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CRITICAL LIFE SKILLS EDUCATION Scalable and engaging digital learning

CRITICAL LIFE SKILLS EDUCATION Scalable and engaging digital learning. “Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.” ― Nelson Mandela. Core Mission.

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CRITICAL LIFE SKILLS EDUCATION Scalable and engaging digital learning

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  1. CRITICAL LIFE SKILLS EDUCATIONScalable and engaging digital learning

  2. “Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.” ― Nelson Mandela

  3. Core Mission EverFi’s core mission is to create measurable results for students and communities through our digital learning platforms.

  4. Blended Learning A BLENDED LEARNING APPROACH Complimentingthe traditional classroom,EverFi is a new media, web-based learning platform that stimulates student learning and empowers teachers with critical student insights using: • Instructional Animation • Attitudinal Surveying • Assessments • Simulation Gamification

  5. Who is EverFi? Industry leader in education technology focused on teaching critical skills including STEM, entrepreneurship, financial literacy, digital responsibility, alcohol awareness, texting and driving, civic responsibility and other skill areas Scalable solution with 5.5 million certified students across K-12 and higher education, and adult learning Unique partnership model with over 1,000 corporations sponsoring state and local digital learning innovation Experienced team of 130+ engineers, designers, teachers, digital marketing and partnership professionals across the U.S.

  6. EverFi Platforms Are… • Simple: Teachers can get started in less than 30 minutes. No additional planning. No additional grading. • Flexible: Platforms can be implemented in a variety of curricular contexts, allowing the programs to reach scale. • Engaging: Students love using games and simulations to learn at their own pace. • Effective: Our national data shows students making significant knowledge gains on their assessments; we are also seeing changes in student attitudes. Over 80% of high school students think “all students should have to take the EverFi course”. Over 98% of teachers would recommend the program to a colleague. www.everfi.com

  7. Texas Results: August 2012 – May 2013 • 30,709 Active Students have completed 1+ modules with a passing score. Network-wide, over 90% of students will complete at least half of the program. 17,887 Certified Students that have completed all modules with a passing score. 783 teachers all across 400+ schools in 60+ school districts. Sarah Pratt Ponder Senior Schools Manager sarah@everfi.com(713) 553-1852 www.everfi.com

  8. EVERFI’S ASSEMBLY PLATFORM EverFi’s learning platform supports students throughout the education lifecycle. Longitudinal Student Attitude and Behavioral Data, Insights and Studies

  9. EVERFI’S IMPACT ON THE PROBLEM EverFi Assembly Platform Critical Life Skills Continuous research and nine independent studies show that EverFi’s Assembly: GDP Increases Student Knowledge Improves Student Attitudes Improves Student Behavior $ Work Force Graduation Rates

  10. EverFi Investors Have Built Networks

  11. Our Partners

  12. Thousands of Schools In Strategic Areas

  13. Higher Education Partners

  14. Personalized Data on Education Results EverFi captures and analyzes significant data from students as they take our courses. This data is shared with our partners and tailored to the research needs of each partner. • PARTNER REPORTING • Students Analytics • Knowledge Gain • Research aggregation • TOOLS • Knowledge Assessments • Teacher and Student Surveys • EVEFI FEATURES • Personalized Pathways • Behavioral and Attitudinal Surveys • Knowledge Assessments

  15. Community Launch Events Elected officials are incorporated into our sponsor launch and certification events, highlighting the work that our partners are doing. Kansas Governor Sam Brownback at at Kansas Securities Commissioner certification event South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley at BB&T certification event California Lieutenant Governor Gavin Newsom at Neustar certification event U.S. Representative Hal Rogers & UK Coach Calipari at a launch in Kentucky Senator Mark Warner (VA) and Governor Bob McDonnell (VA) at Neustar launch event Newark Mayor Cory Booker with EverFi certified students and Capital One Bank

  16. APPENDIX

  17. Vault – Understanding Money™ (Primary Schools) SIX LEARNING GROUPS • Responsible Money Choices: saving vs. spending, financial resources, goal-setting • Income and Careers: jobs, compensation, career planning, taxes • Making Plans with Money: budgets, payment methods, impulse buying, charity • Credit and Borrowing: credit and responsible borrowing • Insurance and Safety: risk prevention, health insurance • Savings and Investing: savings accounts, basic investments Games: Users also unlock two games per group as they progress through the course. OVERVIEW Target Audience: 4-6th grade students Standards: State and National Jump-$tart Standards for Personal Financial Literacy School Placement: Required Course Knowledge Assessments: Pre & Post Module Time: Approximately 2.5 hours

  18. Ignition – Digital Literacy & Responsibility™ (Middle Schools) OVERVIEW Target Audience: 7th - 9thGrade Students Standards: State and ISTE Standards School Placement:Co-curricular Performance Assessments: Pre & Post Module Behavior and Attitude Assessments: Pre and Post Course Surveys Time: Approximately 3.5 Hours, plus Simulation MODULE TOPICS • Buying a Computer: Computer & Software Basics • Wireless Communication: Texting and Driving, Mobile Devices & Service Plans, • The Viral World: Online Privacy, Security, & Digital Time- Management • Research in a Digital Age: Internet Resources & Credibility • Creating Multimedia Products: Responsible Digital Publication and Production • Digital Relationships and Respect: DigitalCitizenship & Cyberbullying • Looking to the Future: STEMTechnology and Careers

  19. Radius™ - STEM Careers (Middle School) High Level Details • 16 Learning Modules: Each designed to be 30 minutes • Basic Computer Science and Starting To Code: Students will be learning the basics of CS and getting hands-on experience writing their first code • Exposure to STEM Careers: Each module will explain how the learning topics are leveraged in different careers • Math Common Core: Course will help instructors teach new common core math standards • Pathing: Instruction will be scaffolded to work with learners at all levels OVERVIEW Target Audience: 8th-9th grade students • Standards: Common Core, Math and ELA; State and National Standards for CTE School Placement: Co-curricular Math & CTE courses Assessments: Inter & Post Module/Project Base/Attitudinal and Behavior Surveying Time: Approximately 8-10 hours

  20. EverFi – Financial Literacy™ (High School) OVERVIEW Target Audience: High school students Standards: State and National Jump$tart Standards for Personal Financial Literacy School Placement: Required Course Behavior and Attitude Assessments: Pre & Post Module Time: 6 – 8 hours TEN LEARNING MODULES • Introduction and Overview • Saving • Banking • Payments, Interest Rates, and Credit Cards • Credit Score • Financing Higher Education • Renting vs. Owning • Taxes and Insurance • Consumer Fraud • Investing Real-Life Simulations: Students apply their learning in virtual environments to weigh the consequences of their decisions.

  21. AlcoholEdu® - Substance Abuse for High School OVERVIEW Target Audience: All 9th grade students (Parents Course Included) Standards: State and National Standards for Health School Placement: Required Course – Health, Science, Transitions Behavior and Attitudinal Assessments: Pre, Post & 30-day Follow Up Surveys Time: Approximately 2 hours NINE LEARNING MODULES • School—Standard drink measurement • Pizza Place—Myths and facts about alcohol, accurate social norms data • TV Station—Alcohol expectancies, influences and community issues • Movie Theater—Blood alcohol concentration • Research Lab—Brain and body science • Friend’s House—Peer pressure and decision-making • Newspaper—Addiction and community impact of alcohol • Town Hall—Underage drinking laws, policies, and social host liability • My House—Tips for talking to parents, setting personal goals

  22. Commons – Civics Education™ (8TH – 10TH Grade) Overview • Target Audience: 8th-10th Grade • Standards: Common Core Literacy Standards for History/Social Studies; State standards for Civics • Knowledge Assessments: Formative assessments integrated throughout; summative assessments for each module • Behavior and Attitude Assessment: Pre- and post-course surveys • Time: 30-40 minutes per module; 5 hours total • Interactive Activity / Topics • Rights and Responsibilities of Citizens • The Process of Civic Change • Civil Rights • US Role in World Affairs • Structure and function of National/State/Local government • Origins, structure, and content of the Constitution • The Supreme Court and Judicial Branch

  23. EverFi Entrepreneurship KEY FEATURES: • Interactive Personal Diagnostic: Students will take a personality assessment to identify their individual entrepreneurial characteristics • Personalized Business Simulation: Students will leave the course with a full business plan for a simulated business • Business Pitch: Students will learn the basics of finance, marketing, team-building and market research • Standards-Based: Course will help instructors teach new Common Core Math and English standards OVERVIEW Target Audience: 7th-10th grade students • Standards: Common Core, Math and ELA • School Placement: Co-curricular Business, Economics • Assessments: Pre & Post Module/Attitudinal and Behavior Surveying Time: Approximately 4-6 hours

  24. Impact EverFi’s core mission is to create measurable results through our digital learning platforms. Nine independent studies have shown EverFi programs to be effective in increasing knowledge and changing attitudes and behaviors. EverFi employs an in-house team of PhD statisticians and researchers who continually monitor and analyze EverFi’s data. Their research is used to test efficacy, but also to improve our courses on a regular basis. Student and teacher testimonials support the impact that EverFi courses have. State Superintendent and State Departments of Education have continued to endorse EverFi and, in many cases, selected EverFi as their preferred resource around certain critical topics.

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