J.B. Sutton Elementary School and Intel
(Phoenix, Arizona)
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| Goal: |
Improve achievement and strengthen student motivation at an urban elementary school. |
| Strategy: |
Tap the power of technology to improve mathematics and science education and prepare students for information age. |
| Tactics: |
Intel joined J.B. Sutton to create a technology-driven partnership to improve teaching, student literacy, and computer and engineering instruction.
Partnership involves Intel's senior managers, including an education specialist, teachers and community members working together on a strategic plan.
Partnership enables Intel to provide expertise directly related to corporate mission - science, technology, engineering and mathematics - along with personnel resources committed to literacy, community-building and parental involvement.
The Intel Computer Lab at J.B. Sutton incorporates video conferencing to help advance reading through technology.
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| Results: |
A significant number of students have improved 25 percent on the Stanford 9 Achievement Test.
J.B. Sutton's Lego team won the state robotics research competition in its first year.
Students spend an average of seven hours a week on inquiry-based activities in the computer lab.
Improved attendance resulting from positive recognition programs funded through partnerships efforts.
100 percent of teachers have completed the Intel® Teach to the Future and Intel Seeing with Reason training programs.
89 percent of the faculty have changed their teaching practices and utilized technology training to improve instruction.
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To learn more about Intel® Teach to the Future and other education programs, please visit http://www97.intel.com/education/teach/index.htm.
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