ABC Testimonial | Rochelle Brown | NCASA 2026

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A missed question should not be a dead end, it should be a map. We dig into what makes standards-based textbooks and assessments feel genuinely helpful for students and sustainable for teachers, using American Book Company resources as the jumping-off point.

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Episode Transcript

SPEAKER_00 (00:06):
And have you used any American Book Company books
before?
Yes, I have.
I remember when I was inWinston-Salem, Forsyth County
Schools, we did have those booksfor biology and some of the
other subjects.
Um, even at other conferencesthat I have attended, um, I've

(00:28):
always gotten get the samplesfrom ABC books and try to
motivate or push whatever schoolI am at to either use them,
purchase the digital form, orsee how, even if it means, you
know, if I have one, if I had topurchase it on my own and being
able to try to, you know,influence people to use them

(00:50):
because I feel that um a lot ofstudents it's difficult for them
to stay after school.
I like how your book is set upwhere they take like the little
assessment and then if they missit, they know exactly what
standard to review versus um theteachers or educators always

(01:10):
having to figure it out forthem.
Absolutely.
You know, and did you see anyimprovement in your classes,
score improvement, whatnot?
I think I'll the honest answer Iwant to say is yes, but I think
the most effective depends onhow they are implemented in
curriculum.
Like, you know, some use itfaithfully, some use it a little

(01:32):
bit, so I feel if it all dependson the teacher, it all depends
on how it is pushed to be usedin the classroom, and then of
course our excitement about thebook and how it can help them,
hopefully it will motivatestudents to be more engaged and
motivated to use it as well.

(01:52):
Yeah, great.