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eInstruction Works With Tiger Woods Learning Center to Increase Student Engagement and Advance Learning
eInstruction Donates $100,000 in Classroom Response Technology to Benefit Students and Teachers
| Source: eInstruction
DENTON, TX--(Marketwire - February 21, 2008) - eInstruction, a leading provider of interactive
instructional and assessment technology, software, and content for the
education market announced today that it has donated an additional $100,000
worth of its award-winning student response technology to the Tiger Woods
Learning Center (TWLC), an innovative youth education facility located in
Anaheim, Calif. Through the donation of 550 Classroom Performance System
(CPS) student response pads, accompanying software and seven interactive
tablets, eInstruction joins TWLC in its commitment to advance academic
progress for every child. Since the grand opening of the TWLC in 2006,
eInstruction has donated approximately $250,000 of product.
"eInstruction has supported the TWLC since its inception and we are pleased
to once again participate in promoting the academic progress of students,"
says Dr. Darrell Ward, founder and CEO of eInstruction. "It (TWLC) is a
marvelous opportunity for giving back to the community, which is one of our
objectives as an organization, so this partnership was very natural for
us."
The TWLC is a 14-acre, $25 million facility that provides new educational
opportunities to more than 16,000 students, grades five through 12 since
opening in 2006.
Since receiving the CPS donation less than two months ago, TWLC teachers
have used the technology in their classrooms as a way to engage students
and help them learn concepts -- often through fun, interactive challenges
such as trivia and live, classroom surveys. The TWLC faculty also uses the
CPS technology to share and review information with their peers.
"When you can engage students in learning, no matter what age you are
working with, there will be positive results," said Kathy Bihr, TWLC
executive director. "Instructors at the TWLC like working with the CPS
units because their individual lessons are more interactive and
participatory for students, leading to better understanding of content."
eInstruction's student response solutions provide a new dimension of
classroom interaction through the use of infrared and radio frequency
hand-held student response devices. Every student's answer counts and
responses are simultaneously recorded in real-time, allowing for instant
discussion and deeper understanding of the concepts. eInstruction provides
the hardware, software, and training necessary to innovate and change the
face of education.
About eInstruction
eInstruction pioneered the use of student response systems in the classroom
during the 1980s. The company's leadership continues today as it delivers
the hardware, software, and content that enable administrators and teachers
to be sure students learn. eInstruction maintains solid relationships with
practically all major K-12 and higher education publishers to ensure
peerless content, and offers powerful testing and assessment capabilities
to facilitate the kind of formative assessment that has been shown to
improve learning. eInstruction's footprint in myriad higher education
institutions and virtually every K-12 district in the United States, along
with the company's continuing commitment to connect thousands of specific
assessment questions with individual state standards, promotes compliance
with established K-12 and higher education standards. For more information
go to www.einstruction.com.
About the Tiger Woods Learning Center
Launched in February 2006, the Tiger Woods Learning Center is an innovative
14-acre, after school campus designed to inspire career exploration.
Serving members in grades five through 12, classes include forensic
science, robotics, engineering, aerospace, video production and marine
biology. More information on the Tiger Woods Foundation and its programs
can be found at tigerwoodsfoundation.org.