"Miami Jackson Senior High School has seen excellent outcomes in our Biology End-of-Course Exam results, and I feel that the use of Penda has contributed to student success. At a training, myself and our science coach were introduced to Penda Learning and felt the program could take us to the next level. We introduced the idea to our Principal and saw significant results with our students moving from a 42% passing rate to 54% passing rate. This year, we were introduced to a more rigorous Biology End-of-Course Exam and we knew the stakes were higher, so we offered after school tutoring with Penda and we also used it during our pull-outs with an interventionist. We again saw significant results, because in an era of high stakes, every-changing test, and a significant increase in our ESOL population, we still had a passing rate of 56%. Students felt it played a key role in their passing the Biology End-of-Course Exam."

"I think the greatest impact has been Penda's willingness to support additional Penda resources such as the summer sequence of activities and the SSA review course. I never expected to have the school level demand for Penda. Teachers are going to their administrators with a plan to use Penda and schools are finding the funds. I welcome the opportunity to share with others across the state how Penda can be paired with district assessments and teacher PLC PD. For our high population of ESOL and below grade-level readers, Penda democratized access to science standards via scaffolding instruction and multi-representation of data and concepts."

"Duval County Public School's (DCPS) transition to distance learning has been an all hands-on deck process. Our partnership with Penda Science has proven to be paramount in helping facilitate the 'switch' from classroom use of Penda to distance learning. The way that the activities are designed mirror our district's format which creates familiarity for our teachers and students. One major assistance in providing support to our teachers and students was Penda offering access to the Penda platform for a number of different grade levels and courses along with increased support for these teachers. Penda Science has proven to be invaluable in helping our teachers maintain instruction and students learning in a fun and engaging way. We are grateful for the partnership.”

"Students love Penda and use it every day - they love the avatars! The gaming platform is one of the primary student motivators and they've told me how much it increases their interest in science. Students want to do the work - not a typical reaction to science - and their scores have improved."

“Penda was so very instrumental in helping our students to move proficiency levels and grow this year. We made great gains on the state test.”

"One of our students took several GED practice and pre-tests in the past two to three months. The student was feeling very demoralized due to their results. I encouraged him to make an attempt at Penda Learning science and math lessons - to work on some of the foundation level activities, and then work up to the higher level activities in a short time. The scaffolding of lessons allowed him to become successful on the higher (intermediate) level activities. He became so diligent with Penda Learning that he was one of the highest scoring on the scoreboard for points. He was completing 7 - 20 lessons a day, challenging others, and taking challenges until he could beat other students. Then I had a discussion with administration about allowing him to take further GED testing, because of the effort he put into Penda Learning and studying. He passed the GED science and mathematics... and I am proud to announce that he left our facility yesterday with his GED completed."