New math teaching methods in Western Reserve District focus on students
BERLIN CENTER
The new math curricula at Western Reserve Schools combines traditional elements with digital components to ensure students are prepared for college and the job world.
“It’s collaborative learning, and it’s a shift from the traditional type of math instruction,” said Dallas Saunders, principal of Western Reserve’s Middle/High School.
At the middle/high school building, the district is implementing Carnegie Math, and the elementary school is piloting Everyday Math.
Teachers trained in the new programs this week, preparing for the school year which starts Sept. 6.
The new curricula, used by other districts in the Mahoning Valley, is a change from traditional instruction, said Saunders, who started Aug. 1 as the middle/high school principal.
He formerly served as middle/high school principal at Southern Local in Columbiana County.
“That style of learning is what’s best for kids,” Saunders said.
Rather than children’s learning adjusting to the way a teacher teaches, educators adjust to the way students learn, he said.
Both programs tailor to the pace and learning style for individual students.
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