Break Away Technologies
Website:
http://www.breakaway.org/ Location:
Memphis, TN
Break Away Technologies is a 501(c)(3) organization located in the Jefferson Park area of Los Angeles that was founded by Joseph Loeb in 1992 after the civil unrest in South Central Los Angeles. We are committed to our community and its residents and focus our efforts and resources on bridging the digital divide. We believe that digital technologies are tools that real people in real neighborhoods can use to connect with jobs, health services, essential information and services, and to power their futures in the emerging marketplace
Supported Projects
CTC Program Building
Will Loeb
6/2002 — 6/2004
With respect to the VISTA project, it is Breakaway Technologies’ goal to assist individuals with 6th grade reading and math skills to increase their skills to ninth grade levels via our contextualized literacy program.
Goal 1: To develop a curriculum for the contextualized literacy program and determine its effectiveness.
Goal 2: To secure adoption of the contextualized literacy program by the American Association of Community Colleges.
Goal 3: To develop forms and procedures for BT to use in connection with the contextualized literacy program.
Goal 4: To develop community partnerships for BT’s Smarthood.net program and CTCs through partner outreach.
In specific terms: in respect to Goal #1, we have in fact created a contextualized literacy program in response to the previously assessed needs of the A+ candidates. In conjunction with the curriculum we have produced the necessary adjoining workbook. At this time we have just completed our first test run of this curriculum, we are currently gathering and analyzing the feedback from subjects along with our partnering organizations. To date the response has been overwhelmingly positive. We are now moving to incorporate this data into the program itself.
As to Goal #2 the materials are currently under review by the AACC. We are expecting helpful feedback and an overall smooth process. At this point in time the curriculum remains under advisement with the AACC.
On Goal #3 we have created and put in place specific operating agreements with our various partner organizations. As these agreements were drafted by a VISTA who is a lawyer, they are professionally created and agreed upon by all concerned.
CTC Program Building
Tabetha Thorpe
6/2002 — 6/2003
Goal 1: To develop a curriculum for the contextualized literacy program.
Goal 2: To secure adoption of the contextualized literacy program by the American Association of Community Colleges.
Goal 3: To develop forms and procedures for BT to use in connection with the contextualized literacy program.
Goal 4: To develop community partnerships for BT’s Smarthood.net program and CTCs.
With respect to the VISTA project, it is Breakaway Technologies goal to assist individuals with 6th grade reading and math skills to increase their skills to ninth grade levels via our contextualized literacy program. To that end, we have developed a first draft of a scenario-based curriculum in collaboration with Carnegie Melon University, Bay ITC, and Cabrillo College.
Tabetha assisted in developing and is now working out the final bugs in the curriculum for our contextualized literacy program. She has submitted the curriculum to the American Association of Community Colleges and is currently awaiting feedback.
Tabetha has also assisted in developing partnerships with institutions in the surrounding area.
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