Mark David Atkinson

US Patent:

6507726, Jan 14, 2003

Filed:

Jun 30, 2000

Appl. No.:

09/609204

Inventors:

Mark Atkinson - New York NY
Mike Skorski - Waldwick NJ
Roy Pea - Menlo Park CA
Michael Sands - Sunnyvale CA
Jeff Glasse - New York NY
Jonathan Spaihts - New York NY

Assignee:

Educational Standards and Certifications, Inc. - New York NY

International Classification:

G09B 504

US Classification:

434350, 707512, 434307 R

Abstract:

A curriculum scheduling method includes receiving input data identifying target subject matter, processing the input data to determine an educational standard associated with the target subject matter, querying a database to determine curricula that supports (i. e. , contains lessons relevant to) the educational standard, receiving from the user a selection of at least one curricula item from among the determined curricula, and allocated time periods for participation in presentation of the selected curricula item(s). The educational standard may include a group of requirements and the database may be queried based on a requirements selected by the user. A computer-based method of displaying curricula also may include receiving curricula data that includes a sequence of presentation segments and segment marker data, processing the segment marker data to determine information context associated with the presentation segments, and coordinating a display of other curricula data with a display of the presentation segments based on the determined information context. The ordering of the presentation segments may be changed based on a users comprehension of curricula. The method can also include displaying an interface that includes, e. g.

US Patent:

20120208168, Aug 16, 2012

Filed:

Oct 11, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/317231

Inventors:

Mark D. Atkinson - San Francisco CA, US
Jonathan W. Stowe - Greenbrae CA, US
Inna Fedoseyeva - San Francisco CA, US

Assignee:

Teachscape, Inc. - San Francisco CA

International Classification:

G09B 7/00

US Classification:

434362

Abstract:

In one embodiment, a computer-implemented method for use in evaluating performance of a task by one or more observed persons comprises: outputting for display through a user interface a plurality of rubric nodes to the first user for selection, each node corresponds to a desired characteristic for the performance of the task; receiving a selected rubric node from the first user; outputting for display on the display device, a plurality of scores for the selected rubric nodes to the first user for selection, each of the scores corresponds to a level at which the task performed satisfies the desired characteristics; receiving, through the input device, a score selected for the selected rubric node from the user, the score is selected based on an observation of the performance of the task; and providing a professional development resource suggestion related to the performance of the task based at least on the score.