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1. HARNESS DATA-DRIVEN INSTRUCTION
Connellsville Area School District CASE STUDY
YOUNG STUDENTS STAY ON TASK AND MOTIVATED TO LEARN
CHALLENGE
Becky Dix is a school librarian at Springfield Township Elementary School in Normalville, PA. Although not
formally titled, she is also affectionately known as the school’s Technology Integration Coach. Springfield
Township Elementary is part of the Connellsville Area School District, which is home to eight elementary
schools, a junior high school, senior high school and career and technical center. With a few thousand
students throughout the district, Becky was challenged with finding a way to help engage, motivate and
assess their students. With limited funding and multiple ways to use it, Becky had to find a solution that met
the needs of the students, teachers and administration.
SOLUTION
Becky knew how difficult it could be to engage the younger students while creating a fun, active learning
environment. After first using whiteboard technology, she was interested in the many educational technology
options available to her school. Upon investigation, the Connellsville Area School District administration
decided on Turning Technologies’ ResponseCard NXT and TurningPoint polling software. After implementing
the NXT clickers in grades 2 – 6, the younger students are now engaged throughout the day and are focusing
more on instruction. Immediate feedback from the ResponseCard NXT clickers and TurningPoint software
allows the teachers to conduct formative knowledge checks throughout class. If a student is having difficulty
understanding the subject matter, the teacher is now aware and can provide additional assistance to the
student. This helps create data-driven decision making and can shape curriculum for an entire class, building
or district.
CONCLUSION
After nearly two years of use, the teachers absolutely love it. The decision to purchase ResponseCard
NXT clickers has provided teachers with the future opportunity to assess their students with self-paced
testing. TurningPoint polling software allows teachers to create tests and answer keys which can then be
administered. Students then enter answers to test questions via ResponseCard NXT clickers. To maximize
return on investment, Becky plans to take advantage of this opportunity in the near future. She is also taking
an interest in learning more about the products from Turning Technologies to train the faculty on day-to-day
use of TurningPoint and ResponseCard clickers.