Schenectady City Schools

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Schenectady City Schools
SHS Credit Recovery Program andSteinmetz
Achievement Academy
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The SoftwarePLATO Learning

• Founded in 1963
• Initially focused on e-learning instruction 9-12
• Currently provides K-Adult Solutions
• Instruction
• Assessment
• Accountability

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Schenectady and PLATO Learning

• Schenectady will have Credit Recovery courses
  in
• Science
• Social Studies
• Math
• English

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PLATO Content Focuses onMastery Learning
Tutorials provide self-paced instruction using a
variety of up-to-date multimedia features
Practice activities give the student additional
opportunities to apply new learning
Tests and quizzes check for student understanding
and provide performance data for reports
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PLATO Courses

• Students can be enrolled for a year or a semester
• Students must meet criteria established by
  district coordinators
• Courses are enhanced with the use of
• Internet
• Blackboard
• Print Materials
• Digital Media i.e.. unitedstreaming

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PLATO Courses include

• Learning Activities
• PLATO Courseware
• Offline Activities
• Webtivities
• Assessments and Tests
• Unit Pretests
• Module Mastery Tests
• Unit Posttests
• End-of-Semester Tests
• Teacher Support Materials
• Course Activity Matrix
• Pacing Guide
• Scope and Sequence
• Answer Keys and Grading Rubrics
• Electronic and Print Grade Books
• Correlations to State Standards

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Reading Strategies Middle/High School
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Writing Process and PracticeMiddle/High School
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Writing Process and PracticeMiddle/High School
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Mathematics
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Algebra - Middle/High School
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Earth and Space Science
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Physical Science
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Biology
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PLATO Courseware

• Adds new items only as fast as learners can be
  expected to learn
• Presents material in a controlled sequence
• Provides ample practice
• Adds grammatical structures and more advanced
  vocabulary
• Emphasizes accuracy

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Aligned to the Standards
PLATO is also aligned to New York State Learning
Standards
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Inspired solutions for teaching and learning.