Carnegie Learning Elects Long-Time Educational Technology Advocate, Dr. Linda G. Roberts to Its Board of Directors.Business Editors PITTSBURGH--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 20, 2002 Carnegie Learning Carnegie Learning, Inc. is a publisher of math curriculum for middle school, high school, and post-secondary students. The company uses a blended approach, with a textbook and software (called Cognitive Tutor) for each subject. , Inc. announced today its shareholders have elected Dr. Linda G. Roberts to its Board of Directors. Dr. Roberts, who has had a significant career in educational technology, will serve as Senior Adviser and join the Carnegie Learning Board of Directors. Dr. Roberts is widely recognized for her work to improve the quality of education nationwide. As the special adviser on technology to the Secretary of the Department of Education, Dr. Roberts led the Office of Educational Technology from its inception in September 1993 to January 2001. She was responsible for coordinating the department's technology programs, growing the technology budget to more than $900 million annually. Dr. Roberts commented, "I am happy to be associated with Carnegie Learning. Over the years, the Years, The the seven decades of Eleanor Pargiter’s life. [Br. Lit.: Benét, 1109] See : Time Company has been a leader in the development of innovative curricula with advanced technologies to help students learn math. I have been impressed with the depth of the courses, the breadth of the research on learning, and the effectiveness of the applications." Electronic Learning Magazine named Dr. Roberts "Technology Educator of the Decade." She was the recipient of the of the Smithsonian/Computerworld Award for Leadership in Education, the ISTE ISTE International Society for Technology in Education ISTE Indian Society for Technical Education ISTE International Society for Tropical Ecology ISTE Integrated Services Terminal Equipment Pioneer Award, the Federal 100 Award, and the U.S. Distance Learning Association's Eagle Award for outstanding contributions to public policy. She served as an adviser to the Children's Television Workshop Children's Television Workshop: see Cooney, Joan Ganz. during the development of Sesame Street Sesame Street is an American educational children's television series for preschoolers and is a pioneer of the contemporary educational television standard, combining both education and entertainment. and The Electric Company. During the years 1981 to 1993, Roberts also directed three landmark studies on the use of technology in education for the Congressional Office of Technology Assessment. She holds a B.S. from Cornell University, an Ed.M. from Harvard University, and an Ed.D. from the University of Tennessee The University of Tennessee (UT), sometimes called the University of Tennessee at Knoxville (UT Knoxville or UTK), is the flagship institution of the statewide land-grant University of Tennessee public university system in the American state of Tennessee. . She began her career as an elementary classroom teacher and reading specialist in Ithaca, New York
For other places or objects named Ithaca, see Ithaca (disambiguation). and Brookline, Massachusetts. "Dr. Roberts' years of experience and understanding of the effectiveness of our curricula and the research behind it make her an outstanding addition to Carnegie Learning's leadership during this period of rapid growth," said William Hadley, Chief Academic Officer of Carnegie Learning. "We are pleased that she has agreed to join our board of directors." About Carnegie Learning Carnegie Learning, Inc. is the only company to develop integrated print and technology curricula that improves math test scores by uniting students, teachers and Cognitive Tutor(R) software. The Company's products, Cognitive Tutor Algebra I, Geometry, Algebra II, and Integrated Math are supported by research that began in 1983. The Cognitive Tutors(R) are being used in 35 of the 100 largest school districts in the country, including Chicago, Dallas, Denver, Houston, Miami-Dade, New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. , Pittsburgh, San Diego, and San Francisco. Unlike supplemental educational software, Carnegie Learning's Cognitive Tutor(R) courses are the first comprehensive curricula for Algebra, Geometry, Algebra II, and Integrated Math built around cognitive learning models that enable personalized learning paths. In addition, the highly sophisticated intelligent tutoring system An intelligent tutoring system (ITS), broadly defined, is any computer system that provides direct customized instruction or feedback to students, i.e. without the intervention of human beings.[1] ITS systems may employ a host of different technologies. enables students to use multiple problem solving problem solving Process involved in finding a solution to a problem. Many animals routinely solve problems of locomotion, food finding, and shelter through trial and error. strategies and provides several levels of "just in time" instruction to assist in achieving successful results. Cognitive Tutor(R) curricula are appropriate for students in middle school through four-year institutions of higher education. For more information, visit Carnegie Learning at www.carnegielearning.com. |
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