Cofounder and Chief Scientist Dr. Steven Ritter to deliver keynote address

Carnegie Learning, Inc., a subsidiary of Apollo Education Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: APOL), announced today that its Cofounder and Chief Scientist, Steve Ritter, Ph.D., will be a keynote speaker at the National Council of Local Administrators Best Practices and Innovations in Career and Technical Education Conference in Glendale, Ariz., Sept. 23 through 25, 2015.

The conference provides participants with an opportunity to hear from Career and Technical Education (CTE) leaders from across the country regarding integrating the Common Core into CTE classrooms, business and industry partnerships, classroom management and other topics. Dr. Ritter’s session is titled “Getting Real About Math.” It will focus on the importance of mathematics knowledge and the skills that are most in demand including deep knowledge of concepts like number sense and the ability to think through non-routine problem solving.

“To prepare students to practice the cognitive skills that enable non-routine problem solving, we need to understand the process that people use to solve complex problems,” said Dr. Ritter. “My keynote will review examples of both successful and unsuccessful mathematical problem solving in the real world and connect to the kinds of reasoning that we need to encourage in school instruction.”

Additionally, Carnegie Learning Manager of School Partnerships Jami Koustik will conduct a breakout session, titled “Career-Ready Thinkers and Problem Solvers,” which will feature an in-depth discussion on how to successfully help prepare students for careers by shifting how math is taught and learned in the classroom to align with skills required in today’s jobs. Koustik is a seasoned mathematics instructor and former chemist. As a former math coordinator at Amphitheater Public Schools in Arizona, Koustik was part of the initial implementation of the Carnegie Learning curriculum and professional development to support collaborative classrooms.

Dr. Ritter was instrumental in the development and evaluation of Cognitive Tutor® for mathematics, a two-time SIAA CODiE™ Award Winner. Additionally, he is the author of numerous papers on the design, architecture and evaluation of Intelligent Tutoring systems. He is lead author of an evaluation judged by the US Department of Education’s What Works Clearinghouse as fully meeting their standards and is first author of a “Best Paper” at the International Conference on Educational Data Mining.

Carnegie Learning is a publisher of innovative, research-based mathematics software and textbooks for middle school and high school students aligned to the Common Core and other rigorous state standards. Its math curricula are based on extensive research into how students think and learn and are enhanced by proven best practices in teaching and learning supported by Carnegie Learning professional development workshops and courses.

For more information on Carnegie Learning and its research, visit www.carnegielearning.com.For more information on the conference, visit https://www.acteonline.org/bestpractices/#.VfBNWBHBzGc.

About Carnegie Learning, Inc.

Carnegie Learning is a publisher of innovative, research-based mathematics software and textbooks for middle school and high school students aligned to national and state education standards. Providing differentiated instruction in schools across the United States, Carnegie Learning is helping students to succeed in math as a gateway to graduation, college, and the 21st century workforce. Carnegie Learning, located in Pittsburgh, is a subsidiary of Apollo Education Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: APOL) and is the sole source provider of Cognitive Tutor® and MATHia® Software for students in grades 6-12. Carnegie Learning®, Cognitive Tutor® and MATHia® are registered trademarks of Carnegie Learning, Inc. For more information, visit www.carnegielearning.com.

Carnegie LearningChristopher Fielder, 602-327-3070cfielder@carnegielearning.com

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