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Achiever! Online Assessment & Instruction

Achiever! is built from your state standards.

Study Buddy Assistive Devices

Handheld tutors for self-paced instruction, cooperative learning, parental involvement!

Mechanics Basic Skills/ESL
Reteaching grade 1 - 8 Concepts

Basic math, reading, writing, and vocabulary for struggling learners.

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Company Mission:
Engage Students & Provide Instant Customer Service

Brainchild has established a strong track record of helping thousands of schools make AYP and win awards for dramatic increases in scores on state tests.

Brainchild makes tools to engage all students. Struggling students have a variety of learning styles and disabilities. We make products that help these students find success. They have unlimited, self-paced instructional opportunities. When they learn they can help themselves, they are empowered and engaged.

Brainchild is passionate about customer service. Our success depends on the results we help you achieve. All phone calls are answered by people who care. We have no phone menus or voice recordings! You get help and information immediately. At Brainchild, you can talk to the developers, or talk to Jeff Cameron, the president, for immediate action and assistance.

Company History

Brainchild was founded in 1992 when it created the first handheld tutor for students, the PLS-1000. In 1999, Brainchild's online summative assessment for state standards was introduced. On some days, one million students per hour used the system.

In 2003, the Achiever! formative assessment system for state-specific test preparation and instruction on state standards was developed. It provides unlimited instruction customized to each state's learning standards. This gives educators easy and effective ways to measure and assess student progress throughout the school year. You can intervene early and often, and adjust instruction in areas where students are struggling.

In 2005, Brainchild introduced the Study Buddy, a color electronic tutor with multimedia instruction and larger memory capacity. Study Buddy offers offline practice with the same content and multimedia instruction found on Achiever!

Texas A & M Graduate School Math Study

Texas A & M Graduate School of Education selected "at-risk" grade 4 students for the study, defined as those who scored under the 50th percentile on the TAKS test. A control group received conventional math instruction. The experimental (Brainchild) group added Brainchild handheld tutors to their instruction. The control group's average score went from 55% to 59%. The Brainchild group's went from 55% to 87%.

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College of New Jersey
Reading Study

At New Jersey Graduate School of Education, a Houghton Mifflin reading test was given. The students were then divided into two groups: the control was those who scored in the upper half, with a mean score of 85%. The Brainchild group was the "at-risk" half of the students, who had a mean score of 47%. Brainchild products were added to the lower half -scoring group. In the post test, the control group mean score went from 85% to 86%. The Brainchild group mean score went from 47% to 63%, a 40% improvement.

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JROTC Research

This study was completed to determine whether a high school population of struggling learners would raise their academic achievement through the use of Brainchild handheld tutors. Students from 44 schools nationwide participated during a 2-month period. JROTC instructors recorded the scoring information.

Students showed increases in mastery of 4 subject areas.

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North Carolina Department of Public Instruction Evaluation

Children's Village Academy was part of a study by the NC DPI. This school made AYP, meeting 13 of 13 AYP targets.

"For those third grade students who were required to attend summer school in conjunction with the No Child Left Behind initiative, EOG Achiever! was a Godsend. Through daily use of EOG Achiever! they all passed their test and will advance to their next grade level. Our staff is totally elated and will continue to give Brainchild high marks in the substantial part it has played in our program."

- Cynthia Williams, Testing and Curriculum Coordinator, Children's Village Academy, North Carolina

Full DPI Study

	Barbara Jordan Elementary This school focused on subgroups to close gaps and raise achievement. Its rating went from "Recognized" to "Exemplary" Subsequently, the district used the strategy in 32 schools. Download Case
	Centro Campesino Successful 21st CCLC Program Provides Data-Driven Instruction Centro Campesino rotates students through 3 learning stations to provide variety of instruction. They keep students engaged. Download Case
	Children's Village Academy Kinston, NC Children's Village Academy shows three years of steady growth on North Carolina's EOG Tests using EOG Achiever! Download Case
	St. Mary's Academy Texas St. Mary's Academy doubled its TAKS Science scores, and had 99% of students pass the TAKS retest in summer school. Download Case
	Edward Brownlee Principal of the Year NABSE Educator Award Hillcrest Continuation High School started using Achiever! 3 years ago and has achieved continuous growth in student Achievement as measured by the CAHSEE high school test, and California's Academic Performance Index. Download Case
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	High At-Risk Population at Barbara Jordan Elementary School in Ector County, TX reaches "Exemplary Status" with help of web Achiever! DALLAS. July 22, 2010 With the use of data to inform, assess and individualize instruction with their at risk students, teachers relied on Achiever! to determine individual areas of need to help fill in knowledge gaps and reach top honors. Download Article
	Haitian Students Entering Florida Schools Have Help with Brainchild MIAMI, Florida. March 23, 2010 With the influx of Haitian students coming into schools, such as Miami William High School, Study Buddies offer instruction, confidence and comfort in their native language, Haitian Creole. Download Article
	Education Technology Vendor WICHITA FALLS, TX. April 8, 2010 Brainchild Earns Approval as Education Technology Vendor for Texas School Districts. Download Article
	Brainchild Academy Concept Orlando, FL. January 13, 2010 Brainchild Academy Concept Employs Multimodal, Data-driven Instruction for Struggling Students. Download Article
	Brainchild Achiever! Habla Español Orlando, FL. January 12, 2010 Bilingual Version of Achiever! Helps Struggling Students. Download Article
	Tennessee Curriculum Standards NASHVILLE, Tenn. October 6, 2009 Brainchild announced today that TCAP Achiever! online assessment and instruction resource has been newly aligned to the new and more rigorous Tennessee Curriculum Standards that students will face in the 2010 TCAP. Download Article
	Study Buddy Review Multimedia & Internet @ Schools Download Article
	Summer Enrichment Program Gives Migrant Students Help with Math The Monitor, July 6th, 2009 Download Article
	Brainchild's Study Buddy System Leads to Rapid Growth in Texas, Florida and Southern States eSchool News, San Antonio, TX - June 17, 2009 Brainchild reported today that May 2009 sales for its education products including Study Buddy and its related assessment resources topped $1 million. Most of those sales came from current users who have seen measurable improvement in student test scores and are meeting AYP (Adequate Yearly Progress). Download Article
	Brainchild Has the Answer The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Brainchild is getting rave reviews from teachers and middle school students as they learn the reading, math, grammar, spelling and vocabulary skills. Download Article
	Brainchild's Study Buddy, an educational version of Nintendo's Game Boy has hit Buddy Taylor Middle School and the principal is reporting that pupils love to learn news-journalonline.com Palm Coast, Florida Download Article

	West Carroll Students in Atwood, Tennessee Receive Study Buddies to Augment their Classroom Work. The Jackson Sun Download Article

	Electronic "Gadget" Helps Searcy Teacher The Daily Citizen Searcy, Arkansas - February 2, 2009 The Study Buddy helps students go back over math and science lessons and is like private tutoring, only it doesn't take up Pietzman's time with only one student. While the Study Buddy is reviewing facts with a student, Mr. Pietzman can be reviewing a different lesson with another student or class, effectively doubling his efficiency. Download Article

Association	Conference Name	State	Dates	Location	Venue
Middle Tennessee Federal Directors	Middle Tennessee Federal Directors Conference	TN	September 1-3, 2010	Murfreesboro	Embassy Suites
Statewide Advocacy Network on Disabilities	SPARK 2010	FL	September 11, 2010	Largo	Morgan Fitzgerald Middle School
West Virginia Department of Education	21st Century Community Learning Centers - Quad State Conference	WV	September 15-17, 2010	Charleston	Charleston Marriott Town Center
Florida Afterschool Alliance	Reach for the Stars - Celebrating Afterschool	FL	September 28 - October 1, 2010	Orlando	Coronado Springs Resort, Walt Disney World
Texas ASCD Annual Conference	Texas ASCD	TX	October 24 - 26, 2010	Houston	Westin Galleria
Texas Education Service Center - Region 2	Texas ESC Region 2	TX	November 9, 2010	Corpus Christi	Educational Service Center
Florida Educational Technology Conference	FETC 2011	FL	January 31 - February 3, 2011	Orlando	Orange County Convention Center
National Title 1 Association	2011 National Title 1 Conference	FL	January 31 - February 3, 2011	Tampa	Tampa Convention Center

Webinar Title	Date	Time	Register
Introduction to Brainchild Overview of Web Achiever, Study Buddy and Mechanics. Learn how easy 1000's of schools are improving test scores with Brainchild!	Thu, Sep 2, 2010	3:00 PM - 3:30 PM EDT	Reserve Your Seat
Introduction to Brainchild Overview of Web Achiever, Study Buddy and Mechanics. Learn how easy 1000's of schools are improving test scores with Brainchild!	Tue, Sep 7, 2010	11:00 AM - 11:30 AM EDT	Reserve Your Seat
Introduction to Brainchild Overview of Web Achiever, Study Buddy and Mechanics. Learn how easy 1000's of schools are improving test scores with Brainchild!	Wed, Sep 15, 2010	3:00 PM - 3:30 PM EDT	Reserve Your Seat
Introduction to Brainchild Overview of Web Achiever, Study Buddy and Mechanics. Learn how easy 1000's of schools are improving test scores with Brainchild!	Tue, Sep 21, 2010	10:00 AM - 10:30 AM EDT	Reserve Your Seat
Introduction to Brainchild Overview of Web Achiever, Study Buddy and Mechanics. Learn how easy 1000's of schools are improving test scores with Brainchild!	Wed, Sep 29, 2010	3:00 PM - 3:30 PM EDT	Reserve Your Seat

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