Learning is in the Hands of Students: Redefining a Classroom with SMART A SMART Customer story with Christie Carnahan Motivation: Unexpected Test Results After a Transition After Valley View Elementary School transitioned to a Program Improvement Plan (PI) in 2011-12, test results from students in teacher Christie Carnahan’s class were not what she expected. The low scores came despite the school’s new standardized English Language Arts and Math program. Carnahan’s students had little exposure to technology previously. The class had seen an increase in the number of English Language Learners, approximately 60% of her students were underserved, and some came from low socio-economic backgrounds. As such, many of her students had consistently struggled with using technology upon

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