Sarah+Crawford

**__Name of Organization__**: Brookwood High School Located just north of Atlanta, Georgia in Gwinnett County.


 * __ **__Summary of Problem: __** __** "The federal No Child Left Behind (NCLB) law holds public schools accountable for student performance and for providing parents with options when schools do not meet high academic standards. In addition, the law provides that students who attend any school that has been designated under the law as “persistently dangerous” may transfer to another public school. Students who have been a victim of a violent crime at school also are eligible to transfer.

The federal law places schools that fail to make Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP for two or more consecutive years in “Needs Improvement” status. These schools must offer school choice-- giving students the opportunity to attend a higher-performing school--and certain NI schools will offer supplemental educational services, such as tutoring for eligible students" ( No child, 2009).

In order to meet AYP at Brookwood High School the faculty and staff wish to create an atmosphere of learning that includes technology that the students will use in college and beyond. The use of tablet PCs in the science classrooms will establish a hands-on-approach to learning that will help those students who are kinesthetic and visual learners. Students who are auditory learners will also benefit from the lecture portion of class and/or working in groups with the tablet PCs to accomplish a specific goal. Science is an area of learning that has scored low on Criterion-Referenced Competency Tests (CRCT) and Georgia High School Graduation Tests (GHSGT). With the introduction of tablet PCs into science classrooms for laboratory write-ups the learning environment can be transformed from a teacher centered to the student-centered learning that is hands-on. With the use of all three learning styles scores on standarized tests and county tests should either increase or remain at a passing score. All the classes currently offered at Brookwood High School would benefit from the use of the tablet PCs. These classes include: biology, chemistry, physics, AP biology, AP environmental science, biochemistry, and anatomy & physiology.

Reference: No child left behind in GCPS. (2009). Retrieved December 13, 2009, from []

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=**__Module 3 - Best Intervention Strategy__**=

I am going to use the low-cost strategy and prove to my school and district with concrete evidence the value of using tablet PCs in the science classrooms will help to increase test scores.

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