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Carnegie Learning Expands Summer School 2006 Math Offering

Posted on: Tuesday, 28 February 2006, 09:00 CST

Carnegie Learning(R), a leading research-based mathematics curricula provider, today unveiled a turnkey summer school package of its proven middle and high school math curricula designed to meet the demands of at-risk students attending four to six-week remediation classes this summer. Carnegie Learning's summer school solution includes the Cognitive Tutor(R) courses bundled into a simple-to-deploy package that includes pre-training evaluations, text, software, classroom instruction, and two full days of professional development.

Districts and schools may purchase from the full suite of Cognitive Tutor curricula including the recently released Bridge to Algebra, a new algebra readiness program, Algebra I, Geometry, Algebra II, and Integrated Math I, II, and III.

"Our solutions are extremely well-suited to the demanding summer school environment because the software has an artificial intelligence component that provides individualized instruction based on each student's ability level, giving the instructor more time to spend with struggling students," said Bill Hadley, chief academic officer and co-founder of Carnegie Learning. "Along with improving problem-solving and critical thinking skills, our curricula are proven to change students' attitudes towards math; and, if we can get students back on track this summer, they have a better chance at success next fall."

Chicago Public Schools has implemented Carnegie Learning's Algebra I software for the past three years as part of the District's Step Up to High School summer program. Designed to help middle school students make a stronger transition to high school, Step Up 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. Post-program analysis of the Chicago program's 2004 participants indicated that students who used Carnegie Learning math solution received higher grades in their first semester of Algebra I than students who did not attend Step Up to High School.

"Carnegie Learning's Cognitive Tutor has been a lifesaver for many of the committed teachers and at-risk students in our Step-Up program," said Rickey Murff, Citywide Mathematics Facilitator for Chicago Public Schools. "Summer school is a particularly rigorous and challenging learning environment, and we were surprised to see the level of teacher enthusiasm and student engagement as they worked together in the lab environment. Feedback from the teachers showed they felt the Carnegie Learning software fell right into place as a complement to their classroom sessions, and gave them a tool that helped them to teach math to their students in a fun and rewarding way," said Murff.

Carnegie Learning's curricula are based on more than two decades of cognitive science research at Carnegie Mellon University addressing how students think, learn, and apply new knowledge in mathematics. Independent research indicates particularly strong results with Title I and special-needs populations including Exceptional Student Education students, those with limited English proficiency, and students receiving free or reduced lunches.

About Carnegie Learning (www.carnegielearning.com)

Carnegie Learning is a leading developer of core, full-year mathematics programs as well as supplemental intervention applications for middle school and high school students. The company's Cognitive Tutor(R) is helping more than 325,000 students in more than 750 school districts across the United States succeed in math by integrating interactive software sessions, text, and student-centered classroom lessons into a unique learning platform for Bridge to Algebra, Algebra I, Geometry, Algebra II and Integrated Math programs. 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. Based in Pittsburgh, PA, Carnegie Learning was founded by cognitive science researchers from Carnegie Mellon University in conjunction with veteran mathematics teachers.

Source: Business Wire

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