Last week Melinda Cook
joined us at the seminar in Dallas.
She works for ESGI, which is an educational software company developed
by Greg Gorman, a former kindergarten teacher. I was skeptical the first time I talked to Greg, but after
watching his video, I was IMPRESSED!
So, if you are tired of collecting data and confused about what you’re
suppose to do with it…you just might want to check out ESGI. Here’s a message from Melinda:
Friends,
I want to tell you
about an amazing resource created by a good friend and a former Kindergarten
teacher! Greg Gorman, founder of Educational Software for Guiding
Instruction (ESGI), is making a difference with early learning teachers all
across the country and around the world. Although it's been around for awhile,
I recently just understood the real power of this instructional resource.
Greg created ESGI
because he wanted to be able to use all the student data he was required to
collect as a teacher. The end result is ESGI, an amazing time saver which
is very simple to use. What started as a grassroots effort, with Greg
driving around to different schools in his district to share this great new
assessment tool, has turned in to a worldwide success. Initially, 60 fellow
teachers were using the program, and for 4 consecutive years, every single one
of them asked if they could use it again "next year." Their reaction
was so powerful and emotional, that it changed the course of his career, and
resulted in this chance for you to make a significant impact on yours!
The reality is that
almost all kindergarten teachers are still using paper and pencil for valid
one-to-one assessments. Others, who have tried the technical route, are
disillusioned by various K-12 assessment programs selected at the
district-level, but are not appropriate for early learners. These
negative experiences have left them wondering if they will EVER have a solution
that will work exactly the way they need it to everyday - with every student.
Just check out the
3-minute Teacher Testimonials
- ESGI Intro Video using
the link below, and find out how ESGI helps PK - 2nd grade teachers save time, communicate to parents, and understand all
of the assessment data they collect. We also include a FREE version of “Parent
Conferencer” with every license, which allows teachers to streamline the
scheduling and communication for parent conferences.
Please visit ESGI to check
it out for yourself with their special 6-month free trial, and discover that
ESGI is NOT another assessment! It is a teacher's tool; a tool, complete
with 25 standard skills inventory tests, and the capacity for you to
quickly & easily automate all of the tests that you're currently
using. It truly takes you only a few minutes to add a new test, and
immediately start saving about 75% of the time that you've been spending
administering and managing assessments and student data.
After realizing that
ESGI is SUCH a great idea and truly IS a resource that "SAVES THE
TEACHERS," I immediately had to tell Greg to "Kiss his
brain!" Tooty ta!!