Location: Albuquerque, New Mexico

District: Albuquerque Public Schools

School Established: 1983
Total Enrollment (PK-5): 560
Number Enrolled in AYP Grades: 293
Attendance Rate (2011-12): 97.78%
Free/Reduced Lunch: 80%
Edmund G. Ross Elementary School
BACKGROUND
Edmund G. Ross Elementary School believes all children can learn. But, as a Title I school
located in an economically disadvantaged area of northeast Albuquerque, students and
teachers have faced challenges meeting student-achievement benchmarks and grade-
level targets.
During the 2011-12 school year, only 35 percent of the nearly 300 students tested
were found procient in Math and less than half (42 percent) were procient in Reading.
E.G. Ross Elementary also received an F school grade from the New Mexico Public
Education Department.
While the schools performance fell signicantly below the statewide averages, E.G. Ross
Elementary received an A rating in the Opportunity to Learn category of its school
grade report card. The school was found to be effective at fostering an environment that
facilitates learning, teachers were using recognized instructional methods, and students
wanted to come to school.
The next step was to nd a way to use this positive nding to drive student achievement
and performance.
FINDING THE RIGHT TECHNOLOGY
Recognizing the challenges ahead, a technology pilot project using eInstructions Insight 360

classroom instruction system was launched in

three classrooms kindergarten, second-grade, and fth-grade. Each teacher was provided with an iPad

and short training on how to use

Insight 360, prior to the start of the 2012-13 school year.
Instructional Coach Carmen Trujillo recognizes one of her challenges is to pursue effective
instructional strategies that provide teachers at E.G. Ross Elementary with evidence that their
students are learning the content successfully. Prior to using Insight 360, data that was collected
was often random and generated from an outside source. Now, teachers are able to teach
and assess to Common Core State Standards with a technology that is motivating and fun for
students. Additionally, teachers have more time to teach, identify students needing support, and
immediately adjust their instructional strategies.
ENHANCING TEACHING AND LEARNING
As Albuquerque Public Schools moved into its second year of teaching to Common Core State Standards, assessment needed to be a
continuous and interactive process between teacher and student. Insight 360 met that need and the Insight 360 Student app for iPad allowed
for a more collaborative learning environment, rather than just focusing on a set curriculum.
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... teachers are able to

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Standards with a technology
that is motivating and fun
for students.
-Carmen Trujillo,
Instructional Coach
Kindergarten Teacher John Keelin found that Insight 360 gave him back time to teach.
Assessments that used to take hours to complete were done in minutes. The data is instantly
available on my iPad allowing me to teach in the moment something I have never been able to
do in my 11 years of teaching.
Insight 360 also was found to be effective in Steven Lambs second-grade classroom with English
Language Learner (ELL) students. Mr. Lamb reported that often traditional whole-class methods for
assessment failed to showcase an ELL students development. Insight 360 helped him achieve this
by giving him the tools to ask short-answer questions that were paired with visual examples and
descriptions, not just denitions.
THE BIGGER PICTURE
In just a few short months, E.G. Ross Elementary was seeing positive outcomes and the value of Insight 360. Reading and Math prociency
percentages increased to 36.6 percent and 45.7 percent respectively, and the school letter grade was raised to a D. The teachers also are
continuing to grow and improve professionally with support from technology coaches and their peers.
E.G. Ross Elementary recognizes it has a tough road ahead. But, with the right teachers, technology, and support, its students will benet by
developing the skills and critical thinking abilities needed to succeed in the future.
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Bridging the achievemnet gap with Insight 360 Albuquerque Public Schools
The data is instantly
available on my iPad
allowing me to teach in the
moment something I have
never been able to do in my
11 years of teaching.
-John Keelin,
Kindergarten Teacher