Case Studies
Fourth-grade teacher Juli Naranjo came to Austin’s Cowan Elementary 18 years ago when it first opened and has been guiding her young math, science, and ESL students there ever since. Naranjo already was an experienced teacher when she signed on at Cowan, but a fortuitous conversation with EduSmart co-founder Nalini Kumar at a local school football game introduced her to a new teaching tool she wasn’t then aware of - EduSmart.
See PDFEighth-grade science teacher Carol Anderson has used a lot of teaching curriculum tools in her 25 years at Klein ISD, outside Houston. But when she looks for a ‘complete curriculum’ for her science and biology students, she turns to EduSmart, a product that she says continues to improve to meet the changing needs of teachers and their students. “We’ve had EduSmart for a couple of years now, and it just continues to improve.”
See PDFA case study of how one elementary school achieved a 10-point gain on scores. Like many elementary schools across the United States, Ballantyne Elementary in Charlotte, North Carolina sought innovative ways to help its students master science concepts and perform better on standardized tests.
See PDFGoose Creek CISD, a school district of approximately 21,000 students located in the Baytown, Texas area, piloted EduSmart Science on five elementary school campuses. EduSmart Science helped bring about significant increases in Met Standard Performance.
See PDFThis preliminary report presents the findings from the evaluation of the schools using EduSmart Science program. The report was based on student achievement, teacher satisfaction, and teacher and principal testimonials. 74 Texas schools purchased EduSmart Science. Schools had the software for less than a month to 15 months.
See PDFThe purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of instructional intervention in academic science among grade 5 English language learners (ELLs) after one year of placement in comparison to the typical science instruction in the district where the larger research project is being implemented.
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