Software Company Designs "Personal Experience" Curriculum For School

Kansas City, KS - Support Learning (ISL), a Kansas City company that has developed a series of interactive video games to teach middle and high school students standard school subjects, has cornered the market in making learning fun and memorable. Specifically, their personal experience curricula puts students in an environment where they become "virtual" interns with a high-tech company. According to Travis Coffey, ISL, development and communications, this new wave of education gives students a taste of the real world and of their own future.

"Educators and parents alike will tell you that the best way to capture a student's attention is through fun and engaging learning," says Coffey. "This personal experience-based learning is something they will carry with them as they pursue higher education and future career paths."

School districts around the country are embracing the educational value of ISL's personal curriculum series. Today, some 45 million homes have video-game consoles, and according to the Entertainment Software Association, there will soon be 75 million Americans who are between the ages of 10 to 30 years old -- an age bracket that has grown up on video games. Video gaming has become commonplace among students; educators who see it as a vehicle for teaching, are on the cutting edge of their professions.Even The Federation of American Scientists came to the same conclusion, when they recently announced that video games can redefine education. The group called for federal research into how the appeal of video games can be converted into serious learning tools for schools.

Coffey says each of their video game products supports national standards for technology, math, language and science. Additionally, they help students develop problem solving and critical thinking skills, while building in opportunities for students to develop test-taking skills and self-directed learning – key to employers. This way of learning is turning heads among educators. School districts throughout the United States are using ISL's personal experience curriculum to give their students a strong foundation for the future.

"It's everything you experience in the real world, but without a paycheck," says Paul Ackerman with the Orange County School District in Orlando, Florida. "From meetings with the boss, co-workers and customers to emails, faxes and voicemails, it's as close to real life as you get!"

And while students are learning, teachers are breathing a collective sigh of relief at having found a tool that works. In fact, teachers have long been frustrated by the lack of vehicles available to engage, entice and excite a genre of digital learners.

"We're finding that teachers already realize this is the future of education, based on the interests and skills of students today," says Coffey. "More and more educators around the country are searching for an opportunity to leap into that next generation of teaching."

For more information, you can visit http://www.isupportlearning.com

SOURCE: ISL