ABC Testimonial | Rochelle Brown | NCASA 2026

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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Transcript

Familiarity With American Book Company

SPEAKER_00 0:06

And have you used any American Book Company books before? Yes, I have. I remember when I was in Winston-Salem, Forsyth County Schools, we did have those books for biology and some of the other subjects.

Why Teachers Advocate For These Books

SPEAKER_00 0:22

Um, even at other conferences that I have attended, um, I've always gotten get the samples from ABC books and try to motivate or push whatever school I am at to either use them, purchase the digital form, or see how, even if it means, you know, if I have one, if I had to purchase it on my own and being able to try to, you know, influence people to use them because I feel that um a lot of students it's difficult for them to stay after

Built-In Checks And Standards Review

SPEAKER_00 0:56

school. I like how your book is set up where they take like the little assessment and then if they miss it, they know exactly what standard to review versus um the teachers or educators always having to figure it out for them.

What Drives Real Score Gains

SPEAKER_00 1:12

Absolutely. You know, and did you see any improvement in your classes, score improvement, whatnot? I think I'll the honest answer I want to say is yes, but I think the most effective depends on how they are implemented in curriculum. Like, you know, some use it faithfully, some use it a little bit, so I feel if it all depends on the teacher, it all depends on how it is pushed to be used in the classroom, and then of course our excitement about the book and how it can help them, hopefully it will motivate students to be more engaged and motivated to use it as well. Yeah, great.