This coming September the Carl H. Kumpf School in Clark will be implementing the new cutting edge Progressive Mathematics Initiative (PMI) as the vehicle to deliver the middle school mathematics program. The initiative was developed by New Jersey’s 2006 Teacher of the Year, Dr. Robert Goodman, and has realized a good deal of success in places it has been implemented. The program is technology based, and is taught from a Smartboard, with students collaborating on problems and communicating their responses through responders.
As part of the implementation of the program, Carl H. Kumpf School Principal Jennifer Feeley has been outfitting each of the rooms designated for progressive mathematics instruction with Smartboards and responders and arranging for all middle school mathematics teachers to receive three-day training on PMI.
In addition to the new Progressive Mathematics Initiative Program, Principal Feeley has implemented block scheduling where each student at Kumpf Middle School will receive 80 minutes of instruction each day in mathematics and language arts. Along with this, all three grades in the middle school will now be teamed, allowing for common teacher planning time and further creating the concept of a student-centered middle school.
In addition to the new Progressive Mathematics Initiative Program, Principal Feeley has implemented block scheduling where each student at Kumpf Middle School will receive 80 minutes of instruction each day in mathematics and language arts. Along with this, all three grades in the middle school will now be teamed, allowing for common teacher planning time and further creating the concept of a student-centered middle school.
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