Press Release

School to implement digital learning platform for fifth grade math

New York, NY  (August 24, 2011) –Amistad Academy Middle School in New Haven, Conn., the flagship school in Achievement First’s public charter school network in New York and Connecticut, has selected Time To Know’s Digital Teaching Platform for its fifth grade math curriculum.

The school will pilot the platform in one classroom and hopes to expand the interactive, teacher-led curriculum platform to additional classes by December.

“We chose Time To Know because of its real-time data assessment capability, which will allow us to evaluate how well each of our students is learning on an ongoing basis,” said Dan Cogan-Drew, Achievement First director of digital learning. “We believe this platform, which integrates standards-based curriculum with interactive lessons that engage students, is indicative of an important new trend. At Achievement First, we want to be at the forefront of innovative practices that help students learn.”

The platform will allow the teacher to build daily lesson plans based on the Common Core Standards, customize assignments for students based on their current levels of achievement, and monitor student progress in real time. Students will enjoy the platform’s interactive activities and the gallery feature, which will allow them to post their work for peer review and collaborate with fellow students on projects.

To implement the system, the school has purchased laptops for each student in the pilot class.  The classroom teacher will receive a full day of training with a Time To Know instructional coach prior to the start of school, and will continue to be supported with a blend of on-site and remote support throughout the school year. Students will begin using Time To Know on Aug. 29, when school begins.

Recent research from schools in Texas and New York that already use Time To Know’s digital teaching platform has shown an increase in students’ math reasoning and critical thinking skills.

Achievement First, a highly regarded network of 20 public charter schools, expects the Time To Know platform to help achieve even higher levels of student engagement and increase student-teacher interactions. The teacher using the platform is a top-performing classroom veteran who has shown an interest in pioneering new classroom technologies and is focused on reaching each student with differentiated instruction based on individual learning needs.

“We trust this will be the start of a great partnership with Achievement First, based on our shared organizational belief that quality education should focus on the whole child, taking an holistic approach for school reform,” said Joshua Behar, Time To Know’s senior vice president and U.S. general manager.

About Time To Know 

Introduced in Israel in 2007 and launched in the United States in 2009, Time To Know is a complete online teaching and learning solution for one-to-one computing classrooms. Its curriculum is aligned to the Common Core Standards for math and English language arts. In addition to the Digital Teaching Platform, Time To Know includes comprehensive professional learning to maximize teacher effectiveness and student achievement. Time To Know is implemented in 150 classrooms in Texas and New York and is a part of the New York City’s Innovation Zone (iZone) program. In addition, Time To Know pilots are underway in Singapore, with 400 third grade students using its math program. For more information, please visit http://www.timetoknow.com or call 888.559.6560. Follow us on Twitter and Facebook.