The cutting-edge online education platform

for designated experts to create and publish
content for courses

for teachers to plan lessons, manage classes,
and utilize course resources

for students to use tablets as a learning
and communication tool

for schools to manage curriculum, increase
instructional efficiency, and save costs

for designated experts to create
and publish content for courses

for teachers to plan lessons, manage
classes, and utilize course resources

for students to use tablets as a learning
and communication tool

for schools to manage curriculum, increase
instructional efficiency, and save costs

for designated experts
to create and publish
content for courses

for teachers to plan lessons,
manage classes, and utilize
course resources

for students to use
tablets as a learning
& communication tool

for schools to increase
instructional efficiency, save
costs & manage curriculum

BASIS SPORK CLAIM

146,000

RESOURCES

STORED IN SPORK
INSTRUCTIONAL PART

SCHOOLS

USE SPORK ACROSS
THE UNITED STATES

22,650

STUDENTS

ARE ENROLLED IN
THE SPORK PROGRAM

AUTHORS

DEDICATED TO
SPORK

Why create SPORK when there are existing systems on the market?

I have over 20 years of experience building a curriculum for a school network that I co-founded, BASIS Charter Schools, which are consistently on top of school rankings lists in the United States. I did not achieve these results by using others’ curricula. I did it by learning from the systems around us, and then inventing new and better ones. SPORK is built in that same spirit.

SPORK Founder

SPORK Users

The SPORK platform is based on the cooperation of users with specific roles in the education process: the students, the teachers, the mentors and the authors.

1. STUDENTS

No aching backs for SPORK students! The learning materials are conveniently available to them, no matter where they are: in the classroom, outside the campus, or in the comfort of their homes. For young students (K-3) SPORK brings unique opportunity to acquire and practise knowledge with the help of interactive games.

2. TEACHERS

SPORK teachers obtain fully developed lesson plans that include any resources necessary for the instructions. These plans and resources are stored in Teachers’ iPlanners - SPORK tool for lesson planning. SPORK Teachers have flexibility to further enhance their lesson plans by adding own content.

3. MENTORS

SPORK Mentors are experts with teaching experience, who have the ability to manage curriculum content and can also provide support to Teachers on any level of centralization.

4. AUTHORS

Throughout history, schools have relied on paper textbooks. Authors using SPORK, both SPORK Authors and Tenant Authors, are changing this approach. They’re organizing instructional sources and curricular content in a modern, interactive way, thereby using all of the tablet’s possibilities.

I value how the SPORK platform allows direct communication between the authors' teams, reviewers, and teachers. Therefore, content can be continuously improved as we receive user feedback, which enhances both the teacher and the student experience throughout the school year.

ONDREJ KONAR

Academic Director, BASIS.ed

Academic Director
BASIS.ed

Piloting SPORK has brought together our Academics Team and Operations Team. Outfitting our students with tablets has created better communication pathways for our departments as we work together to maintain the best customer service for our families.

LASHAWN SHORBE

Vice President of Charter School Management, BASIS Charter Schools

Head of Operations
BASIS Oro Valley (Arizona)

The SPORK Algebra I provides more depth than our previous curriculum. The variety of problems allows students to apply their skills more creatively. By the end of the year, they are able to tackle more sophisticated problems. It’s also a great place to share study guides, worksheets, and step-by-step solution guides.

JENNIFER WECHSLER

Former Algebra Teacher, Head of Operations for BASIS Oro Valley

Algebra Teacher
BASIS Oro Valley (Arizona)

SPORK highlights the importance that strong scaffolding plays in learning. It engages teachers in their lessons further than our previous curriculum. Teachers can easily reflect on the students’ understanding of the lesson.This level of engagement makes for better teaching and better learning.

MONIKA MENDOZA

Head of School, BASIS Tucson North

Head of School
BASIS Oro Valley (Arizona)

On the first day of instruction, I held up both a math textbook and a SPORK tablet, and I explained to my students that the textbook represented curriculum that was static and inactive, while the SPORK tablet represented something that was dynamic and active. The students like that they can give input that is passed on to the developers.

PATRICIA PEARSON

Algebra & Geometry Teacher, BASIS Chandler (Arizona)

Algebra & Geometry Teacher
BASIS Chandler (Arizona)

Highlights

AVAILABILITY: The Cloud solution supports the agile development of all platform applications, and provides system updates at the snap of a finger, and instant visibility and accessibility of all material.

AVAILABILITY
The Cloud solution supports the agile development of all platform applications, and provides system updates at the snap of a finger, and instant visibility and accessibility of all material.

ADAPTABILITY: The system is easily incorporated with existing school or course or student management systems. All types of Tenants, larger school networks as well as individual schools, can maximize benefits of using SPORK.

ADAPTABILITY
The system is easily incorporated with existing school or course or student management systems. All types of Tenants, larger school networks as well as individual schools, can maximize benefits of using SPORK.

CONVENIENCE: The intuitive and user-friendly interfaces make content management a piece of cake.

CONVENIENCE
The intuitive and user-friendly interfaces make content management a piece of cake.

SECURITY: The native app is equipped with functionalities allowing remote content management to make sure that only relevant content is shared (viewed).

SECURITY
The native app is equipped with functionalities allowing remote content management to make sure that only relevant content is shared (viewed).

IMPACT: SPORK is a highly efficient tool which saves resources and time by easy sharing information. SPORK enables focus on non-routine tasks, and educates a new generation of tablet users.

IMPACT
SPORK is a highly efficient tool which saves resources and time by easy sharing information. SPORK enables focus on non-routine tasks, and educates a new generation of tablet users.

FLEXIBILITY: Lesson planning. Class lectures. Projections. Sharing materials. Quick polls. Homework. Feedback.

FLEXIBILITY
Lesson planning. Class lectures. Projections. Sharing materials. Quick polls. Homework. Feedback.

LEVERAGE: SPORK educators are enabled to adopt the best practices naturally, instantly, and across regions and teams.

LEVERAGE
SPORK educators are enabled to adopt the best practices naturally, instantly, and across regions and teams.

SPORK Learning Content Overview

READY-TO-USE CONTENT

Unlike the common practice of teaching math and science separately or having their own time allocation within a single course, at Butterfly Math & Science, K-3 students learn both math and science concepts every day and experience how these the two fields are related. The main goal is to increase the number of science concepts, demonstrate the relationship between math and science, and bring interactivity to the classroom using tablet technology.

READY-TO-USE CONTENT

SPORK Math courses for grades 4-9 create a safe and unique environment for gaining knowledge in mathematics. The spiraling curriculum is designed to develop advanced skills naturally, since students are encouraged to explore and discover laws and patterns in algebra and geometry by themselves. Every concept is profoundly elaborated upon in detailed step-by-step explanations. To support learning in various styles and strategies, each concept is presented using different perspectives and numerous visualizations and applications, along with insights into their historical development.

READY-TO-USE CONTENT

In humanities courses, we integrate language teaching and basic humanities topics. Whenever possible, newly introduced vocabulary, reading texts and worksheet content relate to the humanities concepts of the lesson. The tightness of this joint is quite loose at grade 0, but quite tight at grade 3. Students learn text content analysis, sentence construction and other grammatical concepts. They write their first paragraphs using the content of the humanities concepts of the lesson.

WORK-IN-PROGRESS CONTENT

The emphasis on formal music instruction stems from the fact that basic music theory is a perfect example of a logical arrangement of theoretical concepts accompanied by a perfect practical representation – sound. While students acquire a lifelong ability to read and listen to music, even those who have not progressed into playing instruments or singing as a hobby or professional appreciate gaining this useful general knowledge so easily at an early age.

SPORK Learning Content Overview

READY-TO-USE CONTENT

BUTTERFLY MATH & SCIENCE

SPORK MATH COURSES

BUTTERFLY HUMANITIES

WORK-IN-PROGRESS CONTENT

BUTTERFLY MUSIC

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BASIS SPORK CLAIM

The cutting-edge online education platform

for designated experts to create and publish
content for courses

for teachers to plan lessons, manage classes,
and utilize course resources

for students to use tablets as a learning
and communication tool

for schools to manage curriculum, increase
instructional efficiency, and save costs

for designated experts to create and publish
content for courses

for teachers to plan lessons, manage classes,
and utilize course resources

for students to use tablets as a learning
and communication tool

for schools to manage curriculum, increase
instructional efficiency, and save costs

for designated experts to create
and publish content for courses

for teachers to plan lessons, manage
classes, and utilize course resources

for students to use tablets as a learning
and communication tool

for schools to manage curriculum, increase
instructional efficiency, and save costs