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| Your ALEKS K-12 eNewsletter is below. |
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Sincerely,
ALEKS Corporation
info@aleks.com |
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| What's New |
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ALEKS Course Products Correlated with
Common Core State Standards for Grades 3-12 |
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| ALEKS course products for grades 3-12 are correlated to all 50 states' standards and the Common Core State Standards. The ALEKS correlation with the Common Core State Standards offers detailed PDF correlations, as well as dynamic online reporting for grades 3-8 and Algebra 1 to provide teachers and administrators with a precise view of student, class, school, and district progress toward standards mastery. To learn more, please view the ALEKS Common Core State Standards correlations
for your state or sign up for a 5-day trial to view the online reporting. |
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| New ALEKS High School Prep for Statistics Course Available |
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| ALEKS is pleased to announce the release of High School Prep for Statistics.
This new course focuses on prerequisite and introductory material for statistics courses, and can be used during the first six weeks of the term to prepare students for success in the course. To learn more, please
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| ALEKS High School Prep for Algebra 1 Upgrade Available |
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| ALEKS is pleased to offer an upgraded version of High School Preparation for Algebra 1, featuring enhanced assessment and learning, new topics, and greater flexibility in course management to help students succeed. |
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| For users who have not yet upgraded, this complimentary upgrade will occur automatically on Saturday, July 2, 2011. To take advantage of these beneficial upgrades now, please have your ALEKS administrator request an earlier upgrade. |
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| * This upgrade will affect all ALEKS users with this course at your school, and will not be reversible. The decision to upgrade should be discussed with your ALEKS administrator. For technical questions, please contact ALEKS Customer Support. |
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| Please be aware that upgrading to the new version of High School Prep for Algebra 1 will alter student pie charts and course customizations. Due to these changes, it is highly recommended to upgrade between terms or during a school break so student progress and learning are not interrupted. |
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| Training Center
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| Have You Explored the ALEKS Training Center? |
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| Learn more about ALEKS features via the online Training Center. Live and pre-recorded trainings are conveniently available for your viewing and training needs. You DO NOT need to register to attend a live training session. |
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| Implementations |
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Kiona-Benton City Middle School
– Benton City, WA – |
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» Computer Scenario: Computer Lab
» Purpose: RtI, Improve State Test Scores, At-Risk Students
» Time Spent in ALEKS: 3 hours per week
» ALEKS Course Products: RtI 8 |
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Ronald Allen Harris, 8th Grade Math Teacher
Student attitudes towards math and their ability to do math have been the real success story so far in using ALEKS. I have one student that has gone from 25 percent mastery on the Initial Assessment to 88 percent mastery on her last assessment - all within six weeks. My students on average have improved by 23 percentage points (or a median of 17 percentage points). Not only do the majority of my students look forward to getting on ALEKS each day, I have several of them that spend time outside of school getting on ALEKS. All of my students in the intervention class have been in a position of not being successful in math for so long that they thought they were not capable, but after working with ALEKS the majority of them are changing that belief. I am constantly hearing comments like, "that's easy," "I can do that," and "I did not think that I could do that, but now I know I can," to describe what they believe about their ability to do math. Students are constantly going to their pie chart and bragging to other students about how many more sections they have to cover to completely shade in one section of the pie - it's like the kids use it as a competition to better themselves. |
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Waimea Middle Public Conversion Charter School
– Kamuela, HI – |
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» Computer Scenario: Computers in Classroom, Computer Lab, Home Access
» Purpose: Special Education, RtI, Supplement
» Time Spent in ALEKS: 3 hours per week
» ALEKS Course Products: MS RtI Tier 3, MS RtI Screening Assessment |
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Erica Owens, Special Education Math Teacher
In the past two years, I have seen my students' test scores go up.… ALEKS is wonderful since it is completely differentiated to the individual student. Students also love using ALEKS. They like that they can use the Explain button and no one in the class knows that they needed help…. The students are also feeling successful as they see their pie charts fill up. The pie chart is a great visual for both the students as well as for the parents. I also use the available reports when writing my Individualized Education Programs (IEPs). |
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| Where is ALEKS? |
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Stop by Our Booth and Learn How ALEKS
Can Help Your Students Achieve Success |
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National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) – Booth #1829
April 13 - 16, 2011, Indianapolis, IN
For more information, visit: NCTM |
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National Catholic Education Association (NCEA) – Booth #715
April 26 - 28, 2011, New Orleans, LA
For more information, visit: NCEA |
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National Charter School Conference (NCSC) – Booth #TBD
June 20 - 23, 2011, Atlanta, GA
For more information, visit: NCSC |
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International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) – Booth #2256
June 26 - 29, 2011, Philadelphia, PA
For more information, visit: ISTE |
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| Share Your ALEKS Implementation Strategy |
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| Congratulations to Ronald Harris of Kiona-Benton City Middle School, WA and Erica Owens of Waimea Middle Public Conversion Charter School, HI – winners of the Kindle drawing! If you have an ALEKS implementation strategy (see implementation strategies above) that you have not previously shared with ALEKS Corporation, please submit your strategy for a chance to have it featured in the next eNewsletter! |
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