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                            <p align="left"><strong><font color="ff9933" size="5" face="Arial">Program Information</font></strong></p>
                            <p valign="top"align="left"><strong><font color="ff9933" size="4" face="Arial">HELP Program Instructional Pedagogy </font></strong> </p>
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                              <li> <font size="2" face="Arial"><strong>HELP  Instructional Pedagogy</strong><br>
                                HELP  employs a research-based pedagogy for teaching ELLs mathematics and other  academic content that had proved effective <em>in a classroom setting</em>. This  instructional methodology is called Sheltered Instruction Observation Protocol  or the SIOP Model (Short &amp; Echevarria, 1999). The sheltered method&mdash;devised  initially for ELLs&mdash;is proving to be increasingly popular with non-ELL teachers  and has demonstrated remarkable success with non-ELL students in a classroom  setting. <br>

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                                <div align="left"><font size="2" face="Arial"><strong>HELP  Math is the first instructional program to successfully incorporate sheltered  instruction practices into a comprehensive academic curriculum <u>using  technology</u>.</strong><br>
                                  HELP&rsquo;s  sheltered instruction is designed to improve a student&rsquo;s understanding of the  content, while simultaneously developing their English language proficiency  using specific techniques:</font>

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                                      <li><font size="2" face="Arial">Increasing  comprehensibility by scaffolding the learning, e.g. breaking down concepts into small,  comprehensible &ldquo;learning chunks&rdquo;; synchronizing visuals, audio and interactivity. </font></li>
                                    <li><font size="2" face="Arial"><em>Targeting vocabulary  development </em>by  emphasizing math content language as well as academic English; available to  students as hyperlinked words within the instruction, and within an online  dictionary of mathematical terms.</font></li>

                                    <li><font size="2" face="Arial"><em>Providing bilingual  support</em> which offers further student support. Teacher has the option of switching  on/off.</font></li>
                                    <li><font size="2" face="Arial"><em>Explicitly teaching problem-solving and test-taking  skills,</em> providing multiple opportunities for student responses and immediate corrective  feedback when errors are made.&nbsp;</font></li>
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                              <li><font size="2" face="Arial">If you would like more information about the <a href="http://www.ncela.gwu.edu/" target="_blank">National Clearinghouse for English Language Acquisition  and Language Instruction Educational Programs NCELA; please click this link.</a></font></li>

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                            <p align="left"><font face="Arial"><strong><font color="ff9933" size="4">Research-based </font>
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                            <p><font face="Arial" size="2">HELP has  been extensively field-tested and evaluated since the project&rsquo;s onset five  years ago. In an initial pilot, HELP 
							<em>Numbers Make Sense</em> lessons were  tested by an independent researcher (Dr. Tran) with funding from the Colorado Department of Education. The tests used a  randomized pre-post, two-group (treatment, control) design. The results of the evaluation (white paper available)  clearly demonstrate that HELP is an effective tool in increasing ELLs&rsquo; math  ability.</font></p>
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								<font color="#003399" face="Arial" style="font-size: 9pt">Showed  gains of more than 70% for 6th &amp; 7th graders on  standards-aligned tests (National Council for Teachers of Mathematics)</font></strong></p></td>
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                        	<p><font size="2" face="Arial">Research shows that  students&rsquo; quick mastery of the program contributes to <strong>increased self-esteem and an increase  in perceived ability to learn math</strong>. Teachers observed that <strong>HELP </strong>lessons captured  their students&rsquo; attention (students stay on task for about 30 minutes per  sitting). Teachers also liked that the program was easy to use and believed  that it can increase their ability to provide individualized instruction to  their students.</font></p><p><font size="2" face="Arial">The<strong><em> HELP program was  awarded a large multi-year U.S. Department of Education grant</em></strong> to further research and develop  the program.  University of Colorado  research uses an experimental model involving  approximately 1,000 students across 5 states: Texas,  California, New York,  Oregon and Colorado. Student achievement on the  end-of-modules quizzes has been high (in some cases in excess of 300%) and  teacher feedback on the program and training (from surveys and focus groups)  has been extremely positive confirming the findings of the initial research. <br>

                              Research teachers and  administrators cite these primary benefits:</font></p>
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                                  <li><font size="2" face="Arial"><strong><em>Students are  frequently &ldquo;glued to the computer &amp; don&rsquo;t want to leave at the end of  class&rdquo;</em></strong></font></li>
                                  <li><font size="2" face="Arial">Computer-based  sheltered instruction promotes consistent delivery of math content</font></li>
                                  <li><font size="2" face="Arial">The teacher does not  need to be a qualified math teacher or SIOP trained</font></li>

                                  <li><font size="2" face="Arial">A non-threatening  environment where&nbsp; ELLs feel &ldquo;safe emotionally to practice &amp; learn&rdquo;</font></li>
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                              <p><font size="2" face="Arial">Click here  for complete <strong><a href="HELP evaluation white paper June 2005.pdf" target="_blank">HELP Evaluation White Paper</a></strong></font></p>
                        <p><font color="ff9933" size="4" face="Arial"><strong>Key Features </strong></font></p>

                        <p><font size="2" face="Arial"><strong>HELP Math</strong> is the  first digital, supplemental curriculum in the U.S. to address the specific issues  of teaching mathematics to English Language Learners (ELLs). Students can  simultaneously see, hear and manipulate the math content. The program shelters  learning and provides interactive support and feedback loops which encourage  math content knowledge and math skill development, as well as math terms and  general academic English acquisition.</font></p>
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									<font color="#003399" style="font-size: 9pt">HELP Math</font></em></strong><font color="#003399" style="font-size: 9pt"><strong> engages students through  interactive multimedia lessons that break down math terms and math concepts, so  that students can easily understand and retain the math content</strong></font></font></td>
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                        <p><font size="2" face="Arial">HELP Math Middle School (Grades 6-8) has <strong>44  comprehensive lessons</strong> (<strong>over 100 hours of instruction</strong>), with four, 12  lesson series (two-three self-paced hours each):</font></p>
                        
                          <li><font size="2" face="Arial"><em><strong>Numbers Make Sense</strong></em> &ndash; correlates to  Numbers &amp; Operations (Grades 6-8)</font></li>

                          <li><font size="2" face="Arial"><em><strong>Geometry ~ Go Figure!</strong></em> &ndash; correlates to  Geometry (Grades 6-8)</font></li>
                          <li><font size="2" face="Arial"><em><strong>Algebra ~ From ABC to XYZ</strong></em> &ndash; correlates to  Algebra (Grades 6-8)</font></li>
                          <li><font size="2" face="Arial"><em><strong>Data Analysis ~ How Likely!</strong></em>&nbsp; &ndash; correlates  to Data Analysis &amp; Statistics (Grades 6-8)</font>

                            <p align="left"><font size="2" face="Arial">HELP Elementary School (Grades 3-5) has <strong>29  comprehensive lessons</strong> (<strong>over 100 hours of instruction</strong>), with two-three self-paced hours each</font>:</p>
                              <li> <font size="2" face="Arial"><em><strong>Numbers and Operations </strong></em> &ndash;</font> (Grade 3-5)
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                                <font size="2" face="Arial"><em><strong>Numbers and Operations Algebra </strong></em> &ndash;</font> (Grade 3-5)
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                                <font size="2" face="Arial"><em><strong>Geometry and Measurement </strong></em> &ndash; </font> (Grade 3-5)
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                          <p><font size="2" face="Arial"><strong>Key Features:</strong></font></p>
                        
                         <ul> <li><font size="2" face="Arial"><strong><em>Student-centered</em></strong>,  enabling students to engage with material at their own pace. On the computer,  students can move faster or slower through a lesson depending on their ability.</font></li></ul>
                          <ul><li><font size="2" face="Arial"><strong><em>Highly  interactive, colorful and musical</em></strong>. Trigger multiple modalities,  incorporating voice, music, visuals, text, and interactivity. </font></li></ul>

                          <ul><li><font size="2" face="Arial"><strong><em>Research-based</em></strong> as part of a large,  multi-year U.S. Department of Education grant; research is conducted by the University of Colorado, using an  experimental model with &gt;1,000 students across 6 states.</font></li></ul>
                          <ul><li><font size="2" face="Arial"><strong><em>Proven Effective showing  gains of more than 70%</em></strong> for 6th and 7th grade ELL students  on standards-aligned tests (NCTM) in independent research funded by the  Colorado Department of Education. <strong><em>&nbsp;</em></strong></font></li></ul>
                          <ul><li><font size="2" face="Arial"><strong><em>Delivers  &ldquo;Sheltered Instruction&rdquo; techniques using technology,</em></strong> a  proven, research based educational approach for teaching academic content to  ELLs such as visuals, repetition, and recycling prior knowledge to make content  instruction comprehensible to the student while developing English language  skills (Short and Echevarria, 1999).</font></li></ul>

                         <ul> <li><font size="2" face="Arial"><strong><em>Aligns directly to  math standards:</em></strong> National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) and to high-ELL state  content standards and assessment frameworks for mathematics (grades 6-8). </font></li></ul>
                        <ul>  <li><font size="2" face="Arial"><strong><em>Targets vocabulary  development: </em></strong>Spanish/English  hyperlinked key terms and glossary with pictorial examples and audio  reinforcement.</font></li></ul>
                        <ul>  <li><font size="2" face="Arial"><strong><em>Teaches  test-taking skills</em></strong>: &nbsp;how to read, comprehend and answer  &lsquo;look alike&rsquo; questions from state standardized math tests. </font></li></ul>

                      <ul>    <li><font size="2" face="Arial"><strong><em>Provides  interactive feedback </em></strong>and constructive suggestions for improvement. </font></li></ul>
                        
                        <p><font size="3" face="Arial"><strong> <br>
                                </strong></font><font color="ff9933" size="4" face="Arial"><strong>Teacher Support Tools </strong></font></p>
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                          <li><font size="2" face="Arial">Teachers&rsquo; Resource Guides including: interactive alignment       tables to NCTM and state math standards,       English language acquisition best practice ELL methodology, case studies       for implementing the HELP program in a variety of settings </font></li>

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                          <li><font size="2" face="Arial">Teachers can design a custom curriculum for each student       in their class and thus create a unique learning path to meet individual       student requirements, e.g. assign particular lessons, turn on/off the       Spanish audio support, calculator, etc. </font></li>
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                          <li><font size="2" face="Arial">Online <strong>HELP </strong>&nbsp;tutorials (English and Spanish) <em>and</em> a free telephone and Web Ex orientation training session to       explain product navigation and functionality </font></li>

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                          <li><font size="2" face="Arial">Dynamic       quizzes and randomization of test questions </font></li>
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                          <li><font size="2" face="Arial">Auto       scoring of student quizzes. Students receive a printable report which       highlights specific areas that require further remediation, pinpointing       the particular standards that need to be reviewed</font></li>
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                          <li><font size="2" face="Arial">Real-time       tracking and monitoring of student progress, e.g. student time spent on       task</font></li>
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                          <li><font size="2" face="Arial">Auto       generation of teacher reports; exportable to Excel e.g. lessons completed,       quiz scores, etc. </font></li>
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                          <li><font size="2" face="Arial">Easy       password administration and monitoring/tracking student time on task </font></li>

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                        </strong></font><font size="3" face="Arial" color="ff9933"><b><font size="4">Professional Development </font></b> </font></p>
                        <p><font size="2" face="Arial">HELP professional development components include: </font></p>
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                          <li><font size="2" face="Arial"> Face-to-face workshops </font></li>

                          <li><font size="2" face="Arial">Monthly Webinars </font></li>
                          <li><font size="2" face="Arial">Accredited courses by University of Colorado (3 credits, 45 hours available) </font></li>
                          <li><font size="2" face="Arial">Print materials including: resource guides, standards alignment tables, and online tutorials </font></li>
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                        </strong><font color="ff9933" size="4"><strong>Alignment to Standards</strong></font></font></p>
                        <p><font size="2" face="Arial">There are 44 &nbsp;lessons in the <strong>HELP Math Middle School (Grades 6-8) program</strong>.  The lessons align to the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics &ldquo;NCTM&rdquo; standards Grades 6-8, as well as to high-ELL state math content standards.  Unlike most programs, which align to state standards only at a superficial  level, the <strong>HELP</strong> Program is aligned at the finest level of detail; the state content standard  benchmarks, e.g. the particular elements that the &quot;student needs to know,  understand and be able to do&quot;. </font></p>

                        <p><font size="2" face="Arial"><strong>HELP </strong>also  aligns to English Language Acquisition &ldquo;ELA&rdquo; best practice principles including  TESOL (National Association of Teachers of English to Speakers of Other  Languages) Standards, the Colorado Department of Education ELL Guidebook, and a  composite of a variety of school districts&rsquo; English Language Development  continuums.</font></p>
                        <p><font size="2" face="Arial">Interactive  standards-alignment tables are provides, allowing the teacher to move from  standards to lessons and lessons to standards.<br>
                              <a href="HELP_Alignment_CO.pdf" target="_blank">CLICK HERE</a> for a sample alignment table. </font></p>

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                          </strong></font><font color="ff9933" size="4" face="Arial"><strong>Technical Information </strong></font></p>
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                          <li><font size="2" face="Arial"> The HELP Program is internet-based and can be used on Windows or Mac. <br>
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                          <li><font size="2" face="Arial"> The program is web hosted by Digital Directions. If a school's Internet  connection is too slow, a highly efficient specialized content-caching server  can be used in the school at a very reasonable cost.. We can assist in determining the scope of the implementation and the optimal configuration of licenses for your schools. </font></li>

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                        <p><font size="2" face="Arial"> <strong>Client Hardware Requirements</strong>: </font></p>
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                          <li><font size="2" face="Arial"> A broadband Internet connection.<br>
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                          <li><font size="2" face="Arial"> A Pentium PC processor with a minimum of 200 MHz clock speed, or an Apple Power Macintosh or later version computer. <br>
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                          <li><font size="2" face="Arial"> At least 64 Mb RAM. <br>
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                          <li><font size="2" face="Arial">Minimum 800 x 600 screen resolution. </font>

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                        <p><font size="2" face="Arial"><strong>Client Software Requirements: </strong></font></p>
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                          <li><font size="2" face="Arial"> Windows 2000 (or later) or Mac OS Version 7.5 (or later).<br>
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                          <li><font size="2" face="Arial">Browser: Most popular  Web browsers are compatile.</font><font size="2" face="Arial"><br>

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                          <li><font size="2" face="Arial">The latest Macromedia Flash Plug-in.</font></li>
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