POWERFUL TOOL FOR TEACHERS District 11, Colorado Springs, Colo.
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SYVENA CROSS
“ It’ s so rewarding when you know you’ ve made a difference.”
SYVENA CROSS
Many of the students at Mark Twain Elementary in Colorado Springs are English Language Learners( ELL), struggle with developmental disabilities, or come from challenging home environments. Fully 77 % of their students come from low-income families.
Kindergarten teacher Syvena Cross had been supplementing the existing math curriculum to help students better understand fundamental concepts. So she was captivated by ST Math when she and 970 other Colorado Springs District 11 teachers attended a summer training session as part of the district-wide program adoption.
“ I loved the problem solving approach it used and how it encouraged critical thinking, which these kids need so badly,” says Syvena. The results didn’ t disappoint.“ The amazing thing for me was when I taught a new concept. The students who had already worked on it in ST Math grasped it so quickly and easily.”
“ The growth I saw in every single student was awesome.”
POWERFUL TOOL FOR TEACHERS District 11, Colorado Springs, Colo.
970
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TEACHERS HOURS
were successfully trained in ST Math after only