This month, we're pleased to announce the winners of our 2011 Learning by Doing Awards Programs! We're also solciting your feedback via our annual customer survey, and revisiting the announcement regarding the release of the 2011-2012 Cognitive Tutor software.
As always, if you have any success stories that you'd like to share with our team, please contact us at newsletter@carnegielearning.com.
2011 Learning By Doing Awards Program Recipients
The Carnegie Learning Award Programs recognizes and rewards outstanding accomplishments in the Carnegie Learning classroom and lab. We are pleased to honor those students and teachers who have demonstrated exceptional dedication to teaching and learning mathematics. Congratulations to the following recipients of the 2011 Learning By Doing Awards:
2011 Learning By Doing Leader Awards |
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Barbara Cleveland |
Winner: Barbara Cleveland Runner Up: |
2011 Learning by Doing Student Awards |
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Middle School Winner: Virgil McArthur Runner Up: |
Carol Lin |
High School Winner: Carol Lin Runner Up: |
Read more about the winners and their entries by visiting our Awards Programs page: www.carnegielearning.com/programs/awards
Carnegie Learning Customer Survey
Congratulations to all of our customers on another great year, and thank you for all you do to help students to become successful in mathematics!
We would love to hear about your school year with Carnegie Learning and how we can better support you in the coming year. We invite you to complete the survey at the link below.
www.carnegielearning.com/feedback
MATHia software Coach Calc Contest winner
Congratulations to our MATHia software Coach Calc Contest winner Micah Hoyt of East Hall High School in Gainesville, GA.
In the new Middle School MATHia software there will be a new instructional calculator feature called “Coach Calc.” This instructional calculator is designed to help students understand appropriate calculator use. Most of the time, Coach Calc operates as a regular calculator. However, if a student tries a calculation that they should know in their head, Coach Calc acts as a coach and encourages them to think through it without the use of the calculator. We want Coach Calc to speak to students in a fun way. See example below.
 Calc Coach operating as a normal calculator |
 Coach Calc responding to a student dividing by 10 |
The Coach Calc contest invited participants to provide a response that will be presented if a student tries to divide by 0. Micah Hoyt submitted the contest winner entry:
"Dividing by zero is like licking your elbow. It sounds easy but you just can’t do it! *pause* “you just tried it didn’t you?”
Micah's entry will be featured in the new Middle School MATHia software that will be introduced this fall.
We would like thank all those who submitted entries for the Coach Cal Contest. Our goals is to continue to enlist your feedback by providing programs to enlist the ideas of our customers and experts in the math field to continue to make our curricula more engaging and beneficial for student learning.
Last Chance to Register: The Carnegie Learning
National Math Institute
This is your last chance to register for the 2011 Carnegie Learning National Math Institute: July 10-14 in Grapevine, TX. This year's theme is "How Students Learn: Changing the Way We Teach Mathematics"
Save $50 per person when you register with a group of 5 or more! For more information about this event, including pricing, agendas, and more, please visit our NMI website: nmi.carnegielearning.com.
Keynote and Featured Speakers Include:
Steve Ritter, Ph.D.
Russell Gersten, Ph.D.
Suzanne Plaut, Ed.D.
Richard Allen, Ph.D.
Margaret Smith, Ed.D.
Wendy Ward Hoffer
John AntonettiUpgrade Now:
The 2011-2012 Version of Bridge to Algebra, Algebra I, Geometry and Algebra II is Now Available
We are happy to announce that the newest version of Cognitive Tutor software is available for customers to upgrade. Please visit the 2011-2012 Cognitive Tutor software and Teacher's Toolkit what's new page to see the latest enhancements with the software.
How Do I Get the New Version of the Software?
** Please forward this information to anyone within your school or district responsible for administering the Carnegie Learning Cognitive Tutor software or person(s) responsible for software upgrades.
For Carnegie Learning Online Users:
- If you are a Carnegie Learning Online user of the software, we have scheduled your upgrade to the current version of the Cognitive Tutor software to the 2011-2012 release this July.
- What This Means For You:
- Schools will be upgraded based on an upgrade schedule beginning July 5th.
- This process does not require any action on your part and usually takes about an hour.
- All your current data will be moved forward to the next version, so you will not lose any data.
- What You Need To Do:
- Check the upgrade schedule. This document will be posted in the near future to the Carnegie Learning Resource Center, and you will receive an email notification when it is available. Check your time scheduled, and if this time is not convenient, notify the Help Desk to reschedule. If you do not respond, your software will be automatically upgraded on the date scheduled.
- You are encouraged to clean up your Teacher's Toolkit prior to your upgrade by deleting any instructors, classes or students that will not use the software next school year.
For Installed Cognitive Tutor Sotware LMS Client:
- What You Need To Do:
- If you are a user of the installed Cognitive Tutor software LMS client, you will need to schedule your upgrade with Carnegie Learning Customer Support. Contact them at 1-877-401-2527 or email help@carnegielearning.com.
Recommendations Prior to Your Upgrade
With any upgrade, it is always a good idea to have a backup of your data. Please download our End of Year Checklist to help facilitate your backup and clean up your Teacher's Toolkit.
What do I do if I have Summer School Using the Software?
If you are planning summer school classes using the Cognitive Tutor software, please schedule your upgrade via the Carnegie Learning Resource Center before your classes start. We will be sending additional information to you regarding how to schedule your upgrade online, but please call the Carnegie Learning Help Desk at 1-877-401-2527 or email help@carnegielearning.com with any questions.
How Do I View or Change My Upgrade Schedule?
- Please visit your Carnegie Learning Resource Center account in the next few weeks for a posting of your upgrade schedule.
- If you would like to schedule your software upgrade earlier than July, please visit your Carnegie Learning Resource Center account in the next few weeks to use the upgrade request form, or call customer support at the number listed below.
For More Information
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact customer support by email at help@carnegielearning.com or by phone at 877-401-2527 (Mon-Fri 8AM-9PM Eastern Time).
What's New in Cognitive Tutor Software for 2011-2012
This edition of the Software Implementation Guide is updated for the 2011 Cognitive Tutor® software. This year's enhancements include:
- Assessments by Unit: Assessments in custom curriculum can now be created by unit instead of topic.
- A Student Search button in Teacher's Toolkit that allows you to search for students to find out what class they are in.
- The selection mechanism is now used for various other solver menu items that don't involve scratchpads. This allows the student to select the portion of the expression that they want to apply the menu item to, allowing students to type the result of that operation without having to retype the entire expression.
- Edit class sequence now allows you to reset student assignment to the first incomplete module in the sequence.
For More Information on Cognitive Tutor Software
Click here to view the 2011-2012 Software Implementation Guide.
Carnegie Learning In The News: Godfrey-Lee schools awarded $625,000 more in federal funds
Superintendent David Britten announced today that Wyoming, Michigan's Godfrey-Lee Public Schools has been awarded two federal grants totaling $625,000 to improve math skills and the culture and climate at Lee High School.
The district is getting to $250,000 for the math initiative portion of its transformation plan for the school. The funds will help by providing licensing of the Carnegie Learning Cognitive Tutor software, mobile computing devices, intervention specialists, and training for teachers.