Case Study: Eagle Heights Academy

Implementation

Initially, everyone at Eagle Heights recognized the importance of integrating the Activboard solution into existing standardized curriculum, however the administration was in need of a creative monetary approach to secure it. So the school orchestrated a lease option to purchase seven complete systems.

That was two years ago. Today, the school boasts a complete Promethean Activclassroom System for every classroom -- 45 in all -- thanks in part to a substantial technology grant and community donations.

Administrators at Eagle Heights elected to install wall-mounted Activboards with the built-in Activstudio software tools and resources. The learning solution also includes an Activslate, which allows teachers and students to control the whiteboard from anywhere in the classroom, and a set of Activotes, 32 hand-held voting devices that provide teachers with instant student feedback. Additionally, each class received the Activtablet, which allows teachers to develop lesson plans and flip charts when away from the board or at home.

The decision to incorporate a comprehensive system in every classroom came as a result of teacher enthusiasm and student achievement.

“We believed that if we could engage the children in their individual learning process, then their attention span would expand, their interest level would increase and ultimately their test scores would rise,” said Mansfield. “What we witnessed was an absolute metamorphosis.”

And while the excitement for this revolutionary technology is palpable, the school staff has remained clearly grounded in its stringent academic goals for the Promethean system – increase student attention and interaction. These goals have had a direct impact on improving student achievement and student retention.