Shonna Crisden

Shonna Crisden




Biography

Shonna Crisden Robinson has a B.S. in Chemistry and Japanese and an M.S. in Secondary Education. She has taught Eighth Grade Physical Science, Seventh Grade Mathematics, College Chemistry for Nurses, Basic College Mathematics, and High School Chemistry, Earth Science, Physics and Biology.  Shonna has written, edited, and reviewed a variety of educational materials including chemistry and physics problem manuals, standardized test preparation materials, web-based mathematics lessons and instructor’s guides, and Physical Science Teacher’s Editions.
Case Studies
 

Many schools and districts are successfully implementing CK-12 Foundation’s FlexBooks® and FlexMath® including:

Anoka-Hennepin School District

CK-12 Probablity&Statistics

Anoka-Hennepin, the largest school district in Minnesota, used CK-12 to develop a Probability & Statistics textbook that saved the district $175,000. Read full case study here.

Leadership Public Schools

CK-12 College Access Readers

Leadership Public Schools, a network of four urban charter schools in the California Bay Area, used CK-12's content and platform to develop low-cost tailored textbooks to provide access and scaffolding for struggling readers. Read full case study

Leadership Public Schools and Riverside Unified School District

FlexMath and Algebra 1

Several district and charter schools in the California Bay Area, including Leadership Public Schools and Riverside Unified School District, saw dramatic gains in students scoring advanced and proficient on Algebra CST scores. Read full case study here

Utah Open Textbook Project

CK-12 Biology

A study in Utah where teachers used CK-12 to create a custom science textbok found that open textbooks did not negatively impact learning outcomes and schools could save over 50% in costs using CK-12 rather than proprietary material. Learn more from the project website.
 
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Shonna Crisden

Shonna has a B.S. in Chemistry and Japanese and an M.S. in Secondary Education. She has taught Eighth Grade Physical Science, Seventh Grade Mathematics, College Chemistry for Nurses, Basic College Mathematics, and High School Chemistry, Earth Science, Physics and Biology.

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