Teacher Testimonials

Hear what people are saying about us

Dawn Alvarez
Chicago Public Schools (IL)"Because of SmartHelp, my kids have a better ability to work through a problem. They take out the meat of the problem now...SmartHelp also helped my kids with their extended responses, because now they are able to take the information that they need out of the story problem and use it..."


Olga Viera
PS 145 (New York City, NY)"With SmartHelp, my students get to work independently; they are each in their own level so it challenges them. Some students might be at a slower pace, so they can stay at that level; the others that are really doing well at math can challenge themselves and do better. They are independent.  I like that they can do it and feel good about themselves and try."


El Mansor Ndiaye
MacFarland Middle School (Washington, DC)"Many kids are not really eager to get into math; they think it is very difficult. Apangea takes this kind of problem away...I can see these kids coming to me saying, 'I want to use Apangea. When are we going to do Apangea?' Well, we have only two days for Apangea, but they want to do it all the time!"


Dawn Alvarez
Chicago Public Schools (IL)"I talked with almost every one of my parents to let them know more about SmartHelp. They are glad that their children have something to get onto over the summer to help them, because some parents can't do the math with them so they need assistance to help tutor their child, and Apangea really assists with that."


Olga Viera
PS 145 (New York City, NY)"After using SmartHelp, my students feel more confident. They don't mind being challenged and pushed to work harder, because they know someone is always there to help them out. At home, they might not have someone to help them. If mommy is busy, they have the live tutors that can help them, which is really nice.  I like that."


Ana Rosario
PS 145 (New York City, NY)"...I was so relieved that Apangea has it in Spanish. The students definitely sat there with the headphones and they could listen to all the lessons in Spanish and do the problems in Spanish. So that was very, very helpful, and they really loved it. They really loved Apangea."


Dawn Alvarez
Chicago Public Schools (IL)"It's been great using SmartHelp with my students.  I can't wait to see their scores. I know it helped a great deal, and I just hope the program is able to continue here at Reavis."


Olga Viera
PS 145 (New York City, NY)"SmartHelp has been a great supplement. My kids understand things quicker, so I am able to do two or three lessons a day, instead of one.  One lesson usually takes two to three days. Now, I can do two lessons in one day because they understand it; they remember it from Apangea."


Reginald Hooey
Galena Park ISD (TX)"The kids would generally not have a lot of motivation to want to stick with software that we had purchased in the past. So, we started using Apangea, and the kids really liked it.  I was impressed; they were encouraged to work on it in class, at home, on the weekends, after school, just whenever."


Jenn Knight
McKeesport Area School District (PA) "Thanks again for this valuable learning tool. I believe that Apangea has had a great impact on the learning of my students."

El Mansor Ndiaye
MacFarland Middle School, Washington, (DC) "The program is like a magnet to the mind of the students. Once they start, they want to continue. It's just like a computer game they don't want to lose."

Rodney Bly
North Kenwood/Oakland Middle Campus of the University of Chicago Charter School (IL) "SmartHelp allows me to hit student deficiencies in a way that typically would not happen in a traditional school setting. SmartHelp also allows each student an opportunity to receive individual instruction."

Hank Hoover
Southeast Local Middle School (OH) "Prior to teaching at Southeast Middle School, I worked in a one-to-one laptop building that utilized two competing web-based math tutorial programs. While I was happy to integrate them into my class, neither offered, as Apangea does, such interesting lessons. Another superior feature of Apangea is the five-step process that students must navigate in order to complete a course. It not only requires them to extrapolate information, but it is also necessary to generate, solve and describe how the solution was obtained."

Barbara Shoap
School District of Philadelphia (PA) "Apangea Learning, plus my support, kept my students attending, engaged, and progressing. I was able to be more available to their individual needs, and my relationship to them was both teacher and facilitator. Apangea made my day better every day."

Ana Rosario
The Bloomingdale School PS, New York City (NY) "It's like Apangea fever!!! My students just love using it. That's all they want to do -- all day long if it was up to them!"

Lindsay Carr
Propel Charter Schools (PA) "This is a great way to differentiate instruction and also a great way to challenge the kids who need it. I know my one student, Imari, was bored in the regular after-school program and he loves using SmartHelp because it challenges him."

Scott Huffmyer
 Holy Family Institute (PA) "Kids that have been on Apangea from beginning to end of year all make significant progress. I see how they are now able to handle a problem; decipher a problem and pull information out of a problem."



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