Silicon Valley Education Foundation/Lessonopoly/NBC Learn
Academic Business Consultants, Inc has been working with the Silicon Valley Education Foundation (SVEF) to improve their online lesson plan repository, Lessonopoly. This open source repository allows teachers to search for lessons they can immediately use in their classrooms. ABC, Inc surveyed the site and in working with SVEF made many helpful changes for easier search and navigation. ABC, Inc supplied 1000 lesson plans, matched to California State Standards, for grades K – 12. The area of lesson concentration was shifted, by SVEF, from all subjects and grades to a focus of STEM related lessons for grades 4 – 8.
As part of the Lessonopoly project, ABC, Inc was contracted by SVEF to create an Algebra Intervention program for their Stepping Up To Algebra (SUTA) project. SUTA is designed to provide upcoming 7th and 8th graders with a Summer School Program to increase their math proficiency levels as related to Algebra. Based on student test results from the California Standards Test and the most current math teaching research, ABC created two grade level programs to increase student math proficiency needed for advancement.
ABC, Inc was also contracted by SVEF to create the classroom lessons and activities necessary for NBC Learn’s video series on The Science of the Winter Olympics and the Science of the NFL. Both projects brought about vastly increased recognition for Lessonopoly and SVEF.
Cisco Networking Academy
ABC Inc. worked long term with the Cisco Networking Academy to develop readability standards that were used in the majority of their
course materials. Our editing and rewriting professionals were also utilized to review content and ensure they were meeting these
standards.
“ABC develops clear and concise instructional materials for students
and instructors. Tailored to the reader’s familiarity with the subject and
targeted to a reading level, the instructional content is straightforward
and easy to comprehend.”
– Mary Beth Ray, Executive Editor, Pearson Technology Group
Cisco Press Titles Authored and Edited by Academic Business Consultants, Inc.:
Academic Business Consultants, Inc. (ABC, Inc.) has worked with the Wounded Warrior Project in developing IT coursework for their Transitional Training Academy. Recently, ABC developed the Introduction to Computer Technology course in conjunction with Wounded Warrior Project (WWP) instructors. The introductory course covers topics ranging from Computers and Society, to Hardware and Operating Systems, on through the Internet and Security. This course is being taught as part of the Transition Training Academy (TTA) program.
The Transition Training Academy was established as a joint effort of the U.S. Department of Labor (DoL), Veterans' Employment and Training Service, Cisco, the Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP), and the Wounded Warrior Project. WWP administers the program as a part of their commitment to the service men and women who have been wounded or injured on active duty.
TTA helps participants explore Information Technology (IT) as a potential career field and develop new career skills with real-world application,which may help secure future employment.
“Ed McKenzie and the developers at ABC did a wonderful job of creating our Intro to Computer Technology (ICT) course, Our success rate has been phenomenal and the students love the course.”
– Richard Willis, Program Manager TTA, Wounded Warrior Project
Kauffman Foundation
The Kauffman Foundation works to help individuals attain economic independence by advancing educational achievement and
entrepreneurial success, consistent with the aspirations of our founder, Ewing Marion Kauffman. ABC Inc., worked with the Kauffman
Foundation to develop Planning the Entrepreneurial Venture, a self study introductory course that provides tools to assess one’s
entrepreneurial abilities, evaluate the feasibility of ideas, and plan for a successful business startup.
"In addition to providing our curriculum development team with
excellent technical writing and editing skills, ABC worked with
entrepreneurial subject matter experts to provide valuable insight into
writing standards, guidelines and tips for initial composition of
curriculum text. The combination of upfront consulting and backend
validation and editing of text created leading edge curriculum content
directed towards the needs of our entrepreneur learners. "
– Stefanie Weaver, Manager, Adult Entrepreneur Education, Kauffman Foundation
Pacific Center For Advanced Technology Training
The Pacific Center for Advanced Technology Training (PCATT) is a not-for-profit consortium of the University of Hawai‘i Community
Colleges. PCATT used ABC Inc.’s writing and editing services during the production of an elearning based algebra pilot program.
"Academic Business Consultants was brought to the GLN Algebra
project at the beginning when it became apparent that PCATT needed
some expert assistance in writing and refining an online algebra
curriculum. Without ABC's help it is doubtful whether the project could
have been completed in the required timeframe. ABC worked very well
with the subject matter experts and in the end produced very high
quality materials. They are a great company to work with."
– Don Bourassa, Director, PCATT
Route To Work South, Ltd
Route To Work South, Ltd (RTWS) has been supporting workless residents across South Lanarkshire, UK to gain the skills needed to find employment and compete in the labor market for over 15 years. ABC, Inc is assisting Routes to Work South Ltd (www.rtws.org) in the development of an E-Commerce Strategy that aims to ensure that services provided at each of its centrally located facilities can be accessed in an online format. ABC, Inc is responsible for the creation of designing the website’s content pages, content assemblage, editing and quality assurance for each page, readability analysis based on reading grade/age level, and seamless compatibility with ecommerce piece.
Glasgow Southwest Regeneration Agency
ABC Inc. has provided project management services to the non-profit Regeneration Agency to help them develop blended style
elearning courses that can give the large unemployed demographic in the region real world construction skills. Through the use of
engaging web based content and hands on labs, participants in the program will come away from it ready for entry level construction
work and posses certification as proof of core competencies.
