment at Port Arthur ISD
Another case study for Ballard & Tighe, Publishers. Writers interested in speaking to the individuals quoted in this and other case studies may contact me at jennifer@jharrisonpr.com and I'll help you reach this district.
Port Arthur Independent School District (ISD) in Texas uses the IPT Assessment System from Ballard & Tighe, Publishers to accurately assess their students’ English proficiency. Limited English Proficient (LEP) students take the IPT in order for the Language Assessment Team to determine the level of English language support each student needs. Students who show a sufficient grasp of English may be ready for an English-only curriculum with no additional support. However, the district provides varying degrees of English support for students who do not show a sufficient grasp of English.
Click here for the link to the full case study: http://www.ballard-tighe.com/pdfs/ssPortArthurISD.pdf
Port Arthur Independent School District (ISD) in Texas uses the IPT Assessment System from Ballard & Tighe, Publishers to accurately assess their students’ English proficiency. Limited English Proficient (LEP) students take the IPT in order for the Language Assessment Team to determine the level of English language support each student needs. Students who show a sufficient grasp of English may be ready for an English-only curriculum with no additional support. However, the district provides varying degrees of English support for students who do not show a sufficient grasp of English.
Click here for the link to the full case study: http://www.ballard-tighe.com/pdfs/ssPortArthurISD.pdf
English Language Development Case Study - Oak Grove Elementary SD
The following is a case study that I have written recently for Ballard & Tighe, Publishers. Ballard & Tighe focuses solely on the development of ELD products. Writers interested in speaking to the individuals quoted in this and other case studies may contact me at jennifer@jharrisonpr.com and I'll help you reach the teachers/administrators.
Oak Grove Elementary School District in San Jose, California is a midsized
district where 32% of the students do not speak English as their primary
language. The district established an aggressive five-year plan with shortterm,
intermediate, and long-term goals in various areas. One of those goals
is for English language learners to advance at least one proficiency level each
year, so the district purchased Carousel of IDEAS for Title I schools to test its
effectiveness. The results have been so positive, the district decided to offer
Carousel as an option to non-Title I schools, and now these schools also are
on target to meet their achievement goals for English learners.
Click here for the link to this case study: http://www.ballard-tighe.com/pdfs/carousel/carouselSS_OakGrove.pdf
Oak Grove Elementary School District in San Jose, California is a midsized
district where 32% of the students do not speak English as their primary
language. The district established an aggressive five-year plan with shortterm,
intermediate, and long-term goals in various areas. One of those goals
is for English language learners to advance at least one proficiency level each
year, so the district purchased Carousel of IDEAS for Title I schools to test its
effectiveness. The results have been so positive, the district decided to offer
Carousel as an option to non-Title I schools, and now these schools also are
on target to meet their achievement goals for English learners.
Click here for the link to this case study: http://www.ballard-tighe.com/pdfs/carousel/carouselSS_OakGrove.pdf
English Language Development Case Study - Kodiak Island
The following is a case study that I have written recently for Ballard & Tighe, Publishers. Ballard & Tighe focuses solely on the development of ELD products. Writers interested in speaking to the individuals quoted in this and other case studies may contact me at jennifer@jharrisonpr.com and I'll help you reach the teachers/administrators.
Kodiak Island Borough School District in Alaska is clearly off the beaten track, but
it shares many of the challenges experienced by rural and urban schools alike. With
students speaking 20 different languages, a focus on fundamentals in ELD is critical
to success. Kodiak has adopted Carousel of IDEAS from Ballard & Tighe, Publishers
because it offers a structured, systematic, and standards-based approach to language
instruction that fits their instructional framework.
for more of this case study: http://www.ballard-tighe.com/pdfs/carousel/carouselSS_kodiak.pdf
Kodiak Island Borough School District in Alaska is clearly off the beaten track, but
it shares many of the challenges experienced by rural and urban schools alike. With
students speaking 20 different languages, a focus on fundamentals in ELD is critical
to success. Kodiak has adopted Carousel of IDEAS from Ballard & Tighe, Publishers
because it offers a structured, systematic, and standards-based approach to language
instruction that fits their instructional framework.
for more of this case study: http://www.ballard-tighe.com/pdfs/carousel/carouselSS_kodiak.pdf
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