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MATRIX GRANT OVERVIEW

MATRIX GRANT OVERVIEW. Wharton Public School District MacKinnon Middle School Year One Grant Coordinator – Chris Herdman. Strengths and Highlights:. Having instructional consultants on site 3 to 4 times a month Training periods to collaborate with other teachers in district

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MATRIX GRANT OVERVIEW

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  1. MATRIX GRANT OVERVIEW Wharton Public School District MacKinnon Middle School Year One Grant Coordinator – Chris Herdman

  2. Strengths and Highlights: • Having instructional consultants on site 3 to 4 times a month • Training periods to collaborate with other teachers in district • Frequent access to laptops and various technology • Technology training and continuing support for infusion • Shifting paradigms - student centered and less teacher centered instruction promoting student responsibility • Restructuring of classrooms to promote differentiation • Problem-based Learning to show connections between life and math • Teacher Feature – Betsy Riordan • Article in IDE Update – Chris Herdman

  3. Activities, Tasks and Strategies • Noon Day Project • Can You Feel the Madness??? (PBL Task) • Indoor Ski Slope (PBL Task) • Keeping your Summer Job (PBL Task) • Getting Down to Business (PBL Task) • Today’s Town Square • Bridging the Math Gap (PBL Task) • Fraction Monster • Medieval Fair • Match the Symbol • Shapes - Match the Area, Volume and Perimeter • Angles, Angles Everywhere! • Mini-lessons • Student Scheduling • Activity Lists • Using Folders and Resource Tables

  4. Challenges • Giving students more responsibility and being less teacher centered • Shifting paradigms for teacher is always challenging • Infusing the technology when students are more familiar with technology than the teachers • Finding time for more planning and creating of materials • Incorporating bilingual classrooms

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