Events of August 2012

Quilt Fractions for Dickinson Fine Arts Grant

Aug 13, 2012 – Sep 26, 2012

During a full-day professional development workshop, Cheryl Nix presented a Quilt Fractions unit that builds conceptual understanding of fractions. This unit will be used across the curriculum at Dickinson Fine Arts Academy during the 2012-2013 academic year. In September, she visited classes to model lessons from this workshop.

South Bend Community School Corporation Consulting and Professional Development

Aug 24, 2012 – Dec 17, 2012

Working with administrators, curriculum leaders, and teachers, we identified ways to strengthen math instruction for students at many schools in South Bend. We also led many hands-on math workshops for primary and intermediate center teachers.